July emerges as Australia’s entrepreneurial launchpad month with 35,844 new companies registered, marking 20.41% surge as founders transition from side hustles to structured businesses.
What’s happening: Australia registered 118,162 new businesses in July 2025, with the 18-24 age group exploding 147.6% year-on-year whilst overseas-born founders comprised 67.77% of registrations, led by Indian entrepreneurs at 25.15%.
Why this matters: Real-time data reveals July as Australia’s entrepreneurial launchpad month, with founders choosing structured approaches over immediate trading as AI tools lower barriers whilst GST registrations drop 25.19% indicating calculated, test-and-learn strategies.
July has confirmed its status as Australia’s entrepreneurial launchpad month, with 118,162 new ABN registrations nudging up 0.96% year-on-year whilst company formations surged dramatically.
The Lawpath New Business Index combines verified data from the Australian Business Register (ABR) and ASIC with anonymised insights from thousands of platform registrations, delivering a month-by-month view of who is starting businesses and which industries are driving growth.
Australia’s broader business landscape continues evolving, with recent data showing significant structural shifts in how entrepreneurs are choosing to establish their ventures.
“July has emerged as Australia’s launchpad month for entrepreneurs. Coming off tax season, we’re seeing a surge in founders moving from ideas to registered businesses, fuelled by AI-driven tools and the growing demand for flexible income streams,” said Tom Willis, Chief Marketing Officer at Lawpath.
Launchpad month confirmed
The real momentum appeared in company formations, with 35,844 new ACNs representing a substantial 20.41% surge that signals more founders are building with structure, scale, and growth in mind.
This surge contrasts sharply with GST registrations, which dipped 25.19% to 46,852, suggesting a shift toward leaner, test-and-learn launches over immediate trading. “This is the season where intent meets action. As EOFY wraps and a new financial year begins, Australians are moving from side hustles and business ideas into execution mode,” according to Lawpath’s analysis.
Sole traders maintained dominance with 80,717 registrations representing 68.3% of all new businesses, up 4.08% year-on-year, whilst company ABNs captured 18.1% with 21,360 registrations.
Youth explosion continues
The 18-24 age group delivered the most dramatic surge, exploding 147.6% year-on-year to represent 5.05% of all founder registrations through the Lawpath platform. The 30-34 age group remained the largest cohort at 22.82% of founders, whilst the 35-39 bracket comprised 18.25% and the 45-54 group represented 18.16%.
Understanding Australia’s entrepreneur types helps explain why different age demographics are increasingly choosing entrepreneurship as a viable career path across multiple life stages.
Indian entrepreneurs dominate
Overseas-born founders comprised 67.77% of registrations, with Indian entrepreneurs leading at 25.15% of all new businesses, showing 13% year-on-year growth.
Australian-born founders represented 32.23% with 3% growth, whilst China contributed 7.86% despite a 1% decline. South Africa showed the most dramatic surge with 450% growth to reach 2.14% of registrations, whilst New Zealand founders increased 32% to 2.43%.
Pakistan maintained steady representation at 2.62%, whilst the United Kingdom contributed 2.62% with 4% growth.
Structure beats speed
Media and Telecommunications dominated industry registrations at 19.6% with 4% growth, followed by Health and Social services at 13.82% with impressive 31% growth.
Construction delivered spectacular performance with 10.05% share and 100% year-on-year growth, whilst Manufacturing surged 63% to capture 7.79% of registrations.
Real Estate and Rental services doubled with 100% growth to reach 4.52%, demonstrating strong property market confidence.
Professional and Technical services represented 11.81% despite a 29% decline, whilst Finance and Insurance captured 4.27% with a 6% drop.
“Behind the numbers is a story of calculated ambition. With AI tools lowering the barrier to launch, and global demand creating new paths to growth, founders are choosing when and how they formalise,” Willis explained.
Western Australia led state-by-state growth with 7.95% increase, capturing 10.7% of national registrations with 12,643 new businesses.
New South Wales maintained the largest share at 31.9% with 37,782 registrations, followed by Victoria at 26.8% with 31,750 new businesses. Queensland secured 20.8% with 24,588 registrations, whilst metropolitan areas dominated with 69.11% of all business formations concentrated in major cities.
The Index reveals entrepreneurs are increasingly choosing structure over speed, laying legal foundations whilst testing market demand before committing to immediate trading obligations.
Data sourced from Lawpath’s New Business Index, which combines Australian Business Register and ASIC statistics.
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