Sheep-Beef Cattle Farming: ABS business counts
ANZSIC class 0144, in the Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing division.
- Actively trading businesses in Sheep-Beef Cattle Farming (ANZSIC class 0144) across Australia, June 2025
- 15,882 businessesAustralian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses, data cube 2, June 2025.
- Actively trading non-employing businesses in Sheep-Beef Cattle Farming (ANZSIC class 0144) across Australia, June 2025
- 12,287 businessesAustralian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses, data cube 2, June 2025.
- ABS business entries in Sheep-Beef Cattle Farming (ANZSIC class 0144) across Australia: counted at June 2025 but not June 2024
- 1,235 businessesAustralian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses, data cube 2, 2024-25.
- ABS business exits in Sheep-Beef Cattle Farming (ANZSIC class 0144) across Australia: counted at June 2024 but not June 2025
- 1,166 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 both sheep and beef cattle.
Examples the ABS lists:
- Beef cattle and sheep farming
- Sheep and beef cattle farming
The ABS counts businesses mainly engaged in this related work in other classes:
- farming beef cattle (specialised) are included in Class 0142 Beef Cattle Farming (Specialised)
- farming sheep (specialised) are included in Class 0141 Sheep Farming (Specialised)
- growing grain in conjunction with sheep or beef cattle farming are included in Class 0145 Grain-Sheep or Grain-Beef Cattle Farming
The ABS page for class 0144 gives the full definition and what the class leaves out.
By employment size
| Businesses | Count |
|---|---|
| All businesses | 15,882 businesses |
| Non-employing | 12,287 businesses |
| 1 to 4 employees | 2,801 businesses |
| 5 to 19 employees | 739 businesses |
| 20 to 199 employees | 54 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 | 4,824 businesses |
| $50k to less than $200k | 4,823 businesses |
| $200k to less than $2m | 5,496 businesses |
| $2m to less than $5m | 560 businesses |
| $5m to less than $10m | 122 businesses |
| $10m or more | 57 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 | 15,813 businesses |
| ABS business entries | 1,235 businesses |
| ABS business exits | 1,166 businesses |
| At the end of the year | 15,882 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 | 7,180 businesses |
| Victoria | 3,924 businesses |
| Queensland | 1,806 businesses |
| Western Australia | 903 businesses |
| South Australia | 1,384 businesses |
| Tasmania | 618 businesses |
| Australian Capital Territory | 39 businesses |
| Northern Territory | 27 businesses |
| Other Territories or Currently Unknown | 3 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.
Get your books in order
Tell us how your business runs and we will suggest a bookkeeping plan that fits.