Table 5: Business numbers by industry sector, as at June 2011 Industry sector Number of Number of small Small business businesses businesses share of industry (% of all (% of total small sector (%) businesses) businesses) Agriculture, forestry and fishing 198 163 193 961 97.9 (9.3) (9.5) Mining 8155 7509 92.1 (0.4) (0.4) Manufacturing 90 228 80 284 89.0 (4.2) (3.9) Services 1 788 775 1 717 009 96.0 (83.9) (83.9) Financial and insurance services 164 438 162 459 98.8 (7.7) (7.9) Rental, hiring and real estate services 226 157 223 100 98.6 (10.6) (10.9) Construction 351 890 344 238 97.8 (16.5) (16.8) Transport, postal and warehousing 132 065 128 770 97.5 (6.2) (6.3) Other services 89 491 87 106 97.3 (4.2) (4.3) Professional, scientific and technical 250 613 243 605 97.2 services (11.8) (11.9) Health care and social assistance (private) 101 011 96 092 95.1 (4.7) (4.7) Arts and recreation services 27 697 26 338 95.1 (1.3) (1.3) Information media and telecommunications 18 854 17 831 94.6 (0.9) (0.9) Administrative and support services 82 119 76 155 92.7 (3.9) (3.7) Retail trade 143 679 133 028 92.6 (6.7) (6.5) Wholesale trade 79 247 73 366 92.6 (3.7) (3.6) Electricity, gas, water and waste services 5862 5406 92.2 (0.3) (0.3) Education and training (private) 26 130 23 979 91.8 (1.2) (1.2) Public administration and safety (private) 7782 6973 89.6 (0.4) (0.3) Accommodation and food services 81 740 68 563 83.9 (3.8) (3.4) Not classified 47 091 46 543 98.8
Table 5: Business numbers by industry sector, as at June 2011 Industry sector Number of businesses (% of all businesses) Number of small businesses (% of total small businesses) Small business share of industry sector (%) Agriculture, forestry and fishing 198 163 (9.3) 193 961 (9.5) 97.9 Mining 8155 (0.4) 7509 (0.4) 92.1 Manufacturing 90 228 (4.2) 80 284 (3.9) 89.0 Services 1 788 775 (83.9) 1 717 009 (83.9) 96.0 Financial and insurance services 164 438 (7.7) 162 459 (7.9) 98.8 Rental, hiring and real estate services 226 157 (10.6) 223 100 (10.9) 98.6 Construction 351 890 (16.5) 344 238 (16.8) 97.8 Transport, postal and warehousing 132 065 (6.2) 128 770 (6.3) 97.5 Other services 89 491 (4.2) 87 106 (4.3) 97.3 Professional, scientific and technical services 250 613 (11.8) 243 605 (11.9) 97.2 Health care and social assistance (private) 101 011 (4.7) 96 092 (4.7) 95.1 Arts and recreation services 27 697 (1.3) 26 338 (1.3) 95.1 Information media and telecommunications 18 854 (0.9) 17 831 (0.9) 94.6 Administrative and support services 82 119 (3.9) 76 155 (3.7) 92.7 Retail trade 143 679 (6.7) 133 028 (6.5) 92.6 Wholesale trade 79 247 (3.7) 73 366 (3.6) 92.6 Electricity, gas, water and waste services 5862 (0.3) 5406 (0.3) 92.2 Education and training (private) 26 130 (1.2) 23 979 (1.2) 91.8 Public administration and safety (private) 7782 (0.4) 6973 (0.3) 89.6 Accommodation and food services 81 740 (3.8) 68 563 (3.4) 83.9 Not classified 47 091 46 543 98.8
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