Other Motor Vehicle and Transport Equipment Rental and Hiring: ABS business counts
ANZSIC class 6619, in the Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services division.
- Actively trading businesses in Other Motor Vehicle and Transport Equipment Rental and Hiring (ANZSIC class 6619) across Australia, June 2025
- 4,354 businessesAustralian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses, data cube 2, June 2025.
- Actively trading non-employing businesses in Other Motor Vehicle and Transport Equipment Rental and Hiring (ANZSIC class 6619) across Australia, June 2025
- 3,312 businessesAustralian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses, data cube 2, June 2025.
- ABS business entries in Other Motor Vehicle and Transport Equipment Rental and Hiring (ANZSIC class 6619) across Australia: counted at June 2025 but not June 2024
- 606 businessesAustralian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses, data cube 2, 2024-25.
- ABS business exits in Other Motor Vehicle and Transport Equipment Rental and Hiring (ANZSIC class 6619) across Australia: counted at June 2024 but not June 2025
- 599 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 hiring, leasing or renting transport equipment (except passenger cars), including trucks, buses, ships, boats and aircraft. Rental is of the vehicle or equipment only; it does not include hire of a driver, pilot or other operator. Also included are businesses mainly engaged in the rental of shipping containers, including refrigerated containers.
Examples the ABS lists:
- Aeroplane rental (without pilot)
- Boat hiring (without crew)
- Bus (except minibus) rental (without driver)
- Caravan rental
- Houseboat rental
- Motor home rental
- Motorcycle rental
- Railway stock leasing
- Ship rental (without crew)
- Shipping container rental
The ABS counts businesses mainly engaged in this related work in other classes:
- hiring, leasing or renting passenger cars (including station wagons and minibuses) are included in Class 6611 Passenger Car Rental and Hiring
- renting or leasing transport equipment with drivers, pilots or other operators are included in the appropriate classes of Division I Transport, Postal and Warehousing
- hiring or renting bicycles are included in Class 6639 Other Goods and Equipment Rental and Hiring n.e.c.
- financial leasing of transport equipment, i.e. providing finance for purchase of equipment to be leased (for its expected life or until fully depreciated) to another business, are included in Class 6230 Non-Depository Financing
The ABS page for class 6619 gives the full definition and what the class leaves out.
By employment size
| Businesses | Count |
|---|---|
| All businesses | 4,354 businesses |
| Non-employing | 3,312 businesses |
| 1 to 4 employees | 750 businesses |
| 5 to 19 employees | 233 businesses |
| 20 to 199 employees | 52 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 | 1,228 businesses |
| $50k to less than $200k | 1,249 businesses |
| $200k to less than $2m | 1,475 businesses |
| $2m to less than $5m | 225 businesses |
| $5m to less than $10m | 92 businesses |
| $10m or more | 85 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 | 4,347 businesses |
| ABS business entries | 606 businesses |
| ABS business exits | 599 businesses |
| At the end of the year | 4,354 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 | 1,231 businesses |
| Victoria | 1,029 businesses |
| Queensland | 1,130 businesses |
| Western Australia | 498 businesses |
| South Australia | 294 businesses |
| Tasmania | 81 businesses |
| Australian Capital Territory | 29 businesses |
| Northern Territory | 56 businesses |
| Other Territories or Currently Unknown | 6 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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