Magazine and Other Periodical Publishing: ABS business counts
ANZSIC class 5412, in the Information Media and Telecommunications division.
- Actively trading businesses in Magazine and Other Periodical Publishing (ANZSIC class 5412) across Australia, June 2025
- 570 businessesAustralian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses, data cube 2, June 2025.
- Actively trading non-employing businesses in Magazine and Other Periodical Publishing (ANZSIC class 5412) across Australia, June 2025
- 285 businessesAustralian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses, data cube 2, June 2025.
- ABS business entries in Magazine and Other Periodical Publishing (ANZSIC class 5412) across Australia: counted at June 2025 but not June 2024
- 28 businessesAustralian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses, data cube 2, 2024-25.
- ABS business exits in Magazine and Other Periodical Publishing (ANZSIC class 5412) across Australia: counted at June 2024 but not June 2025
- 52 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) magazines, journals and other periodicals. Included in this class are businesses whose main source of income is the sale of advertising space in their own periodicals.
Examples the ABS lists:
- Comic book publishing (except internet)
- Journal (including trade journal) publishing (except internet)
- Magazine publishing (except internet)
- Newsletter publishing (except internet)
- Periodical publishing (except internet)
- Racing form publishing (except internet)
- Radio and television guide publishing (except internet)
The ABS counts businesses mainly engaged in this related work in other classes:
- publishing magazines and other periodicals exclusively on the internet are included in Class 5700 Internet Publishing and Broadcasting
- selling advertising space other than in their own periodicals are included in Class 6940 Advertising Services
- printing magazines and other periodicals without publishing are included in Class 1611 Printing
The ABS page for class 5412 gives the full definition and what the class leaves out.
By employment size
| Businesses | Count |
|---|---|
| All businesses | 570 businesses |
| Non-employing | 285 businesses |
| 1 to 4 employees | 187 businesses |
| 5 to 19 employees | 71 businesses |
| 20 to 199 employees | 25 businesses |
| 200 or more employees | 3 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 | 158 businesses |
| $50k to less than $200k | 144 businesses |
| $200k to less than $2m | 206 businesses |
| $2m to less than $5m | 32 businesses |
| $5m to less than $10m | 14 businesses |
| $10m or more | 16 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 | 594 businesses |
| ABS business entries | 28 businesses |
| ABS business exits | 52 businesses |
| At the end of the year | 570 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 | 225 businesses |
| Victoria | 145 businesses |
| Queensland | 109 businesses |
| Western Australia | 40 businesses |
| South Australia | 25 businesses |
| Tasmania | 12 businesses |
| Australian Capital Territory | 8 businesses |
| Northern Territory | 3 businesses |
| Other Territories or Currently Unknown | 4 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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