Telecommunication Goods Wholesaling: ABS business counts

ANZSIC class 3493, in the Wholesale Trade division.

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Actively trading businesses in Telecommunication Goods Wholesaling (ANZSIC class 3493) across Australia, June 2025: 858 businessesAustralian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses, data cube 2, June 2025.
Actively trading non-employing businesses in Telecommunication Goods Wholesaling (ANZSIC class 3493) across Australia, June 2025: 415 businessesAustralian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses, data cube 2, June 2025.
ABS business entries in Telecommunication Goods Wholesaling (ANZSIC class 3493) across Australia: counted at June 2025 but not June 2024: 133 businessesAustralian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses, data cube 2, 2024-25.
ABS business exits in Telecommunication Goods Wholesaling (ANZSIC class 3493) across Australia: counted at June 2024 but not June 2025: 118 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 telecommunication goods.

Examples the ABS lists:

Cellular telephone wholesaling
Communication equipment wholesaling
Facsimile (fax) machine wholesaling
Mobile phone accessory wholesaling
Mobile phone battery wholesaling
Mobile phone wholesaling
Modem wholesaling
Telecommunication equipment parts wholesaling
Telephone and electric cable ducting system wholesaling
Telephone or telegraph equipment wholesaling

The ABS page for class 3493 gives the full definition.

By employment size

Telecommunication Goods Wholesaling businesses across Australia by employment size
Businesses	Count
All businesses	858 businesses
Non-employing	415 businesses
1 to 4 employees	275 businesses
5 to 19 employees	113 businesses
20 to 199 employees	51 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

Telecommunication Goods Wholesaling businesses across Australia by turnover
Businesses	Count
Zero to less than $50k	159 businesses
$50k to less than $200k	194 businesses
$200k to less than $2m	302 businesses
$2m to less than $5m	83 businesses
$5m to less than $10m	42 businesses
$10m or more	78 businesses

Australian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses, data cube 3, June 2025. Checked 16 Oct 2026.

Entries and exits, 2024-25

Telecommunication Goods Wholesaling businesses across Australia over 2024-25
Businesses	Count
At the start of the year	843 businesses
ABS business entries	133 businesses
ABS business exits	118 businesses
At the end of the year	858 businesses

Australian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses, data cube 2, 2024-25. Checked 15 Oct 2026.

By main state or territory

Telecommunication Goods Wholesaling businesses by main state or territory
Businesses	Count
New South Wales	357 businesses
Victoria	225 businesses
Queensland	147 businesses
Western Australia	68 businesses
South Australia	44 businesses
Tasmania	4 businesses
Australian Capital Territory	5 businesses
Northern Territory	0 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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