2006 Company registration statistics
Statistics are allocated geographically, on the basis of the state companies are registered in rather than where their business is carried on.
Total number of companies registered in Australia
Registration statistics for other years
2006 Total number of companies registered in Australia
 |
NSW |
VIC |
QLD |
SA |
WA |
TAS |
NT |
ACT |
TOTAL |
|
Dec |
520,354 |
474,334 |
251,252 |
84,791 |
136,965 |
16,457 |
8024 |
27,203 |
1,519,380 |
|
Nov |
518,909 |
472,579 |
249,968 |
84,566 |
136,341 |
16,410 |
7997 |
27,118 |
1,513,888 |
|
Oct |
516,774 |
465,464 |
248,234 |
84,302 |
135,480 |
20,897 |
7960 |
26,976 |
1,506,087 |
|
Sept |
515,396 |
467,838 |
246,824 |
84,117 |
134,794 |
16,294 |
7933 |
26,893 |
1,500,089 |
|
August |
513,715 |
465,816 |
245,264 |
83,869 |
134,065 |
16,256 |
7918 |
26851 |
1,493,754 |
|
July |
512,358 |
463,650 |
243,846 |
83,681 |
133,338 |
16,185 |
7906 |
26,791 |
1,487,755 |
|
June |
510,748 |
461,193 |
242,165 |
83,388 |
132,499 |
16,112 |
7878 |
26,701 |
1,480,684 |
|
May |
508,836 |
458,030 |
240,275 |
82,988 |
131,321 |
16,036 |
7847 |
26,553 |
1,471,886 |
|
April |
506,801 |
455,502 |
238,808 |
82,644 |
130,501 |
15,954 |
7821 |
26,418 |
1,464,449 |
|
Mar |
506,254 |
454,202 |
237,881 |
82,547 |
130,046 |
15,936 |
7807 |
26,401 |
1,461,074 |
|
Feb |
504,284 |
451,999 |
236,076 |
82,303 |
129,333 |
15,905 |
7768 |
26,329 |
1,453,997 |
|
Jan |
501,978 |
449,654 |
234,337 |
82,020 |
128,507 |
15,838 |
7719 |
26,220 |
1,446,273 |
2006 New company registrations
|
NSW |
VIC |
QLD |
SA |
WA |
TAS |
NT |
ACT |
Total |
|
Dec |
2859 |
2926 |
1809 |
400 |
896 |
75 |
56 |
149 |
9170 |
|
Nov |
3715 |
3773 |
2397 |
459 |
1193 |
98 |
57 |
216 |
11,908 |
|
Oct |
3473 |
3658 |
2301 |
432 |
1094 |
119 |
39 |
177 |
11,293 |
|
Sept |
3600 |
3472 |
2321 |
480 |
1170 |
92 |
41 |
154 |
11,330 |
|
August |
3945 |
3999 |
2462 |
504 |
1190 |
122 |
49 |
191 |
12,462 |
|
July |
4424 |
4349 |
2794 |
561 |
1367 |
135 |
55 |
231 |
13,916 |
|
June |
3990 |
4614 |
2728 |
636 |
1587 |
128 |
63 |
235 |
13,981 |
|
May |
3825 |
3844 |
2290 |
554 |
1224 |
110 |
55 |
212 |
12,114 |
|
April |
2669 |
2721 |
1773 |
339 |
859 |
74 |
42 |
130 |
8607 |
|
Mar |
3797 |
3555 |
2558 |
438 |
1106 |
86 |
67 |
178 |
11,785 |
|
Feb |
3107 |
3016 |
2088 |
399 |
1000 |
85 |
66 |
141 |
9902 |
|
Jan |
2471 |
2269 |
1666 |
334 |
846 |
71 |
41 |
116 |
7814 |