At the end of financial year 2024, there were over 156,930 businesses operating in the retail trade industry across Australia. This represented an overall increase of over 23,290 retail trade businesses across the country since 2017.
Number of retail trade businesses in operation in Australia from financial year 2017 to 2024
Australia's financial year runs from July of one year to June of the following year; for example, financial year 2021 starts on July 1, 2020 and ends on June 30, 2021.
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (December 17, 2024). Number of retail trade businesses in operation in Australia from financial year 2017 to 2024 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1295494/australia-retail-trade-businesses/
Australian Bureau of Statistics. "Number of retail trade businesses in operation in Australia from financial year 2017 to 2024." Chart. December 17, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1295494/australia-retail-trade-businesses/
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2024). Number of retail trade businesses in operation in Australia from financial year 2017 to 2024. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1295494/australia-retail-trade-businesses/
Australian Bureau of Statistics. "Number of Retail Trade Businesses in Operation in Australia from Financial Year 2017 to 2024." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Dec 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1295494/australia-retail-trade-businesses/
Australian Bureau of Statistics, Number of retail trade businesses in operation in Australia from financial year 2017 to 2024 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1295494/australia-retail-trade-businesses/ (last visited December 24, 2024)
Number of retail trade businesses in operation in Australia from financial year 2017 to 2024 [Graph], Australian Bureau of Statistics, December 17, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1295494/australia-retail-trade-businesses/
