Business contribution to Australia

• Employs 11 million of the 13 million Australians who work – 6 out of every 7 jobs
• Contributes about 80 per cent of Australia’s final economic output
• Pays $88 billion a year in company tax
• Activity between small, medium & large business is around $550 billion a year
• Responsible for Australia’s export income
• Over 5 million everyday Australians own shares in Australian companies
• Around $380 billion in everyday Australians’ superannuation investments are in Australian listed companies