ANZSCO 5512

Bookkeepers

Overview

EMPLOYED

90,100

PART-TIME SHARE

60%

FEMALE SHARE

89%

MEDIAN WEEKLY EARNINGS

$1,501

MEDIAN AGE

52

ANNUAL EMPLOYMENT GROWTH

-2,400

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Summary

Bookkeepers maintain and evaluate records of financial transactions in account books and computerised accounting systems.

Tasks

  • Keeping financial records, and maintaining and balancing accounts using manual and computerised systems
  • Monitoring cash flow and lines of credit
  • Preparing and producing financial statements, budget and expenditure reports and analyses using account books, ledgers and accounting software packages
  • Preparing invoices, purchase orders and bank deposits
  • Reconciling accounts against monthly bank statements
  • Verifying recorded transactions and reporting irregularities to management
  • May be required to prepare forms reporting business tax entitlements and obligations such as the amount of goods and services tax paid and collected

ANZSCO Classification

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    Earnings and Hours

    Weekly Earnings (Before Tax)
    Source: Share of workers who work full-time hours: ABS, Labour Force Survey, 2024, four-quarter average, customised report.
    Average full-time hours worked per week: ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence.
    Median full-time earnings per week and Median hourly earnings: ABS, Survey of Employee Earnings and Hours, May 2023, customised report.
    Note: median earnings data have not been produced for some occupations where there is a high standard error, and are published with "N/A" values.
    Earnings and Hours Bookkeepers All Occupations
    Share of workers who work full-time hours 40% 69%
    Average full-time hours worked per week 41 hours 44 hours
    Median full-time earnings per week $1,501 $1,697
    Median hourly earnings $40 $43

    Industries

    Bookkeepers work in industries like:

    Source: Ranked using ABS, Labour Force Survey, 2024, four-quarter average data, custom report.
    Note: industries that comprise less than 5% of an occupation have been suppressed.

    States and territories

    New South Wales

    26.1%

    Victoria

    26.7%

    Queensland

    25.4%

    South Australia

    6.5%

    Tasmania

    2.1%

    Northern Territory

    1.1%

    Australian Capital Territory

    1.1%

    Source: ABS Labour Force Survey, Detailed, August 2025, Jobs and Skills Australia trend data.

    Age and gender

    Age and Gender Profile
    Source: ABS, Labour Force Survey, 2024, four-quarter average, customised report.
    Age and Gender Bookkeepers All Occupations
    Median age 52 years 39 years
    Female share of employment 89% 48%
    Source: ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence.
    Age Profile (% Share) All Occupations Bookkeepers
    15–19 5.2 0.7
    20–24 9.1 2.1
    25–34 22.7 11.9
    35–44 22.3 20.4
    45–54 20.4 26.0
    55–59 8.8 14.0
    60–64 6.5 11.5
    65 and Over 4.9 13.4

    Education

    Registration or licencing may be required.

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    Source: ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence.
    Highest Level of Educational Attainment (% Share) All Occupations Bookkeepers
    Post Graduate/Graduate Diploma or Graduate Certificate 12.2 7.1
    Bachelor degree 23.2 19.9
    Advanced Diploma/Diploma 11.1 17.3
    Certificate III/IV 19.5 18.8
    Year 12 15.9 14.9
    Year 11 4.0 5.3
    Year 10 and below 9.7 11.2
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      Australian and New Zealand Standard Classification of Occupations

      Australian and New Zealand Standard Classification of Occupations (ANZSCO) is the skill-based classification system used to categorise occupations in the Australian and New Zealand labour markets. ANZSCO provides a basis for the standardised collection, analysis and dissemination of occupation data. Visit the ABS website to learn how ANZSCO works. Jobs and Skills Australia displays data for occupations that are defined by ANZSCO 2013 Version 1.3.