Motor Vehicle Dismantling and Used Parts Wholesaling: ABS business counts
ANZSIC class 3505, in the Wholesale Trade division.
- Actively trading businesses in Motor Vehicle Dismantling and Used Parts Wholesaling (ANZSIC class 3505) across Australia, June 2025
- 1,700 businessesAustralian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses, data cube 2, June 2025.
- Actively trading non-employing businesses in Motor Vehicle Dismantling and Used Parts Wholesaling (ANZSIC class 3505) across Australia, June 2025
- 925 businessesAustralian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses, data cube 2, June 2025.
- ABS business entries in Motor Vehicle Dismantling and Used Parts Wholesaling (ANZSIC class 3505) across Australia: counted at June 2025 but not June 2024
- 325 businessesAustralian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses, data cube 2, 2024-25.
- ABS business exits in Motor Vehicle Dismantling and Used Parts Wholesaling (ANZSIC class 3505) across Australia: counted at June 2024 but not June 2025
- 252 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 dismantling motor vehicles or motorcycles, or wholesaling used parts for motor vehicles and motorcycles.
Examples the ABS lists:
- Motorcycle dismantling
- Motor vehicle dismantling
- Second hand motorcycle parts wholesaling
- Second hand motor vehicle parts wholesaling
The ABS counts businesses mainly engaged in this related work in other classes:
- second hand car parts retailing are included in Class 3921 Motor Vehicle Parts Retailing
The ABS page for class 3505 gives the full definition and what the class leaves out.
By employment size
| Businesses | Count |
|---|---|
| All businesses | 1,700 businesses |
| Non-employing | 925 businesses |
| 1 to 4 employees | 540 businesses |
| 5 to 19 employees | 211 businesses |
| 20 to 199 employees | 23 businesses |
| 200 or more employees | 0 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 | 269 businesses |
| $50k to less than $200k | 455 businesses |
| $200k to less than $2m | 728 businesses |
| $2m to less than $5m | 150 businesses |
| $5m to less than $10m | 67 businesses |
| $10m or more | 31 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 | 1,627 businesses |
| ABS business entries | 325 businesses |
| ABS business exits | 252 businesses |
| At the end of the year | 1,700 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 | 459 businesses |
| Victoria | 480 businesses |
| Queensland | 367 businesses |
| Western Australia | 188 businesses |
| South Australia | 156 businesses |
| Tasmania | 28 businesses |
| Australian Capital Territory | 11 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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