The majority of Australian businesses, 62 percent, did not have any employees in 2018. This indicates that many businesses were self-employed people working for themselves. In Australia, a business that has fewer than 200 employees is categorized as being a small and medium-sized enterprise (SME). Around 98 percent of all Australian businesses fell under this category in 2019.
Distribution of businesses in Australia in 2018, by employment size
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Australian Banking Association. (August 30, 2019). Distribution of businesses in Australia in 2018, by employment size [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1047556/australia-share-of-companies-by-employee-numbers/
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