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SMEs constitute over 90% of enterprises in several Industries.

Enterprises with 0-19 FTEs are most predominant in the property and business services sector, with SMEs accounting for 98.9 percent of all enterprises in this sector. Small businesses constitute the majority of these, making up 94.6 percent of enterprises in this industry.

SMEs are also dominant in the finance and insurance, personal and other services, construction, and communication services industries making up at least 98 percent of businesses in each of these industry groups. Small businesses again account for the majority of SMEs in each of these sectors.

Figure 8 illustrates the significance of SMEs in each ANZSIC (Australia and New Zealand Industrial Classification) group.

Of all SMEs the majority provide property and business services.

Over a third (33.9 percent) of all SMEs are property and business service providers. A further 12.4 percent are in the construction industry and 11.5 percent are in the retail trade industry. Very small proportions of SMEs are in the government administration and defence (0.02 percent), electricity, gas and water supply (0.05 percent) and mining (0.12 percent) industries.

Figure 8: Significance of SMEs by ANZSIC Classification¹⁰

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¹⁰ANZSIC industry classifications used in this section are: A - Agriculture, forestry and fishing, B - Mining, C - Manufacturing, D - Electricity, gas and water supply, E - Construction, F - Wholesale trade, G - Retail trade, H - Accommodation, cafes and restaurants, I - Transport and storage, J - Communication services, K - Finance and insurance, L - Property and business services, M - Government administration and defence, N - Education, O - Health and community services, P - Cultural and recreational services, Q - Personal and other services.