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Bookkeeping for Warragul businesses

Construction and agriculture are the largest groups in the industry chart for Warragul businesses, and the size chart breaks them down by number of employees. We keep the books for farms, trades and sole operators in the Xero, MYOB or QuickBooks file they already pay for. The Victorian payroll tax and long service leave figures are further down.

  • By Book Keeping Pros
  • Sources checked 15 Oct 2026

Warragul businesses in figures

Estimated resident population of the Warragul - Drouin Significant Urban Area, 30 June 2025 (preliminary)
47,510 peopleAustralian Bureau of Statistics. Checked 15 Oct 2026.
Growth in the estimated resident population of the Warragul - Drouin Significant Urban Area, 30 June 2024 to 30 June 2025
1.9%Australian Bureau of Statistics. Checked 15 Oct 2026.
Actively trading businesses whose main business address is in the Warragul - Drouin Significant Urban Area, June 2025
4,246 businessesAustralian Bureau of Statistics. Checked 15 Oct 2026.

What we do for Warragul businesses

  • Farm supply accounts

    Where a farm runs trade accounts with its suppliers, we enter the bills from each statement, match the payment against them and raise anything that doesn't agree.

  • Several lines of income

    Farming and contract work, or a trade and a rental property, can share a bank account. If your file already tracks them separately, we keep each line of income and its costs apart.

  • Owners working solo

    For owners without staff, we keep the business account reconciled and send a short list of transactions we need you to explain.

  • Accounts agreed to statements

    Bank, card and loan balances in the file are checked against each statement at month end, with missing or doubled entries put right.

Warragul businesses by industry

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

  1. Construction906 businesses
  2. Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing656 businesses
  3. Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services423 businesses
  4. Professional, Scientific and Technical Services369 businesses
  5. Health Care and Social Assistance327 businesses
  6. Other Services261 businesses
  7. Retail Trade242 businesses
  8. Transport, Postal and Warehousing231 businesses
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses. Checked 15 Oct 2026.

Warragul businesses by number of employees

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

  1. Non-employing2,718 businesses
  2. 1 to 4 employees1,055 businesses
  3. 5 to 19 employees375 businesses
  4. 20 to 199 employees86 businesses
  5. 200 or more employees12 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 Warragul business owners ask

What does non-employing mean on the size chart?
Non-employing generally means a business without employees, but the ABS classification has exceptions and does not show whether an owner works alone. They still have income to record, bills to enter and accounts to reconcile, and their books get the same monthly care.
Our farm and contracting work go through the same account. Can you separate them?
Yes, if your Xero, MYOB or QuickBooks file is set up to track them separately, for example with tracking categories, jobs or classes. If it isn't, ask your accountant how they'd like the split shown, since the file's set-up is theirs to decide.
Do the figures cover the whole district?
They cover the ABS Significant Urban Area, the boundary used for both the population and business counts. It can include surrounding rural land and is not a council boundary.
Can your accountant use the file while we work in it?
Yes. Xero, MYOB and QuickBooks each let the owner add other users. We work in the file through the month, and your accountant can log in whenever they need the records.
How is a quote worked out?
From the accounts in your file, the volume of transactions and any months that need catching up. You'll have it before work starts.

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.