Liquor and Tobacco Product Wholesaling: ABS business counts
ANZSIC class 3606, in the Wholesale Trade division.
- Actively trading businesses in Liquor and Tobacco Product Wholesaling (ANZSIC class 3606) across Australia, June 2025
- 2,258 businessesAustralian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses, data cube 2, June 2025.
- Actively trading non-employing businesses in Liquor and Tobacco Product Wholesaling (ANZSIC class 3606) across Australia, June 2025
- 1,386 businessesAustralian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses, data cube 2, June 2025.
- ABS business entries in Liquor and Tobacco Product Wholesaling (ANZSIC class 3606) across Australia: counted at June 2025 but not June 2024
- 312 businessesAustralian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses, data cube 2, 2024-25.
- ABS business exits in Liquor and Tobacco Product Wholesaling (ANZSIC class 3606) across Australia: counted at June 2024 but not June 2025
- 314 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 beer, wine or spirits; or in wholesaling cigarettes, cigars or other tobacco products (except leaf tobacco).
Examples the ABS lists:
- Alcoholic beverage wholesaling
- Tobacco product wholesaling
The ABS counts businesses mainly engaged in this related work in other classes:
- blending wine or spirits are included in the appropriate classes of Group 121 Beverage Manufacturing
- breaking down bulk quantities and bottling without wholesaling are included in Class 7320 Packaging Services
- wholesaling tobacco leaf are included in Class 3319 Other Agricultural Product Wholesaling
- wholesaling liquor and tobacco products in conjunction with a wide variety of other grocery items are included in Class 3601 General Line Grocery Wholesaling
The ABS page for class 3606 gives the full definition and what the class leaves out.
By employment size
| Businesses | Count |
|---|---|
| All businesses | 2,258 businesses |
| Non-employing | 1,386 businesses |
| 1 to 4 employees | 596 businesses |
| 5 to 19 employees | 197 businesses |
| 20 to 199 employees | 75 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 | 767 businesses |
| $50k to less than $200k | 461 businesses |
| $200k to less than $2m | 667 businesses |
| $2m to less than $5m | 180 businesses |
| $5m to less than $10m | 65 businesses |
| $10m or more | 118 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 | 2,260 businesses |
| ABS business entries | 312 businesses |
| ABS business exits | 314 businesses |
| At the end of the year | 2,258 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 | 673 businesses |
| Victoria | 767 businesses |
| Queensland | 170 businesses |
| Western Australia | 172 businesses |
| South Australia | 419 businesses |
| Tasmania | 27 businesses |
| Australian Capital Territory | 13 businesses |
| Northern Territory | 7 businesses |
| Other Territories or Currently Unknown | 10 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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