New Australian business statistics
How many new businesses registered in August 2026, by industry. Nobody else publishes these counts. Quote them freely, with a link.
August 2026 · 7,203 new businesses across tracked industries
Hospitality venues
1,866 registered · up 3% on July
Allied health clinics
929 registered · down 7% on July
Beauty and hair
460 registered · down 9% on July
Fitness and wellness
237 registered · up 6% on July
Trades and home services
1,763 registered · down 5% on July
Construction and building
550 registered · up 1% on July
Automotive
581 registered · down 3% on July
Cleaning
817 registered · down 7% on July
Counts are drawn from the ASIC registers and the Australian Business Register, published as Australian Government open data under CC BY 3.0 AU. Figures update weekly. How the data works.