Industrial and Agricultural Chemical Product Wholesaling: ABS business counts
ANZSIC class 3323, in the Wholesale Trade division.
- Actively trading businesses in Industrial and Agricultural Chemical Product Wholesaling (ANZSIC class 3323) across Australia, June 2025
- 2,327 businessesAustralian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses, data cube 2, June 2025.
- Actively trading non-employing businesses in Industrial and Agricultural Chemical Product Wholesaling (ANZSIC class 3323) across Australia, June 2025
- 1,153 businessesAustralian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses, data cube 2, June 2025.
- ABS business entries in Industrial and Agricultural Chemical Product Wholesaling (ANZSIC class 3323) across Australia: counted at June 2025 but not June 2024
- 236 businessesAustralian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses, data cube 2, 2024-25.
- ABS business exits in Industrial and Agricultural Chemical Product Wholesaling (ANZSIC class 3323) across Australia: counted at June 2024 but not June 2025
- 249 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 wholesaling industrial or agricultural chemicals or chemical products, including waste or scrap.
Examples the ABS lists:
- Acid wholesaling
- Adhesive wholesaling
- Agricultural chemical wholesaling
- Alcohol, industrial, wholesaling
- Bleaching compound wholesaling
- Chemical colour wholesaling
- Chemical wholesaling n.e.c.
- Cleanser, abrasive, wholesaling
- Detergent, industrial, wholesaling
- Dry-cleaning preparation wholesaling
The ABS counts businesses mainly engaged in this related work in other classes:
- wholesaling pharmaceutical and toiletry goods are included in Class 3720 Pharmaceutical and Toiletry Goods Wholesaling
- wholesaling liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) are included in Class 3321 Petroleum Product Wholesaling
The ABS page for class 3323 gives the full definition and what the class leaves out.
By employment size
| Businesses | Count |
|---|---|
| All businesses | 2,327 businesses |
| Non-employing | 1,153 businesses |
| 1 to 4 employees | 712 businesses |
| 5 to 19 employees | 325 businesses |
| 20 to 199 employees | 130 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 | 492 businesses |
| $50k to less than $200k | 491 businesses |
| $200k to less than $2m | 722 businesses |
| $2m to less than $5m | 241 businesses |
| $5m to less than $10m | 138 businesses |
| $10m or more | 243 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 | 2,340 businesses |
| ABS business entries | 236 businesses |
| ABS business exits | 249 businesses |
| At the end of the year | 2,327 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 | 788 businesses |
| Victoria | 643 businesses |
| Queensland | 412 businesses |
| Western Australia | 275 businesses |
| South Australia | 156 businesses |
| Tasmania | 23 businesses |
| Australian Capital Territory | 11 businesses |
| Northern Territory | 8 businesses |
| Other Territories or Currently Unknown | 11 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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