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Bookkeeping for Traralgon businesses

Whether you trade on your own or employ a crew, we keep the books for Traralgon businesses in the Xero, MYOB or QuickBooks file they already use. The Victorian payroll tax and long service leave figures sit further down for businesses with staff.

  • By Book Keeping Pros
  • Sources checked 15 Oct 2026

Traralgon businesses in figures

Estimated resident population of the Traralgon - Morwell Significant Urban Area, 30 June 2025 (preliminary)
44,085 peopleAustralian Bureau of Statistics. Checked 15 Oct 2026.
Growth in the estimated resident population of the Traralgon - Morwell Significant Urban Area, 30 June 2024 to 30 June 2025
0.6%Australian Bureau of Statistics. Checked 15 Oct 2026.
Actively trading businesses whose main business address is in the Traralgon - Morwell Significant Urban Area, June 2025
2,872 businessesAustralian Bureau of Statistics. Checked 15 Oct 2026.

How we look after Traralgon businesses

  • Wage payments reconciled

    Wages leave your bank like any other payment. We reconcile them to the pay reports your payroll software or provider produces, and we don't run the pays ourselves.

  • Reports each month

    When the month is reconciled, you get a profit and loss, a balance sheet and the aged lists of who owes you and whom you owe, with a short note on what each shows.

  • Practice fees and platforms

    Health care and professional services both appear on the industry chart. For practices like these, fee income is recorded as it's banked and the merchant and payment platform accounts it passes through are reconciled.

Traralgon businesses by industry

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

  1. Construction468 businesses
  2. Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services382 businesses
  3. Health Care and Social Assistance287 businesses
  4. Professional, Scientific and Technical Services251 businesses
  5. Other Services247 businesses
  6. Retail Trade219 businesses
  7. Accommodation and Food Services195 businesses
  8. Transport, Postal and Warehousing192 businesses
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses. Checked 15 Oct 2026.

Traralgon businesses by number of employees

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

  1. Non-employing1,618 businesses
  2. 1 to 4 employees733 businesses
  3. 5 to 19 employees394 businesses
  4. 20 to 199 employees111 businesses
  5. 200 or more employees9 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 from Traralgon business owners

We employ staff. Do you run our pays?
No, running pays isn't part of our work. We reconcile the wage payments that leave your bank account and record them in Xero, MYOB or QuickBooks from the reports you or your payroll provider supply.
Where can we check payroll tax and long service leave?
This page shows the Victorian figures for both and links to pages that explain them in more detail. For payroll tax, the State Revenue Office Victoria or your accountant can say whether your business pays. For long service leave, your accountant can explain what your staff are owed.
What does the business size chart show?
Actively trading businesses grouped by how many people they employ, from the ABS non-employing category through to the largest employers. It uses the same ABS Significant Urban Area as the rest of the page, which can extend beyond the town centre.
How soon after month end can we see our figures?
As soon as every account for the month is reconciled, the reports in your file are current. We agree the timing with you when we quote, based on how quickly statements and paperwork reach us.
What decides the price?
The number of accounts and transactions, whether staff costs need reconciling and how far behind the file is. You see the quote before we start.

Sources

  1. Population estimates by LGA, Significant Urban Area, Remoteness Area and electoral division, 2001 to 2025 (32180DS0004_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.