Data Processing and Web Hosting Services: ABS business counts
ANZSIC class 5921, in the Information Media and Telecommunications division.
- Actively trading businesses in Data Processing and Web Hosting Services (ANZSIC class 5921) across Australia, June 2025
- 2,174 businessesAustralian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses, data cube 2, June 2025.
- Actively trading non-employing businesses in Data Processing and Web Hosting Services (ANZSIC class 5921) across Australia, June 2025
- 1,376 businessesAustralian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses, data cube 2, June 2025.
- ABS business entries in Data Processing and Web Hosting Services (ANZSIC class 5921) across Australia: counted at June 2025 but not June 2024
- 459 businessesAustralian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses, data cube 2, 2024-25.
- ABS business exits in Data Processing and Web Hosting Services (ANZSIC class 5921) across Australia: counted at June 2024 but not June 2025
- 377 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 providing electronic data processing or hosting services. These businesses provide specialised hosting activities such as web hosting, streaming services or application hosting, provide application service provisioning, or provide general timesharing mainframe facilities to customers. These businesses provide complete processing and specialised reports from data supplied by customers or provide automated data processing and data entry services.
Examples the ABS lists:
- Application hosting
- Application service provision
- Audio and visual media streaming service
- Automated data processing service
- Computer input preparation service
- Computer time leasing or renting
- Computer time sharing service
- Data capture imaging service
- Data entry service (electronic)
- Data processing computer service
The ABS counts businesses mainly engaged in this related work in other classes:
- providing word processing and related document preparation activities are included in Class 7292 Document Preparation Services
- providing on-site management and operation of a customer’s data-processing facilities are included in Class 7000 Computer System Design and Related Services
- gathering, tabulating and presenting marketing and opinion data are included in Class 6950 Market Research and Statistical Services
- processing financial transactions such as credit card transaction are included in the appropriate classes of Division K Financial and Insurance Services
- providing payroll processing services are included in Class 7291 Office Administrative Services
The ABS page for class 5921 gives the full definition and what the class leaves out.
By employment size
| Businesses | Count |
|---|---|
| All businesses | 2,174 businesses |
| Non-employing | 1,376 businesses |
| 1 to 4 employees | 540 businesses |
| 5 to 19 employees | 175 businesses |
| 20 to 199 employees | 76 businesses |
| 200 or more employees | 7 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 | 899 businesses |
| $50k to less than $200k | 499 businesses |
| $200k to less than $2m | 540 businesses |
| $2m to less than $5m | 101 businesses |
| $5m to less than $10m | 57 businesses |
| $10m or more | 78 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 | 2,092 businesses |
| ABS business entries | 459 businesses |
| ABS business exits | 377 businesses |
| At the end of the year | 2,174 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 | 851 businesses |
| Victoria | 559 businesses |
| Queensland | 400 businesses |
| Western Australia | 192 businesses |
| South Australia | 93 businesses |
| Tasmania | 31 businesses |
| Australian Capital Territory | 33 businesses |
| Northern Territory | 4 businesses |
| Other Territories or Currently Unknown | 11 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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