Bookkeeping for Warrnambool businesses
After construction, rental, hiring and real estate services is the largest group in the industry chart for Warrnambool businesses. We keep monthly books for property owners, hire businesses, trades and practices in their own Xero, MYOB or QuickBooks file. The ABS figures and the Victorian employer rules are set out alongside.
- By Book Keeping Pros
- Sources checked 15 Oct 2026
Warrnambool businesses in figures
- Estimated resident population of the Warrnambool Significant Urban Area, 30 June 2025 (preliminary)
- 36,689 peopleAustralian Bureau of Statistics. Checked 15 Oct 2026.
- Growth in the estimated resident population of the Warrnambool Significant Urban Area, 30 June 2024 to 30 June 2025
- 0.9%Australian Bureau of Statistics. Checked 15 Oct 2026.
- Actively trading businesses whose main business address is in the Warrnambool Significant Urban Area, June 2025
- 3,120 businessesAustralian Bureau of Statistics. Checked 15 Oct 2026.
How we keep books for Warrnambool businesses
Rent matched to each property
Where your file tracks properties separately, each rent payment is matched to the property it came from, and costs such as repairs and rates are recorded against the same property.
Property manager statements
If an agent manages the property, we record the statement in full: rent collected, the agent's fees and any bills paid on your behalf, so the file agrees with the money that reached you.
Hire income and upkeep
For hire businesses, each hire invoice is recorded and matched to its payment, and repair and maintenance bills are entered as they come in.
Warrnambool businesses by industry
The ABS may perturb small counts to protect confidentiality, so the figures need not add up exactly.
- Construction603 businesses
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services377 businesses
- Health Care and Social Assistance343 businesses
- Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing271 businesses
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services233 businesses
- Other Services209 businesses
- Retail Trade202 businesses
- Accommodation and Food Services199 businesses
Warrnambool businesses by number of employees
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.
- Non-employing1,843 businesses
- 1 to 4 employees779 businesses
- 5 to 19 employees397 businesses
- 20 to 199 employees102 businesses
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.
Services for Warrnambool businesses
Small business bookkeeping
Your books kept current, every month.
Catch-up bookkeeping
Missing months entered and every account reconciled.
Xero bookkeeping
Your Xero file reconciled and kept current.
MYOB bookkeeping
MYOB tidied up, then kept reconciled month by month.
NDIS provider bookkeeping
Each payment matched to the invoices or claims it covers.
QuickBooks bookkeeping
QuickBooks Online reconciled to your statements each month.
Questions from Warrnambool business owners
Why is rental, hiring and real estate so high on the chart?
We own property through the business. What do you record?
Do you work with farm businesses too?
Does the data cover just the town centre?
How is pricing set?
Sources
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.