Software Publishing: ABS business counts
ANZSIC class 5420, in the Information Media and Telecommunications division.
- Actively trading businesses in Software Publishing (ANZSIC class 5420) across Australia, June 2025
- 1,388 businessesAustralian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses, data cube 2, June 2025.
- Actively trading non-employing businesses in Software Publishing (ANZSIC class 5420) across Australia, June 2025
- 841 businessesAustralian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses, data cube 2, June 2025.
- ABS business entries in Software Publishing (ANZSIC class 5420) across Australia: counted at June 2025 but not June 2024
- 251 businessesAustralian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses, data cube 2, 2024-25.
- ABS business exits in Software Publishing (ANZSIC class 5420) across Australia: counted at June 2024 but not June 2025
- 175 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 creating and disseminating ready-made (non-customised) computer software.
Examples the ABS lists:
- Software publishing (non-customised)
The ABS counts businesses mainly engaged in this related work in other classes:
- providing customised software design consulting services are included in Class 7000 Computer System Design and Related Services
- the mass duplication of software are included in Class 1620 Reproduction of Recorded Media
- wholesaling computer software are included in Class 3492 Computer and Computer Peripheral Wholesaling
- retailing computer software (except games) are included in Class 4222 Computer and Computer Peripheral Retailing
The ABS page for class 5420 gives the full definition and what the class leaves out.
By employment size
| Businesses | Count |
|---|---|
| All businesses | 1,388 businesses |
| Non-employing | 841 businesses |
| 1 to 4 employees | 349 businesses |
| 5 to 19 employees | 132 businesses |
| 20 to 199 employees | 45 businesses |
| 200 or more employees | 21 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 | 684 businesses |
| $50k to less than $200k | 225 businesses |
| $200k to less than $2m | 319 businesses |
| $2m to less than $5m | 64 businesses |
| $5m to less than $10m | 39 businesses |
| $10m or more | 57 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 | 1,312 businesses |
| ABS business entries | 251 businesses |
| ABS business exits | 175 businesses |
| At the end of the year | 1,388 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 | 544 businesses |
| Victoria | 379 businesses |
| Queensland | 250 businesses |
| Western Australia | 104 businesses |
| South Australia | 67 businesses |
| Tasmania | 15 businesses |
| Australian Capital Territory | 25 businesses |
| Northern Territory | 0 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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