Historical data
Focus on PDV
Trends by state
Number of PDV businesses, income and employment by state, 1996/97, 1999/00, 2002/03 and 2006/07
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Number of businesses | Income | Employment
Number of businesses
In 2006/07, of a total of 497 PDV businesses in Australia, over two-thirds (364) were based in NSW, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics Service Industry Survey. Significant non-employing businesses (i.e. those with an annual turnover of at least $70,000) were included for the first time, comprising 147 businesses or 29.6 per cent of the national total.
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Income
NSW businesses had the greatest share of total income earned by the PDV sector in 2006/07 ($288 million or 64.9 per cent of total), followed by Victoria and Queensland. Significant non-employing businesses (i.e. those with an annual turnover of at least $70,000) were included for the first time, comprising 147 businesses or 4.8 per cent of the national total income.
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Employment
As of the end of June 2007, NSW was the largest employer in the PDV sector, followed by Victoria and Queensland. Significant non-employing businesses (i.e. those with an annual turnover of at least $70,000) were included for the first time, comprising 147 businesses or 5.6 per cent of the national employment total; by definition, these were working proprietors and partners.
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