- Actively trading businesses in Printing (ANZSIC class 1611) across Australia, June 2025
- 4,061 businessesAustralian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses, data cube 2, June 2025.
- Actively trading non-employing businesses in Printing (ANZSIC class 1611) across Australia, June 2025
- 1,901 businessesAustralian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses, data cube 2, June 2025.
- ABS business entries in Printing (ANZSIC class 1611) across Australia: counted at June 2025 but not June 2024
- 400 businessesAustralian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses, data cube 2, 2024-25.
- ABS business exits in Printing (ANZSIC class 1611) across Australia: counted at June 2024 but not June 2025
- 502 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 printing and/or providing reprographic services. Printing methods may include off-set lithographic, reprographic, digital, relief and screen printing. Businesses may print onto a variety of materials, including paper, plastic and metal. Also included are businesses mainly engaged in screen printing on wearing apparel.
Examples the ABS lists:
- Digital printing
- Off-set lithographic printing
- Photocopying service
- Relief printing, including letterpress and flexographic printing
- Screen printing on made-up clothing
- Serigraphy (screen printing)
The ABS counts businesses mainly engaged in this related work in other classes:
- pre-press, preparation and finishing printing support services are included in Class 1612 Printing Support Services
- publishing newspapers are included in Class 5411 Newspaper Publishing
The ABS page for class 1611 gives the full definition and what the class leaves out.
By employment size
| Businesses | Count |
|---|---|
| All businesses | 4,061 businesses |
| Non-employing | 1,901 businesses |
| 1 to 4 employees | 1,312 businesses |
| 5 to 19 employees | 659 businesses |
| 20 to 199 employees | 184 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 | 815 businesses |
| $50k to less than $200k | 1,015 businesses |
| $200k to less than $2m | 1,723 businesses |
| $2m to less than $5m | 280 businesses |
| $5m to less than $10m | 121 businesses |
| $10m or more | 107 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 | 4,163 businesses |
| ABS business entries | 400 businesses |
| ABS business exits | 502 businesses |
| At the end of the year | 4,061 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 | 1,468 businesses |
| Victoria | 1,104 businesses |
| Queensland | 798 businesses |
| Western Australia | 358 businesses |
| South Australia | 226 businesses |
| Tasmania | 48 businesses |
| Australian Capital Territory | 38 businesses |
| Northern Territory | 16 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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