Dairy Cattle Farming: ABS business counts
ANZSIC class 0160, in the Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing division.
- Actively trading businesses in Dairy Cattle Farming (ANZSIC class 0160) across Australia, June 2025
- 8,044 businessesAustralian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses, data cube 2, June 2025.
- Actively trading non-employing businesses in Dairy Cattle Farming (ANZSIC class 0160) across Australia, June 2025
- 5,385 businessesAustralian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses, data cube 2, June 2025.
- ABS business entries in Dairy Cattle Farming (ANZSIC class 0160) across Australia: counted at June 2025 but not June 2024
- 299 businessesAustralian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses, data cube 2, 2024-25.
- ABS business exits in Dairy Cattle Farming (ANZSIC class 0160) across Australia: counted at June 2024 but not June 2025
- 530 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 businesses mainly engaged in farming dairy cattle. Also included are businesses mainly engaged in sharemilking i.e. where the business is contracted to milk the herd and/or perform other farm duties for a share of the milk income.
Examples the ABS lists:
- Dairy cattle farming
- Raw cattle milk production
- Sharemilking dairy cattle
The ABS counts businesses mainly engaged in this related work in other classes:
- farming dairy cattle for replacement, or dairy cattle agistment service, are included in Class 0142 Beef Cattle Farming (Specialised)
The ABS page for class 0160 gives the full definition and what the class leaves out.
By employment size
| Businesses | Count |
|---|---|
| All businesses | 8,044 businesses |
| Non-employing | 5,385 businesses |
| 1 to 4 employees | 1,847 businesses |
| 5 to 19 employees | 731 businesses |
| 20 to 199 employees | 80 businesses |
| 200 or more employees | 3 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 | 1,325 businesses |
| $50k to less than $200k | 1,919 businesses |
| $200k to less than $2m | 3,723 businesses |
| $2m to less than $5m | 801 businesses |
| $5m to less than $10m | 206 businesses |
| $10m or more | 70 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 | 8,275 businesses |
| ABS business entries | 299 businesses |
| ABS business exits | 530 businesses |
| At the end of the year | 8,044 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 | 1,178 businesses |
| Victoria | 4,795 businesses |
| Queensland | 834 businesses |
| Western Australia | 268 businesses |
| South Australia | 448 businesses |
| Tasmania | 514 businesses |
| Australian Capital Territory | 5 businesses |
| Northern Territory | 3 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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