Transport, Postal and Warehousing: ABS business counts by industry class
ANZSIC division I.
- Actively trading businesses in Transport, Postal and Warehousing (ANZSIC division I) across Australia, June 2025
- 249,289 businessesAustralian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses, data cube 8, June 2025.
- Actively trading non-employing businesses in Transport, Postal and Warehousing (ANZSIC division I) across Australia, June 2025
- 207,594 businessesAustralian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses, data cube 8, June 2025.
- Actively trading businesses in Transport, Postal and Warehousing (ANZSIC division I) with 1 to 4 employees across Australia, June 2025
- 32,722 businessesAustralian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses, data cube 8, June 2025.
About these figures
- These ABS figures count actively trading businesses, not workers, sites or venues, each in its main state or territory.
- Each state's figure adds up the ABS counts for the small areas in it. The ABS adjusts those counts slightly to protect confidentiality, so the sums are approximate.
Summary of the ABS division definition
The Transport, Postal and Warehousing Division includes businesses mainly engaged in providing transportation of passengers and freight by road, rail, water or air. Other transportation activities such as postal services, pipeline transport and scenic and sightseeing transport are included in this division.
The ABS page for division I gives the full definition.
By employment size
| Businesses | Count |
|---|---|
| All businesses | 249,289 businesses |
| Non-employing | 207,594 businesses |
| 1 to 4 employees | 32,722 businesses |
| 5 to 19 employees | 6,490 businesses |
| 20 to 199 employees | 2,216 businesses |
| 200 or more employees | 267 businesses |
Australian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses, data cube 8, June 2025. Checked 15 Oct 2026.
By main state or territory
| Businesses | Count |
|---|---|
| New South Wales | 74,092 businesses |
| Victoria | Not published |
| Queensland | 40,605 businesses |
| Western Australia | 28,688 businesses |
| South Australia | 14,597 businesses |
| Tasmania | 3,533 businesses |
| Australian Capital Territory | 3,431 businesses |
| Northern Territory | 1,690 businesses |
Australian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses, data cube 8, June 2025. Not published: the ABS leaves a cell blank that the state's sum needs. Checked 15 Oct 2026.
Road Transport
Class profiles
Other Transport
Class profiles
Postal and Courier Pick-Up and Delivery Services
Class profiles
Transport Support Services
Class profiles
Sources
Counts of Australian Businesses, data cube 8: Businesses by industry division by Statistical Area Level 2 by employment size ranges (8165DC08.xlsx). Based on Australian Bureau of Statistics data, 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.
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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