Motor Vehicle Parts Retailing: ABS business counts
ANZSIC class 3921, in the Retail Trade division.
- Actively trading businesses in Motor Vehicle Parts Retailing (ANZSIC class 3921) across Australia, June 2025
- 2,799 businessesAustralian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses, data cube 2, June 2025.
- Actively trading non-employing businesses in Motor Vehicle Parts Retailing (ANZSIC class 3921) across Australia, June 2025
- 1,197 businessesAustralian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses, data cube 2, June 2025.
- ABS business entries in Motor Vehicle Parts Retailing (ANZSIC class 3921) across Australia: counted at June 2025 but not June 2024
- 300 businessesAustralian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses, data cube 2, 2024-25.
- ABS business exits in Motor Vehicle Parts Retailing (ANZSIC class 3921) across Australia: counted at June 2024 but not June 2025
- 328 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 parts or accessories for motor vehicles.
Examples the ABS lists:
- Automotive air conditioning retailing
- Automotive battery retailing
- Car radio or CD-player retailing
- Motorcycle or scooter parts or accessory retailing
- Motor vehicle accessory retailing
- Motor vehicle parts retailing
The ABS counts businesses mainly engaged in this related work in other classes:
- wholesaling motor vehicle parts are included in either Class 3504 Motor Vehicle New Parts Wholesaling or 3505 Motor Vehicle Dismantling and Used Parts Wholesaling
- installing automotive air conditioners, car radios or CD-players are included in Class 9411 Automotive Electrical Services
The ABS page for class 3921 gives the full definition and what the class leaves out.
By employment size
| Businesses | Count |
|---|---|
| All businesses | 2,799 businesses |
| Non-employing | 1,197 businesses |
| 1 to 4 employees | 1,057 businesses |
| 5 to 19 employees | 478 businesses |
| 20 to 199 employees | 63 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 | 408 businesses |
| $50k to less than $200k | 594 businesses |
| $200k to less than $2m | 1,259 businesses |
| $2m to less than $5m | 342 businesses |
| $5m to less than $10m | 117 businesses |
| $10m or more | 79 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 | 2,827 businesses |
| ABS business entries | 300 businesses |
| ABS business exits | 328 businesses |
| At the end of the year | 2,799 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 | 765 businesses |
| Victoria | 1,003 businesses |
| Queensland | 581 businesses |
| Western Australia | 221 businesses |
| South Australia | 160 businesses |
| Tasmania | 35 businesses |
| Australian Capital Territory | 19 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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