- Actively trading businesses in Accommodation and Food Services (ANZSIC division H) across Australia, June 2025
- 112,940 businessesAustralian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses, data cube 8, June 2025.
- Actively trading non-employing businesses in Accommodation and Food Services (ANZSIC division H) across Australia, June 2025
- 35,225 businessesAustralian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses, data cube 8, June 2025.
- Actively trading businesses in Accommodation and Food Services (ANZSIC division H) with 1 to 4 employees across Australia, June 2025
- 36,677 businessesAustralian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses, data cube 8, June 2025.
About these figures
- These ABS figures count actively trading businesses, not workers, sites or venues, each in its main state or territory.
- Each state's figure adds up the ABS counts for the small areas in it. The ABS adjusts those counts slightly to protect confidentiality, so the sums are approximate.
Summary of the ABS division definition
This division comprises of businesses providing short-term accommodation for visitors and/or meals, snacks, and beverages for consumption by customers both on and off-site. The division includes businesses providing accommodation, food/beverage, and hospitality services because one or more of these activities are undertaken by the same business.
The ABS page for division H gives the full definition.
By employment size
| Businesses | Count |
|---|---|
| All businesses | 112,940 businesses |
| Non-employing | 35,225 businesses |
| 1 to 4 employees | 36,677 businesses |
| 5 to 19 employees | 30,684 businesses |
| 20 to 199 employees | 9,878 businesses |
| 200 or more employees | 476 businesses |
Australian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses, data cube 8, June 2025. Checked 15 Oct 2026.
By main state or territory
| Businesses | Count |
|---|---|
| New South Wales | 37,883 businesses |
| Victoria | 32,470 businesses |
| Queensland | 20,199 businesses |
| Western Australia | 10,220 businesses |
| South Australia | 6,920 businesses |
| Tasmania | 2,456 businesses |
| Australian Capital Territory | 1,943 businesses |
| Northern Territory | 821 businesses |
Australian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses, data cube 8, June 2025. Checked 15 Oct 2026.
Accommodation
Class profiles
Food and Beverage Services
Sources
Counts of Australian Businesses, data cube 8: Businesses by industry division by Statistical Area Level 2 by employment size ranges (8165DC08.xlsx). Based on Australian Bureau of Statistics data, Counts of Australian Businesses, including Entries and Exits, June 2021 to June 2025, licensed under CC BY 4.0 (CC BY 4.0). Released 16 December 2025, checked 15 October 2026.
Correspondence, GCCSA 2021 to GCCSA 2026 (CG_GCCSA_2021_GCCSA_2026.csv). Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Australian Statistical Geography Standard (ASGS) Edition 4, licensed under CC BY 4.0 (CC BY 4.0). Released 22 July 2026, checked 15 October 2026.
Greater Capital City Statistical Areas digital boundary file, 2026 (GCCSA_2026_AUST_SHP_GDA2020.zip). Based on Australian Bureau of Statistics data, Australian Statistical Geography Standard (ASGS) Edition 4, licensed under CC BY 4.0 (CC BY 4.0). Released 22 July 2026, checked 15 October 2026.
Australian and New Zealand Standard Industrial Classification (ANZSIC), 2006 (Revision 2.0): the detailed classification. Based on Australian Bureau of Statistics data, Australian and New Zealand Standard Industrial Classification (ANZSIC), 2006 (Revision 2.0), licensed under CC BY 4.0 (CC BY 4.0). Released 26 June 2013, checked 16 October 2026.
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