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Industries with Least Riskiest Business Environments in Australia in 2026

  • 1. Multi-Unit Apartment and Townhouse Construction in Australia

    Business Environment Risk for 2026: 3

    The industry is benefiting from a long-term shift in dwelling preferences away from traditional single-unit houses and towards higher density apartments and townhouses. Still, this trend reversed during a surge in single-unit house construction under the Federal Government's HomeBuilder scheme and a slump in multi-unit dwelling investment to a cyclical low in 2021-22 as multi-unit dwelling commencements plunged 34.9% over the two years to 2019-20. The sharp contraction in multi-unit dwelling ...

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  • 2. Solar Electricity Generation in Australia

    Business Environment Risk for 2026: 3

    As Australia looks to a cleaner future, solar power offers a bright alternative to emissions-intensive fossil fuels. Advances in solar photovoltaic (PV) technologies have made solar commercially viable, with China manufacturing most of the world's solar panels. In contrast to small-scale solar, which is covering more Australian homes than ever before, the utility-scale market remains relatively untapped. Buoyed by public sector support, private capital is now flooding into new solar projects ...

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  • 3. Intellectual Property Leasing in Australia

    Business Environment Risk for 2026: 3

    Intellectual property (IP) leasing firms lease their patents, trademarks, spectrum and other intangible property to businesses for payment. Climbing demand from downstream sectors, like professional, scientific and technical services and financial services firms, has buoyed industry performance in recent years. Industry revenue is expected to rise at an annualised 1.6% over the five years through 2024-25, to $4.5 billion. Historically, over three-quarters of the industry's enterprises have be...

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  • 4. Printing Support Services in Australia

    Business Environment Risk for 2026: 3

    Operators in the Printing Support Services industry have faced challenging operating conditions over the past few years. As the industry primarily services the Printing industry, the rising popularity of digital media weakening printing firms has decreasing industry demand. However, increased activity in downstream advertising and retail trade has supported demand for a range of pre- and post-press services, including image assembly, retouching and laminating. Support services are increasingl...

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  • 5. Personal Welfare Services in Australia

    Business Environment Risk for 2026: 3

    The Personal Welfare Services industry provides community and welfare services to disadvantaged individuals, including children, the elderly and Australians with long-term disabilities. The industry’s services include those designed to assist the frail and disabled in community settings, thereby circumventing the need for institutional care. As such it plays a key role in the wider care and support economy, one of Australia's fastest growing sectors and a key focus area of the current Labor G...

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  • 6. Forestry and Logging in Australia

    Business Environment Risk for 2026: 3

    Weak downstream demand has meant the Forestry and Logging industry has endured challenging operating conditions in recent years. Harvesting volumes have tumbled and downstream demand across key markets has fallen, contributing to a drop in industry profitability over the past five years. Lower demand from wood chipping and drops in residential building construction in particular have driven several years of dwindling revenue. Falling domestic timber prices over the three years through 2024-25...

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  • 7. Log Sawmilling in Australia

    Business Environment Risk for 2026: 3

    The Log Sawmilling industry has faced challenging conditions over the past few years. Various factors have weighed on industry revenue, including the adverse effects of COVID-19, weaker demand for timber products in the building construction markets and production bottlenecks for hardwood sawmillers. Nonetheless, new wood-based building products with broader applications have supported log sawmilling businesses by boosting their products' competitiveness over steel and other substitute buildi...

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  • 8. Crisis and Care Accommodation in Australia

    Business Environment Risk for 2026: 4

    The Crisis and Care Accommodation industry forms part of Australia's community welfare sector and provides services for some of the most economically vulnerable people in Australian society, including children, those with long-term disabilities and the elderly. Even before the COVID-19 pandemic and the cost-of-living crisis, a growing number of Australians were at increased risk of homelessness, with many experiencing financial hardship, persistent disadvantage and social exclusion.

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  • 9. Satellite Communications and Astronautics in Australia

    Business Environment Risk for 2026: 4

    The Satellite Communications and Astronautics industry has displayed solid advancements over the past few years. Australia is geographically advantageous for space activities thanks to its vast unpopulated areas that’re ideal for establishing launch sites and ground-based observatories. Favourable weather conditions with clear skies also benefit organisations when conducting space-related activities in regional Australia. The Federal Government's support, including funding and international p...

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  • 10. Land Development and Subdivision in Australia

    Business Environment Risk for 2026: 4

    Changing trends in building investment have exposed the Land Development and Subdivision industry to wide annual fluctuations in the price and volume of land sales. The volume of greenfield land sales for residential projects more than doubled from a low in 2018-19 to a peak in 2020-21, corresponding with the surge in single-unit dwelling commencements in response to the Federal Government's HomeBuilder stimulus and historically low interest rates. However, the reversal of this stimulus and h...

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