Non-Financial Intangible Assets (Except Copyrights) Leasing: ABS business counts
ANZSIC class 6640, in the Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services division.
- Actively trading businesses in Non-Financial Intangible Assets (Except Copyrights) Leasing (ANZSIC class 6640) across Australia, June 2025
- 3,829 businessesAustralian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses, data cube 2, June 2025.
- Actively trading non-employing businesses in Non-Financial Intangible Assets (Except Copyrights) Leasing (ANZSIC class 6640) across Australia, June 2025
- 3,015 businessesAustralian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses, data cube 2, June 2025.
- ABS business entries in Non-Financial Intangible Assets (Except Copyrights) Leasing (ANZSIC class 6640) across Australia: counted at June 2025 but not June 2024
- 528 businessesAustralian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses, data cube 2, 2024-25.
- ABS business exits in Non-Financial Intangible Assets (Except Copyrights) Leasing (ANZSIC class 6640) across Australia: counted at June 2024 but not June 2025
- 592 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 holding intellectual property (including trademarks) or other non-financial intangible assets (except copyright). The businesses derive income from fees paid to them for the use of the assets, including the right to reproduce the assets.
Examples the ABS lists:
- Brand-name leasing
- Franchise agreement leasing
- Horticultural plant variety right leasing
- Mineral exploration right on-leasing
- Patent leasing
- Radio spectrum right leasing
- Taxi cab plate leasing
- Trademark leasing
The ABS counts businesses mainly engaged in this related work in other classes:
- deriving income from payments for the use or reproduction of copyrighted assets are included in the appropriate classes of Division J Information Media and Telecommunications
The ABS page for class 6640 gives the full definition and what the class leaves out.
By employment size
| Businesses | Count |
|---|---|
| All businesses | 3,829 businesses |
| Non-employing | 3,015 businesses |
| 1 to 4 employees | 519 businesses |
| 5 to 19 employees | 203 businesses |
| 20 to 199 employees | 85 businesses |
| 200 or more employees | 7 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 | 1,503 businesses |
| $50k to less than $200k | 971 businesses |
| $200k to less than $2m | 1,047 businesses |
| $2m to less than $5m | 173 businesses |
| $5m to less than $10m | 59 businesses |
| $10m or more | 76 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 | 3,893 businesses |
| ABS business entries | 528 businesses |
| ABS business exits | 592 businesses |
| At the end of the year | 3,829 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 | 1,126 businesses |
| Victoria | 802 businesses |
| Queensland | 987 businesses |
| Western Australia | 475 businesses |
| South Australia | 272 businesses |
| Tasmania | 84 businesses |
| Australian Capital Territory | 33 businesses |
| Northern Territory | 46 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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