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Construction leads the industry chart further down this page, which tracks the ABS area shown with each figure, and rental, hiring and real estate services follow; both are paid in instalments, a build claim by claim and a property rent by rent. Where your software tracks jobs or property, we post each instalment to its job or property and reconcile the account it lands in, using whichever package you already have, Xero, MYOB or QuickBooks, so you can see what is still owed to you.

  • By Book Keeping Pros
  • Sources checked 15 Oct 2026

Actively trading businesses whose main business address is in the Doncaster SA2 (2021 boundaries), June 2025

3,246 businesses

Estimated resident population of the Doncaster SA2 (2021 boundaries), 30 June 2025 (preliminary)
28,353 people
Growth in the estimated resident population of the Doncaster SA2 (2021 boundaries), 30 June 2024 to 30 June 2025
1.9%
The ABS counts businesses and people by Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2), not by suburb. This SA2 takes in land outside the suburb, and part of the suburb lies in other SA2s.

How we serve Doncaster businesses

  • Builds billed in stages

    Each progress claim is raised or recorded as the stage is reached, with that build's supplier bills coded to the same job where your software tracks jobs.

  • Rent posted to its property

    Where your software can tag by property, rent arriving is entered against the property that earned it, with that property's repairs, insurance and rates sitting beside it.

  • Loans and cards reconciled

    Lender and card statements are reconciled each month next to the bank accounts, and you get a note of any difference worth a look.

Businesses by industry in this SA2

The ABS may perturb small counts to protect confidentiality, so the figures need not add up exactly.

  1. Construction511 businesses
  2. Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services497 businesses
  3. Professional, Scientific and Technical Services415 businesses
  4. Health Care and Social Assistance319 businesses
  5. Transport, Postal and Warehousing264 businesses
  6. Retail Trade241 businesses
  7. Financial and Insurance Services200 businesses
  8. Wholesale Trade171 businesses
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses. Checked 15 Oct 2026.

Businesses by number of employees in this SA2

The ABS may perturb small counts to protect confidentiality, so the figures need not add up exactly. Size ranges with a count of zero in the data are not shown.

  1. Non-employing2,338 businesses
  2. 1 to 4 employees700 businesses
  3. 5 to 19 employees164 businesses
  4. 20 to 199 employees47 businesses
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses. Checked 15 Oct 2026.

Payroll tax and long service leave in Victoria

Each state and territory sets its own payroll tax and long service leave rules. The payroll tax figures are for the 2026-27 financial year. Regional employer discounts and payroll tax surcharges may apply. See the detailed rules and confirm your position with the State Revenue Office or your accountant.

Annual payroll tax threshold in Victoria, 2026-27
$1,000,000Office of the Chief Parliamentary Counsel Victoria. Checked 15 Oct 2026.
Standard payroll tax rate in Victoria, 2026-27
4.85%Office of the Chief Parliamentary Counsel Victoria. Checked 15 Oct 2026.
Long service leave in Victoria: years of continuous employment before leave is due, or paid on leaving for any reason
7 yearsOffice of the Chief Parliamentary Counsel Victoria. Checked 15 Oct 2026.

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Questions Doncaster business owners ask

Could each rental property be kept separate in the books?
Yes, provided your software can tag by property. Rent and outgoings are tagged to their property, and each property's treatment in your accounts follows what your accountant specifies.
Is it possible to report on income and costs job by job?
When jobs or projects are tracked in your software, every claim and supplier bill gets coded to its job, so a job report shows both sides whenever you want to look.
Are these figures for the suburb itself?
They're for ABS areas. Suburb-level counts aren't something the ABS produces: its business totals and population estimates are set out by SA2, which is the ABS's Statistical Area Level 2, and the SA2s each figure covers are listed beside it.
Do you cover Xero, MYOB and QuickBooks?
Yes, all of them. Your file stays yours and we work inside it, using whatever access you decide to give us.
What goes into a quote?
Our contact page has room for the details: your software, which banks, cards and loans sit in it and whether reconciling has kept up. The quote arrives before any work begins.

Sources

  1. Population estimates by SA2 and above, 2001 to 2025 (32180DS0003_2001-25.xlsx)

    Australian Bureau of Statistics. Estimated resident population at 30 June, 2001 to 2025 (2022 to 2024 revised, 2025 preliminary), released 31 March 2026. Checked 15 October 2026.

    Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Regional population, 2024-25 financial year, licensed under CC BY 4.0 Licence: CC BY 4.0.

  2. Counts of Australian Businesses, data cube 8: Businesses by industry division by Statistical Area Level 2 by employment size ranges (8165DC08.xlsx)

    Australian Bureau of Statistics. Actively trading businesses at 30 June 2025, released 16 December 2025. Checked 15 October 2026.

    Based on Australian Bureau of Statistics data, Counts of Australian Businesses, including Entries and Exits, June 2021 to June 2025, licensed under CC BY 4.0 Licence: CC BY 4.0.

  3. Payroll Tax Act 2007 (Vic), Authorised Version No. 041

    Office of the Chief Parliamentary Counsel Victoria. Authorised Version No. 041, as at 1 May 2026, released 1 May 2026. Checked 15 October 2026.

    © State of Victoria (Government Printer) Licence: Victorian Legislation copyright notice: copyright, State of Victoria.

  4. Long Service Leave Act 2018 (Vic), Authorised Version No. 006

    Office of the Chief Parliamentary Counsel Victoria. Authorised Version No. 006, as at 12 December 2025, released 12 December 2025. Checked 15 October 2026.

    © State of Victoria (Government Printer) Licence: Victorian Legislation copyright notice: copyright, State of Victoria.