Other Telecommunications Services: ABS business counts
ANZSIC class 5809, in the Information Media and Telecommunications division.
- Actively trading businesses in Other Telecommunications Services (ANZSIC class 5809) across Australia, June 2025
- 805 businessesAustralian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses, data cube 2, June 2025.
- Actively trading non-employing businesses in Other Telecommunications Services (ANZSIC class 5809) across Australia, June 2025
- 458 businessesAustralian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses, data cube 2, June 2025.
- ABS business entries in Other Telecommunications Services (ANZSIC class 5809) across Australia: counted at June 2025 but not June 2024
- 121 businessesAustralian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses, data cube 2, 2024-25.
- ABS business exits in Other Telecommunications Services (ANZSIC class 5809) across Australia: counted at June 2024 but not June 2025
- 132 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 a range of other telecommunication services such as paging services and other specialised telecommunications applications. Also included in this class are businesses of telecommunications resellers purchasing access and network capacity from telecommunication carriers.
Examples the ABS lists:
- Paging service
- Satellite earth station operation
- Telecommunications reselling (including satellite systems)
The ABS counts businesses mainly engaged in this related work in other classes:
- operating and maintaining transmission networks to provide point-to-point communications are included in Class 5801 Wired Telecommunications Network Operation
- broadcasting television programs for cable systems are included in Class 5622 Cable and Other Subscription Broadcasting
- maintaining and installing telecommunications infrastructure are included in Class 3109 Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction
The ABS page for class 5809 gives the full definition and what the class leaves out.
By employment size
| Businesses | Count |
|---|---|
| All businesses | 805 businesses |
| Non-employing | 458 businesses |
| 1 to 4 employees | 224 businesses |
| 5 to 19 employees | 88 businesses |
| 20 to 199 employees | 35 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 | 191 businesses |
| $50k to less than $200k | 217 businesses |
| $200k to less than $2m | 275 businesses |
| $2m to less than $5m | 70 businesses |
| $5m to less than $10m | 12 businesses |
| $10m or more | 40 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 | 816 businesses |
| ABS business entries | 121 businesses |
| ABS business exits | 132 businesses |
| At the end of the year | 805 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 | 284 businesses |
| Victoria | 242 businesses |
| Queensland | 140 businesses |
| Western Australia | 73 businesses |
| South Australia | 47 businesses |
| Tasmania | 4 businesses |
| Australian Capital Territory | 7 businesses |
| Northern Territory | 5 businesses |
| Other Territories or Currently Unknown | 3 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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