Antique and Used Goods Retailing: ABS business counts
ANZSIC class 4273, in the Retail Trade division.
- Actively trading businesses in Antique and Used Goods Retailing (ANZSIC class 4273) across Australia, June 2025
- 2,215 businessesAustralian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses, data cube 2, June 2025.
- Actively trading non-employing businesses in Antique and Used Goods Retailing (ANZSIC class 4273) across Australia, June 2025
- 1,420 businessesAustralian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses, data cube 2, June 2025.
- ABS business entries in Antique and Used Goods Retailing (ANZSIC class 4273) across Australia: counted at June 2025 but not June 2024
- 266 businessesAustralian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses, data cube 2, 2024-25.
- ABS business exits in Antique and Used Goods Retailing (ANZSIC class 4273) across Australia: counted at June 2024 but not June 2025
- 319 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 retailing antiques or second-hand goods (except motor vehicles or motorcycles and parts).
Examples the ABS lists:
- Antique retailing
- Coin dealing (retailing)
- Disposals retailing
- Pawnbroking
- Second-hand book retailing
- Second-hand cloth retailing
- Second-hand electrical, electronic or computer equipment retailing
- Second-hand furniture retailing
- Second-hand goods retailing n.e.c.
- Second-hand jewellery retailing
The ABS counts businesses mainly engaged in this related work in other classes:
- retailing second-hand motor vehicles are included in Class 3911 Car Retailing
- retailing second-hand motorcycles are included in Class 3912 Motor Cycle Retailing
- retailing second-hand motor vehicle or motorcycle parts are included in Class 3921 Motor Vehicle Parts Retailing
- providing auctioning services are included in Class 3800 Commission-Based Wholesaling
The ABS page for class 4273 gives the full definition and what the class leaves out.
By employment size
| Businesses | Count |
|---|---|
| All businesses | 2,215 businesses |
| Non-employing | 1,420 businesses |
| 1 to 4 employees | 590 businesses |
| 5 to 19 employees | 162 businesses |
| 20 to 199 employees | 39 businesses |
| 200 or more employees | 4 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 | 435 businesses |
| $50k to less than $200k | 792 businesses |
| $200k to less than $2m | 819 businesses |
| $2m to less than $5m | 104 businesses |
| $5m to less than $10m | 31 businesses |
| $10m or more | 34 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 | 2,268 businesses |
| ABS business entries | 266 businesses |
| ABS business exits | 319 businesses |
| At the end of the year | 2,215 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 | 698 businesses |
| Victoria | 709 businesses |
| Queensland | 376 businesses |
| Western Australia | 178 businesses |
| South Australia | 158 businesses |
| Tasmania | 56 businesses |
| Australian Capital Territory | 26 businesses |
| Northern Territory | 14 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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