Electrical, Electronic and Gas Appliance Retailing: ABS business counts
ANZSIC class 4221, in the Retail Trade division.
- Actively trading businesses in Electrical, Electronic and Gas Appliance Retailing (ANZSIC class 4221) across Australia, June 2025
- 4,892 businessesAustralian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses, data cube 2, June 2025.
- Actively trading non-employing businesses in Electrical, Electronic and Gas Appliance Retailing (ANZSIC class 4221) across Australia, June 2025
- 1,842 businessesAustralian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses, data cube 2, June 2025.
- ABS business entries in Electrical, Electronic and Gas Appliance Retailing (ANZSIC class 4221) across Australia: counted at June 2025 but not June 2024
- 782 businessesAustralian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses, data cube 2, 2024-25.
- ABS business exits in Electrical, Electronic and Gas Appliance Retailing (ANZSIC class 4221) across Australia: counted at June 2024 but not June 2025
- 714 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 electrical, electronic or gas appliances (except computers and computer peripherals).
Examples the ABS lists:
- Air conditioner retailing
- Appliance, electric, retailing
- Barbecue retailing
- Camera retailing
- Compact disc player retailing
- Cooking utensil, electric, retailing
- Digital versatile disc (DVD) player retailing
- Electronic beeper retailing
- Fan, electric, retailing
- Floor polisher, electric, retailing
The ABS counts businesses mainly engaged in this related work in other classes:
- retailing computer or computer peripheral equipment are included in Class 4222 Computer and Computer Peripheral Retailing
- retailing CDs, DVDs or other entertainment media are included in Class 4242 Entertainment Media Retailing
- retailing car radios are included in Class 3921 Motor Vehicle Parts Retailing
- installing heating, refrigeration or air conditioning equipment are included in Class 3233 Air Conditioning and Heating Services
- hiring household appliances are included in Class 6639 Other Goods and Equipment Rental and Hiring n.e.c.
- repairing and maintaining electrical, electronic and gas domestic appliances are included in Class 9421 Domestic Appliance Repair and Maintenance
The ABS page for class 4221 gives the full definition and what the class leaves out.
By employment size
| Businesses | Count |
|---|---|
| All businesses | 4,892 businesses |
| Non-employing | 1,842 businesses |
| 1 to 4 employees | 1,451 businesses |
| 5 to 19 employees | 1,352 businesses |
| 20 to 199 employees | 234 businesses |
| 200 or more employees | 13 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 | 1,101 businesses |
| $50k to less than $200k | 885 businesses |
| $200k to less than $2m | 1,576 businesses |
| $2m to less than $5m | 652 businesses |
| $5m to less than $10m | 325 businesses |
| $10m or more | 353 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 | 4,824 businesses |
| ABS business entries | 782 businesses |
| ABS business exits | 714 businesses |
| At the end of the year | 4,892 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 | 1,753 businesses |
| Victoria | 1,555 businesses |
| Queensland | 768 businesses |
| Western Australia | 389 businesses |
| South Australia | 287 businesses |
| Tasmania | 58 businesses |
| Australian Capital Territory | 49 businesses |
| Northern Territory | 31 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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