During a survey conducted in 2018 about startups in Australia, around 33.5 percent of respondents stated that they employed between two to five people in full-time roles in their company. In contrast, just two percent of respondents said they employed between 20 and 25 people.
Distribution of startups in Australia in 2018, by number of employees
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Startup Muster. (November 8, 2018). Distribution of startups in Australia in 2018, by number of employees [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 04, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1060828/australia-breakdown-of-startups-by-number-of-employees/
Startup Muster. "Distribution of startups in Australia in 2018, by number of employees." Chart. November 8, 2018. Statista. Accessed October 04, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1060828/australia-breakdown-of-startups-by-number-of-employees/
Startup Muster. (2018). Distribution of startups in Australia in 2018, by number of employees. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 04, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1060828/australia-breakdown-of-startups-by-number-of-employees/
Startup Muster. "Distribution of Startups in Australia in 2018, by Number of Employees." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 Nov 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1060828/australia-breakdown-of-startups-by-number-of-employees/
Startup Muster, Distribution of startups in Australia in 2018, by number of employees Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1060828/australia-breakdown-of-startups-by-number-of-employees/ (last visited October 04, 2023)
Distribution of startups in Australia in 2018, by number of employees [Graph], Startup Muster, November 8, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1060828/australia-breakdown-of-startups-by-number-of-employees/