Other Hardware Goods Wholesaling: ABS business counts
ANZSIC class 3339, in the Wholesale Trade division.
- Actively trading businesses in Other Hardware Goods Wholesaling (ANZSIC class 3339) across Australia, June 2025
- 5,361 businessesAustralian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses, data cube 2, June 2025.
- Actively trading non-employing businesses in Other Hardware Goods Wholesaling (ANZSIC class 3339) across Australia, June 2025
- 2,496 businessesAustralian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses, data cube 2, June 2025.
- ABS business entries in Other Hardware Goods Wholesaling (ANZSIC class 3339) across Australia: counted at June 2025 but not June 2024
- 829 businessesAustralian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses, data cube 2, 2024-25.
- ABS business exits in Other Hardware Goods Wholesaling (ANZSIC class 3339) across Australia: counted at June 2024 but not June 2025
- 637 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 other hardware goods (except timber or plumbing goods), including construction or building materials.
Examples the ABS lists:
- Abrasive wholesaling (except abrasive cleansers)
- Awning wholesaling (except textile)
- Brick wholesaling
- Builders’ hardware dealing (wholesaling) n.e.c.
- Building material dealing (wholesaling) n.e.c.
- Building paper and paper board wholesaling
- Cement wholesaling
- Cloth hoist wholesaling
- Door or window wholesaling
- Earthenware construction good wholesaling
The ABS counts businesses mainly engaged in this related work in other classes:
- installing insulation, tiles or most other building components are included in the appropriate classes of Division E Construction
- wholesaling abrasive cleansers are included in Class 3323 Industrial and Agricultural Chemical Product Wholesaling
- wholesaling textile awnings are included in Class 3711 Textile Product Wholesaling
- wholesaling non-ceramic floor tiles are included in Class 3731 Furniture and Floor Covering Wholesaling
- wholesaling electric cable are included in Class 3494 Other Electrical and Electronic Goods Wholesaling
- wholesaling plumbing goods are included in Class 3332 Plumbing Goods Wholesaling
The ABS page for class 3339 gives the full definition and what the class leaves out.
By employment size
| Businesses | Count |
|---|---|
| All businesses | 5,361 businesses |
| Non-employing | 2,496 businesses |
| 1 to 4 employees | 1,583 businesses |
| 5 to 19 employees | 931 businesses |
| 20 to 199 employees | 332 businesses |
| 200 or more employees | 19 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 | 1,074 businesses |
| $50k to less than $200k | 962 businesses |
| $200k to less than $2m | 1,883 businesses |
| $2m to less than $5m | 629 businesses |
| $5m to less than $10m | 357 businesses |
| $10m or more | 456 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 | 5,169 businesses |
| ABS business entries | 829 businesses |
| ABS business exits | 637 businesses |
| At the end of the year | 5,361 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 | 2,032 businesses |
| Victoria | 1,532 businesses |
| Queensland | 861 businesses |
| Western Australia | 477 businesses |
| South Australia | 314 businesses |
| Tasmania | 64 businesses |
| Australian Capital Territory | 60 businesses |
| Northern Territory | 17 businesses |
| Other Territories or Currently Unknown | 4 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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