109,710 New Businesses in April. The data driving Australia's latest boom
Breaking down founder ages, business origins, and the industries driving Australia forward
January 2024 - April 2026 • Monthly ABN Registration Trends and Insights
109,710
ABN registrations this month
+6.41%
Growth Rate (YoY)
95,628
Monthly Average
January 2024 - April 2026 • Monthly ACN Registration Trends and Insights
29,909
ACN registrations this month
+9.03%
Growth Rate (YoY)
28,685
Monthly Average
January 2024 - April 2026 • GST Registration Trends and Insights
30,366
GST registrations this month
-14.57%
Growth Rate (YoY)
29,210
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.
April’s numbers show Australia’s new business growth is still strong, but no longer follows the old Sydney-Melbourne CBD script. 109,710 new businesses were registered, up 6.41% YoY, while 29,909 companies were registered, up 9.03%.
The fastest growth came from smaller states and territories. Tasmania led at 25.71% YoY growth, followed by the Northern Territory at 15.40%, South Australia at 12.44% and Western Australia at 11.11%. NSW and Victoria still carried the highest registration volumes, but April’s strongest growth rates came from outside the two largest state economies.
At a suburb level, Melbourne CBD 3000 and Sydney CBD 2000 remained major registration hubs, showing the CBDs still matter even as the growth story becomes more nationally spread.
The founder profile also looks more mature and practical, with 45–54-year-olds making up the largest age cohort in April, while Personal and Other Services, Property and Business Services, and Retail Trade topped the industry mix. Together, the data points to a broader, older and more distributed wave of Australian business formation.
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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