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Bookkeeping for Perth businesses

We do the monthly bookkeeping for Perth businesses inside the cloud accounting software they already pay for. The page also gathers ABS figures for Greater Perth, the industries and business sizes behind them, and the Western Australian rules that apply to employers.

  • By Book Keeping Pros
  • Sources checked 15 Oct 2026

Perth businesses in figures

Estimated resident population of Greater Perth, 30 June 2025 (preliminary)
2,452,765 peopleAustralian Bureau of Statistics. Checked 15 Oct 2026.
Growth in the estimated resident population of Greater Perth, 30 June 2024 to 30 June 2025
2.4%Australian Bureau of Statistics. Checked 15 Oct 2026.
Actively trading businesses whose main business address is in Greater Perth, June 2025
214,256 businessesAustralian Bureau of Statistics. Checked 15 Oct 2026.

How Perth businesses work with us

  • One set of books

    We work in your Xero, MYOB or QuickBooks file, so you, we and your accountant are all looking at the same records.

  • Reconciled each month

    Bank feeds are reconciled monthly, and bills and invoices are matched so the balances in the file agree with the bank.

  • Quoted first

    Before we start, we look at the size and state of your books and give you a quote for the work.

Perth businesses by industry

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

  1. Construction37,190 businesses
  2. Professional, Scientific and Technical Services29,947 businesses
  3. Transport, Postal and Warehousing25,911 businesses
  4. Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services23,706 businesses
  5. Health Care and Social Assistance17,063 businesses
  6. Other Services11,517 businesses
  7. Financial and Insurance Services11,093 businesses
  8. Retail Trade10,691 businesses
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses. Checked 15 Oct 2026.

Perth businesses by number of employees

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

  1. Non-employing140,596 businesses
  2. 1 to 4 employees48,281 businesses
  3. 5 to 19 employees19,021 businesses
  4. 20 to 199 employees6,100 businesses
  5. 200 or more employees276 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 Perth business owners ask

How far does Greater Perth reach?
Well past the city. The ABS's Greater Perth area runs from the northern suburbs down to Mandurah in the south, and the figures on this page cover all of it.
Western Australia is behind the east coast. Does that cause problems?
It shouldn't. Western Australia sits two hours behind Queensland, and three behind Sydney and Melbourne while they are on daylight saving. The work happens in your accounting file, so the gap doesn't change how it's done.
Who administers payroll tax in Western Australia?
RevenueWA, part of the Western Australian Government. The payroll tax figures on this page come from the state's rules. Whether your business pays turns on its total wages, so check with RevenueWA or your accountant.
Can you catch up books that have fallen behind?
Yes. We begin at the oldest missing month and work forward, then carry on each month once the file is current.
How do we start?
Use the contact page to tell us your software and where the books are up to. We'll come back with a quote, and work starts once you've agreed to it.

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 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.

  6. 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.