Book Publishing: ABS business counts
ANZSIC class 5413, in the Information Media and Telecommunications division.
- Actively trading businesses in Book Publishing (ANZSIC class 5413) across Australia, June 2025
- 884 businessesAustralian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses, data cube 2, June 2025.
- Actively trading non-employing businesses in Book Publishing (ANZSIC class 5413) across Australia, June 2025
- 611 businessesAustralian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses, data cube 2, June 2025.
- ABS business entries in Book Publishing (ANZSIC class 5413) across Australia: counted at June 2025 but not June 2024
- 93 businessesAustralian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses, data cube 2, 2024-25.
- ABS business exits in Book Publishing (ANZSIC class 5413) across Australia: counted at June 2024 but not June 2025
- 101 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 publishing (creating and disseminating) books including atlases, textbooks and travel guides.
Examples the ABS lists:
- Atlas publishing (except internet)
- Book publishing (except internet)
- Encyclopaedia publishing (except internet)
- Technical manual publishing (except internet)
- Textbook publishing (except internet)
- Travel guide book publishing (except internet)
The ABS counts businesses mainly engaged in this related work in other classes:
- publishing books exclusively on the internet are included in Class 5700 Internet Publishing and Broadcasting
- publishing music books and sheet music are included in Class 5521 Music Publishing
- printing books without publishing are included in Class 1611 Printing
- writing books without publishing are included in Class 9002 Creative Artists, Musicians, Writers and Performers
The ABS page for class 5413 gives the full definition and what the class leaves out.
By employment size
| Businesses | Count |
|---|---|
| All businesses | 884 businesses |
| Non-employing | 611 businesses |
| 1 to 4 employees | 188 businesses |
| 5 to 19 employees | 52 businesses |
| 20 to 199 employees | 27 businesses |
| 200 or more employees | 6 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 | 371 businesses |
| $50k to less than $200k | 234 businesses |
| $200k to less than $2m | 210 businesses |
| $2m to less than $5m | 29 businesses |
| $5m to less than $10m | 17 businesses |
| $10m or more | 23 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 | 892 businesses |
| ABS business entries | 93 businesses |
| ABS business exits | 101 businesses |
| At the end of the year | 884 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 | 328 businesses |
| Victoria | 270 businesses |
| Queensland | 130 businesses |
| Western Australia | 67 businesses |
| South Australia | 49 businesses |
| Tasmania | 21 businesses |
| Australian Capital Territory | 9 businesses |
| Northern Territory | 0 businesses |
| Other Territories or Currently Unknown | 8 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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