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2005 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


2005 Total number of companies registered in Australia



NSW
VIC
QLD
SA
WA
TAS
NT
ACT
TOTAL
Dec
503,993
450,705
234,506
82,169
128,639
15,858
7723
26,278
1,449,871
Nov
504,957
450,616
234,283
82,271
128,571
15,830
7741
26,251
1,450,520
Oct
503,468
448,827
233,076
82,063
128,045
15,775
7702
26,186
1,445,142
Sep
502,821
447,767
232,226
82,030
127,753
15,755
7677
26,186
1,442,215
Aug
500,405
445,378
230,692
81,786
127,099
15,669
7643
26,086
1,434,758
July
500,099
444,376
229,876
81,754
126,936
15,633
7632
26,102
1,432,408
June
498,763
442,639
228,805
81,591
126,582
15,593
7616
25,984
1,427,573
May
496,532
439,220
226,689
81,159
125,708
15,498
7607
25,845
1,418,258
Apl
495,087
437,185
225,264
80,994
125,250
15,444
7600
25,774
1,412,598
Mar
494,399
435,919
224,315
80,914
124,979
15,414
7594
25,744
1,409,278
Feb
492,918
434,086
223,034
80,724
124,503
15,365
7576
25,641
1,403,847
Jan
491,130
432,247
221,619
80,471
123,987
15,318
7576
25,478
1,397,826


2005 New company registrations



NSW
VIC
QLD
SA
WA
TAS
NT
ACT
Total
Dec
2492
2661
1584
286
727
81
32
161
8024
Nov
3170
3,030
1936
425
866
93
64
144
9728
Oct
2856
2757
1809
314
786
70
41
139
8772
Sep
3342
3109
1952
370
844
98
37
150
9902
Aug
3534
3260
2067
429
873
91
51
126
10,431
July
3501
3193
2035
382
803
76
47
201
10,238
June
4892
5280
3256
719
1428
149
59
255
16,038
May
3512
3567
2307
411
918
112
34
174
11,035
Apl
3179
2957
2017
383
760
87
38
127
9548
Mar
3479
3212
2126
417
855
87
43
185
10,404
Feb
3287
2975
1983
450
859
82
27
216
9879
Jan
2412
2187
1519
306
701
62
37
122
7346

Registration statistics for other years
Insolvency statistics


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