2016 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.
Registration statistics for other years
2016 Total number of companies registered in Australia
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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 |
2016 New company registrations
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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 |