- Actively trading businesses in Liquor Retailing (ANZSIC class 4123) across Australia, June 2025
- 2,427 businessesAustralian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses, data cube 2, June 2025.
- Actively trading non-employing businesses in Liquor Retailing (ANZSIC class 4123) across Australia, June 2025
- 926 businessesAustralian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses, data cube 2, June 2025.
- ABS business entries in Liquor Retailing (ANZSIC class 4123) across Australia: counted at June 2025 but not June 2024
- 260 businessesAustralian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses, data cube 2, 2024-25.
- ABS business exits in Liquor Retailing (ANZSIC class 4123) across Australia: counted at June 2024 but not June 2025
- 282 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 beer, wine or spirits for consumption off the premises only.
Examples the ABS lists:
- Alcoholic beverage retailing (for consumption off the premises only)
The ABS counts businesses mainly engaged in this related work in other classes:
- selling alcoholic beverages for consumption on the premises, such as hotels, bars and similar businesses (except hospitality clubs), are included in Class 4520 Pubs, Taverns and Bars
The ABS page for class 4123 gives the full definition and what the class leaves out.
By employment size
| Businesses | Count |
|---|---|
| All businesses | 2,427 businesses |
| Non-employing | 926 businesses |
| 1 to 4 employees | 874 businesses |
| 5 to 19 employees | 513 businesses |
| 20 to 199 employees | 110 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 | 417 businesses |
| $50k to less than $200k | 336 businesses |
| $200k to less than $2m | 1,049 businesses |
| $2m to less than $5m | 432 businesses |
| $5m to less than $10m | 117 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 | 2,449 businesses |
| ABS business entries | 260 businesses |
| ABS business exits | 282 businesses |
| At the end of the year | 2,427 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 | 784 businesses |
| Victoria | 921 businesses |
| Queensland | 113 businesses |
| Western Australia | 317 businesses |
| South Australia | 193 businesses |
| Tasmania | 47 businesses |
| Australian Capital Territory | 44 businesses |
| Northern Territory | 7 businesses |
| Other Territories or Currently Unknown | 3 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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