Other Specialised Food Retailing: ABS business counts
ANZSIC class 4129, in the Retail Trade division.
- Actively trading businesses in Other Specialised Food Retailing (ANZSIC class 4129) across Australia, June 2025
- 7,075 businessesAustralian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses, data cube 2, June 2025.
- Actively trading non-employing businesses in Other Specialised Food Retailing (ANZSIC class 4129) across Australia, June 2025
- 3,280 businessesAustralian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses, data cube 2, June 2025.
- ABS business entries in Other Specialised Food Retailing (ANZSIC class 4129) across Australia: counted at June 2025 but not June 2024
- 1,154 businessesAustralian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses, data cube 2, 2024-25.
- ABS business exits in Other Specialised Food Retailing (ANZSIC class 4129) across Australia: counted at June 2024 but not June 2025
- 1,187 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 specialised food lines, such as confectionery or smallgoods or bread and cakes (not manufactured on the same premises).
Examples the ABS lists:
- Biscuit retailing (not manufactured on the same premises)
- Bread retailing (not manufactured on the same premises)
- Bread vendor (not manufactured on the same premises)
- Cake retailing (not manufactured on the same premises)
- Confectionery retailing
- Non-alcoholic drinks retailing
- Pastry retailing (not manufactured on the same premises)
- Smallgoods retailing
- Specialised food retailing n.e.c.
The ABS counts businesses mainly engaged in this related work in other classes:
- retailing a wide range of food lines are included in Class 4110 Supermarket and Grocery Stores
- providing food services for immediate consumption for taking away or consumption in limited seating areas are included in Class 4512 Takeaway Food Services
- manufacturing bakery products and selling those products from the same premises are included in Class 1174 Bakery Product Manufacturing (Non-factory based)
- retailing food through vending machines or other non-store means (except mobile vans) are included in Class 4310 Non-Store Retailing
The ABS page for class 4129 gives the full definition and what the class leaves out.
By employment size
| Businesses | Count |
|---|---|
| All businesses | 7,075 businesses |
| Non-employing | 3,280 businesses |
| 1 to 4 employees | 2,266 businesses |
| 5 to 19 employees | 1,262 businesses |
| 20 to 199 employees | 259 businesses |
| 200 or more employees | 8 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 | 1,469 businesses |
| $50k to less than $200k | 1,785 businesses |
| $200k to less than $2m | 3,192 businesses |
| $2m to less than $5m | 421 businesses |
| $5m to less than $10m | 114 businesses |
| $10m or more | 94 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 | 7,108 businesses |
| ABS business entries | 1,154 businesses |
| ABS business exits | 1,187 businesses |
| At the end of the year | 7,075 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 | 2,406 businesses |
| Victoria | 2,096 businesses |
| Queensland | 1,275 businesses |
| Western Australia | 654 businesses |
| South Australia | 425 businesses |
| Tasmania | 98 businesses |
| Australian Capital Territory | 86 businesses |
| Northern Territory | 26 businesses |
| Other Territories or Currently Unknown | 9 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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