Postal Services: ABS business counts
ANZSIC class 5101, in the Transport, Postal and Warehousing division.
- Actively trading businesses in Postal Services (ANZSIC class 5101) across Australia, June 2025
- 5,167 businessesAustralian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses, data cube 2, June 2025.
- Actively trading non-employing businesses in Postal Services (ANZSIC class 5101) across Australia, June 2025
- 2,550 businessesAustralian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses, data cube 2, June 2025.
- ABS business entries in Postal Services (ANZSIC class 5101) across Australia: counted at June 2025 but not June 2024
- 821 businessesAustralian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses, data cube 2, 2024-25.
- ABS business exits in Postal Services (ANZSIC class 5101) across Australia: counted at June 2024 but not June 2025
- 859 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 the pick-up and delivery of letters, documents and parcels (usually weighing less than 30 kgs). Rather than being from the sender’s location, the pick-up activity is from pre-determined collection points (e.g. post offices and postal agencies). Also included are businesses mainly engaged in the operation/provision of predetermined collection points (such as post offices or postal agents).
Examples the ABS lists:
- Mail service
- Mailbox rental service
- Post office operation
- Postal agency operation
The ABS counts businesses mainly engaged in this related work in other classes:
- providing courier or messenger services are included in Class 5102 Courier Pick-up and Delivery Services
- operating trucks for the transportation of freight by road are included in Class 4610 Road Freight Transport
The ABS page for class 5101 gives the full definition and what the class leaves out.
By employment size
| Businesses | Count |
|---|---|
| All businesses | 5,167 businesses |
| Non-employing | 2,550 businesses |
| 1 to 4 employees | 2,086 businesses |
| 5 to 19 employees | 482 businesses |
| 20 to 199 employees | 45 businesses |
| 200 or more employees | 4 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 | 981 businesses |
| $50k to less than $200k | 2,094 businesses |
| $200k to less than $2m | 1,948 businesses |
| $2m to less than $5m | 82 businesses |
| $5m to less than $10m | 34 businesses |
| $10m or more | 28 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 | 5,205 businesses |
| ABS business entries | 821 businesses |
| ABS business exits | 859 businesses |
| At the end of the year | 5,167 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 | 1,726 businesses |
| Victoria | 1,312 businesses |
| Queensland | 1,105 businesses |
| Western Australia | 417 businesses |
| South Australia | 393 businesses |
| Tasmania | 125 businesses |
| Australian Capital Territory | 70 businesses |
| Northern Territory | 19 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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