Report

Indigenous Business and Corporation Snapshot Study 3.0

Michelle Evans, CAIN POLIDANO, Sarah Dahmann, Yashu Kalera, Miguel Ruiz, Julie Moschion, Maya Blackman

Published : 2026

Abstract

The Indigenous Business and Corporation Snapshot Study 3.0 is a key research commitment of the Dilin Duwa Centre for Indigenous Business Leadership, through our Indigenous Economic Power Project.The Indigenous ecosystem makes an important contribution to the Australian economy, with 13,693 active and alive (trading) businesses and corporations in 2022, generating $16.1 billion in revenue, employing 116,795 people, and paying $4.2 billion in wages.