Population
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21,007,310 (July 2008 est.)
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Source: CIA
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Population spread
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Concentrated around the port cities and urban towns of Brisbane, Sydney (business hub), Melbourne, Adelaide, Perth; rarely populated towards the centre; medium density in the north
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Source: Self
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Foreign ownership
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Regardless of the employment size group, the majority of businesses reported being Wholly Australian owned. Proportions ranged from 72% for businesses with 200 or more persons employed to 98% for businesses with 0-4 persons employed.
The Mining industry (11%) recorded the highest proportion of businesses with Greater than 50% foreign ownership, followed by Wholesale Trade at 9%.
Innovation-active businesses were almost twice as likely as non innovation-active businesses to have some degree of foreign ownership.
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Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics;
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Franchising
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Involvement in a franchising agreement as a Franchisee was reported by 5% of all businesses. Businesses with 20-199 persons employed were the most likely to be a Franchisee (10%). The proportion of businesses operating as a Franchisor was highest for businesses with 200 or more persons employed (4%), compared to rates around 1% for businesses within the other employment size ranges
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Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Collaborative partnerships
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Joint marketing or distribution was the most prevalent, with 5% of all businesses indicating this type of arrangement.
More than half of all industries reported rates of involvement in collaborative arrangements of 10% or more
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Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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1 a) Count of active ABNs grouped by entity type (all states)
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Entity type
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Total
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Approved Deposit Fund
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15
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APRA Regulated Non-Public Offer Fund
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504
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APRA Regulated Public Offer Fund
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239
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ATO Regulated Self-Managed Superannuation Fund
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416,830
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Australian Private Company
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1,187,813
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Australian Public Company
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26,374
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Cash Management Trust
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190
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Commonwealth Government APRA Regulated Public Sector Fund
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2
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Commonwealth Government APRA Regulated Public Sector Scheme
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1
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Commonwealth Government Discretionary Services Management Trust
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1
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Commonwealth Government Entity
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801
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Commonwealth Government Non-Regulated Super Fund
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5
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Commonwealth Government Other Incorporated Entity
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2
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Commonwealth Government Other Unincorporated Entity
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9
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Commonwealth Government Partnership
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1
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Commonwealth Government Private Company
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3
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Commonwealth Government Public Company
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1
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Commonwealth Government Statutory Authority
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32
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Co-operative
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3,124
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Corporate Unit Trust
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1,088
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Deceased Estate
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10,916
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Discretionary Investment Trust
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164,474
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Discretionary Services Management Trust
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24,529
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Discretionary Trading Trust
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161,229
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Family Partnership
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490,256
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Fixed Trust
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7,304
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Fixed Unit Trust
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59,272
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Hybrid Trust
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13,053
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Individual/Sole Trader
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2,722,650
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Limited Partnership
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2,592
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Listed Public Unit Trust
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203
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Local Government APRA Regulated Public Sector Scheme
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1
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Local Government Company
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2
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Local Government Discretionary Investment Trust
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1
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Local Government Discretionary Trading Trust
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1
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Local Government Entity
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731
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Local Government Non-Regulated Super Fund
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3
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Local Government Other Incorporated Entity
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4
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Local Government Other Unincorporated Entity
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9
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Local Government Private Company
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4
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Local Government Statutory Authority
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12
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Local Government Strata Title
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1
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Non-Regulated Superannuation Fund
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695
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Other Incorporated Entity
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97,520
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Other Partnership
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210,365
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Other trust
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331,112
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Other Unincorporated Entity
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58,725
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Pooled Development Fund
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24
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Pooled Superannuation Trust
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60
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Public Trading trust
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422
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Small APRA Regulated Fund
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3,942
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State Government APRA Regulated Public Sector Fund
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1
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State Government APRA Regulated Public Sector Scheme
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5
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State Government Company
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6
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State Government Co-operative
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1
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State Government Discretionary Investment Trust
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1
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State Government Discretionary Services Management Trust
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1
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State Government Entity
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11,033
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State Government Fixed Trust
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2
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State Government Fixed Unit Trust
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1
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State Government Non-Regulated Super Fund
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20
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State Government Other Incorporated Entity
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59
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State Government Other Unincorporated Entity
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42
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State Government Partnership
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4
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State Government Private Company
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13
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State Government Public Company
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4
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State Government Statutory Authority
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248
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State Government Trust
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2
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Strata-title
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101,517
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Territory Government Entity
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352
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Territory Government Fixed Trust
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5
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Territory Government Fixed Unit Trust
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1
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Territory Government Other Incorporated Entity
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1
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Territory Government Other Unincorporated Entity
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1
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Territory Government Statutory Authority
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8
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Unlisted Public Unit Trust
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2,578
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Total:
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6,113,053
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Source: ABN lookup http://www.abr.business.gov.au/ (y1jcup45a0thgx45edwmos45)/main.aspx viewed at 07/07/09
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1 b) Count of active businesses with registered Australian Business Number (ABNs) grouped by State (Country map shown below in Fig I )
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New South Wales
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1,994,954
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Australian Capital Territory
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84,400
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Northern Territory
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46,897
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Queensland
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1,250,237
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South Australia
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430,382
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Tasmania
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105,929
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Victoria
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1,547,487
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Western Australia
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638,458
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Other
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14,310
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Total:
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6,113,054
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