Other Goods Wholesaling n.e.c.: ABS business counts
ANZSIC class 3739, in the Wholesale Trade division.
- Actively trading businesses in Other Goods Wholesaling n.e.c. (ANZSIC class 3739) across Australia, June 2025
- 4,115 businessesAustralian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses, data cube 2, June 2025.
- Actively trading non-employing businesses in Other Goods Wholesaling n.e.c. (ANZSIC class 3739) across Australia, June 2025
- 2,194 businessesAustralian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses, data cube 2, June 2025.
- ABS business entries in Other Goods Wholesaling n.e.c. (ANZSIC class 3739) across Australia: counted at June 2025 but not June 2024
- 381 businessesAustralian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses, data cube 2, 2024-25.
- ABS business exits in Other Goods Wholesaling n.e.c. (ANZSIC class 3739) across Australia: counted at June 2024 but not June 2025
- 591 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 travel goods, containers (except of paper or paper board), musical instruments, second-hand goods, or other goods not elsewhere classified.
Examples the ABS lists:
- Artists’ supplies wholesaling
- Can, metal, wholesaling
- Cask wholesaling
- Coffin wholesaling
- Container wholesaling (except of paper or paper board)
- Crate, wooden, wholesaling
- Firewood wholesaling
- Fur, dyed or dressed, wholesaling
- Glass container wholesaling
- Leather good wholesaling (except clothing or footwear)
The ABS counts businesses mainly engaged in this related work in other classes:
- wholesaling paper and paper board containers are included in Class 3736 Paper Product Wholesaling
- wholesaling leather clothing or shoes are included in Class 3712 Clothing and Footwear Wholesaling
The ABS page for class 3739 gives the full definition and what the class leaves out.
By employment size
| Businesses | Count |
|---|---|
| All businesses | 4,115 businesses |
| Non-employing | 2,194 businesses |
| 1 to 4 employees | 1,092 businesses |
| 5 to 19 employees | 631 businesses |
| 20 to 199 employees | 193 businesses |
| 200 or more employees | 5 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 | 995 businesses |
| $50k to less than $200k | 944 businesses |
| $200k to less than $2m | 1,322 businesses |
| $2m to less than $5m | 354 businesses |
| $5m to less than $10m | 208 businesses |
| $10m or more | 292 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 | 4,325 businesses |
| ABS business entries | 381 businesses |
| ABS business exits | 591 businesses |
| At the end of the year | 4,115 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 | 1,567 businesses |
| Victoria | 1,203 businesses |
| Queensland | 663 businesses |
| Western Australia | 322 businesses |
| South Australia | 261 businesses |
| Tasmania | 49 businesses |
| Australian Capital Territory | 21 businesses |
| Northern Territory | 21 businesses |
| Other Territories or Currently Unknown | 8 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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