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2004 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
New company registrations

Registration statistics for other years


2004 Total number of companies registered in Australia



NSW
VIC
QLD
SA
WA
TAS
NT
ACT
Total
Dec
490,577
431,376
220,811
80,397
123,602
15,298
7568
25,441
1,395,070
Nov
489,132
429,541
219,622
80,238
123,136
15,244
7551
25,386
1,389,850
Oct
487,237
427,606
218,267
80,012
122,599
15,210
7511
25,287
1,383,729
Sep
486,008
425,975
217,129
79,856
122,274
15,190
7489
25,244
1,379,165
Aug
484,080
423,743
215,657
79,666
121,737
15,145
7449
25,148
1,372,625
Jly
482,781
422,481
214,620
79,475
121,492
15,134
7446
25,111
1,368,540
Jun
479,596
419,744
212,737
79,055
120,715
15,059
7414
24,985
1,359,305
May
476,610
416,182
210,247
78,531
119,868
14,921
7394
24,834
1,348,587
Apl
474,544
414,372
209,300
78,320
119,541
14,881
7392
24,743
1,343,093
Mar
472,441
412,215
207,903
78,104
119,094
14,821
7369
24,635
1,336,582
Feb
471,969
410,953
206,260
77,817
118,568
14,755
7383
24,609
1,332,314
Jan
469,647
408,996
204,769
77,530
118,150
14,729
7356
24,526
1,325,703



2004 New company registrations



NSW
VIC
QLD
SA
WA
TAS
NT
ACT
Total
Dec
2600
2743
1720
333
727
87
35
120
8365
Nov
3254
2905
1934
409
840
84
52
162
9640
Oct
2911
2796
1832
376
696
67
47
134
8859
Sep
3324
3104
1975
397
802
80
56
170
9908
Aug
3571
2959
1930
465
722
63
35
157
9902
Jly
3703
3107
2083
489
871
87
35
164
10,539
Jun
4882
4914
3292
767
1303
165
57
267
15,647
May
3813
3169
2098
464
870
93
35
177
10,719
Apl
3132
2826
1857
347
691
87
47
167
9154
Mar
4087
3385
2374
486
875
114
39
177
11,537
Feb
3507
2801
1948
440
722
61
36
131
9646
Jan
2670
2186
1633
333
552
64
30
122
7590

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