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There were 155,221 small businesses in South Australia on 30 June 2023, representing 6% of all Australian small businesses (compared to 7% of the population living in South Australia¹).

_{¹Australian Bureau of Statistics, Regional Population, 2021-22, Accessed 15 January 2024}

Table 1: Small business in South Australia, 30 June 2023

_{Total includes a small number of businesses where information is only available at the state/territory level.}

Source: Based on Australian Bureau of Statistics, customised data, 2023.

Table 2: Businesses in South Australia by size, 30 June 2023

_{^* Includes businesses where information is only available at the state/territory level.}

_{¹ This includes a small number of businesses which have income tax withholding roles for purposes other than withholding amounts from wages and salaries (and as such have zero employment).}

_{²Calculated by Ãâ·Ñ½ûÂþ based on the ABS definition of small business of 0-19 employees.}

Source: Based on Australian Bureau of Statistics, customised data, 2023.

Changes in small businesses numbers for South Australia

Chart 1: Annual change in the number of small businesses in South Australia

_{Total includes a small number of businesses where information is only available at the state/territory level.}

Source: Based on Australian Bureau of Statistics, customised data, 2022.

There was a 1% increase in the number of small businesses in South Australia in the year to 30 June 2023. They increased by 1,103 (1%) in Greater Adelaide. The areas with the largest increase in the number of small businesses were:

• Salisbury (increased by 509 small businesses)
• Port Adelaide – East (increased by 423 small businesses)
• Adelaide City (increased by 250 small businesses).

The areas with the largest increase by percent from the year prior were:

• Port Adelaide – East (increased by 7%)
• Salisbury  (increased by 6%)
• Playford (increased by 5%).

The number of small businesses in the rest of South Australia increased by 285 (1%) over the year to 30 June 2023. The areas with the largest increase in the number of small businesses were:

• Fleurieu  â€“ Kangaroo Island (increased by 150 small businesses)
• Outback – North and East, including Port Augusta (increased by 85 small businesses)
• Limestone Coast (increased by 75 small businesses)
• Barossa (increased by 75 small businesses).

The areas with the largest percentage increase from the previous year were:

• Outback  â€“ North and East, including Port Augusta (increased by 7%)
• Fleurieu – Kangaroo Island (increased by 3%)
• Barossa (increased by 2%)
• Yorke Peninsula (increased by 2%).