Company statistics

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

Company summary tables and chart

• 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 13: International dealing, by entity type

Table 11: Companies – Selected income items, 2018–19 to 2019–20 income years

Income item	2018–19			2019–20
	Companies (no.)	Average ($)	Median ($)	Companies (no.)	Average ($)	Median ($)
Other gross income	440,986	938,766	75,339	570,422	777,978	53,450
Gross interest	440,825	426,711	789	444,876	357,227	613
Other sales of goods and services	403,820	6,280,684	352,973	440,112	5,961,578	334,992
Gross distribution from trusts	80,832	568,396	97,600	84,241	533,527	93,418
Gross rent and other leasing and hiring income	71,964	592,103	42,895	74,671	559,078	41,850
Total dividends	54,236	1,087,681	11,204	55,145	1,160,146	9,737
Total income	1,039,506	3,206,406	123,337	1,082,857	3,173,937	130,000

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, 2018–19 to 2019–20 income years

Expense item	2018–19			2019–20
	Companies (no.)	Average ($)	Median ($)	Companies (no.)	Average ($)	Median ($)
All other expenses	930,207	1,027,872	60,808	977,567	1,074,625	62,689
Depreciation expenses	483,187	240,577	12,000	500,643	299,195	15,261
Motor vehicle expenses	444,854	34,300	8,459	465,612	32,322	8,124
Superannuation expenses	411,772	95,424	16,217	451,078	91,799	15,160
Interest expenses within Australia	348,525	290,261	3,866	357,911	219,466	3,807
Cost of sales	337,982	4,232,623	158,548	360,667	4,037,558	150,580
Repairs and maintenance	331,794	81,920	2,602	347,281	82,171	2,637
Rent expenses	313,491	185,251	34,060	325,733	130,087	32,364
Contractor, subcontractor and commission expenses	199,894	655,956	38,404	208,798	668,280	37,128
Total expenses	1,039,506	2,886,057	90,055	1,082,857	2,896,858	96,800

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, 2019–20 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, 2019–20 income year

Entity type	Entities (no.)	Revenue activities		Expenditure activities
		Activities (no.)	Revenue ($m)	Activities (no.)	Expenditure ($m)
Company	14,789	9,818	50,408	12,973	56,576
Partnership	271	131	2,346	132	390
Trust	2,994	328	2,085	725	4,656
Total	18,054	10,277	54,839	13,830	61,622

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

Company detailed tables

Table index:External Link Detailed tables index

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

Table 1:External Link Selected items, for income years 1980–81 to 2019–20

Table 1A: Selected items for the 1980–81 to 2019–20 income years

Table 1B: Counts, averages and medians for the 2012–13 to 2019–20 income years

Table 2:External Link Selected items, by net tax and company type, 2019–20 income year

Table 3:External Link Selected items, by taxable status, residency status, company type and taxable or net income, 2010–11 to 2019–20 income years

Table 3A: Selected items for the 2019–20 income year

Table 3B: Key items for the 2010–11 to 2019–20 income years

Table 4:External Link Selected items, by industry, 2019–20 income year

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

Table 4B: Key items by business industry code

Table 5:External Link Key items, by fine industry, 2009–10 to 2019–20 income years

Table 6:External Link Selected items and financial ratios, by company size, taxable status, profit status, broad industry and state/territory, 2019–20 income year

Table 6A: Selected items by company size

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

Table 7:External Link Selected items by taxable status, residency status, company type and company size, 2010–11 to 2019–20 income years

Table 7A: Selected items for the 2019–20 income year

Table 7B: Key items for the 2010–11 to 2019–20 income years

Table 8:External Link International dealings: Selected items for income years 2012–13 to 2019–20

Table 9:External Link International dealings: Revenue and expenditure, 2019–20 income year

Table 9A: Revenue and expenditure by country

Table 9B: Revenue and expenditure by activity