Company registration statistics

This page contains the total number of companies and new company registrations in Australia. The statistics are provided on a monthly and yearly basis.

Statistics are allocated geographically, on the basis of the state companies are registered in rather than where their business is carried on.

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Total number of companies registered
New company registrations

Total number of companies registered

2024 Total number of companies registered

Month	ACT	NFK	NSW	NT	QLD	SA	TAS	VIC	WA	Total
January	58,620	70	1,103,928	15,588	597,510	165,423	34,451	1,044,029	286,125	3,305,744
February	58,891	70	1,109,585	15,674	600,688	166,447	34,595	1,048,259	287,539	3,321,748
March	59,208	70	1,117,360	15,809	605,034	167,618	34,759	1,054,210	289,421	3,343,489
April	59,326	70	1,120,376	15,854	606,447	168,303	34,812	1,056,515	290,128	3,351,831
May	59,507	71	1,126,253	15,954	609,567	169,446	35,001	1,060,817	291,758	3,368,374
June	59,814	66	1,132,698	16,041	613,947	170,965	35,255	1,066,328	293,820	3,388,934
July	60,052	66	1,139,157	16,091	617,429	171,920	35,390	1,070,023	295,345	3,405,473
August	60,272	67	1,144,639	16,158	620,205	172,860	35,503	1,073,620	296,708	3,420,032
September	60,377	65	1,148,644	16,200	622,245	173,652	35,609	1,075,779	297,629	3,430,200
October	60,542	65	1,153,157	16,247	624,604	174,503	35,697	1,078,691	298,871	3,442,377
November	60,758	65	1,158,601	16,331	627,482	175,345	35,767	1,081,672	300,162	3,456,183

Note: Norfolk Island (NFK)

2023 Total number of companies registered

Month	ACT	NFK	NSW	NT	QLD	SA	TAS	VIC	WA	Total
January	55,751	68	1,047,468	14,663	566,201	154,950	32,787	999,596	272,134	3,143,618
February	56,010	68	1,051,319	14,706	568,535	155,595	32,891	1,002,548	273,137	3,154,809
March	56,437	68	1,058,973	14,798	572,727	156,840	33,089	1,008,769	275,028	3,176,729
April	56,642	68	1,063,008	14,870	574,965	157,524	33,214	1,012,107	276,068	3,188,466
May	56,924	68	1,069,059	14,977	578,324	158,634	33,412	1,017,205	277,683	3,206,286
June	57,269	68	1,075,702	15,087	582,637	160,145	33,659	1,023,242	279,675	3,227,484
July	57,524	69	1,080,473	15,178	585,371	161,054	33,845	1,027,492	280,830	3,241,836
August	57,746	69	1,085,138	15,289	587,699	161,891	33,959	1,030,934	281,766	3,254,491
September	57,964	69	1,089,781	15,352	589,994	162,718	34,120	1,033,885	282,713	3,266,596
October	58,122	69	1,094,218	15,427	592,158	163,468	34,220	1,037,231	283,790	3,278,703
November	58,395	70	1,099,458	15,491	595,222	164,387	34,327	1,040,715	284,957	3,293,022
December	58,516	70	1,101,916	15,516	596,268	164,896	34,387	1,042,473	285,413	3,299,455

Note: Norfolk Island (NFK)

2022 Total number of companies registered

Month	ACT	NFK	NSW	NT	QLD	SA	TAS	VIC	WA	Total
January	52,841	65	998,778	13,844	537,593	146,246	30,975	958,499	260,962	2,999,803
February	53,136	65	1,003,979	13,928	540,732	147,044	31,138	962,847	262,163	3,015,032
March	53,487	65	1,010,446	14,034	544,403	148,104	31,359	968,213	263,569	3,033,680
April	53,809	66	1,016,311	14,122	547,376	149,106	31,595	973,455	264,907	3,050,747
May	54,075	66	1,021,052	14,209	550,064	149,950	31,763	977,492	265,916	3,064,587
June	54,470	66	1,027,519	14,284	554,596	151,324	32,089	983,741	267,673	3,085,762
July	54,658	66	1,031,050	14,363	556,755	151,932	32,207	986,796	268,430	3,096,257
August	54,913	69	1,034,651	14,436	558,860	152,561	32,350	989,961	269,247	3,107,048
September	55,098	69	1,037,749	14,484	560,439	153,139	32,474	991,914	269,833	3,115,199
October	55,250	69	1,040,134	14,520	561,984	153,651	32,531	994,197	270,465	3,122,801
November	55,488	69	1,042,994	14,546	563,576	154,208	32,615	996,296	271,100	3,130,892
December	55,642	68	1,045,168	14,605	564,727	154,664	32,727	997,916	271,493	3,137,010

Note: Norfolk Island (NFK)

2021 Total number of companies registered

Month	ACT	NFK	NSW	NT	QLD	SA	TAS	VIC	WA	Total
January	49,264	N/A	940,886	13,062	505,435	136,727	28,886	912,753	248,613	2,835,626
February	49,494	N/A	944,986	13,136	507,761	137,427	29,032	915,731	249,349	2,846,916
March	49,858	N/A	951,570	13,211	511,362	138,451	29,251	921,070	250,753	2,865,526
April	50,059	N/A	954,781	13,250	512,782	138,869	29,370	923,006	251,384	2,873,501
May	50,370	N/A	960,894	13,312	515,988	139,758	29,611	927,895	252,712	2,890,540
June	50,905	N/A	969,056	13,403	521,399	141,199	29,997	934,957	254,953	2,915,869
July	51,294	N/A	974,264	13,484	524,312	141,948	30,160	938,831	256,141	2,930,434
August	51,511	71	977,445	13,531	526,385	142,634	30,282	942,203	256,867	2,940,929
September	51,778	68	981,482	13,583	528,621	143,412	30,445	945,338	257,581	2,952,308
October	52,124	67	986,975	13,657	531,276	144,143	30,561	949,468	258,554	2,966,825
November	52,513	67	994,114	13,762	534,889	145,271	30,785	954,743	259,975	2,986,119
December	52,731	66	997,412	13,814	536,491	145,863	30,896	957,321	260,549	2,995,143

Note: Norfolk Island (NFK)

2020 Total number of companies registered

Month	ACT	NSW	NT	QLD	SA	TAS	VIC	WA	Total
December	49,102	939,169	13,045	504,486	136,372	28,803	911,603	248,184	2,830,764
November	48,879	935,761	12,999	502,788	135,843	28,654	909,133	247,500	2,821,557
October	48,793	933,322	12,992	501,754	135,545	28,595	908,531	247,146	2,816,678
September	48,615	929,157	12,940	499,886	135,092	28,476	906,322	246,389	2,806,877
August	48,515	927,278	12,931	498,958	134,799	28,435	905,870	246,172	2,802,958
July	48,360	924,004	12,897	497,457	134,305	28,324	904,485	245,614	2,795,446
June	48,274	919,771	12,869	495,396	133,713	28,147	901,458	244,903	2,784,531
May	47,912	913,641	12,795	491,476	132,700	27,902	895,989	243,499	2,765,914
April	47,734	910,717	12,744	489,934	132,210	27,822	893,855	243,050	2,758,066
March	47,673	909,663	12,732	489,523	131,983	27,764	893,298	243,005	2,755,641
February	47,603	906,931	12,694	488,510	131,612	27,667	891,517	242,745	2,749,279
January	45,437	903,726	12,654	486,938	131,113	27,531	888,939	242,222	2,740,560

2019 Total number of companies registered

Month	ACT	NSW	NT	QLD	SA	TAS	VIC	WA	Total
December	47,412	903,330	12,660	486,742	130,959	27,459	888,779	242,372	2,739,713
November	47,346	901,970	12,667	486,293	130,686	27,361	887,623	242,198	2,736,144
October	47,237	899,481	12,648	485,508	130,308	27,268	886,130	241,953	2,730,533
September	47,134	897,237	12,624	484,625	129,885	27,160	884,267	241,694	2,724,626
August	46,985	893,995	12,586	483,295	129,428	27,002	881,827	241,295	2,716,413
July	46,913	892,347	12,613	483,068	129,072	26,951	880,550	241,207	2,712,721
June	46,840	888,789	12,598	481,646	128,603	26,811	877,987	240,846	2,704,120
May	46,532	884,103	12,536	479,149	127,701	26,565	873,742	239,953	2,690,281
April	46,295	880,349	12,519	477,410	127,029	26,421	870,415	239,214	2,679,652
March	46,160	877,754	12,499	476,232	126,571	26,318	867,980	238,811	2,672,325
February	45,976	874,408	12,502	474,730	126,010	26,200	865,236	238,255	2,663,317
January	45,799	871,655	12,477	473,399	125,561	26,112	863,066	237,833	2,655,902

2018 Total number of companies registered

Month	ACT	NSW	NT	QLD	SA	TAS	VIC	WA	Total
December	45,776	871,433	12,479	473,234	125,335	26,072	862,897	237,915	2,655,141
November	45,686	869,712	12,470	472,787	124,981	26,008	861,502	237,779	2,650,925
October	45,522	866,838	12,467	471,885	124,645	25,946	859,789	237,506	2,644,598
September	45,403	864,213	12,441	470,985	124,240	25,878	857,929	237,177	2,638,266
August	45,321	862,236	12,446	470,442	123,915	25,787	856,935	237,200	2,634,282
July	45,159	858,672	12,434	469,344	123,544	25,690	854,240	236,881	2,625,964
June	44,987	854,807	12,403	468,083	123,085	25,595	851,287	236,460	2,616,707
May	44,650	848,793	12,353	464,656	122,016	25,392	845,526	235,155	2,598,541
April	44,408	843,641	12,327	462,541	121,345	25,233	840,727	234,145	2,584,367
March	44,273	840,075	12,311	461,230	120,960	25,151	837,956	233,643	2,575,599
February	44,102	835,886	12,324	459,807	120,476	25,074	834,880	233,010	2,565,559
January	43,856	832,270	12,290	458,248	119,956	24,992	832,306	232,336	2,556,254

2017 Total number of companies registered

Month	ACT	NSW	NT	QLD	SA	TAS	VIC	WA	Total
December	43,797	830,504	12,295	457,498	119,704	24,928	830,994	232,058	2,551,778
November	43,697	827,912	12,259	456,462	119,338	24,851	828,464	231,616	2,544,599
October	43,606	824,385	12,273	454,907	118,835	24,798	825,937	231,236	2,535,977
September	43,487	821,444	12,253	453,756	118,560	24,745	823,557	230,918	2,528,720
August	43,359	817,735	12,257	452,352	118,147	24,691	820,963	230,562	2,520,066
July	43,205	813,842	12,246	450,966	117,743	24,588	817,787	230,161	2,510,538
June	43,007	809,548	12,247	449,396	117,268	24,506	814,689	229,739	2,500,400
May	42,598	801,982	12,198	445,263	116,179	24,261	808,035	228,266	2,478,782
April	42,359	796,809	12,200	443,118	115,529	24,139	803,238	227,304	2,464,696
March	42,189	793,158	12,168	441,554	115,174	24,039	800,181	226,792	2,455,255
February	41,960	787,248	12,092	438,916	114,612	23,921	795,426	225,853	2,440,028
January	41,793	783,076	12,069	436,966	114,139	23,834	792,152	225,171	2,429,200

2016 Total number of companies registered

Month	NSW	VIC	QLD	SA	WA	TAS	NT	ACT	Total
December	781,662	791,188	436,345	113,967	225,062	23,814	12,061	41,719	2,425,818
November	778,910	788,707	435,304	113,758	224,711	23,750	12,038	41,563	2,418,741
October	775,154	785,478	433,651	113,375	224,080	23,679	11,998	41,449	2,408,864
September	772,598	783,224	432,324	113,065	223,573	23,605	11,992	41,357	2,401,738
August	769,093	780,952	430,894	112,687	223,140	23,555	11,967	41,280	2,393,568
July	765,356	777,777	429,179	112,291	222,459	23,435	11,942	41,122	2,383,561
June	761,275	774,264	427,166	111,838	221,723	23,319	11,911	40,948	2,372,444
May	755,428	767,707	423,285	110,804	220,204	23,101	11,840	40,566	2,352,935
April	750,806	762,596	420,790	110,217	219,104	23,007	11,789	40,323	2,338,632
March	747,165	758,755	418,851	109,763	218,332	22,936	11,760	40,115	2,327,677
February	742,902	754,526	416,478	109,187	217,328	22,843	11,739	39,856	2,314,859
January	740,174	751,848	415,110	108,883	216,764	22,787	11,719	39,692	2,306,977

2015 Total number of companies registered

Month	NSW	VIC	QLD	SA	WA	TAS	NT	ACT	Total
December	738,401	750,158	414,091	108,673	216,283	22,758	11,707	39,589	2,301,660
November	735,677	746,662	412,546	108,332	215,555	22,678	11,682	39,492	2,292,624
October	733,131	743,549	411,147	108,118	214,944	22,604	11,659	39,348	2,284,500
September	730,248	740,103	409,477	107,863	214,265	22,544	11,620	39,157	2,275,277
August	727,147	736,724	407,841	107,661	213,589	22,486	11,592	39,056	2,266,096
July	723,547	733,184	406,120	107,453	213,016	22,401	11,571	38,883	2,256,175
June	719,762	729,255	404,263	107,186	212,292	22,306	11,580	38,718	2,245,362
May	713,004	721,504	399,960	106,537	210,550	22,136	11,495	38,380	2,223,566
April	708,678	716,611	397,535	106,222	209,529	22,024	11,448	38,220	2,210,267
March	705,217	712,530	395,534	105,998	208,768	21,959	11,410	38,069	2,199,485
February	700,330	707,251	392,876	105,671	207,678	21,866	11,341	37,810	2,184,823
January	697,354	703,784	391,038	105,480	206,896	21,801	11,319	37,637	2,175,309

2014 Total number of companies registered

Month	NSW	VIC	QLD	SA	WA	TAS	NT	ACT	Total
December	695,647	701,812	389,761	105,429	206,302	21,748	11,276	37,549	2,169,524
November	693,835	699,193	388,823	105,329	205,791	21,695	11,254	37,507	2,163,427
October	691,490	696,465	387,556	105,317	205,156	21,624	11,237	37,423	2,156,268
September	688,156	692,645	385,623	105,157	204,295	21,553	11,189	37,271	2,145,888
August	686,026	689,820	384,182	105,204	203,845	21,479	11,154	37,248	2,138,958
July	683,064	686,500	382,537	105,054	203,006	21,419	11,122	37,137	2,129,839
June	679,467	682,646	380,286	104,808	202,071	21,334	11,084	36,970	2,118,666
May	674,508	676,790	376,808	104,313	200,421	21,143	11,032	36,626	2,101,641
April	670,431	672,263	374,277	104,013	199,259	21,051	10,968	36,429	2,088,691
March	667,586	669,245	372,710	103,804	198,480	20,983	10,920	36,300	2,080,028
February	663,981	665,528	370,402	103,579	197,576	20,916	10,873	36,110	2,068,965
January	661,400	662,660	368,625	103,379	196,649	20,841	10,859	35,971	2,060,384

2013 Total number of companies registered

Month	NSW	VIC	QLD	SA	WA	TAS	NT	ACT	Total
December	660,235	661,089	367,575	103,315	196,096	20,777	10,834	35,919	2,055,840
November	659,230	659,134	366,551	103,276	195,603	20,748	10,829	35,826	2,051,197
October	656,850	656,661	364,902	103,092	194,839	20,704	10,794	35,702	2,043,544
September	654,513	653,826	363,362	102,949	194,135	20,620	10,734	35,623	2,035,762
August	652,111	651,389	361,796	102,862	193,438	20,583	10,708	35,563	2,028,450
July	650,310	649,043	360,437	102,754	192,804	20,524	10,679	35,479	2,022,030
June	647,129	645,811	358,480	102,548	191,892	20,455	10,613	35,313	2,012,241
May	643,018	641,053	355,597	102,217	190,532	20,302	10,523	35,068	1,998,310
April	639,230	636,887	353,122	101,921	189,399	20,199	10,478	34,891	1,986,127
March	636,720	633,802	351,463	101,644	188,387	20,123	10,439	34,727	1,977,305
February	633,657	630,647	349,403	101,350	187,468	20,035	10,371	34,595	1,967,526
January	631,132	627,834	347,598	101,138	186,459	19,999	10,312	34,480	1,958,952

2012 Total number of companies registered

Month	NSW	VIC	QLD	SA	WA	TAS	NT	ACT	Total
December	630,819	627,067	347,342	101,182	186,176	19,951	10,300	34,439	1,957,276
November	629,886	625,482	346,628	101,104	185,610	19,944	10,261	34,403	1,953,318
October	629,019	624,327	346,022	101,124	185,146	19,948	10,195	34,328	1,950,109
September	629,647	624,321	346,037	101,302	185,083	19,960	10,163	34,338	1,950,851
August	624,993	619,822	343,136	100,774	183,734	19,851	10,105	34,085	1,936,500
July	622,652	617,471	341,876	100,618	182,937	19,787	10,079	33,993	1,929,413
June	619,974	614,997	340,421	100,456	182,136	19,701	10,031	33,829	1,921,545
May	615,936	610,347	337,565	100,010	180,667	19,584	9,975	33,608	1,907,692
April	612,769	606,922	335,596	99,673	179,654	19,522	9,923	33,484	1,897,543
March	611,404	604,989	334,688	99,542	179,087	19,470	9,899	33,377	1,892,456
February	608,367	601,700	332,693	99,280	178,168	19,409	9,855	33,185	1,882,657
January	605,692	598,963	331,066	99,028	177,220	19,338	9,793	33,059	1,874,159

2011 Total number of companies registered

Month	NSW	VIC	QLD	SA	WA	TAS	NT	ACT	Total
December	605,708	598,484	330,846	99,043	176,796	19,319	9,769	33,018	1,872,983
November	605,646	597,709	330,614	99,051	176,634	19,304	9,764	32,950	1,871,672
October	604,605	596,081	329,941	98,963	176,157	19,288	9,743	32,836	1,867,614
September	602,856	593,904	328,589	98,814	175,529	19,253	9,713	32,748	1,861,406
August	600,591	591,576	327,081	98,533	174,747	19,201	9,678	32,644	1,854,051
July	598,428	589,219	325,754	98,266	174,019	19,164	9,638	32,542	1,847,030
June	596,364	586,479	324,417	97,973	173,406	19,111	9,605	32,417	1,839,772
May	592,797	581,960	322,014	97,520	172,214	18,997	9,540	32,094	1,827,136
April	590,542	578,838	320,567	97,192	171,457	18,937	9,509	31,926	1,818,968
March	588,903	576,739	319,644	97,024	170,833	18,888	9,483	31,821	1,813,335
February	585,992	573,434	318,089	96,724	169,911	18,828	9,477	31,690	1,804,145
January	584,273	571,139	316,751	96,510	169,149	18,791	9,436	31,571	1,797,620

2010 Total number of companies registered

Month	NSW	VIC	QLD	SA	WA	TAS	NT	ACT	Total
December	584,520	570,324	316,675	96,507	168,977	18,786	9,422	31,527	1,796,738
November	583,532	568,440	316,158	96,430	168,549	18,756	9,407	31,471	1,792,743
October	582,222	566,523	315,289	96,316	168,053	18,698	9,400	31,327	1,787,828
September	581,372	565,052	314,600	96,218	167,559	18,703	9,415	31,251	1,784,170
August	579,841	563,100	313,632	96,014	167,232	18,659	9,341	31,114	1,778,933
July	578,431	560,857	312,949	95,846	166,753	18,598	9,311	31,020	1,773,765
June	577,338	558,594	311,966	95,637	166,230	18,544	9,297	30,920	1,768,526
May	573,886	553,912	309,048	95,037	164,859	18,400	9,194	30,661	1,754,997
April	571,744	551,090	307,718	94,757	164,122	18,340	9,152	30,508	1,747,431
March	570,670	549,118	306,857	94,594	163,509	18,301	9,123	30,456	1,742,628
February	568,291	546,423	305,196	94,242	162,646	18,246	9,077	30,267	1,734,388
January	566,945	544,738	304,241	94,096	162,033	18,215	9,046	30,189	1,729,503

2009 Total number of companies registered

Month	NSW	VIC	QLD	SA	WA	TAS	NT	ACT	Total
December	566,797	543,856	303,635	93,996	161,692	18,206	9,029	30,142	1,727,353
November	566,149	542,315	302,838	93,847	161,225	18,173	9,027	30,106	1,723,680
October	565,331	541,173	301,798	93,694	160,675	18,120	8,980	30,054	1,719,825
September	564,485	539,777	300,820	93,590	160,138	18,094	8,971	30,037	1,715,912
August	562,969	537,825	299,540	93,395	159,653	18,084	8,948	30,987	1,711,401
July	561,950	536,202	298,643	93,219	159,157	18,072	8,923	29,918	1,706,084
June	560,561	534,489	297,408	93,025	158,635	18,034	8,902	29,837	1,700,891
May	557,652	530,394	294,902	92,507	157,451	17,916	8,843	29,645	1,689,310
April	555,868	528,030	293,548	92,213	156,721	17,842	8,811	29,514	1,682,547
March	554,752	526,365	292,453	92,049	156,292	17,786	8,765	29,449	1,677,911
February	553,201	524,438	291,103	91,823	155,691	17,761	8,721	29,361	1,672,099
January	552,464	523,456	290,281	91,708	155,342	17,734	8,704	29,341	1,669,030

2008 Total number of companies registered

Month	NSW	VIC	QLD	SA	WA	TAS	NT	ACT	Total
December	552,730	523,317	289,933	91,651	155,211	17,732	8,686	29,350	1,668,610
November	552,469	522,284	289,359	91,538	154,982	17,706	8,665	29,340	1,666,343
October	551,992	521,337	288,671	91,389	154,686	17,692	8,633	29,307	1,663,707
September	551,467	520,027	287,636	91,255	154,342	17,667	8,597	29,273	1,660,264
August	551,130	518,547	286,472	91,073	153,914	17,619	8,583	29,260	1,656,598
July	549,968	516,935	285,267	9,0847	153,361	17,582	8,559	29,227	1,651,746
June	548,670	514,890	283,861	90,580	152,604	17,499	8,533	29,168	1,645,805
May	545,762	510,592	280,848	89,915	151,058	17,387	8,466	28,911	1,632,939
April	543,269	507,628	278,883	89,492	149,990	17,295	8,419	28,751	1,623,727
March	541,833	505,665	277,305	89,117	149,282	17,258	8,406	28,701	1,617,567
February	540,855	504,171	275,891	88,882	148,739	17,236	8,380	28,629	1,612,783
January	538,890	501,632	273,912	88,581	147,858	17,190	8,340	28,482	1,604,885

2007 Total number of companies registered

Month	NSW	VIC	QLD	SA	WA	TAS	NT	ACT	Total
December	538,608	500,714	272,808	88,427	147,382	17,163	8,330	28419	1,601,851
November	538,371	499,633	271,854	88,265	146,919	17,136	8,305	28,364	1,598,847
October	537,859	498,454	270,581	88,096	146,385	17,101	8,271	28,316	1,595,063
September	536,969	496,535	268,854	87,813	145,597	17,074	8,245	28,221	1,589,308
August	536,691	495,257	267,562	87,637	145,124	17,057	8,252	28,180	1,585,760
July	534,800	492,653	265,562	87,279	144,163	17,012	8,214	28,088	1,577,771
June	533,788	490,667	263,995	87,088	143,328	16,951	8,195	28,042	1,572,054
May	528,709	485,025	260,155	86,313	141,342	16,764	8,136	27,752	1,554,196
April	524,589	480,697	257,172	85,652	139,812	16,615	8,085	27,535	1,540,157
March	525,968	480,824	256,944	85,632	139,549	16,626	8,117	27,546	1,541,206
February	521,683	476,725	253,859	85,056	138,195	16,504	8,050	27,330	1,527,402
January	519,162	474,044	251,652	84,756	137,182	16,446	8,008	27,181	1,518,431

2006 Total number of companies registered

Month	NSW	VIC	QLD	SA	WA	TAS	NT	ACT	Total
December	520,354	474,334	251,252	84,791	136,965	16,457	8,024	27,203	1,519,380
November	518,909	472,579	249,968	84,566	136,341	16,410	7,997	27,118	1,513,888
October	516,774	465,464	248,234	84,302	135,480	20,897	7,960	26,976	1,506,087
September	515,396	467,838	246,824	84,117	134,794	16,294	7,933	26,893	1,500,089
August	513,715	465,816	245,264	83,869	134,065	16,256	7,918	26851	1,493,754
July	512,358	463,650	243,846	83,681	133,338	16,185	7,906	26,791	1,487,755
June	510,748	461,193	242,165	83,388	132,499	16,112	7,878	26,701	1,480,684
May	508,836	458,030	240,275	82,988	131,321	16,036	7,847	26,553	1,471,886
April	506,801	455,502	238,808	82,644	130,501	15,954	7,821	26,418	1,464,449
March	506,254	454,202	237,881	82,547	130,046	15,936	7,807	26,401	1,461,074
February	504,284	451,999	236,076	82,303	129,333	15,905	7,768	26,329	1,453,997
January	501,978	449,654	234,337	82,020	128,507	15,838	7,719	26,220	1,446,273

2005 Total number of companies registered

Month	NSW	VIC	QLD	SA	WA	TAS	NT	ACT	Total
December	503,993	450,705	234,506	82,169	128,639	15,858	7,723	26,278	1,449,871
November	504,957	450,616	234,283	82,271	128,571	15,830	7,741	26,251	1,450,520
October	503,468	448,827	233,076	82,063	128,045	15,775	7,702	26,186	1,445,142
September	502,821	447,767	232,226	82,030	127,753	15,755	7,677	26,186	1,442,215
August	500,405	445,378	230,692	81,786	127,099	15,669	7,643	26,086	1,434,758
July	500,099	444,376	229,876	81,754	126,936	15,633	7,632	26,102	1,432,408
June	498,763	442,639	228,805	81,591	126,582	15,593	7,616	25,984	1,427,573
May	496,532	439,220	226,689	81,159	125,708	15,498	7,607	25,845	1,418,258
April	495,087	437,185	225,264	80,994	125,250	15,444	7,600	25,774	1,412,598
March	494,399	435,919	224,315	80,914	124,979	15,414	7,594	25,744	1,409,278
February	492,918	434,086	223,034	80,724	124,503	15,365	7,576	25,641	1,403,847
January	491,130	432,247	221,619	80,471	123,987	15,318	7,576	25,478	1,397,826

2004 Total number of companies registered

Month	NSW	VIC	QLD	SA	WA	TAS	NT	ACT	Total
December	490,577	431,376	220,811	80,397	123,602	15,298	7,568	25,441	1,395,070
November	489,132	429,541	219,622	80,238	123,136	15,244	7,551	25,386	1,389,850
October	487,237	427,606	218,267	80,012	122,599	15,210	7,511	25,287	1,383,729
September	486,008	425,975	217,129	79,856	122,274	15,190	7,489	25,244	1,379,165
August	484,080	423,743	215,657	79,666	121,737	15,145	7,449	25,148	1,372,625
July	482,781	422,481	214,620	79,475	121,492	15,134	7,446	25,111	1,368,540
June	479,596	419,744	212,737	79,055	120,715	15,059	7,414	24,985	1,359,305
May	476,610	416,182	210,247	78,531	119,868	14,921	7,394	24,834	1,348,587
April	474,544	414,372	209,300	78,320	119,541	14,881	7,392	24,743	1,343,093
March	472,441	412,215	207,903	78,104	119,094	14,821	7,369	24,635	1,336,582
February	471,969	410,953	206,260	77,817	118,568	14,755	7,383	24,609	1,332,314
January	469,647	408,996	204,769	77,530	118,150	14,729	7,356	24,526	1,325,703

2003 Total number of companies registered

Month	NSW	VIC	QLD	SA	WA	TAS	NT	ACT	Total
December	468,139	407,730	203,620	77,352	117,860	14,696	7,350	24,462	1,321,209
November	471,365	409,651	204,393	77,608	118,472	14,782	7,413	24,593	1,328,277
October	468,325	407,151	202,643	77,272	117,798	14,729	7,387	24,461	1,319,766
September	466,282	405,114	201,051	77,172	117,380	14,653	7,362	24,409	1,313,423
August	462,649	402,182	199,150	76,779	116,737	14,571	7,325	24,213	1,303,606
July	463,493	402,276	199,074	76,876	116,960	14,601	7,368	24,255	1,304,903
June	461,722	400,759	198,019	76,712	116,680	14,579	7,365	24,149	1,299,985
May	457,063	396,263	195,134	75,978	115,641	14,466	7,310	23,897	1,285,752
April	458,145	396,914	195,284	76,199	116,044	14,508	7,360	23,965	1,288,419
March	455,292	394,539	193,679	75,871	115,449	14,454	7,338	23,845	1,280,467
February	452,016	392,036	191,867	75,482	114,820	14,409	7,309	23,688	1,271,627
January	450,972	391,097	191,085	75,337	114,611	14,411	7,304	23,678	1,268,495

2002 Total number of companies registered

Month	NSW	VIC	QLD	SA	WA	TAS	NT	ACT	Total
December	448,556	389,145	189,837	75,042	114,126	14,368	7,278	23,584	1,261,936
November	456,607	394,214	192,838	75,850	115,667	14,495	7,451	23,849	1,280,971
October	453,819	391,907	191,350	75,505	115,125	14,451	7,426	23,713	1,273,296
September	454,169	391,822	191,199	75,575	115,423	14,483	7,437	23,770	1,273,878
August	451,080	389,404	189,724	75,224	114,873	14,437	7,403	23,617	1,265,762
July	448,011	386,839	188,198	74,876	114,319	14,379	7,374	23,523	1,257,519
June	445,665	384,766	187,066	74,678	113,956	14,345	7,366	23,395	1,251,237
May	447,883	385,632	187,366	74,786	114,378	14,379	7,416	23,459	1,255,299
April	444,142	382,666	185,554	74,346	113,692	14,307	7,378	23,285	1,245,370
March	441,391	380,411	184,235	74,084	113,190	14,272	7,345	23,163	1,238,091
February	438,667	378,228	182,914	73,741	112,676	14,226	7,307	23,060	1,230,819
January	447,514	383,797	186,170	74,537	114,721	14,447	7,424	23,317	1,251,927

2001 Total number of companies registered

Month	NSW	VIC	QLD	SA	WA	TAS	NT	ACT	Total
December	445,446	382,107	185,116	74,303	114,266	14,415	7,407	23,237	1,246,297
November	445,466	382,088	184,968	74,326	114,358	14,444	7,418	23,271	1,246,339
October	445,019	381,752	184,679	74,320	114,363	14,454	7,419	23,265	1,245,271
September	442,722	379,836	183,599	74,018	113,877	14,419	7,397	23,162	1,239,030
August	442,611	379,834	183,451	74,106	114,003	14,472	7,410	23,184	1,239,071
July	439,846	377,802	182,265	73,821	113,489	14,418	7,384	23,059	1,232,084
June	437,003	375,372	181,029	73,501	112,942	14,364	7,350	22,922	1,224,483
May	436,603	374,467	180,610	73,362	112,888	14,372	7,344	22,907	1,222,553
April	434,489	372,657	179,810	73,173	112,520	14,355	7,329	22,808	1,217,141
March	435,562	373,526	180,288	73,310	112,827	14,394	7,358	22,844	1,220,109
February	433,023	371,632	179,191	73,037	112,341	14,358	7,330	22,733	1,213,645
January	431,592	370,604	178,614	72,890	112,054	14,327	7,307	22,687	1,210,075

2000 Total number of companies registered

Month	NSW	VIC	QLD	SA	WA	TAS	NT	ACT	Total
December	431,013	370,158	178,320	72,860	111,953	14,324	7,303	22,682	1,208,613
November	431,384	370,366	178,522	72,959	112,119	14,347	7,319	22,701	1,209,717
October	429,033	368,794	177,578	72,712	111,668	14,300	7,302	22,097	1,203,484
September	433,307	371,447	180,110	73,096	111,807	14,357	7,415	22,910	1,214,449
August	431,355	369,894	179,236	72,879	111,367	14,329	7,396	22,830	1,209,286
July	428,629	367,904	178,202	72,641	110,866	14,286	7,377	22,721	1,202,626
June	425,957	365,941	177,218	72,391	110,392	14,253	7,356	22,606	1,196,114
May	424,435	365,633	177,337	72,321	110,422	14,271	7,343	22,503	1,194,265
April	423,778	365,369	177,641	72,416	110,426	14,267	7,363	22,481	1,193,741
March	420,823	363,189	176,577	72,137	109,819	14,208	7,338	22,377	1,186,468
February	416,722	360,216	175,052	71,702	108,996	14,156	7,291	22,214	1,176,349
January	416,585	358,902	174,429	71,495	108,610	14,170	7,292	22,244	1,173,727

1999 Total number of companies registered

Month	NSW	VIC	QLD	SA	WA	TAS	NT	ACT	Total
December	414,329	357,008	173,491	71,249	108,056	14,140	7,268	22,146	1,167,687
November	414,014	358,005	174,444	71,403	108,424	14,213	7,277	22,121	1,169,901
October	410,993	355,778	173,277	71,056	107,779	14,154	7,247	21,991	1,162,275
September	408,292	353,617	172,123	70,749	107,185	14,095	7,202	21,883	1,155,146
August	407,085	352,891	171,791	70,615	107,037	14,088	7,227	21,854	1,152,588
July	403,654	350,445	170,507	70,186	106,334	14,024	7,184	21,708	1,144,042
June	411,151	350,108	171,218	70,542	106,116	14,101	7,263	21,969	1,152,468
May	406,592	346,012	169,118	69,767	104,993	14,004	7,199	21,733	1,139,418
April	403,130	343,266	167,793	69,328	104,275	13,942	7,162	21,577	1,130,473
March	402,800	342,855	167,793	69,319	104,260	13,955	7,160	21,579	1,129,721
February	399,325	340,167	166,514	68,934	103,585	13,903	7,122	21,453	1,121,003
January	397,701	338,931	166,059	68,809	103,319	13,892	7,120	21,379	1,117,210

New company registrations

2024 New company registrations

Month	ACT	NFK	NSW	NT	QLD	SA	TAS	VIC	WA	Total
January	371	0	6,837	133	4,038	1,073	184	5,411	1,873	19,920
February	461	0	9,220	129	5,179	1,457	240	7,409	2,325	26,420
March	415	0	9,290	150	5,200	1,371	230	7,211	2,327	26,194
April	422	0	9,043	133	4,842	1,440	206	7,249	2,159	25,494
May	430	1	10,397	165	5,626	1,743	301	8,354	2,749	29,766
June	530	0	10,823	165	6,804	2,067	359	9,291	3,136	33,175
July	489	0	10,760	112	5,876	1,557	266	7,853	2,636	29,549
August	449	1	9,689	125	5,226	1,472	236	7,464	2,409	27,071
September	400	0	9,457	134	5,184	1,465	254	7,203	2,302	26,399
October	451	0	9,697	124	5,498	1,528	215	7,604	2,500	27,617
November	453	0	9,500	139	5,124	1,377	199	6,712	2,348	25,852

Note: Norfolk Island (NFK)

2023 New company registrations

Month	ACT	NFK	NSW	NT	QLD	SA	TAS	VIC	WA	Total
January	301	0	5,737	99	3,512	883	186	4,692	1,549	16,959
February	415	0	7,659	101	4,560	1,202	237	6,496	1,957	22,627
March	506	0	9,323	112	5,262	1,492	233	7,705	2,395	27,028
April	356	0	6,728	111	3,834	1,040	205	5,680	1,726	19,680
May	568	0	9,299	141	5,232	1,530	282	7,924	2,420	27,296
June	507	0	10,359	153	6,345	1,935	342	9,155	2,904	31,700
July	411	1	8,554	156	4,739	1,261	263	7,312	2,028	24,725
August	458	0	9,339	170	5,089	1,471	256	7,521	2,136	26,440
September	425	0	8,400	116	4,593	1,350	277	6,356	1,967	23,484
October	383	0	8,420	127	4,590	1,263	242	6,962	2,165	24,152
November	440	1	8,818	126	5,082	1,374	224	6,727	2,162	24,954
December	341	0	6,695	95	3,462	1,044	197	5,454	1,547	18,835

Note: Norfolk Island (NFK)

2022 New company registrations

Month	ACT	NFK	NSW	NT	QLD	SA	TAS	VIC	WA	Total
January	338	0	5,964	94	3,611	916	206	4,938	1,690	17,757
February	453	0	8,268	109	4,823	1,203	230	6,785	1,978	23,849
March	492	0	9,313	143	5,294	1,425	301	7,678	2,200	26,846
April	324	1	6,511	70	3,664	973	232	5,437	1,535	18,747
May	417	0	8,183	119	4,682	1,279	258	7,068	1,972	23,978
June	614	0	10,190	136	6,641	1,828	406	9,484	2,745	32,044
July	428	0	7,657	115	4,365	1,120	219	6,399	1,797	22,100
August	465	0	8,156	132	4,667	1,198	253	6,909	1,903	23,683
September	436	0	7,696	108	4,360	1,239	256	6,158	1,820	22,073
October	389	0	7,214	108	4,445	1,100	202	6,386	1,928	21,772
November	449	0	7,699	98	4,485	1,235	221	6,433	1,927	22,547
December	330	0	5,929	109	3,400	938	224	5,107	1,458	17,495

Note: Norfolk Island (NFK)

2021 New company registrations

Month	ACT	NFK	NSW	NT	QLD	SA	TAS	VIC	WA	Total
January	371	N/A	6,431	87	3,427	844	176	4,800	1,520	17,656
February	443	N/A	8,245	131	4,536	1,188	261	6,561	1,847	23,212
March	522	N/A	9,749	121	5,324	1,381	283	7,880	2,200	27,460
April	456	N/A	8,112	118	4,083	1,053	246	6,573	1,850	22,491
May	470	N/A	9,094	97	4,921	1,312	322	7,693	2,121	26,030
June	683	N/A	11,373	131	7,206	1,854	484	10,053	3,084	34,868
July	587	N/A	9,393	135	5,157	1,289	274	7,757	2,197	26,789
August	462	71	8,038	116	4,875	1,258	238	7,806	2,015	24,879
September	519	0	9,049	131	5,001	1,360	282	7,569	2,042	25,953
October	518	0	9,221	124	4,817	1,203	231	7,511	2,026	25,651
November	486	0	9,405	131	5,155	1,327	275	6,918	2,130	25,827
December	446	0	6,996	92	3,771	1,053	204	5,747	1,596	19,905

Note: Norfolk Island (NFK)

2020 New company registrations

Month	ACT	NSW	NT	QLD	SA	TAS	VIC	WA	Total
December	370	6,586	85	3,516	893	233	5,298	1,503	18,484
November	414	7,966	98	4,214	1,075	211	5,851	1,794	21,623
October	385	8,027	91	4,146	1,002	214	5,745	1,764	21,374
September	447	7,921	109	4,298	1,046	229	5,998	1,808	21,856
August	406	7,782	84	3,993	1,043	236	5,360	1,769	20,673
July	422	8,800	79	4,520	1,117	267	6,910	1,902	24,017
June	503	8,863	110	5,545	1,348	316	7,873	2,246	26,804
May	346	6,400	92	3,396	849	166	5,127	1,376	17,752
April	232	4,834	64	2,529	624	137	3,899	1,039	13,358
March	294	6,802	72	3,360	887	207	5,348	1,387	18,357
February	319	6,528	88	3,509	929	214	5,628	1,417	18,632
January	267	5,352	58	2,914	743	179	4,413	1,138	15,064

2019 New company registrations

Month	ACT	NSW	NT	QLD	SA	TAS	VIC	WA	Total
December	242	5,075	43	2,566	723	176	4,441	1,144	14,410
November	317	6,813	84	3,218	883	194	5,386	1,409	18,304
October	328	6,892	89	3,577	985	223	6,066	1,560	19,720
September	347	6,816	89	3,436	897	242	5,604	1,430	18,861
August	338	6,890	70	3,462	1,012	200	6,015	1,586	19,573
July	308	7,783	77	3,792	966	238	6,307	1,576	21,047
June	476	8,252	100	4,723	1,319	314	7,640	1,978	24,802
May	407	7,190	62	3,678	1,143	226	6,298	1,678	20,682
April	280	5,858	73	3,066	821	174	5,028	1,326	16,626
March	371	6,771	48	3,542	969	196	5,658	1,532	19,087
February	348	6,219	71	3,255	850	156	5,136	1,369	17,404
January	246	5,052	64	2,882	739	140	4,264	1,218	14,605

2018 New company registrations

Month	ACT	NSW	NT	QLD	SA	TAS	VIC	WA	Total
December	235	4,925	58	2,341	727	141	4,244	1,051	13,722
November	357	6,673	73	3,216	851	158	5,145	1,379	17,852
October	361	6,745	78	3,442	924	181	5,801	1,558	19,090
September	313	6,571	66	3,221	883	184	5,275	1,295	17,808
August	405	7,603	65	3,714	896	188	6,505	1,578	20,954
July	381	7,681	89	3,589	946	196	6,524	1,609	21,015
June	511	8,942	95	5,212	1,412	267	8,336	2,124	26,899
May	396	8,241	77	4,039	1,033	246	7,549	1,874	23,455
April	336	6,757	67	3,228	807	147	5,682	1,440	18,464
March	381	7,911	67	3,791	891	168	6,367	1,707	21,283
February	428	7,062	81	3,593	924	163	5,808	1,642	19,701
January	270	5,886	61	3,082	715	149	4,907	1,411	16,481

2017 New company registrations

Month	ACT	NSW	NT	QLD	SA	TAS	VIC	WA	Total
December	297	5,580	74	2,747	741	157	5,205	1,322	16,123
November	349	7,514	62	3,888	947	170	6,401	1,593	20,924
October	337	7,038	84	3,598	771	171	6,169	1,592	19,760
September	317	7,267	59	3,553	868	153	5,961	1,438	19,616
August	359	7,956	76	3,822	920	204	6,752	1,606	21,695
July	372	7,886	65	3,759	887	164	6,446	1,551	21,130
June	554	10,259	92	5,853	1,402	317	9,225	2,302	30,004
May	410	8,791	71	4,380	1,115	218	7,896	2,009	24,890
April	310	6,236	71	3,164	707	157	5,534	1,354	17,533
March	404	8,825	118	4,419	912	214	7,267	1,837	23,996
February	340	7,367	63	3,910	846	159	6,171	1,558	20,414
January	239	5,325	64	2,901	645	114	4,274	1,250	14,812

2016 New company registrations

Month	NSW	VIC	QLD	SA	WA	TAS	NT	ACT	Total
December	5,817	5,129	2,788	630	1,272	139	66	315	16,156
November	7,387	6,464	3,881	854	1,683	179	78	335	20,861
October	6,505	5,688	3,628	847	1,613	170	58	296	18,805
September	7,426	5,854	3,811	891	1,619	165	78	309	20,153
August	7,513	6,633	3,919	810	1,721	198	76	367	21,237
July	7,207	6,210	3,884	878	1,642	178	82	358	20,439
June	9,071	9,423	5,747	1,377	2,431	298	109	528	28,984
May	7,539	7,660	4,262	942	1,831	171	95	388	22,888
April	6,610	6,458	3,744	822	1,608	143	55	352	19,792
March	7,204	6,653	4,037	901	1,764	172	67	381	21,179
February	6,831	6,311	3,820	768	1,723	166	99	355	20,073
January	4,791	4,316	2,809	556	1,315	109	57	275	14,228

2015 New company registrations

Month	NSW	VIC	QLD	SA	WA	TAS	NT	ACT	Total
December	5,293	5,862	3,001	667	1,464	146	69	272	16,774
November	6,428	6,496	3,760	751	1,644	157	82	345	19,663
October	6,134	6,282	3,601	702	1,618	137	97	349	18,920
September	6,973	6,725	3,957	732	1,749	160	69	332	20,697
August	6,952	6,565	3,695	675	1,543	171	67	381	20,049
July	7,702	7,346	4,264	755	1,890	155	59	369	22,560
June	8,632	9,440	5,413	904	2,330	218	118	442	27,497
May	7,161	7,402	4,091	669	1,862	184	103	322	21,794
April	6,272	6,549	3,752	578	1,480	133	74	319	19,157
March	7,470	7,327	4,185	600	1,775	155	114	368	21,994
February	6,237	6,366	3,679	581	1,587	143	78	341	19,012
January	4,753	4,532	2,974	438	1,365	124	82	235	14,503

2014 New company registrations

Month	NSW	VIC	QLD	SA	WA	TAS	NT	ACT	Total
December	4,920	5,353	2,787	493	1,331	147	65	222	15,318
November	5,996	5,899	3,429	526	1,610	160	68	277	17,965
October	6,292	6,528	3,664	570	1,678	147	91	317	19,287
September	6,453	6,542	3,830	543	1,695	173	90	286	19,612
August	6,107	6,043	3,485	548	1,700	132	85	276	18,376
July	6,835	6,645	4,098	635	1,786	158	89	340	20,586
June	7,600	8,047	4,968	817	2,351	248	94	489	24,614
May	6,643	6,668	4,043	620	1,831	155	98	339	20,397
April	5,603	5,381	3,237	535	1,445	133	102	310	16,746
March	6,505	6,058	3,896	579	1,632	130	87	319	19,206
February	5,657	5,407	3,449	575	1,657	151	62	277	17,285
January	4,400	4,140	2,818	483	1,363	134	76	207	13,621

2013 New company registrations

Month	NSW	VIC	QLD	SA	WA	TAS	NT	ACT	Total
December	4,410	4,592	2,793	448	1,211	110	51	232	13,847
November	5,721	5,165	3,537	583	1,538	127	86	296	17,053
October	5,803	5,704	3,521	610	1,590	145	95	256	17,724
September	5,620	5,186	3,360	505	1,444	131	80	221	16,547
August	5,741	5,516	3,533	568	1,510	142	72	296	17,378
July	6,170	5,677	3,561	607	1,621	126	95	298	18,155
June	6,725	6,827	4,362	685	2,024	208	144	365	21,340
May	6,400	6,306	4,056	644	1,789	168	85	304	19,752
April	5,079	5,200	3,121	612	1,574	128	87	267	16,068
March	5,381	5,119	3,440	545	1,540	139	101	240	16,505
February	5,161	4,907	3,154	539	1,574	108	89	225	15,757
January	4,079	3,756	2,398	425	1,176	132	67	219	12,252

2012 New company registrations

Month	NSW	VIC	QLD	SA	WA	TAS	NT	ACT	Total
December	3,695	3,795	2,234	426	1,126	87	70	181	11,614
November	5,361	4,779	3,183	507	1,469	118	109	294	15,820
October	5,285	4,965	3,178	556	1,413	135	92	247	15,871
September	4,757	4,529	2,893	541	1,353	118	65	251	14,507
August	5,650	5,046	3,108	556	1,561	147	69	252	16,389
July	5,691	4,906	3,185	543	1,469	146	86	310	16,336
June	6,543	6,538	4,286	726	2,038	175	94	346	20,746
May	5,797	5,687	3,437	668	1,627	139	85	256	17,696
April	4,352	4,205	2,609	484	1,240	121	69	241	13,321
March	5,410	5,036	3,293	546	1,484	129	75	301	16,274
February	5,131	4,733	2,981	567	1,530	128	89	259	15,418
January	3,531	3,206	2,300	400	1,120	93	62	190	10,902

2011 New company registrations

Month	NSW	VIC	QLD	SA	WA	TAS	NT	ACT	Total
December	3,702	3,655	2,311	454	1,061	109	49	216	11,557
November	4,708	4,614	2,704	530	1,313	110	64	268	14,311
October	4,156	4,002	2,556	490	1,196	109	66	192	12,767
September	4,595	4,329	2,678	571	1,339	122	65	219	13,918
August	5,019	4,615	2,860	611	1,365	118	77	230	14,895
July	4,674	4,684	2,672	597	1,195	132	60	243	14,257
June	6,307	6,581	3,905	761	1,839	178	97	441	20,109
May	4,934	5,069	2,860	624	1,332	129	57	275	15,280
April	4,063	3,895	2,272	457	1,126	119	52	215	12,199
March	5,319	5,153	2,853	569	1,448	118	62	249	15,771
February	4,228	4,131	2,515	480	1,218	92	67	214	12,945
January	3,122	3,069	1,720	343	907	79	53	152	9,445

2010 New company registrations

Month	NSW	VIC	QLD	SA	WA	TAS	NT	ACT	Total
December	3,651	3,885	1,946	427	1,021	89	51	179	11,249
November	4,413	4,420	2,612	519	1,226	134	53	267	13,644
October	4,034	3,903	2,395	460	1,140	100	57	211	12,300
September	4,395	4,202	2,479	560	1,092	110	74	251	13,163
August	4,450	4,471	2,477	515	1,136	127	66	229	13,471
July	4,354	4,617	2,580	539	1,196	133	44	237	13,700
June	5,621	6,354	4,023	888	1,810	191	122	370	19,379
May	4,575	4,670	2,751	575	1,271	123	67	264	14,296
April	3,917	3,932	2,275	494	1,104	105	57	187	12,071
March	4,874	4,466	2,916	610	1,366	121	69	275	14,697
February	4,124	4,006	2,626	499	1,208	99	66	204	12,832
January	2,920	2,754	1,955	393	880	72	44	162	9,180

2009 New company registrations

Month	NSW	VIC	QLD	SA	WA	TAS	NT	ACT	Total
December	3,555	3,726	2,223	464	1,054	107	43	179	11,351
November	4,095	3,772	2,652	524	1,192	122	81	211	12,649
October	3,995	3,872	2,596	491	1,221	121	53	181	12,530
September	4,296	4,046	2,709	549	1,137	90	69	182	13,078
August	3,955	3,836	2,467	528	1,085	86	65	206	12,228
July	4,377	4,157	2,743	557	1,162	102	54	224	13,376
June	5,366	5,889	3,632	803	1,678	180	106	303	17,957
May	3,986	4,077	2,463	524	1,191	128	59	235	12,663
April	3,442	3,606	2,203	416	925	107	74	177	10,950
March	3,876	3,605	2,461	485	1,074	85	69	194	11,849
February	3,510	3,042	2,093	429	853	83	47	144	10,201
January	2,675	2,249	1,627	367	690	68	41	105	7,822

2008 New company registrations

Month	NSW	VIC	QLD	SA	WA	TAS	NT	ACT	Total
December	2,794	2,799	1,698	371	740	72	48	125	8,647
November	3,097	3,001	1,945	446	813	79	65	151	9,597
October	3,401	3,443	2,360	507	911	95	70	156	10,943
September	3,738	3,555	2,418	505	1,001	108	52	164	11,541
August	3,536	3,367	2,274	512	1,033	99	49	139	11,009
July	4,187	4,062	2,692	596	1,280	145	59	224	13,245
June	5,182	5,830	3,995	927	1,971	167	89	356	18,517
May	4,233	4,203	2,849	643	1,427	135	60	239	13,789
April	3,734	3,667	2,650	617	1,167	97	51	189	12,172
March	3,538	3,292	2,478	477	992	79	57	169	11,082
February	3,712	3,702	2,729	518	1,173	90	63	210	12,197
January	2,939	2,786	2,248	439	1,003	86	51	178	9,730

2007 New company registrations

Month	NSW	VIC	QLD	SA	WA	TAS	NT	ACT	Total
December	2,669	2,998	2,034	438	892	88	51	149	9,319
November	3,743	3,638	2,771	559	1,203	107	68	190	12,279
October	3,630	3,714	2,765	581	1,280	94	60	198	12,322
September	3,394	3,518	2,571	502	1,126	86	46	211	11,454
August	4,037	4,125	2,889	603	1,317	101	65	190	13,327
July	4,063	4,045	2,823	531	1,374	111	66	202	13,215
June	6,462	6,588	4,401	920	2,245	204	77	371	21,268
May	5,304	5,130	3,468	803	1,724	170	67	266	16,932
April	3,656	3,507	2,484	564	1,227	107	40	199	11,784
March	4,502	4,209	3,116	600	1,361	124	68	244	14,224
February	3,849	3,579	2,704	449	1,204	90	55	217	12,147
January	3,090	2,929	2,190	427	1,058	85	47	164	9,990

2006 New company registrations

Month	NSW	VIC	QLD	SA	WA	TAS	NT	ACT	Total
December	2,859	2,926	1,809	400	896	75	56	149	9,170
November	3,715	3,773	2,397	459	1,193	98	57	216	11,908
October	3,473	3,658	2,301	432	1,094	119	39	177	11,293
September	3,600	3,472	2,321	480	1,170	92	41	154	11,330
August	3,945	3,999	2,462	504	1,190	122	49	191	12,462
July	4,424	4,349	2,794	561	1,367	135	55	231	13,916
June	3,990	4,614	2,728	636	1,587	128	63	235	13,981
May	3,825	3,844	2,290	554	1,224	110	55	212	12,114
April	2,669	2,721	1,773	339	859	74	42	130	8,607
March	3,797	3,555	2,558	438	1,106	86	67	178	11,785
February	3,107	3,016	2,088	399	1,000	85	66	141	9,902
January	2,471	2,269	1,666	334	846	71	41	116	7,814

2005 New company registrations

Month	NSW	VIC	QLD	SA	WA	TAS	NT	ACT	Total
December	2,492	2,661	1,584	286	727	81	32	161	8,024
November	3,170	3,030	1,936	425	866	93	64	144	9,728
October	2,856	2,757	1,809	314	786	70	41	139	8,772
September	3,342	3,109	1,952	370	844	98	37	150	9,902
August	3,534	3,260	2,067	429	873	91	51	126	10,431
July	3,501	3,193	2,035	382	803	76	47	201	10,238
June	4,892	5,280	3,256	719	1,428	149	59	255	16,038
May	3,512	3,567	2,307	411	918	112	34	174	11,035
April	3,179	2,957	2,017	383	760	87	38	127	9,548
March	3,479	3,212	2,126	417	855	87	43	185	10,404
February	3,287	2,975	1,983	450	859	82	27	216	9,879
January	2,412	2,187	1,519	306	701	62	37	122	7,346

2004 New company registrations

Month	NSW	VIC	QLD	SA	WA	TAS	NT	ACT	Total
December	2,600	2,743	1,720	333	727	87	35	120	8,365
November	3,254	2,905	1,934	409	840	84	52	162	9,640
October	2,911	2,796	1,832	376	696	67	47	134	8,859
September	3,324	3,104	1,975	397	802	80	56	170	9,908
August	3,571	2,959	1,930	465	722	63	35	157	9,902
July	3,703	3,107	2,083	489	871	87	35	164	10,539
June	4,882	4,914	3,292	767	1,303	165	57	267	15,647
May	3,813	3,169	2,098	464	870	93	35	177	10,719
April	3,132	2,826	1,857	347	691	87	47	167	9,154
March	4,087	3,385	2,374	486	875	114	39	177	11,537
February	3,507	2,801	1,948	440	722	61	36	131	9,646
January	2,670	2,186	1,633	333	552	64	30	122	7,590

2003 New company registrations

Month	NSW	VIC	QLD	SA	WA	TAS	NT	ACT	Total
December	2,840	2,295	1,554	334	593	53	20	119	7,808
November	3,240	2,596	1,795	365	697	66	29	148	8,936
October	3,478	3,014	2,105	345	773	120	44	146	10,025
September	3,722	3,007	1,926	435	658	83	35	207	10,073
August	3,676	2,915	2,009	403	695	68	23	156	9,945
July	4,241	3,276	2,091	496	800	94	43	220	11,261
June	4,889	4,667	2,955	761	1,072	117	54	254	14,769
May	3,834	3,233	1,997	497	756	81	32	162	10,592
April	2,945	2,414	1,610	357	618	60	29	138	8,171
March	3,388	2,554	1,865	434	652	56	28	170	9,147
February	3,209	2,464	1,603	392	642	55	27	147	8,539
January	2,551	2,032	1,305	322	533	42	30	116	6,931

2002 New company registrations

Month	NSW	VIC	QLD	SA	WA	TAS	NT	ACT	Total
December	2,338	2,091	1,269	278	479	53	27	114	6,649
November	2,953	2,380	1,511	381	581	47	28	149	8,030
October	3,113	2,619	1,561	348	590	52	38	125	8,446
September	3,198	2,457	1,480	374	565	47	38	156	8,315
August	3,194	2,612	1,527	368	561	59	29	115	8,465
July	3,661	3,060	1,740	402	681	77	31	211	9,863
June	3,845	3,743	2,409	682	907	94	42	211	11,933
May	3,756	2,928	1,791	459	697	78	41	179	9,929
April	2,809	2,274	1,347	287	521	39	37	136	7,450
March	2,876	2,247	1,330	368	554	47	39	119	7,580
February	2,723	2,145	1,371	337	493	47	30	131	7,277
January	2,208	1,761	1,080	258	484	38	20	92	5,941

2001 New company registrations

Month	NSW	VIC	QLD	SA	WA	TAS	NT	ACT	Total
December	1,940	1,571	897	234	383	41	19	88	5,173
November	2,545	2,042	1,176	318	480	34	32	129	6,756
October	2,470	1,988	1,192	310	508	43	24	133	6,668
September	2,486	1,841	1,072	286	465	39	24	107	6,320
August	2,863	2,116	1,207	320	539	59	26	134	7,264
July	2,971	2,488	1,293	329	573	55	34	141	7,884
June	3,423	3,128	1,841	510	769	80	45	144	9,940
May	2,967	2,406	1,215	333	598	46	28	128	7,721
April	2,002	1,576	927	244	403	26	31	115	5,324
March	2,627	1,947	1,127	291	500	41	33	120	6,686
February	2,400	1,728	948	242	477	55	29	98	5,977
January	1,958	1,468	867	211	469	25	27	73	5,098

2000 New company registrations

Month	NSW	VIC	QLD	SA	WA	TAS	NT	ACT	TOTAL
January	2,439	1,947	976	280	564	43	24	117	6,390
February	3,582	2,448	1,286	368	694	33	42	131	8,584
March	4,258	3,057	1,565	461	854	64	49	170	10,478
April	2,947	2,173	1,085	296	622	60	25	117	7,326
May	4,669	3,405	1,606	485	914	104	47	194	11,424
June	4,194	3,192	1,774	561	852	69	47	218	10,907
July	2,819	2,000	1,017	267	496	37	23	123	6,782
August	2,850	2,052	1,074	266	531	49	27	126	6,975
September	2,106	1,638	897	249	475	44	21	92	5,522
October	2,085	1,544	913	229	476	42	22	82	5,393
November	2,463	1,647	986	277	467	50	21	96	6,007
December	1,791	1,428	764	212	333	30	20	100	4,678

1999 New company registrations

Month	NSW	VIC	QLD	SA	WA	TAS	NT	ACT	TOTAL
January	2,292	1,968	1,031	276	554	26	39	118	6,304
February	3,045	2,329	1,250	335	614	44	40	146	7,803
March	3,625	2,767	1,313	423	693	55	38	136	9,050
April	2,951	2,452	1,188	339	617	58	45	119	7,769
May	3,593	2,814	1,356	458	740	69	38	176	9,244
June	4,715	4,171	2,142	795	1,145	114	64	244	13,390
July	4,146	3,380	1,705	479	867	79	35	184	10,875
August	3,537	2,506	1,317	446	731	65	44	162	8,808
September	3,436	2,473	1,353	420	676	58	35	157	8,608
October	2,872	2,244	1,212	352	623	63	44	131	7,541
November	3,120	2,285	1,217	370	664	64	33	148	7,901
December	2,557	2,031	1,021	307	518	52	32	113	6,631