Company statistics

Data for Companies is taken from processed company tax returns and international dealings schedules, based on income year reporting.

Company summary tables and chart

• Table 11: Companies – Selected income items
• Table 12: Companies – Selected expenses – over two years
• Chart 14: Number of companies and net tax by size
• Table 13: International dealing, by entity type

Table 11: Companies – Selected income items, 2017–18 to 2018–19 income years

Income item	2017–18			2018–19
	Companies (no.)	Average ($)	Median ($)	Companies (no.)	Average ($)	Median ($)
Other gross income	433,848	838,927	53,516	440,986	938,766	75,339
Gross interest	443,344	387,877	604	440,825	426,711	789
Other sales of goods and services	393,526	5,939,409	342,149	403,820	6,280,684	352,973
Gross distribution from trusts	80,096	503,032	72,042	80,832	568,396	97,600
Gross rent and other leasing and hiring income	72,378	544,742	35,360	71,964	592,103	42,895
Total dividends	54,629	1,045,033	5,977	54,236	1,087,681	11,204
Total income	1,012,452	3,130,652	125,000	1,039,506	3,206,406	123,337

In this table:

• Total income components do not 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 count, average and median for total income are calculated including zeros.

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

Table 12: Companies – Selected expenses, 2017–18 to 2018–19 income years

Expense item	2017–18			2018–19
	Companies (no.)	Average ($)	Median ($)	Companies (no.)	Average ($)	Median ($)
All other expenses	911,405	987,776	58,309	930,207	1,027,872	60,808
Depreciation expenses	485,756	213,149	10,671	483,187	240,577	12,000
Motor vehicle expenses	436,310	32,233	8,274	444,854	34,300	8,459
Superannuation expenses	405,648	92,855	16,400	411,772	95,424	16,217
Interest expenses within Australia	349,522	276,416	3,705	348,525	290,261	3,866
Cost of sales	329,432	2,913,101	47,303	337,982	4,232,623	158,548
Repairs and maintenance	330,078	75,540	2,587	331,794	81,920	2,602
Rent expenses	308,131	181,386	33,660	313,491	185,251	34,060
Contractor, subcontractor and commission expenses	195,187	654,613	36,883	199,894	655,956	38,404
Total expenses	1,012,452	2,815,795	91,258	1,039,506	2,886,057	90,055

In this table:

• All other expenses is a label on the tax return and does not include all other expense items from the tax return not listed
• Total expenses components do not 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 count, average and median for total expenses are calculated including 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, 2018–19 income year

For more information, see our definition of Entity size.

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

Table 13: International dealing, by entity type, 2018–19 income year

Entity type	Entities (no.)	Revenue activities		Expenditure activities
		Activities (no.)	Revenue ($m)	Activities (no.)	Expenditure ($m)
Company	14,078	10,287	92,755	13,561	79,757
Partnership	282	132	1,527	148	405
Trust	2,723	323	1,861	732	3,450
Total	17,083	10,742	96,143	14,441	83,612

Download data from the 2013–14 income year onward at Snapshot table 4External Link.

Company detailed tables

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 1979–80 to 2018–19

Table 1A: Selected items, for income years 1979–80 to 2018–19.

Table 1B: Selected counts, averages and medians, for income years 2012–13 to 2018–19.

Table 2External Link: Selected items, by net tax and company type, 2018–19 income year

Table 3External Link: Selected items, by taxable status, residency status, company type and taxable or net income, 2010–11 to 2018–19 income years

Table 3A: Selected items for the 2018–19 income year.

Table 3B: Key items for income years 2010–11 to 2018–19.

Table 4External Link: Selected items, by industry, 2018–19 income year

Table 4A: Selected items, by broad and fine industry, for the 2018–19 income year.

Table 4B: Key items by business industry code for the 2018–19 income year.

Table 5External Link: Key items, by fine industry, 2009–10 to 2018–19 income years

Table 6External Link: Selected items and financial ratios, by company size, taxable status, profit status and broad industry, 2018–19 income year

Table 6A: Selected items and financial ratios, by company size, taxable status, profit status and broad industry

Table 6B: Selected items and financial ratios for micro businesses by taxable status, profit status, broad industry and state/territory

Table 7External Link: Selected items by taxable status, residency status, company type and company size, 2010–11 to 2018–19 income years

Table 7A: Selected items for the 2018–19 income year.

Table 7B: Key items for income years 2010–11 to 2018–19.

Table 8External Link: International dealings: Selected items for income years 2012–13 to 2018–19

Table 9External Link: International dealings: Revenue and expenditure, 2018–19 income year

Table 9A: Revenue and expenditure, by country, for the 2018–19 income year.

Table 9B: Revenue and expenditure, by activity, for the 2018–19 income year.