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Company data in Australia, by industry

Browse Australia company directories across 56 industries — 8,942,465 businesses in the InfobelPRO database, registry-sourced from ASIC and enriched with firmographics, location, financials and group structure.

8,942,465
Registered companies
ROYAL BANK OF CANADA
Largest company
Pension funding
Largest sector

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Rankings

Largest companies in Australia

By revenue, one row per corporate group — reported (actual) revenue, updated August 2026.

#Company (group)IndustryHQRevenue (USD)
1ROYAL BANK OF CANADAOther credit grantingSydney$87.3B
2ROBE RIVER ORE SALES PTY. LTD.Perth$63.5B
3RIO TINTO LIMITEDMining of other non-ferrous metal oresMelbourne$57.6B
4JBS GLOBAL MEAT HOLDINGS PTY LTDRetail sale of meat and meat products in specialised storesSydney$56.5B
5BHP GROUP LIMITEDWholesale of metals and metal oresPerth$53.8B
6SWISS RE INTERNATIONAL SELife insuranceSydney$49.8B
7WOOLWORTHS GROUP LIMITEDNon-specialised wholesale of food, beverages and tobaccoSydney$44.8B
8AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND BANKING GROUP LIMITEDOther monetary intermediationMelbourne$41.6B
9WESTPAC BANKING CORPORATIONOther monetary intermediationSydney$33.2B
10EMIRATESPassenger air transportSydney$32.6B
11GLENCORE HOLDINGS PTY LIMITEDManufacture of other non-metallic mineral products n.e.c.Sydney$31.6B
12MUFG BANK, LTD.Other monetary intermediationSydney$31.2B
13WESFARMERS LIMITEDManufacture of pesticides and other agrochemical productsPerth$29.7B
14COLES GROUP LIMITEDRetail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominatingMelbourne$28.9B
15CHINA SOUTHERN AIRLINES COMPANY LIMITEDPassenger air transportSydney$24B

Top 15 of 25 · QBE INSURANCE GROUP LIMITED, CANADIAN IMPERIAL BANK OF COMMERCE, NEWMONT CORPORATION, COOPERATIEVE RABOBANK U.A., AMPOL LIMITED, MACQUARIE GROUP LIMITED, VIVA ENERGY GROUP LIMITED, INFOSYS TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED, COMMONWEALTH BANK OF AUSTRALIA, FORTESCUE LTD follow. Methodology →

ROYAL BANK OF CANADA leads by reported revenue at $87.3B, the largest of 25 ranked corporate groups.

Coverage

Companies by industry

The B2B industries we cover, ranked by number of companies. Each links to the full directory.

Insurance companies
757,844
Construction companies
512,150
Investment & asset mgmt
428,749
Retail companies
293,665
Healthcare providers
262,173

+ 51 more industries below ↓

Insurance companies is the most populated sector we cover, with 757,844 companies — 8% of Australia's 8,942,465 registered.

Distribution

Company size & revenue

By number of employees

1–4
5,433,086
5–9
524,081
10–19
172,156
20–49
105,608
50–99
29,471
100–199
17,917
200–499
10,778
500–999
4,420
1000+
9,484

The 1–4 band is shown with a broken bar — it is ~10× the next band; the smaller bands are scaled against each other so they stay readable. 2,261,819 companies have no disclosed headcount (excluded).

Around 86% of companies with disclosed headcount employ fewer than five people, so the market skews heavily toward micro-enterprises.

By revenue (local currency)

1–100K
642,531
100K-499K
1,834,759
500K-999K
510,085
1M-4.99M
935,426
5M-9.99M
626,685
10M-49.99M
33,833
50M-99.99M
8,534
100M-499.99M
9,495
500M-999.99M
2,330
1B+
2,941

3,962,201 companies have no disclosed revenue (excluded from the chart).

The most common disclosed-revenue band is 100K-499K, covering 40% of companies with reported revenue.

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Geography

Where Australian companies are based

Distribution by region.

New South Wales
1,706,246
Victoria
1,539,588
Queensland
952,567
Western Australia
505,801
South Australia
316,665

New South Wales holds the largest regional share, with 33% of companies that have a disclosed region.

Group linkage

Corporate structure in Australia

How much of the market is part of a corporate group vs independent.

75%

Part of a corporate group

25%

Independent

75% of companies belong to a corporate group; the remaining 25% operate independently.

Corporate groups

Largest corporate groups in Australia

Australian-headquartered groups ranked by total group entities worldwide — a measure of corporate reach.

#GroupGroup entities (worldwide)
1COLES GROUP LIMITED1,978
2WESFARMERS LIMITED1,481
3MACQUARIE GROUP LIMITED1,205
4PERPETUAL LIMITED1,200
5HARVEY NORMAN HOLDINGS LTD1,075
6SONIC HEALTHCARE LIMITED831
7RAMSAY HEALTH CARE LIMITED807
8FLIGHT CENTRE TRAVEL GROUP LIMITED664
9DOMINO'S PIZZA ENTERPRISES LIMITED640
10CSL LIMITED496

Group entities = total members of the corporate family worldwide, for groups whose ultimate parent is in Australia.

COLES GROUP LIMITED is the largest corporate group headquartered in Australia, with 1,978 entities worldwide.

Foreign ownership

Foreign-owned vs domestic

Among Australia's larger companies, the share ultimately controlled from abroad — and the leading countries of ownership.

20%

Foreign-owned

80%

Australian-owned

Leading countries of ownership

Bermuda
34.5%
United States of America
15.5%
Japan
12.8%
England
11.4%
Spain
3.8%

Shares calculated on the largest companies by revenue with ownership data available, not an absolute national figure.

Bermuda is the leading country of foreign ownership, at 34.5%.

FAQ

Australia company data — frequently asked questions

There are 8,942,465 registered companies in Australia across all sectors, from sole traders to large enterprises.
By reported revenue, ROYAL BANK OF CANADA is the largest company in Australia, followed by ROBE RIVER ORE SALES PTY. LTD. and RIO TINTO LIMITED.
Pension funding, Trusts, funds and similar financial entities, Restaurants and mobile food service activities have the most registered companies.
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Sourced from the Infobel DaaS database. The largest-companies ranking is consolidated at corporate-group level (one row per group) and shows reported (actual) revenue in USD; modeled figures are excluded. Distributions cover all registered companies. Industry directories use a NACE-based B2B taxonomy. Last updated August 2026.

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