Brisbane, QLD
Register a Pty Ltd company in Brisbane — done in 15 minutes.
Brisbane's a sensible place to start a Pty Ltd — and Structly handles the ASIC lodgement end to end so you can be trading the same afternoon.
Starting a business in Brisbane
Brisbane has quietly become one of the most active small-business markets in the country. Inner-city precincts like Fortitude Valley, South Brisbane and Newstead are dense with consultancies, agencies and trades operators incorporating for the first time, and the surrounding growth corridors — Springfield, North Lakes, Ipswich — have driven a steady flow of new Queensland-registered companies over the past few years.
From a tax-cost perspective, Queensland is one of the friendlier states for early-stage operators. The Queensland payroll tax threshold sits at $1.3 million in annual Australian taxable wages, which is materially higher than New South Wales or Victoria, so most founders won't touch payroll tax until they're well past their first few hires. That doesn't change your federal obligations — Goods and Services Tax (GST) registration is still required once your turnover hits $75,000, and Pay As You Go (PAYG) withholding applies the moment you put on staff — but it does mean Brisbane is a comfortable place to grow a small team before state-level wage taxes become a concern.
Practically, that combination — affordable commercial space outside the immediate CBD, a higher payroll tax threshold, and a deep local services market — is why a lot of first-time founders we work with choose to incorporate in Brisbane even when their customers are spread across the country.
Does it matter where in Australia you register from?
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) is a national register, not a state one. A Pty Ltd company registered from a Brisbane address has the same Australian Company Number (ACN), the same legal status, and the same Certificate of Registration as one lodged from Sydney, Melbourne or Perth. The only thing your registered office address signals is where ASIC sends physical correspondence and which time zone you operate in.
That means you can register a Brisbane-based company with Structly and trade nationally from day one. You don't need to re-register or change your ACN if you later relocate, open interstate, or shift your principal place of business.
What Structly includes for Brisbane founders
- ASIC Certificate of Registration lodged under our Registered Agent number #53096
- Australian Company Number (ACN) issued by ASIC and stored in your Structly dashboard
- Company constitution drafted to current ASIC standards, ready to download as a PDF
- Share certificates for each founding member, pre-filled from your wizard answers
- Member register and officeholder register set up and stored against your company file
- Director consent forms and member consent forms generated for signature
- Optional 3-year business name registration bundled into Company Essential ($887 all-in)
- Brisbane-time phone support on 07 4520 7394, Monday to Friday 8am–5pm Brisbane time
Local considerations
Your Queensland registered office address has to be a physical street address in Australia where documents can be served — it can't be a PO Box. For a lot of Brisbane founders that means using their home address, but if you'd rather keep your home off the public ASIC register, a virtual office or serviced address in the CBD, Fortitude Valley or Milton works fine, provided the provider has agreed in writing to receive ASIC mail on your behalf.
Beyond the federal ASIC registration, most Brisbane operators won't need extra state-level company registrations. Queensland doesn't run a separate company register. You will, however, need to think about state-level licensing depending on what you do — Queensland Building and Construction Commission (QBCC) licensing for building and trades, a liquor licence through the Office of Liquor and Gaming Regulation, or a food business notification through your local council if you're handling food.
Brisbane City Council is also worth flagging if you're operating from a physical premises in the LGA. Some uses — short-stay accommodation, beauty services, food businesses — require either a council approval or registration, and that sits separately from your ASIC company registration.
If you're hiring staff in Queensland you'll also need WorkCover Queensland accident insurance — that's a state-level requirement separate from ASIC, ATO and your payroll tax position. Your accountant or bookkeeper will usually set that up once you've got an Australian Business Number (ABN) and PAYG registered.
- Local ASIC office
- 240 Queen Street, Brisbane QLD 4000
- Local business support
- Business Queensland →
- State registrations beyond ASIC
- Queensland doesn't run a separate company register — ASIC is the only registration you need to exist as a Pty Ltd. State-level obligations are licensing-based (QBCC, OLGR, council food notifications) and depend on what your business actually does.
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