The end of Australia's mining boom continues to wreak havoc, with a 15 per cent jump in the number of companies going bust.

The total number of companies that went into administration rose to 10,258 for the 12 months to April from 8899 over the same period a year earlier, according to business advisory firm FTI Consulting.

"The pain continues in the mining states of Western Australia and Queensland, with those states reporting company insolvencies significantly higher than the national average," Ian Francis, senior managing director, corporate finance & restructuring at FTI Consulting, said on Tuesday.

"These economies are transitioning away from a reliance on mining as the boom is clearly over.