Grain-Sheep or Grain-Beef Cattle Farming: ABS business counts
ANZSIC class 0145, in the Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing division.
- Actively trading businesses in Grain-Sheep or Grain-Beef Cattle Farming (ANZSIC class 0145) across Australia, June 2025
- 24,641 businessesAustralian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses, data cube 2, June 2025.
- Actively trading non-employing businesses in Grain-Sheep or Grain-Beef Cattle Farming (ANZSIC class 0145) across Australia, June 2025
- 17,172 businessesAustralian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses, data cube 2, June 2025.
- ABS business entries in Grain-Sheep or Grain-Beef Cattle Farming (ANZSIC class 0145) across Australia: counted at June 2025 but not June 2024
- 1,602 businessesAustralian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses, data cube 2, 2024-25.
- ABS business exits in Grain-Sheep or Grain-Beef Cattle Farming (ANZSIC class 0145) across Australia: counted at June 2024 but not June 2025
- 1,523 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 growing grain in conjunction with sheep farming or beef cattle farming.
Examples the ABS lists:
- Beef cattle farming and grain growing
- Grain growing and sheep or beef cattle farming
- Prime lamb raising and grain growing
- Sheep farming and grain growing
The ABS counts businesses mainly engaged in this related work in other classes:
- farming sheep (specialised) are included in Class 0141 Sheep Farming (Specialised)
- farming beef cattle (specialised) are included in Class 0142 Beef Cattle Farming (Specialised)
- growing grain are included in Class 0149 Other Grain Growing
The ABS page for class 0145 gives the full definition and what the class leaves out.
By employment size
| Businesses | Count |
|---|---|
| All businesses | 24,641 businesses |
| Non-employing | 17,172 businesses |
| 1 to 4 employees | 5,827 businesses |
| 5 to 19 employees | 1,558 businesses |
| 20 to 199 employees | 84 businesses |
| 200 or more employees | 0 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 | 5,663 businesses |
| $50k to less than $200k | 6,166 businesses |
| $200k to less than $2m | 9,866 businesses |
| $2m to less than $5m | 2,165 businesses |
| $5m to less than $10m | 584 businesses |
| $10m or more | 197 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 | 24,562 businesses |
| ABS business entries | 1,602 businesses |
| ABS business exits | 1,523 businesses |
| At the end of the year | 24,641 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 | 8,130 businesses |
| Victoria | 5,070 businesses |
| Queensland | 3,734 businesses |
| Western Australia | 3,731 businesses |
| South Australia | 3,410 businesses |
| Tasmania | 486 businesses |
| Australian Capital Territory | 34 businesses |
| Northern Territory | 46 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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