Interurban and Rural Bus Transport: ABS business counts
ANZSIC class 4621, in the Transport, Postal and Warehousing division.
- Actively trading businesses in Interurban and Rural Bus Transport (ANZSIC class 4621) across Australia, June 2025
- 619 businessesAustralian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses, data cube 2, June 2025.
- Actively trading non-employing businesses in Interurban and Rural Bus Transport (ANZSIC class 4621) across Australia, June 2025
- 274 businessesAustralian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses, data cube 2, June 2025.
- ABS business entries in Interurban and Rural Bus Transport (ANZSIC class 4621) across Australia: counted at June 2025 but not June 2024
- 63 businessesAustralian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses, data cube 2, 2024-25.
- ABS business exits in Interurban and Rural Bus Transport (ANZSIC class 4621) across Australia: counted at June 2024 but not June 2025
- 79 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 buses for the transportation of passengers over regular routes and on regular schedules, mainly outside metropolitan areas or over long distances.
Examples the ABS lists:
- Bus transport service, outside metropolitan area
- Charter bus service, outside metropolitan area
- Interurban bus service
- Rural bus service
The ABS counts businesses mainly engaged in this related work in other classes:
- operating urban buses for the transportation of passengers are included in Class 4622 Urban Bus Transport (Including Tramway)
- operating bus passenger terminals are included in Class 5299 Other Transport Support Services n.e.c.
The ABS page for class 4621 gives the full definition and what the class leaves out.
By employment size
| Businesses | Count |
|---|---|
| All businesses | 619 businesses |
| Non-employing | 274 businesses |
| 1 to 4 employees | 173 businesses |
| 5 to 19 employees | 99 businesses |
| 20 to 199 employees | 66 businesses |
| 200 or more employees | 7 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 | 116 businesses |
| $50k to less than $200k | 149 businesses |
| $200k to less than $2m | 238 businesses |
| $2m to less than $5m | 59 businesses |
| $5m to less than $10m | 30 businesses |
| $10m or more | 27 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 | 635 businesses |
| ABS business entries | 63 businesses |
| ABS business exits | 79 businesses |
| At the end of the year | 619 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 | 202 businesses |
| Victoria | 168 businesses |
| Queensland | 121 businesses |
| Western Australia | 63 businesses |
| South Australia | 29 businesses |
| Tasmania | 21 businesses |
| Australian Capital Territory | 4 businesses |
| Northern Territory | 11 businesses |
| Other Territories or Currently Unknown | 0 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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