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Bookkeeping for Western Australian businesses

Western Australian businesses can hand over their monthly bookkeeping and keep everything in their own Xero, MYOB or QuickBooks file. Further down are ABS figures for the state's population and businesses, its biggest industries by number of businesses, and the employer rules Western Australia sets.

  • By Book Keeping Pros
  • Sources checked 15 Oct 2026

Western Australia businesses in figures

Estimated resident population of Western Australia, 30 June 2025 (preliminary)
3,044,382 peopleAustralian Bureau of Statistics. Checked 15 Oct 2026.
Growth in the estimated resident population of Western Australia, 30 June 2024 to 30 June 2025
2.2%Australian Bureau of Statistics. Checked 15 Oct 2026.
Actively trading businesses whose main state or territory is Western Australia, June 2025
266,273 businessesAustralian Bureau of Statistics. Checked 15 Oct 2026.

Bookkeeping that works across Western Australia

  • Inside your own accounting file

    The work is done in the software you already use, so your records stay in one place under your control.

  • Monthly reconciliation

    Your bank feeds are reconciled and your bills and invoices matched every month, so the figures stay current.

  • Catch-up for missed months

    Gaps in the books are filled from the earliest missing month forward before the monthly work begins.

Western Australia businesses by industry

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

  1. Construction45,610 businesses
  2. Professional, Scientific and Technical Services33,539 businesses
  3. Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services29,400 businesses
  4. Transport, Postal and Warehousing28,688 businesses
  5. Health Care and Social Assistance19,707 businesses
  6. Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing15,711 businesses
  7. Other Services14,729 businesses
  8. Retail Trade13,488 businesses
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses. Checked 15 Oct 2026.

Western Australia businesses by number of employees

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

  1. Non-employing172,206 businesses
  2. 1 to 4 employees61,143 businesses
  3. 5 to 19 employees24,705 businesses
  4. 20 to 199 employees7,731 businesses
  5. 200 or more employees548 businesses
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses. Checked 15 Oct 2026.

Payroll tax and long service leave in Western Australia

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.

Annual payroll tax threshold in Western Australia, 2026-27
$1,000,000Parliamentary Counsel's Office, Western Australia. Checked 15 Oct 2026.
Payroll tax rate in Western Australia, 2026-27
5.5%Parliamentary Counsel's Office, Western Australia. Checked 15 Oct 2026.
Long service leave in Western Australia: years of service for the full entitlement
10 yearsParliamentary Counsel's Office, Western Australia. Checked 15 Oct 2026.

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Questions from businesses in Western Australia

WA is behind the eastern states. Does that matter for the work?
It doesn't change how your books are kept. Western Australia runs two hours behind Queensland, and three behind Sydney and Melbourne while they are on daylight saving. Your Xero, MYOB or QuickBooks file is in the cloud, and the work happens there.
Who should I ask about payroll tax in Western Australia?
RevenueWA, which administers it. This page gives the threshold and rate; whether you're liable turns on your total wages, so check with RevenueWA or your accountant.
Do you work with businesses outside Perth?
Yes. A business in Broome, Kalgoorlie or Albany is looked after just as one in Perth is, because everything is done in its accounting software.
Will I be able to see what you've done?
Yes. Each reconciliation and entry is made in your own file, so you can log in to your accounting software and look through the work whenever you like.
What's the first step?
Fill in the contact page with the software you use and where the books are up to. We'll quote 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 1: Tables 1 to 20 (8165DC01.xlsx)

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

    Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, 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. 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.

  4. Pay-roll Tax Assessment Act 2002 (WA), version 04-d0-03

    Parliamentary Counsel's Office, Western Australia. Version 04-d0-03, as at 1 July 2019, released 1 July 2019. Checked 15 October 2026.

    Sourced from the Western Australian Legislation website (www.legislation.wa.gov.au), licensed under CC BY 4.0 Licence: CC BY 4.0.

  5. Pay-roll Tax Act 2002 (WA), version 00-d0-02

    Parliamentary Counsel's Office, Western Australia. Version 00-d0-02, as at 14 December 2017, released 14 December 2017. Checked 15 October 2026.

    Sourced from the Western Australian Legislation website (www.legislation.wa.gov.au), licensed under CC BY 4.0 Licence: CC BY 4.0.

  6. Long Service Leave Act 1958 (WA), version 04-m0-00

    Parliamentary Counsel's Office, Western Australia. Version 04-m0-00, as at 31 January 2025, released 30 January 2025. Checked 15 October 2026.

    Sourced from the Western Australian Legislation website (www.legislation.wa.gov.au), licensed under CC BY 4.0 Licence: CC BY 4.0.

  7. Correspondence, GCCSA 2021 to GCCSA 2026 (CG_GCCSA_2021_GCCSA_2026.csv)

    Australian Bureau of Statistics. ASGS Edition 4, July 2026 to June 2031, released 22 July 2026. Checked 15 October 2026.

    Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Australian Statistical Geography Standard (ASGS) Edition 4, licensed under CC BY 4.0 Licence: CC BY 4.0.