Music and Other Sound Recording Activities: ABS business counts
ANZSIC class 5522, in the Information Media and Telecommunications division.
- Actively trading businesses in Music and Other Sound Recording Activities (ANZSIC class 5522) across Australia, June 2025
- 1,850 businessesAustralian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses, data cube 2, June 2025.
- Actively trading non-employing businesses in Music and Other Sound Recording Activities (ANZSIC class 5522) across Australia, June 2025
- 1,274 businessesAustralian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses, data cube 2, June 2025.
- ABS business entries in Music and Other Sound Recording Activities (ANZSIC class 5522) across Australia: counted at June 2025 but not June 2024
- 300 businessesAustralian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses, data cube 2, 2024-25.
- ABS business exits in Music and Other Sound Recording Activities (ANZSIC class 5522) across Australia: counted at June 2024 but not June 2025
- 255 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 producing original (sound) master recordings such as tapes and CDs and releasing and distributing these sound recordings to wholesalers, retailers or directly to the public. Also included in this class are businesses engaged in operating sound recording studios and in the production of pre-recorded radio programs.
Examples the ABS lists:
- Audio service (including for meetings and conferences)
- Producing pre-recorded radio programming
- Record distribution
- Record production
- Record production and distribution
- Sound recording post-production service
- Sound recording studio operation
The ABS counts businesses mainly engaged in this related work in other classes:
- the mass duplication of audio and visual media are included in Class 1620 Reproduction of Recorded Media
- acquiring and registering copyrights for musical compositions are included in Class 5521 Music Publishing
- providing musical performances are included in Class 9001 Performing Arts Operation
- wholesaling pre-recorded audio media are included in Class 3739 Other Goods Wholesaling n.e.c.
The ABS page for class 5522 gives the full definition and what the class leaves out.
By employment size
| Businesses | Count |
|---|---|
| All businesses | 1,850 businesses |
| Non-employing | 1,274 businesses |
| 1 to 4 employees | 467 businesses |
| 5 to 19 employees | 81 businesses |
| 20 to 199 employees | 28 businesses |
| 200 or more employees | 0 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 | 477 businesses |
| $50k to less than $200k | 828 businesses |
| $200k to less than $2m | 487 businesses |
| $2m to less than $5m | 41 businesses |
| $5m to less than $10m | 10 businesses |
| $10m or more | 7 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 | 1,805 businesses |
| ABS business entries | 300 businesses |
| ABS business exits | 255 businesses |
| At the end of the year | 1,850 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 | 711 businesses |
| Victoria | 586 businesses |
| Queensland | 297 businesses |
| Western Australia | 141 businesses |
| South Australia | 65 businesses |
| Tasmania | 28 businesses |
| Australian Capital Territory | 14 businesses |
| Northern Territory | 8 businesses |
| Other Territories or Currently Unknown | 0 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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