Air and Space Transport: ABS business counts
ANZSIC class 4900, in the Transport, Postal and Warehousing division.
- Actively trading businesses in Air and Space Transport (ANZSIC class 4900) across Australia, June 2025
- 1,480 businessesAustralian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses, data cube 2, June 2025.
- Actively trading non-employing businesses in Air and Space Transport (ANZSIC class 4900) across Australia, June 2025
- 959 businessesAustralian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses, data cube 2, June 2025.
- ABS business entries in Air and Space Transport (ANZSIC class 4900) across Australia: counted at June 2025 but not June 2024
- 179 businessesAustralian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses, data cube 2, 2024-25.
- ABS business exits in Air and Space Transport (ANZSIC class 4900) across Australia: counted at June 2024 but not June 2025
- 167 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 operating aircraft for the transportation of freight and passengers.
Examples the ABS lists:
- Air freight transport service
- Air passenger transport service
- Aircraft charter, lease or rental, with crew, for freight and/or passengers
The ABS counts businesses mainly engaged in this related work in other classes:
- providing aerial surveying services are included in Class 6922 Surveying and Mapping Services
- repairing aircraft are included in Class 2394 Aircraft Manufacturing and Repair Services
- operating ticket sales or booking offices of non-resident airlines are included in Class 7220 Travel Agency and Tour Arrangement Services
- domestic and international air freight forwarding are included in Class 5292 Freight Forwarding Services
- transport of passengers by aircraft solely for sightseeing purposes are included in Class 5010 Scenic and Sightseeing Transport
The ABS page for class 4900 gives the full definition and what the class leaves out.
By employment size
| Businesses | Count |
|---|---|
| All businesses | 1,480 businesses |
| Non-employing | 959 businesses |
| 1 to 4 employees | 288 businesses |
| 5 to 19 employees | 140 businesses |
| 20 to 199 employees | 77 businesses |
| 200 or more employees | 16 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 | 430 businesses |
| $50k to less than $200k | 325 businesses |
| $200k to less than $2m | 411 businesses |
| $2m to less than $5m | 108 businesses |
| $5m to less than $10m | 64 businesses |
| $10m or more | 142 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 | 1,468 businesses |
| ABS business entries | 179 businesses |
| ABS business exits | 167 businesses |
| At the end of the year | 1,480 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 | 449 businesses |
| Victoria | 332 businesses |
| Queensland | 393 businesses |
| Western Australia | 163 businesses |
| South Australia | 75 businesses |
| Tasmania | 18 businesses |
| Australian Capital Territory | 9 businesses |
| Northern Territory | 36 businesses |
| Other Territories or Currently Unknown | 5 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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