Internet Service Providers and Web Search Portals: ABS business counts
ANZSIC class 5910, in the Information Media and Telecommunications division.
- Actively trading businesses in Internet Service Providers and Web Search Portals (ANZSIC class 5910) across Australia, June 2025
- 1,348 businessesAustralian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses, data cube 2, June 2025.
- Actively trading non-employing businesses in Internet Service Providers and Web Search Portals (ANZSIC class 5910) across Australia, June 2025
- 931 businessesAustralian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses, data cube 2, June 2025.
- ABS business entries in Internet Service Providers and Web Search Portals (ANZSIC class 5910) across Australia: counted at June 2025 but not June 2024
- 299 businessesAustralian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses, data cube 2, 2024-25.
- ABS business exits in Internet Service Providers and Web Search Portals (ANZSIC class 5910) across Australia: counted at June 2024 but not June 2025
- 325 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 internet access services. Also included are businesses which provide web search portals used to search the internet.
Examples the ABS lists:
- Internet access provision
- Internet access service, on-line
- Internet search portal operation
- Internet search web site operation
- Internet service provision (ISP)
- Portal web search operation
- Voice Over Internet Protocol (VoIP) Provision (Software-based)
- Web search portal operation
The ABS counts businesses mainly engaged in this related work in other classes:
- publishing or broadcasting exclusively on the internet are included in Class 5700 Internet Publishing and Broadcasting
- providing web hosting services are included in Class 5921 Data Processing and Web Hosting Services
- internet and web design consulting services are included in Class 7000 Computer System Design and Related Services
- operating businesses of stock brokerages, travel reservation systems, purchasing services, and similar activities using the internet rather than traditional methods are included in classes according to their primary activity
The ABS page for class 5910 gives the full definition and what the class leaves out.
By employment size
| Businesses | Count |
|---|---|
| All businesses | 1,348 businesses |
| Non-employing | 931 businesses |
| 1 to 4 employees | 313 businesses |
| 5 to 19 employees | 76 businesses |
| 20 to 199 employees | 23 businesses |
| 200 or more employees | 5 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 | 481 businesses |
| $50k to less than $200k | 443 businesses |
| $200k to less than $2m | 325 businesses |
| $2m to less than $5m | 47 businesses |
| $5m to less than $10m | 21 businesses |
| $10m or more | 31 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 | 1,374 businesses |
| ABS business entries | 299 businesses |
| ABS business exits | 325 businesses |
| At the end of the year | 1,348 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 | 508 businesses |
| Victoria | 330 businesses |
| Queensland | 268 businesses |
| Western Australia | 133 businesses |
| South Australia | 66 businesses |
| Tasmania | 17 businesses |
| Australian Capital Territory | 17 businesses |
| Northern Territory | 4 businesses |
| Other Territories or Currently Unknown | 5 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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