Computer System Design and Related Services: ABS business counts
ANZSIC class 7000, in the Professional, Scientific and Technical Services division.
- Actively trading businesses in Computer System Design and Related Services (ANZSIC class 7000) across Australia, June 2025
- 63,927 businessesAustralian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses, data cube 2, June 2025.
- Actively trading non-employing businesses in Computer System Design and Related Services (ANZSIC class 7000) across Australia, June 2025
- 34,359 businessesAustralian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses, data cube 2, June 2025.
- ABS business entries in Computer System Design and Related Services (ANZSIC class 7000) across Australia: counted at June 2025 but not June 2024
- 10,639 businessesAustralian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses, data cube 2, 2024-25.
- ABS business exits in Computer System Design and Related Services (ANZSIC class 7000) across Australia: counted at June 2024 but not June 2025
- 8,957 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 expertise in the field of information technologies such as writing, modifying, testing or supporting software to meet the needs of a particular consumer; or planning and designing computer systems that integrate computer hardware, software and communication technologies.
Examples the ABS lists:
- Computer facilities management service
- Computer hardware consulting service
- Computer network systems design and integration service
- Computer programming service
- Computer software consulting service
- Internet and web design consulting service
- Software development (customised) service (except publishing)
- Software installation service
- Software simulation and testing service
- Systems analysis service
The ABS counts businesses mainly engaged in this related work in other classes:
- computer software publishing are included in Class 5420 Software Publishing
- installing computer cables are included in Class 3232 Electrical Services
- leasing or hiring electronic computers or other data processing equipment are included in Class 6639 Other Goods and Equipment Rental and Hiring n.e.c.
- mass producing computer software are included in Class 1620 Reproduction of Recorded Media
- providing data processing services or computer data storage and retrieval services are included in the appropriate classes of Group 592 Data Processing, Web Hosting and Electronic Information Storage Services
The ABS page for class 7000 gives the full definition and what the class leaves out.
By employment size
| Businesses | Count |
|---|---|
| All businesses | 63,927 businesses |
| Non-employing | 34,359 businesses |
| 1 to 4 employees | 24,164 businesses |
| 5 to 19 employees | 3,898 businesses |
| 20 to 199 employees | 1,422 businesses |
| 200 or more employees | 84 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 | 18,056 businesses |
| $50k to less than $200k | 17,657 businesses |
| $200k to less than $2m | 23,515 businesses |
| $2m to less than $5m | 2,454 businesses |
| $5m to less than $10m | 1,027 businesses |
| $10m or more | 1,218 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 | 62,245 businesses |
| ABS business entries | 10,639 businesses |
| ABS business exits | 8,957 businesses |
| At the end of the year | 63,927 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 | 24,193 businesses |
| Victoria | 18,874 businesses |
| Queensland | 10,375 businesses |
| Western Australia | 4,417 businesses |
| South Australia | 2,682 businesses |
| Tasmania | 624 businesses |
| Australian Capital Territory | 2,460 businesses |
| Northern Territory | 183 businesses |
| Other Territories or Currently Unknown | 119 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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