Airport Operations and Other Air Transport Support Services: ABS business counts
ANZSIC class 5220, in the Transport, Postal and Warehousing division.
- Actively trading businesses in Airport Operations and Other Air Transport Support Services (ANZSIC class 5220) across Australia, June 2025
- 847 businessesAustralian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses, data cube 2, June 2025.
- Actively trading non-employing businesses in Airport Operations and Other Air Transport Support Services (ANZSIC class 5220) across Australia, June 2025
- 475 businessesAustralian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses, data cube 2, June 2025.
- ABS business entries in Airport Operations and Other Air Transport Support Services (ANZSIC class 5220) across Australia: counted at June 2025 but not June 2024
- 138 businessesAustralian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses, data cube 2, 2024-25.
- ABS business exits in Airport Operations and Other Air Transport Support Services (ANZSIC class 5220) across Australia: counted at June 2024 but not June 2025
- 128 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 international, national or civil airports. Also included are businesses mainly engaged in providing other services to air transport such as airport terminals, runways, air traffic control services, aerospace navigation or baggage handling services.
Examples the ABS lists:
- Air traffic control service
- Air transport navigation service
- Aircraft support service n.e.c.
- Airport baggage handling service
- Airport operation
- Airport terminal operation
The ABS counts businesses mainly engaged in this related work in other classes:
- repairing aircraft are included in Class 2394 Aircraft Manufacturing and Repair Services
- leasing or chartering aircraft without crew from own stocks are included in Class 6619 Other Motor Vehicle and Transport Equipment Rental and Hiring
- operating ticket sales offices of non-resident airlines are included in Class 7220 Travel Agency and Tour Arrangement Services
- providing airline food catering services are included in Class 4513 Catering Services
- wholesaling fuel at airports are included in Class 3321 Petroleum Product Wholesaling
The ABS page for class 5220 gives the full definition and what the class leaves out.
By employment size
| Businesses | Count |
|---|---|
| All businesses | 847 businesses |
| Non-employing | 475 businesses |
| 1 to 4 employees | 245 businesses |
| 5 to 19 employees | 71 businesses |
| 20 to 199 employees | 41 businesses |
| 200 or more employees | 15 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 | 210 businesses |
| $50k to less than $200k | 226 businesses |
| $200k to less than $2m | 281 businesses |
| $2m to less than $5m | 52 businesses |
| $5m to less than $10m | 21 businesses |
| $10m or more | 57 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 | 837 businesses |
| ABS business entries | 138 businesses |
| ABS business exits | 128 businesses |
| At the end of the year | 847 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 | 256 businesses |
| Victoria | 146 businesses |
| Queensland | 248 businesses |
| Western Australia | 100 businesses |
| South Australia | 49 businesses |
| Tasmania | 15 businesses |
| Australian Capital Territory | 15 businesses |
| Northern Territory | 16 businesses |
| Other Territories or Currently Unknown | 3 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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