List of Taxi Companies in Australia

Last updated 21 October 2026

There are 3,027 taxi companies in Australia, one in every 2,838 Australian companies. Most of them are small: three in five work as sole traders, and only 51 firms employ 50 people or more. Three in five of all taxi operators are based in Melbourne, Sydney, Perth, Brisbane and Adelaide. Below you find the largest taxi operators in Australia, the cities where they cluster, how many started this year and which are the oldest. The full list with addresses, phone numbers and email is in our Australian company database or through the ABN Lookup API.

3,027 companies indexed · Data counted on 21 October 2026

Companies3,0271 in2,838 Australian companiesCities297Largest cityMelbourne 846Sole traders57%Employees1-4 (86%)Revenue< $100K (36%)Email13%Phone23%Website21%

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	Company Name	Country	City	Address 1	State/Province	Postal Code	Website	Founding Year	Yearly Revenue in U.S. Dollars	Employees Total	Business Legal Type - Description	Number of Companies in Group	Company Registration Number
1	Silver Service Taxis PTY LTD	Australia	Sydney	9-13 Oriordan St	New South Wales	2015	silverservice.*****	1997	$391,794,985	6,469	Corporation	222	078364066
2	Yellow Cabs Victoria PTY LIMITED	Australia	Melbourne	L 1 199 Arden Street	Victoria	3051	13cabs.*****	2000	$391,794,985	6,469	Corporation	222	094945098
3	North Suburban Taxis (vic) PTY LTD	Australia	Melbourne	35 Downing St	Victoria	3166	N/A	2000	$391,794,985	6,469	Corporation	222	094945105
4	Yellow Cabs (queensland) Holdings PTY LTD	Australia	Brisbane	7 Albion Street	Queensland	4102	yellowcab.*****	2017	$391,794,985	6,469	Corporation	222	618807588
5	Tiger Taxis PTY. LTD.	Australia	Adelaide	16 James Schofield Drive	South Australia	5950	N/A	2017	$391,794,985	6,469	Corporation	222	620374996
6	Tiger Taxis Operations PTY LTD	Australia	Sydney	9-13 O'Riordan Street	New South Wales	2015	N/A	2019	$391,794,985	6,469	Corporation	222	631139896
7	Tiger Taxis Queensland PTY LTD	Australia	Brisbane	7 Albion Street	Queensland	4102	N/A	2019	$391,794,985	6,469	Corporation	222	631140826
8	Tiger Taxis Nsw PTY LTD	Australia	Sydney	9-13 O'Riordan Street	New South Wales	2015	N/A	2019	$391,794,985	6,469	Corporation	222	631143041
9	Champ Wa PTY LTD	Australia	Perth	7 Harvey Street	Western Australia	6100	N/A	2019	$391,794,985	6,469	Corporation	222	633085793
10	Yellow Cabs South Australia PTY LTD	Australia	Adelaide	16 James Schofield Drive	South Australia	5950	13cabs.*****	2012	$391,794,985	6,469	Corporation	222	156490532
11	Taxiprop PTY LTD	Australia	Sydney	9-13 O'Riordan Street	New South Wales	2015	N/A	2012	$391,794,985	6,469	Corporation	222	161447605
12	Taxis Combined Services PTY LTD	Australia	Sydney	9-13 O'Riordan St	New South Wales	2015	ccnetwork.*****	1974	$391,794,985	6,469	Corporation	222	001235847
13	Black Cabs Combined PTY LTD	Australia	Melbourne	31 Gilby Road	Victoria	3149	13cabs.*****	1989	$391,794,985	6,469	Corporation	222	007321682
14	Abc Radio Taxi PTY LTD	Australia	Sydney	9-13 O'Riordan Street	New South Wales	2015	abctaxis.*****	2004	$391,794,985	6,469	Corporation	222	108333044
15	Arrow Taxi Services PTY LTD	Australia	Melbourne	199 Arden St	Victoria	3051	N/A	1961	$391,794,985	6,469	Corporation	222	004516027
16	Newcastle Taxis PTY LTD	Australia	Newcastle	Unit 5 8 Channel Road	New South Wales	2304	N/A	2006	$391,794,985	6,469	Corporation	222	121237385
17	Silver Top Cabs PTY LTD	Australia	Melbourne	110 Rupert St	Victoria	3066	silvertop.*****	2013	$181,069,017	4	Corporation	21	163055356
18	Hitachi Rail Gts Australia PTY LTD	Australia	Sydney	L 2 7 Murray Rose Ave	New South Wales	2127	N/A	2022	$53,753,786	142	Corporation	N/A	657064992
19	Taxi Combined Services (hobart) PTY. LTD.	Australia	Hobart	9-11 Birdwood Ave	Tasmania	7009	13cabshobart.*****	1977	$47,998,008	20	Corporation	2	009509979
20	Black & White Taxi Management PTY LTD	Australia	Brisbane	11 Dryandra Road	Queensland	4008	blackandwhitecabs.*****	2013	$26,256,630	50	Corporation	12	165013749
21	Tema Developments PTY LTD	Australia	Surfers Paradise	Suite 2 34 Nerang Street	Queensland	4211	N/A	2003	$13,389,617	50	Corporation	9	105651447
22	Tijuana Taxi PTY LTD	Australia	Perth	Unit 2 45 Shenton Street	Western Australia	6003	N/A	2012	$13,126,982	49	Corporation	5	160462939
23	Gange CORPORATION Australia PTY LTD	Australia	Melbourne	110 Rupert St	Victoria	3066	silvertop.*****	2001	$11,766,346	142	Corporation	21	097020070
24	Bunbury Taxis Co-Operative LIMITED	Australia	Bunbury	U 2 / 8 Zacnic Pl	Western Australia	6230	bunburytaxis.*****	2000	$10,020,456	30	Cooperative	N/A	29109388711
25	D. Lee's Taxi Management PTY LTD	Australia	Brisbane	11 Dryandra Road	Queensland	4008	N/A	2012	$9,521,827	46	Corporation	7	160435763

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Firm sizes in Australia

Of the 3,017 Australian taxi operators with a known headcount, 2,590 (86%) have one to four people, 176 have five to nine, 200 have ten to 49 and 51 have 50 or more. Most firms turn over under $100,000 a year (1,086, 36%).

EU size bands · the grey line shows all Australian companies

Micro under 102,766 92%
Small 10 to 49200 7%
Medium 50 to 24937 1%
Large 250+14 0.5%

Grey line: the share among all Australian companies (96% have under ten staff).

firms turn over more than $5 million a year; 21 more than $10 million.

firms were entered in 2026.

How many taxi companies are there in Australia?

Taxi companies and taxi operators in Australia

3,027

21 October 2026

There are 3,027 taxi companies and taxi operators in Australia in our data (21 October 2026). That is one in every 2,838 Australian companies. About one new firm is entered in the register every month this year (8 so far in 2026).

Structure

Single-site firms: 2,972 98%
Head offices: 55
Branch offices: 0

Classification

ANZSIC code 4623. Our platform filter is SIC 4121.

975 of the 3,027 are Pty Ltd and Ltd (32%); 1,736 are sole traders. They come from ASIC + ABN Lookup and our Australian register data, through the ABN Lookup API.

Taxi operators in Melbourne

Melbourne has 846 taxi companies and taxi operators, <0.1% of all 1,204,909 Melbourne companies and 99% above the national share. Nine in ten Melbourne firms have fewer than five people; 15 have 50 or more. 1 new firm was entered in 2026, 17 date from before 1990.

Size

1-4 staff: 748 · 89%
5-9: 48 · 6%
10-19: 28 · 3%
20-49: 6 · 0.7%
50+: 15 · 2%

Legal form

Sole traders: 532 · 63%
Partnerships: 9 · 1%
Pty Ltd and Ltd: 261 · 31%
Other or none: 44 · 5%

Of the Australian total: 27.9%
Of all Melbourne companies: <0.1%
Against the national share: 2.0×

New

Entered 2026 so far: 1
Entered 2025: 10
Of Australia's 2026 entries: 12.5%

Old

Before 1990: 17 · 2%
1990 or later: 829 · 98%
Of Australia's pre-1990 firms: 20.5%

Reachable

Email: 106 · 13%
Phone: 166 · 20%
Website: 196 · 23%

Revenue (USD)

Under $100K: 383 · 45%
$100K-$500K: 305 · 36%
$500K-$1M: 66 · 8%
$1M and more: 92 · 11%

Largest

16,469
2142
3140
4120
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Where in Australia?

Melbourne has the most taxi companies in Australia (846), ahead of Sydney (505), Perth (304), Brisbane (159) and Adelaide (51). Together the five hold three in five of them.

Cities by number of firms

297 Australian cities have at least one taxi operator; 17 have ten or more; 161 have exactly one. Click a city to set the lens.

Largest taxi operators in Australia

The biggest firms by staff and by revenue, the largest in Melbourne. Click a name for the record.

Abc Radio Taxi PTY is the largest taxi operator in Australia by headcount. 51 firms employ 50 people or more; 18 employ 100 or more.

1Sydney6,469 staff
2Perth500 staff
3Gold Coast200 staff
4Sydney142 staff
5Melbourne142 staff
6Melbourne140 staff
7Melbourne120 staff
8Gladstone80 staff
9Melbourne70 staff
10Sydney60 staff

By employee size · 3,017 firms with a known headcount

Employees	Firms	%
1-4	2,590	86%
5-9	176	6%
10-19	157	5%
20-49	43	1%
50-99	33	1%
100-199	3	<0.1%
200-499	1	<0.1%
500-999	1	<0.1%
1,000+	13	0.4%

86% have 1 to 4 people; 43 have 20 to 49; 51 have 50 or more.

By yearly revenue (USD)

Revenue	Firms	%
< $100K	1,086	36%
$100K-$500K	1,072	35%
$500K-$1M	236	8%
$1M-$5M	595	20%
$5M-$10M	17	0.6%
$10M-$50M	3	<0.1%
$50M-$100M	1	<0.1%
$100M-$500M	17	0.6%

36% under $100,000; 595 between $1M and $5M; 38 above $5M.

The oldest firms in Australia

Our data holds 0 Australian taxi operators from before 1900, 4 from before 1950 and 83 from before 1990.

1924
1. Melbourne
1935
1. Gold Coast
1936
1. Melbourne
1948
1. Adelaide
1953
1. Sydney
1955
1. Wollongong

Fewer than five firms date from before 1950, so the timeline starts with the oldest firms before 1990.

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Australian taxi operators date from before 1990

were entered in 1990

How reachable are they?

Taxi operators are easier to reach than the average Australian company: 23% list a phone number and 21% a website.

Email390 13%
Phone685 23%
Website647 21%

Grey line: all Australian companies (email 9%, phone 14%, website 14%).

The full list with these fields is in our Australian company database.

Sole traders or Pty Ltd: how they are organised

Three in five Australian taxi operators work as sole traders, against 30% of all Australian companies. Only one firm in three is a Pty Ltd or Ltd.

Sole traders1,73657%
Partnerships1154%
Pty Ltd and Ltd97532%
No form on record or other2017%

Single-site: 98%
Head offices: 55
Branches: 0

All Australian companies: 30% sole traders, 4% partnerships, 45% Pty Ltd and Ltd.

How they compare

Next to related industries

There are 6 logistics companies for every taxi operator in Australia.

Industry	Firms	Website	1-4 staff
Logistics Companies	19,369	19%	82%
Bus Companies	3,481	34%	70%
Taxi Companies	3,027	21%	86%
Courier Companies	2,177	23%	84%
Airline Companies	451	44%	44%
Railway Companies	371	29%	68%

In other countries

Country	Firms	Per 1,000 cos.
Brazil	85,744	3.0
Poland	51,105	8.1
The UK	37,402	4.2
The USA	33,160	0.5
Argentina	25,217	10.8
Australia	3,027	0.4

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Frequently asked questions

How many taxi companies are there in Australia?

There are 3,027 taxi companies and taxi operators in Australia in our data, counted on 21 October 2026. That is one in every 2,838 Australian companies.

Which is the largest taxi operator in Australia?

Abc Radio Taxi PTY in Sydney, with 6,469 staff.

Which Australian city has the most taxi companies?

Melbourne, with 846, ahead of Sydney (505), Perth (304), Brisbane (159) and Adelaide (51).

How many taxi operators are there in Melbourne?

846, which is <0.1% of all 1,204,909 Melbourne companies and 99% above the national share.

How big is a typical taxi operator?

Small. 86% of the 3,017 firms with a known headcount have one to four people; 51 have 50 or more. Most turn over under $100,000 a year.

Are Australian taxi companies sole traders or companies?

Three in five (1,736) are sole traders, 4% are partnerships and 32% (975) are Pty Ltd and Ltd.

How many taxi operators started in 2026?

8 were entered in the Australian register so far in 2026, after 49 in 2025. 4 of them are Pty Ltd and Ltd.

What is the oldest taxi operator in Australia?

Acn 004 107 788 PTY in Melbourne, 1924, followed by Yellow Cabs (Queensland) Pty in Gold Coast (1935) and Silver Top Taxi Service PTY in Melbourne (1936). 0 firms date from before 1900.

Which industry code covers taxi companies?

Australian taxi companies are classified under ANZSIC code 4623. Our platform filters them on SIC 4121 (taxicabs).

Can I download the full list?

Yes. All 3,027 firms with address, phone, email, legal form, employees, revenue and founding year, as Excel, CSV or through the API.

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