Other Automotive Repair and Maintenance: ABS business counts
ANZSIC class 9419, in the Other Services division.
- Actively trading businesses in Other Automotive Repair and Maintenance (ANZSIC class 9419) across Australia, June 2025
- 29,046 businessesAustralian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses, data cube 2, June 2025.
- Actively trading non-employing businesses in Other Automotive Repair and Maintenance (ANZSIC class 9419) across Australia, June 2025
- 12,860 businessesAustralian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses, data cube 2, June 2025.
- ABS business entries in Other Automotive Repair and Maintenance (ANZSIC class 9419) across Australia: counted at June 2025 but not June 2024
- 4,054 businessesAustralian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses, data cube 2, 2024-25.
- ABS business exits in Other Automotive Repair and Maintenance (ANZSIC class 9419) across Australia: counted at June 2024 but not June 2025
- 3,270 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 wide range of mechanical and repair and maintenance services for automotive vehicles. Included are businesses which specialise in the repair and maintenance of particular automotive components such as brakes, clutches, mufflers, transmissions, gearboxes and other parts. Also included are businesses providing automotive engine repair and replacement services (except factory replacement), and motorcycle repair and maintenance services.
Examples the ABS lists:
- Automotive conversion (including non-factory based engine reconditioning services and converting foreign cars from left to right-hand drive)
- Automotive repair garage operation
- Brake repair
- Clutch repair
- Cooling system and/or radiator repair (automotive)
- Engine repair or reconditioning (automotive, except factory reconditioning)
- Exhaust system or muffler repair (automotive)
- Gearbox repair (automotive)
- General automotive repair
- Motorcycle or scooter repair
The ABS counts businesses mainly engaged in this related work in other classes:
- repairing automotive radios, CD-players and other audio equipment are included in Class 9411 Automotive Electrical Services
- manufacturing automotive vehicles and trailers or customising those vehicles on an assembly-line basis (including ambulances and fire trucks) are included in the appropriate classes of Subdivisions 23 Transport Equipment Manufacturing and 24 Machinery and Equipment Manufacturing
- providing factory reconditioning services for motors (i.e. changeover motors) are included in Class 2319 Other Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing
The ABS page for class 9419 gives the full definition and what the class leaves out.
By employment size
| Businesses | Count |
|---|---|
| All businesses | 29,046 businesses |
| Non-employing | 12,860 businesses |
| 1 to 4 employees | 12,021 businesses |
| 5 to 19 employees | 3,961 businesses |
| 20 to 199 employees | 193 businesses |
| 200 or more employees | 11 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 | 3,539 businesses |
| $50k to less than $200k | 7,921 businesses |
| $200k to less than $2m | 15,587 businesses |
| $2m to less than $5m | 1,507 businesses |
| $5m to less than $10m | 327 businesses |
| $10m or more | 165 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 | 28,262 businesses |
| ABS business entries | 4,054 businesses |
| ABS business exits | 3,270 businesses |
| At the end of the year | 29,046 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 | 8,243 businesses |
| Victoria | 7,129 businesses |
| Queensland | 6,942 businesses |
| Western Australia | 3,627 businesses |
| South Australia | 1,821 businesses |
| Tasmania | 635 businesses |
| Australian Capital Territory | 278 businesses |
| Northern Territory | 371 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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