November 1999 June 2001b June 2003 June 2004 ‘000 % ‘000 % '000 % '000 % Total home-based small businessa 196.6 100.0 254.4 100.0 249.4 100.0 282.4 100.0 Gender predominance Predominately male operators 123.3 62.7 151.9 59.7 154.8 6.21 189.0 66.9 Predominately female operators 30.1 15.3 47.6 18.7 45.7 18.3 45.6 16.1 Equal male and female operators 43.2 22.0 54.9 21.6 48.8 19.6 47.9 17.0 Employer size group Non employing businesses 113.8 57.9 163.2 64.2 165.6 66.4 190.7 67.5 1-4 employees 77.4 39.4 84.2 33.1 76.7 30.8 82.3 29.1 5-19 employees 5.4 2.7 7.0 2.8 7.1 2.8 9.4c 3.3 Age of Business Less than 1 year 23.3 11.9 41.0 16.1 29.0 11.6 40.6 14.4 1 to less than 5 years 68.1 34.6 100.7 39.6 87.3 35.0 111.1 39.9 5 to less than 10 years 43.7 22.2 35.8 14.1 49.3 19.8 49.9 17.7 10 years or more 61.5 31.3 76.9 30.2 83.8 33.6 80.8 26.6 Number of operators 1 operator 144.0 73.2 191.9 75.4 188.2 75.5 224.6 79.5 2 operators 48.0 24.4 58.5 23.0 58.2 23.4 55.7 19.7 3 or more operators 4.6 2.4 4.1 1.6 2.9 1.2 2.1d 0.8 Use of Computers Has a computer 105.8 53.8 157.1 61.8 170.8 68.5 191.8 67.9 Does not have a computer 90.8 46.2 97.3 38.2 78.6 31.5 90.7 32.1 Internet Use Has a computer & access to the Internet 64.2 32.6 130.9 51.4 150.1 60.2 166.5 59.0 Internet used for: Email 54.0 27.5 111.6 43.9 125.1 50.2 139.3 49.3 Research 43.8 22.3 105.4 41.4 115.4 46.3 136.6 48.4 Making or receiving payments 15.2 7.7 39.6 15.6 66.1 26.5 78.4 27.8 Other 21.1 10.7 107.1 42.1 126.6 50.8 142.2 50.3
November 1999
June 2003
June 2004
‘000
%
Total home-based small businessa
196.6
100.0
Gender predominance
Predominately male operators
123.3
62.7
Predominately female operators
30.1
15.3
Equal male and female operators
43.2
22.0
Employer size group
Non employing businesses
113.8
57.9
1-4 employees
77.4
39.4
5-19 employees
5.4
2.7
Age of Business
Less than 1 year
23.3
11.9
1 to less than 5 years
68.1
34.6
5 to less than 10 years
43.7
22.2
10 years or more
61.5
31.3
Number of operators
1 operator
144.0
73.2
2 operators
48.0
24.4
3 or more operators
4.6
2.4
Home-based businesses are defined as those businesses where the person(s) usually conducts most of their work at or from their residential address.
It is reasonable to assume that the numbers for June 2001 were likely to have been impacted by the requirements of the New Tax System, where many very small businesses were captured for the first time in statistical collections.
Estimate has a relative standard error of 15% to less than 25% and should be used with caution.
Estimate has a relative standard error of 25% to 50% and should be used with caution.
Source: ABS, "June, 2004 Characteristics of Small Business", no. 8127.0.
June 2001b
Total HBB operatorsa
255.7
Sex of operators
Male
186.8
73.1
Female
68.9
26.9
Age of Operators
Less than 30
30.7
12.0
30 to 50
144.3
56.4
Greater than 50
80.7
31.6
Hours worked by operators
1-10 hours
28.3
11.1
11-20 hours
25.8
10.1
21-34 hours
24.7
9.6
35-50 hours
127.8
50.0
51-75 hours
41.1
16.1
More than 75 hours
7.9
3.1
Ethnicity of operators
Born in Australia
174.8
68.4
Born overseas
80.9
Number of businesses operated
One business
243.7
95.3
Two businesses
10.3
4.0
Three or more businesses
1.7e
0.7
It is reasonable to assume that the numbers for June 2001 were likely to have been impacted by the requirements of the New Tax System, where many very small businesses where captured for the first time in statistical collections.
Estimate has a relative standard error greater than 50% and is considered too unreliable for general use.
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