Company statistics

Company summary tables and chart

Key statistics from company income tax returns.

• Table 11: Companies – Selected income items – over 2 years
• Table 12: Companies – Selected expenses – over 2 years
• Chart 14: Number of companies and net tax by size

Table 11: Companies – Selected income items, 2020–21 to 2021–22 income years

Income item	Companies no. 2020–21	Average $ 2020–21	Median $ 2020–21	Companies no. 2021–22	Average $ 2021–22	Median $ 2021–22
Other gross income	591,131	938,950	61,420	561,082	1,106,699	60,000
Other sales of goods and services	465,282	5,808,637	336,441	492,786	6,256,433	358,125
Gross interest	425,244	305,115	452	417,177	323,984	438
Gross distribution from trusts	92,408	579,474	109,904	100,735	623,451	116,228
Gross rent and other leasing and hiring income	75,064	543,631	42,899	76,982	556,302	44,668
Total dividends	58,178	1,318,151	8,565	62,269	1,841,534	12,800
Total income	1,126,796	3,238,031	138,720	1,189,608	3,465,999	141,490

In this table:

• Total income components don't add to the total number of companies because companies may declare more than one type of income
• some components of total income are not listed
• the calculations for count, average and median for total income include zeros.

Download data from the 2001–02 income year onward at Snapshot table 4External Link.

Table 12: Companies – Selected expenses, 2020–21 to 2021–22 income years

Expense item	Companies no. 2020–21	Average $ 2020–21	Median $ 2020–21	Companies no. 2021–22	Average $ 2021–22	Median $ 2021–22
All other expenses	1,018,099	1,123,028	64,581	1,077,432	1,113,427	62,584
Motor vehicle expenses	483,373	30,718	8,086	510,280	33,838	8,775
Depreciation expenses	496,916	315,968	13,759	501,649	300,702	11,620
Superannuation expenses	473,533	91,668	15,684	494,706	98,346	16,470
Cost of sales	380,771	4,023,338	151,506	405,840	4,204,696	154,983
Repairs and maintenance	358,896	78,474	2,869	374,239	81,081	2,903
Interest expenses within Australia	353,991	161,143	3,398	364,377	157,303	3,470
Rent expenses	332,643	123,176	31,956	347,836	127,658	33,390
Contractor, subcontractor and commission expenses	216,668	635,394	37,510	231,982	669,748	40,336
Total expenses	1,126,796	2,905,979	97,870	1,189,608	2,980,962	98,085

In this table:

• All other expenses is a label on the tax return and doesn't include all other expense items from the tax return not listed
• Total expenses components don't add to the total number of companies claiming expenses because companies may claim more than one type of expense
• some components of total expenses are not listed
• the calculations for count, average and median for total expenses include zeros.

Download data from the 2002–03 income year onward at Snapshot table 4External Link.

Chart 14: Number of companies and net tax, by entity size, 2021–22 income year

See our definitions of Entity size and Net tax.

Download data from the 2009–10 income year onward at Snapshot table 5External Link.

Company detailed tables

Detailed statistics from company income tax returns and international dealings schedules.

Table indexExternal Link: Detailed tables index

The table index lists which items are shown in detailed tables and specifies the table they appear in.

Table 1External Link: Selected items, for income years 1980–81 to 2021–22

Table 1A: Selected items for the 1980–81 to 2021–22 income years

Table 1B: Counts, averages and medians for the 2012–13 to 2021–22 income years

Table 2External Link: Selected items, by net tax and company type, 2021–22 income year

Table 3External Link: Selected items, by taxable status, residency status, company type and taxable or net income, 2010–11 to 2021–22 income years

Table 3A: Selected items for the 2021–22 income year

Table 3B: Key items for the 2010–11 to 2021–22 income years

Table 4External Link: Selected items, by industry, 2021–22 income year

Table 4A: Selected items, by broad and fine industry

Table 4B: Key items by business industry code

Table 5External Link: Key items, by fine industry, 2009–10 to 2021–22 income years

Table 6External Link: Selected items and financial ratios, by company size, taxable status, profit status, broad industry and state/territory, 2021–22 income year

Table 6A: Selected items by company size

Table 6B: Selected items for micro businesses, by state/territory

Table 7External Link: Selected items by taxable status, residency status, company type and company size, 2010–11 to 2021–22 income years

Table 7A: Selected items for the 2021–22 income year

Table 7B: Key items for the 2010–11 to 2021–22 income years

Table 8External Link: International Dealings Schedule: Selected items for income years 2012–13 to 2021–22

Note: The other items from the International Dealings Schedule are now included in the International Related Party Dealing Statistics report.