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Bookkeeping for Busselton businesses

The population figures on this page show the area growing. For Busselton businesses just starting out, we help with getting into Xero, MYOB or QuickBooks, connecting supported bank feeds and learning the file, then keep the books reconciled each month.

  • By Book Keeping Pros
  • Sources checked 15 Oct 2026

Busselton businesses in figures

Estimated resident population of the Busselton Significant Urban Area, 30 June 2025 (preliminary)
46,023 peopleAustralian Bureau of Statistics. Checked 15 Oct 2026.
Growth in the estimated resident population of the Busselton Significant Urban Area, 30 June 2024 to 30 June 2025
2.2%Australian Bureau of Statistics. Checked 15 Oct 2026.
Actively trading businesses whose main business address is in the Busselton Significant Urban Area, June 2025
4,718 businessesAustralian Bureau of Statistics. Checked 15 Oct 2026.

Getting Busselton businesses set up

  • Access to your software

    If you're new to Xero, MYOB or QuickBooks, we help you get access and find your way around the file before the monthly work begins.

  • Bank feeds connected

    We connect the bank feeds your bank supports, so transactions flow into the file automatically instead of being typed in.

  • Training on the everyday tasks

    We show you how to raise an invoice, attach a receipt and read your reports, so you can keep an eye on the file between reconciliations.

  • Reconciled from the start

    Once the file is running, we reconcile the bank to its statements every month and match payments to the invoices and bills they settle.

Busselton businesses by industry

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

  1. Construction1,101 businesses
  2. Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services563 businesses
  3. Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing446 businesses
  4. Professional, Scientific and Technical Services446 businesses
  5. Health Care and Social Assistance315 businesses
  6. Retail Trade269 businesses
  7. Other Services266 businesses
  8. Manufacturing248 businesses
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses. Checked 15 Oct 2026.

Busselton businesses by number of employees

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

  1. Non-employing2,942 businesses
  2. 1 to 4 employees1,157 businesses
  3. 5 to 19 employees492 businesses
  4. 20 to 199 employees150 businesses
  5. 200 or more employees3 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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Starting out: questions from Busselton business owners

We've just started trading. Is it too early for a bookkeeper?
Starting with a tidy file is easier than fixing a messy file later. We can help you get into your software and connect bank feeds, then reconcile monthly from your opening month.
Will you set up our chart of accounts?
Our set-up help covers getting access to Xero, MYOB or QuickBooks, connecting supported bank feeds and training you on the file. Decisions about how the accounts are structured sit with you and your accountant.
What do the population figures measure?
The ABS population for the Significant Urban Area, a statistical area grouping an urban centre or related centres and surrounding land. The growth figure shows how that population has changed.
How do I keep the file tidy between reconciliations?
Send us receipts and bills as they arrive, and raise invoices in the software as you do the work. That gives us what we need when the month is reconciled.
What does it cost to start?
It depends on the set-up help you need and how many transactions you expect each month. We quote 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. 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.

  4. 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.

  5. 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.