Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services: ABS business counts by industry class
ANZSIC division D.
- Actively trading businesses in Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services (ANZSIC division D) across Australia, June 2025
- 8,870 businessesAustralian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses, data cube 8, June 2025.
- Actively trading non-employing businesses in Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services (ANZSIC division D) across Australia, June 2025
- 4,984 businessesAustralian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses, data cube 8, June 2025.
- Actively trading businesses in Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services (ANZSIC division D) with 1 to 4 employees across Australia, June 2025
- 2,282 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
The Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services Division comprises businesses engaged in the provision of electricity; gas through mains systems; water; drainage; and sewage services. This division also includes businesses mainly engaged in the collection, treatment and disposal of waste materials; remediation of contaminated materials (including land); and materials recovery activities.
The ABS page for division D gives the full definition.
By employment size
| Businesses | Count |
|---|---|
| All businesses | 8,870 businesses |
| Non-employing | 4,984 businesses |
| 1 to 4 employees | 2,282 businesses |
| 5 to 19 employees | 1,074 businesses |
| 20 to 199 employees | 447 businesses |
| 200 or more employees | 83 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 | 2,790 businesses |
| Victoria | 2,554 businesses |
| Queensland | 1,621 businesses |
| Western Australia | 877 businesses |
| South Australia | 654 businesses |
| Tasmania | 144 businesses |
| Australian Capital Territory | 103 businesses |
| Northern Territory | 61 businesses |
Australian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses, data cube 8, June 2025. Checked 15 Oct 2026.
Waste Collection, Treatment and Disposal Services
Class profiles
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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