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Motorcycle Retailing: ABS business counts

ANZSIC class 3912, in the Retail Trade division.

Actively trading businesses in Motor Cycle Retailing (ANZSIC class 3912) across Australia, June 2025
581 businessesAustralian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses, data cube 2, June 2025.
Actively trading non-employing businesses in Motor Cycle Retailing (ANZSIC class 3912) across Australia, June 2025
233 businessesAustralian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses, data cube 2, June 2025.
ABS business entries in Motor Cycle Retailing (ANZSIC class 3912) across Australia: counted at June 2025 but not June 2024
44 businessesAustralian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses, data cube 2, 2024-25.
ABS business exits in Motor Cycle Retailing (ANZSIC class 3912) across Australia: counted at June 2024 but not June 2025
56 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 motorcycles or scooters.

Examples the ABS lists:

  • All terrain vehicle retailing
  • Go-kart, motorised, retailing
  • Motorcycle or scooter retailing
  • Motorised minibike retailing

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

  • wholesaling new or used motorcycles or scooters are included in Class 3503 Trailer and Other Motor Vehicle Wholesaling
  • repairing motorcycles or scooters are included in Class 9419 Other Automotive Repair and Maintenance
  • retailing motorcycles or scooter parts or accessories are included in Class 3921 Motor Vehicle Parts Retailing

The ABS page for class 3912 gives the full definition and what the class leaves out.

By employment size

Motorcycle Retailing businesses across Australia by employment size
BusinessesCount
All businesses581 businesses
Non-employing233 businesses
1 to 4 employees184 businesses
5 to 19 employees137 businesses
20 to 199 employees26 businesses
200 or more employees3 businesses

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

By turnover

Motorcycle Retailing businesses across Australia by turnover
BusinessesCount
Zero to less than $50k82 businesses
$50k to less than $200k124 businesses
$200k to less than $2m191 businesses
$2m to less than $5m87 businesses
$5m to less than $10m54 businesses
$10m or more43 businesses

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

Entries and exits, 2024-25

Motorcycle Retailing businesses across Australia over 2024-25
BusinessesCount
At the start of the year593 businesses
ABS business entries44 businesses
ABS business exits56 businesses
At the end of the year581 businesses

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

By main state or territory

Motorcycle Retailing businesses by main state or territory
BusinessesCount
New South Wales160 businesses
Victoria152 businesses
Queensland133 businesses
Western Australia66 businesses
South Australia43 businesses
Tasmania17 businesses
Australian Capital Territory6 businesses
Northern Territory4 businesses
Other Territories or Currently Unknown0 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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