Sport and Camping Equipment Retailing: ABS business counts
ANZSIC class 4241, in the Retail Trade division.
- Actively trading businesses in Sport and Camping Equipment Retailing (ANZSIC class 4241) across Australia, June 2025
- 3,903 businessesAustralian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses, data cube 2, June 2025.
- Actively trading non-employing businesses in Sport and Camping Equipment Retailing (ANZSIC class 4241) across Australia, June 2025
- 1,805 businessesAustralian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses, data cube 2, June 2025.
- ABS business entries in Sport and Camping Equipment Retailing (ANZSIC class 4241) across Australia: counted at June 2025 but not June 2024
- 464 businessesAustralian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses, data cube 2, 2024-25.
- ABS business exits in Sport and Camping Equipment Retailing (ANZSIC class 4241) across Australia: counted at June 2024 but not June 2025
- 557 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 sporting goods, camping equipment or bicycles.
Examples the ABS lists:
- Ammunition retailing
- Bicycle retailing
- Camping equipment retailing
- Canoe retailing
- Equestrian equipment retailing
- Fishing tackle retailing
- Fitness equipment retailing
- Golfing equipment retailing
- Gun or rifle retailing
- Gymnasium equipment retailing
The ABS counts businesses mainly engaged in this related work in other classes:
- retailing sports apparel (clothing and footwear) are included in Classes 4251 Clothing Retailing and 4252 Footwear Retailing
- retailing new or used boats are included in Class 4245 Marine Equipment Retailing
The ABS page for class 4241 gives the full definition and what the class leaves out.
By employment size
| Businesses | Count |
|---|---|
| All businesses | 3,903 businesses |
| Non-employing | 1,805 businesses |
| 1 to 4 employees | 1,265 businesses |
| 5 to 19 employees | 733 businesses |
| 20 to 199 employees | 95 businesses |
| 200 or more employees | 5 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 | 701 businesses |
| $50k to less than $200k | 844 businesses |
| $200k to less than $2m | 1,750 businesses |
| $2m to less than $5m | 413 businesses |
| $5m to less than $10m | 107 businesses |
| $10m or more | 88 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 | 3,996 businesses |
| ABS business entries | 464 businesses |
| ABS business exits | 557 businesses |
| At the end of the year | 3,903 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 | 1,184 businesses |
| Victoria | 1,073 businesses |
| Queensland | 838 businesses |
| Western Australia | 437 businesses |
| South Australia | 199 businesses |
| Tasmania | 89 businesses |
| Australian Capital Territory | 45 businesses |
| Northern Territory | 29 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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