Pubs, Taverns and Bars: ABS business counts
ANZSIC class 4520, in the Accommodation and Food Services division.
- Actively trading businesses in Pubs, Taverns and Bars (ANZSIC class 4520) across Australia, June 2025
- 6,874 businessesAustralian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses, data cube 2, June 2025.
- Actively trading non-employing businesses in Pubs, Taverns and Bars (ANZSIC class 4520) across Australia, June 2025
- 2,004 businessesAustralian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses, data cube 2, June 2025.
- ABS business entries in Pubs, Taverns and Bars (ANZSIC class 4520) across Australia: counted at June 2025 but not June 2024
- 838 businessesAustralian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses, data cube 2, 2024-25.
- ABS business exits in Pubs, Taverns and Bars (ANZSIC class 4520) across Australia: counted at June 2024 but not June 2025
- 922 businessesAustralian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses, data cube 2, 2024-25.
About these figures
- These ABS figures count actively trading businesses, not workers, sites or venues, each in its main state or territory.
- Entries and exits compare two 30 June counts. They are not counts of openings and closures.
- The ABS adjusts its counts slightly to protect confidentiality, so a small number or a zero is approximate, not proof that no such business exists.
Summary of the ABS class definition
In this class, the ABS counts hotels, bars or similar businesses (except hospitality clubs) mainly engaged in serving alcoholic beverages for consumption on the premises, or selling alcoholic beverages both for consumption on and off the premises. These businesses may also provide food services, gambling services and/or present live entertainment.
Examples the ABS lists:
- Bar operation
- Hotel bar operation
- Night club operation
- Pub operation
- Tavern operation
- Wine bar operation
The ABS counts businesses mainly engaged in this related work in other classes:
- retailing alcoholic beverages for consumption off the premises only are included in Class 4123 Liquor Retailing
- operating hospitality clubs (which could include gambling, sporting or other social or entertainment facilities) are included in Class 4530 Clubs (Hospitality)
The ABS page for class 4520 gives the full definition and what the class leaves out.
By employment size
| Businesses | Count |
|---|---|
| All businesses | 6,874 businesses |
| Non-employing | 2,004 businesses |
| 1 to 4 employees | 1,253 businesses |
| 5 to 19 employees | 1,920 businesses |
| 20 to 199 employees | 1,669 businesses |
| 200 or more employees | 28 businesses |
Australian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses, data cube 2, June 2025. Checked 15 Oct 2026.
By turnover
| Businesses | Count |
|---|---|
| Zero to less than $50k | 943 businesses |
| $50k to less than $200k | 692 businesses |
| $200k to less than $2m | 2,817 businesses |
| $2m to less than $5m | 1,131 businesses |
| $5m to less than $10m | 727 businesses |
| $10m or more | 564 businesses |
Australian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses, data cube 3, June 2025. Checked 16 Oct 2026.
Entries and exits, 2024-25
| Businesses | Count |
|---|---|
| At the start of the year | 6,958 businesses |
| ABS business entries | 838 businesses |
| ABS business exits | 922 businesses |
| At the end of the year | 6,874 businesses |
Australian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses, data cube 2, 2024-25. Checked 15 Oct 2026.
By main state or territory
| Businesses | Count |
|---|---|
| New South Wales | 2,290 businesses |
| Victoria | 1,851 businesses |
| Queensland | 1,101 businesses |
| Western Australia | 673 businesses |
| South Australia | 643 businesses |
| Tasmania | 182 businesses |
| Australian Capital Territory | 84 businesses |
| Northern Territory | 50 businesses |
| Other Territories or Currently Unknown | 0 businesses |
Australian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses, data cube 2, June 2025. Checked 15 Oct 2026.
Sources
Counts of Australian Businesses, data cube 2: Businesses by main state by industry class by employment size ranges (8165DC02.xlsx). Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, 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.
Counts of Australian Businesses, data cube 3: Businesses by main state by industry class by turnover size ranges (8165DC03.xlsx). Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, 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 16 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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