Computer and Computer Peripheral Retailing: ABS business counts
ANZSIC class 4222, in the Retail Trade division.
- Actively trading businesses in Computer and Computer Peripheral Retailing (ANZSIC class 4222) across Australia, June 2025
- 2,703 businessesAustralian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses, data cube 2, June 2025.
- Actively trading non-employing businesses in Computer and Computer Peripheral Retailing (ANZSIC class 4222) across Australia, June 2025
- 1,453 businessesAustralian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses, data cube 2, June 2025.
- ABS business entries in Computer and Computer Peripheral Retailing (ANZSIC class 4222) across Australia: counted at June 2025 but not June 2024
- 240 businessesAustralian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses, data cube 2, 2024-25.
- ABS business exits in Computer and Computer Peripheral Retailing (ANZSIC class 4222) across Australia: counted at June 2024 but not June 2025
- 347 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 computers or computer peripheral equipment.
Examples the ABS lists:
- Compact disc burner retailing
- Computer equipment retailing
- Computer game console retailing
- Computer hardware retailing
- Computer software retailing (except computer games)
- Printer retailing
- Visual display unit (VDU) retailing
The ABS counts businesses mainly engaged in this related work in other classes:
- retailing computer games are included in Class 4242 Entertainment Media Retailing
The ABS page for class 4222 gives the full definition and what the class leaves out.
By employment size
| Businesses | Count |
|---|---|
| All businesses | 2,703 businesses |
| Non-employing | 1,453 businesses |
| 1 to 4 employees | 904 businesses |
| 5 to 19 employees | 266 businesses |
| 20 to 199 employees | 76 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 | 697 businesses |
| $50k to less than $200k | 696 businesses |
| $200k to less than $2m | 941 businesses |
| $2m to less than $5m | 182 businesses |
| $5m to less than $10m | 76 businesses |
| $10m or more | 111 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 | 2,810 businesses |
| ABS business entries | 240 businesses |
| ABS business exits | 347 businesses |
| At the end of the year | 2,703 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 | 955 businesses |
| Victoria | 942 businesses |
| Queensland | 417 businesses |
| Western Australia | 195 businesses |
| South Australia | 129 businesses |
| Tasmania | 25 businesses |
| Australian Capital Territory | 22 businesses |
| Northern Territory | 8 businesses |
| Other Territories or Currently Unknown | 10 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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