115,934 New Businesses in June. The data driving Australia's latest boom
Breaking down founder ages, business origins, and the industries driving Australia forward
January 2024 - June 2026 • Monthly ABN Registration Trends and Insights
115,934
ABN registrations this month
+7.83%
Growth Rate (YoY)
94,498
Monthly Average
January 2024 - June 2026 • Monthly ACN Registration Trends and Insights
43,393
ACN registrations this month
+12.55%
Growth Rate (YoY)
29,289
Monthly Average
January 2024 - June 2026 • GST Registration Trends and Insights
24,548
GST registrations this month
+4.46%
Growth Rate (YoY)
29,208
Monthly Average
We launched the Lawpath New Business Index to answer a simple but important question: how is entrepreneurship in Australia really evolving? For too long, conversations about small business have relied on lagging reports or isolated anecdotes. We wanted to give founders, policymakers, and industry leaders a clear, timely view of what’s actually happening.
Each month, the Index brings together verified data from the Australian Business Register (ABR) and ASIC with anonymised insights from thousands of registrations on the Lawpath platform. The result is a unique picture of who is starting businesses, where they are based, and which industries are driving growth.
Our goal is to make this information useful. Not just as a snapshot, but as a way to spot trends, challenge assumptions, and inspire action. When we understand the shifts happening in entrepreneurship, we can help shape a stronger, more resilient business landscape for Australia.
Key growth signals from the ABN registry and Australia’s latest new business registrations.
June’s numbers show Australia’s new business growth holding firm, and the geographic story keeps shifting further from the CBDs. 115,934 new businesses were registered, up 7.83% YoY, while 43,393 companies were registered, up 9.03%.
Growth this month came from the smaller jurisdictions again, though the leaderboard reshuffled. Tasmania led at 13.31% YoY growth, followed by the ACT at 13.16%, Western Australia at 9.32%, NSW at 7.58% and Queensland at 7.42%. NSW and Victoria still carried the highest registration volumes, but June’s strongest growth rates came from outside the two largest state economies.
At a suburb level, the usual script flipped: Sydney CBD 2000 and Melbourne CBD 3000 both cooled, down 7.41% and 3.64% YoY. Growth instead concentrated in Melbourne’s outer suburbs, led by Point Cook 3029 at 20.26%, while Brisbane CBD 4000 bucked the trend, up 27.04%.
The founder profile stayed mature and practical, with 35-39 and 45-54-year-olds tied as the largest cohorts, while Personal Services, Business Services and Construction topped the industry mix. Together, the data points to a business formation wave that’s still broad and still older, but one where CBDs can no longer be assumed to be the growth engine.
A closer look at how Australia’s new businesses are taking shape, from the structures they choose to the regions driving growth.
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Explore our interactive map to see where new businesses are forming across Australia, suburb by suburb.
Key metrics and trends from companies registered through our platform
Data sourced from Lawpath platform. See methodology for full details on data collection and analysis.
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Each month, the Lawpath New Business Index captures how entrepreneurship in Australia is evolving.
Using verified data from the Australian Business Register (ABR) and ASIC, combined with anonymised insights from thousands of registrations processed through the Lawpath platform, we deliver a verified, month‑by‑month view of who is starting businesses, where they are based, and the industries they are choosing.
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