Why Australia’s business registrations just hit their strongest August ever
Business
Over 104,000 new businesses registered in August alone – discover which postcodes are leading Australia’s startup revolution.
What’s happening: Australia registered 104,784 new ABNs in August 2025, marking a 21% surge year-on-year and the strongest August on record. The Lawpath New Business Index reveals sole traders are driving growth, with registrations among 18-24-year-olds jumping 62%.
Why this matters: This entrepreneurial boom signals a fundamental shift in Australia’s business landscape, with younger founders and suburban regions emerging as new economic powerhouses, reshaping traditional assumptions about where and how businesses are created.
Australia’s entrepreneurial engine hit overdrive in August 2025, with new business registrations reaching unprecedented levels that reveal a dramatic transformation in who’s starting companies and where they’re choosing to build them.
The newly launched Lawpath New Business Index recorded 104,784 new Australian Business Numbers (ABNs) registered in August,...
