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Marine Equipment Retailing: ABS business counts

ANZSIC class 4245, in the Retail Trade division.

Actively trading businesses in Marine Equipment Retailing (ANZSIC class 4245) across Australia, June 2025
892 businessesAustralian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses, data cube 2, June 2025.
Actively trading non-employing businesses in Marine Equipment Retailing (ANZSIC class 4245) across Australia, June 2025
405 businessesAustralian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses, data cube 2, June 2025.
ABS business entries in Marine Equipment Retailing (ANZSIC class 4245) across Australia: counted at June 2025 but not June 2024
93 businessesAustralian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses, data cube 2, 2024-25.
ABS business exits in Marine Equipment Retailing (ANZSIC class 4245) across Australia: counted at June 2024 but not June 2025
90 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 new or used boats or boat accessories.

Examples the ABS lists:

  • Boat retailing (including used)
  • Boat trailer retailing
  • Marine accessory retailing n.e.c.
  • Outboard motor retailing
  • Sailing or nautical accessory retailing
  • Yacht retailing

The ABS counts businesses mainly engaged in this related work in other classes:

  • retailing sailboards, canoes or wetsuits are included in Class 4241 Sport and Camping Equipment Retailing
  • repairing boats are included in Class 2392 Boatbuilding and Repair Services
  • hiring of pleasure craft (without crew) are included in Division L Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services

The ABS page for class 4245 gives the full definition and what the class leaves out.

By employment size

Marine Equipment Retailing businesses across Australia by employment size
BusinessesCount
All businesses892 businesses
Non-employing405 businesses
1 to 4 employees294 businesses
5 to 19 employees176 businesses
20 to 199 employees17 businesses
200 or more employees0 businesses

Australian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses, data cube 2, June 2025. Checked 15 Oct 2026.

By turnover

Marine Equipment Retailing businesses across Australia by turnover
BusinessesCount
Zero to less than $50k158 businesses
$50k to less than $200k146 businesses
$200k to less than $2m350 businesses
$2m to less than $5m120 businesses
$5m to less than $10m69 businesses
$10m or more49 businesses

Australian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses, data cube 3, June 2025. Checked 16 Oct 2026.

Entries and exits, 2024-25

Marine Equipment Retailing businesses across Australia over 2024-25
BusinessesCount
At the start of the year889 businesses
ABS business entries93 businesses
ABS business exits90 businesses
At the end of the year892 businesses

Australian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses, data cube 2, 2024-25. Checked 15 Oct 2026.

By main state or territory

Marine Equipment Retailing businesses by main state or territory
BusinessesCount
New South Wales261 businesses
Victoria185 businesses
Queensland262 businesses
Western Australia120 businesses
South Australia37 businesses
Tasmania19 businesses
Australian Capital Territory0 businesses
Northern Territory5 businesses
Other Territories or Currently Unknown3 businesses

Australian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses, data cube 2, June 2025. Checked 15 Oct 2026.

Sources

  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. 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.

  5. 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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