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Business data in Australia. Where the records live.
Australia counts roughly 2.6 million actively trading businesses, the overwhelming majority sole traders and micro-firms spread across a vast continent, each carrying an ABN and, where incorporated, an ASIC company record.
What Atlas holds for Australia
Source: the Atlas database, updated automatically.
The official records
The legal source of truth for Australia is ASIC / ABN Lookup.
Australia splits its business identity across two linked systems. Every entity that trades, including the millions of sole traders, must hold an Australian Business Number (ABN), published openly through ABN Lookup, while companies that incorporate also receive an Australian Company Number (ACN) and file with the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC).
How to use the register
- Start from the register, not from a bought list. It is the legal record of every company.
- Read the status field. Registers keep closed companies too. See how many have closed in other registers.
- Check the website belongs to the company, with the registration number or a distinguishing name on the page.
Sources
Descriptions are based on the national sources above. Figures in the text are rounded and change over time. Found an error? Write to atlasforgex@proton.me. More countries: business data by country and registers by country.