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
Characteristic
Number of businesses
2024
156,938
2023
157,246
2022
157,574
2021
149,110
2020
138,478
2019
136,415
2018
136,415
2017
133,640
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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 February 19, 2025, 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 February 19, 2025. 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: February 19, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1295494/australia-retail-trade-businesses/
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