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Bookkeeping for Pakenham businesses

Transport, postal and warehousing heads the industry chart below, a tally of the SA2s these figures name, with construction next, and many of these businesses run on a vehicle, with repairs, tolls and finance repayments landing on a card or loan account every month. We reconcile those accounts monthly and code vehicle and job costs where your software can track them, so running costs are easy to read, all within the business's current subscription to Xero, MYOB or QuickBooks.

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  • Sources checked 15 Oct 2026

Actively trading businesses whose main business address is in the Pakenham - South East, Pakenham - South West and Pakenham - North West SA2s (2021 boundaries), June 2025

4,513 businesses

Estimated resident population of the Pakenham - South East, Pakenham - South West and Pakenham - North West SA2s (2021 boundaries), 30 June 2025 (preliminary)
45,474 people
Growth in the estimated resident population of the Pakenham - South East, Pakenham - South West and Pakenham - North West SA2s (2021 boundaries), 30 June 2024 to 30 June 2025
2.3%
The ABS counts businesses and people by Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2), not by suburb. These SA2s take in land outside the suburb, and part of the suburb lies in other SA2s.

How we serve Pakenham businesses

  • Delivery platform payouts reconciled

    Courier and delivery income paid out by a platform is reconciled line by line with the platform's payout statement, with its fees shown as your accountant specifies.

  • Trade supplier statements checked

    Hardware, timber and plumbing supplier statements are compared with your bills each month, so credits get claimed and missing invoices get requested.

  • A backlog worked from the earliest gap

    If months have gone unreconciled, we go back to the oldest gap and bring each month up to date in order until your file is current again.

Businesses by industry in these SA2s

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

  1. Transport, Postal and Warehousing1,039 businesses
  2. Construction865 businesses
  3. Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services383 businesses
  4. Administrative and Support Services324 businesses
  5. Professional, Scientific and Technical Services319 businesses
  6. Other Services287 businesses
  7. Retail Trade261 businesses
  8. Health Care and Social Assistance241 businesses
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses. Checked 15 Oct 2026.

Businesses by number of employees in these SA2s

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

  1. Non-employing3,037 businesses
  2. 1 to 4 employees1,001 businesses
  3. 5 to 19 employees352 businesses
  4. 20 to 199 employees112 businesses
  5. 200 or more employees6 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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What Pakenham business owners ask

Are these the suburb's own numbers?
Not exactly. The ABS keeps its tallies of businesses, and its estimates of population, to Statistical Areas Level 2, so the figures follow SA2 lines. The SA2s behind each figure are named with it, and the page's card sets out how they compare with the suburb.
Our building work runs several jobs side by side. How do bills reach the right job?
With job tracking switched on, each bill takes the job named on it or on its purchase order. A bill with no job reference comes back to you to confirm before it is posted.
We also own a rental property. Should its rent go through the business books?
That's for your accountant to decide. Either way, rent received and property costs such as rates, insurance and repairs are logged under that property where your software can track it, so its income and costs can be read on their own.
Which accounting packages can you work in?
QuickBooks, Xero and MYOB. Your current file and its history stay with you, and the bookkeeping happens inside it.
How is the quote worked out?
From the basics you send through the contact page, namely the software, the accounts and cards in the business's name and when the books were last brought up to date. The quote reaches you before any work starts.

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.