What is the Australian Bureau of Statistics Business Register?
The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) uses an economic statistics units model on the Australian Bureau of Statistics Business Register (ABSBR) to describe the characteristics of businesses, and the structural relationships between related businesses. Within large and diverse business groups, the units model is used also to define reporting units that can provide data to the ABS at suitable levels of detail. In mid 2002, to better use the information available as a result of The New Tax System, the ABS changed its business register to a two population model. The vast majority of businesses are in what is call the Australian Tax Office maintained population (ATOMP), while the remaining businesses are in the Australian Bureau of Statistics maintained population (ABSMP). Most businesses in Australia need to obtain an Australian Business Number (ABN), and are then included on the whole-of-government register of businesses, the Australian Business Register (ABR), which is maintained by t
