Sex,Number of sole traders 2017/18,Number of sole traders 2018/19,Number of sole traders 2019/20,Number of sole traders 2020/21,Number of sole traders 2021/22
Male,886846,916676,953052,990149,1016406
Female,518889,555229,588087,643274,680115
Total,1405735,1471905,1541139,1633423,1696521
Note: The accessed ABS data sets for this DataLab analysis utilised binary sex classifications.
Source: Based on ABS, Customised report, 2025.