Other Machinery and Equipment Wholesaling n.e.c.: ABS business counts
ANZSIC class 3499, in the Wholesale Trade division.
- Actively trading businesses in Other Machinery and Equipment Wholesaling n.e.c. (ANZSIC class 3499) across Australia, June 2025
- 2,183 businessesAustralian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses, data cube 2, June 2025.
- Actively trading non-employing businesses in Other Machinery and Equipment Wholesaling n.e.c. (ANZSIC class 3499) across Australia, June 2025
- 900 businessesAustralian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses, data cube 2, June 2025.
- ABS business entries in Other Machinery and Equipment Wholesaling n.e.c. (ANZSIC class 3499) across Australia: counted at June 2025 but not June 2024
- 205 businessesAustralian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses, data cube 2, 2024-25.
- ABS business exits in Other Machinery and Equipment Wholesaling n.e.c. (ANZSIC class 3499) across Australia: counted at June 2024 but not June 2025
- 210 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 machinery and equipment not elsewhere classified.
Examples the ABS lists:
- Air conditioning equipment, non-electric, wholesaling
- Bearing wholesaling
- Binocular wholesaling
- Blank cassette wholesaling
- Boat wholesaling
- Compressor, air or gas, wholesaling
- Display or notice board wholesaling
- Fire protection equipment, wholesaling
- Furnace or furnace equipment, industrial, wholesaling (except electrical)
- Gas generator or equipment wholesaling
The ABS counts businesses mainly engaged in this related work in other classes:
- wholesaling electrical or electronic equipment, including cameras, are included in Class 3494 Other Electrical and Electronic Goods Wholesaling
- wholesaling motor vehicle engines are included in Class 3504 Motor Vehicle New Parts Wholesaling
The ABS page for class 3499 gives the full definition and what the class leaves out.
By employment size
| Businesses | Count |
|---|---|
| All businesses | 2,183 businesses |
| Non-employing | 900 businesses |
| 1 to 4 employees | 607 businesses |
| 5 to 19 employees | 489 businesses |
| 20 to 199 employees | 182 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 | 376 businesses |
| $50k to less than $200k | 375 businesses |
| $200k to less than $2m | 683 businesses |
| $2m to less than $5m | 291 businesses |
| $5m to less than $10m | 184 businesses |
| $10m or more | 274 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 | 2,188 businesses |
| ABS business entries | 205 businesses |
| ABS business exits | 210 businesses |
| At the end of the year | 2,183 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 | 768 businesses |
| Victoria | 506 businesses |
| Queensland | 469 businesses |
| Western Australia | 261 businesses |
| South Australia | 126 businesses |
| Tasmania | 32 businesses |
| Australian Capital Territory | 10 businesses |
| Northern Territory | 9 businesses |
| Other Territories or Currently Unknown | 3 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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