List of Clothing Companies in Australia

Last updated 4 November 2026

There are 34,324 clothing companies in Australia, one in every 250 Australian companies. Most of them are small: half work as sole traders, and only 194 firms employ 50 people or more. Three in five of all clothing stores are based in Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Perth and Adelaide. Below you find the largest clothing stores 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.

34,324 companies indexed · Data counted on 4 November 2026

Companies34,3241 in250 Australian companiesCities1,262Largest cityMelbourne 6,983Sole traders51%Employees1-4 (91%)Revenue$100-500K (38%)Email17%Phone33%Website31%

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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	Universal Wholesalers PTY LIMITED	Australia	Sydney	1 Woolworths Way	New South Wales	2153	*****.au	1981	$27,111,801,104	201,413	Corporation	475	002213185
2	Cotton On Clothing PTY. LTD.	Australia	Geelong	14 Shepherd Ct	Victoria	3215	*****.au	1991	$1,900,490,967	16,623	Corporation	37	052130462
3	Cotton On International PTY LTD	Australia	Geelong	14 Shepherd Ct	Victoria	3215	*****.au	2006	$1,900,490,967	16,623	Corporation	24	120846906
4	Kentmore Clothing (manufacturing) PTY LTD	Australia	Sydney	28 Smiths Ave	New South Wales	2114	N/A	N/A	$1,639,773,695	1		5	N/A
5	Cogi PTY LTD.	Australia	Geelong	14 Shepherd Ct	Victoria	3215	*****.au	2019	$1,471,700,191	16,623	Corporation	24	634090092
6	Jacqueline-Eve (hobart) Proprietary LIMITED	Australia	Melbourne	457 St Kilda Rd	Victoria	3004	*****.au	1954	$1,354,156,480	10,060	Corporation	92	009478924
7	Portmans PTY LTD	Australia	Melbourne	457 St Kilda Rd	Victoria	3004	*****.au	2002	$1,354,156,480	10,060	Corporation	92	100353777
8	Jacqueline-Eve Fashions Proprietary LIMITED	Australia	Melbourne	457 St Kilda Road	Victoria	3004	*****.au	1953	$1,354,156,480	10,060	Corporation	92	004310703
9	Just Group LIMITED	Australia	Melbourne	457 St Kilda Rd	Victoria	3004	*****.au	2001	$1,150,149,740	10,060	Corporation	92	096911410
10	Just Jeans PTY. LTD.	Australia	Melbourne	457 St Kilda Rd	Victoria	3004	N/A	1971	$1,150,149,740	10,060	Corporation	92	004890037
11	Bras N Things PTY LTD	Australia	Melbourne	L 1 115 Cotham Rd	Victoria	3101	*****.com	1995	$979,577,040	6,344	Corporation	808	072187270
12	Noni B Holdings PTY LIMITED	Australia	Sydney	G 61-71 Dunning Ave	New South Wales	2018	*****.au	2016	$850,049,520	6,315	Corporation	37	614340537
13	Katies Retail PTY LTD	Australia	Sydney	G 61-71 Dunning Avenue	New South Wales	2018	N/A	2018	$850,049,520	6,315	Corporation	37	626380158
14	Millers Retail PTY LTD	Australia	Sydney	G 61-71 Dunning Avenue	New South Wales	2018	N/A	2018	$850,049,520	6,315	Corporation	37	626380309
15	Rivers Retail Holdings PTY LTD	Australia	Sydney	G 61-71 Dunning Ave	New South Wales	2018	*****.au	2018	$850,049,520	6,315	Corporation	37	626380934
16	Pretty Girl Fashion Group Holdings PTY LTD	Australia	Sydney	G 61-71 Dunning Ave	New South Wales	2018	*****.au	1999	$850,049,520	6,315	Corporation	37	089304941
17	David Jones Finance PTY LIMITED	Australia	Melbourne	Level 22 697 Collins Street	Victoria	3008	*****.au	1995	$760,804,416	5,652	Corporation	1205	069692155
18	David Jones Employee Share Plan PTY LIMITED	Australia	Melbourne	Level 22 697 Collins Street	Victoria	3008	N/A	1995	$760,804,416	5,652	Corporation	1205	069691318
19	David Jones Properties (south Australia) PTY LIMITED	Australia	Melbourne	'Building 2' 572 Swan Street	Victoria	3121	*****.au	1995	$760,804,416	5,652	Corporation	1205	070196280
20	Witchery Fashions PTY. LTD.	Australia	Melbourne	Building 2 572 Swan St	Victoria	3121	N/A	1987	$758,112,256	5,632	Corporation	24	006897230
21	Witchery Holdings PTY LTD	Australia	Melbourne	Building 2 572 Swan Street	Victoria	3121	*****.au	2006	$758,112,256	5,632	Corporation	24	120830613
22	Tjx Australia PTY LIMITED	Australia	Sydney	L 3 189 O'Riordan St	New South Wales	2020	*****.au	1956	$716,499,843	6,267	Corporation	4	000171764
23	Country Road Group Holdings PTY LTD	Australia	Melbourne	Building 2, 572 Swan St	Victoria	3121	*****.au	2022	$685,667,333	5,632	Corporation	24	664111942
24	Specialty Fashion Group NO.5 PTY LTD	Australia	Sydney	151-163 Wyndham Street	New South Wales	2015	*****.au	1994	$673,040,000	5,000	Corporation	12	064344985
25	Country Road Clothing PTY. LTD.	Australia	Melbourne	Building 2 572 Swan St	Victoria	3121	*****.au	1978	$643,900,928	5,632	Corporation	24	005419447

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Firm sizes in Australia

Of the 34,167 Australian clothing stores with a known headcount, 31,203 (91%) have one to four people, 1,903 have five to nine, 867 have ten to 49 and 194 have 50 or more. Most firms turn over between $100,000 and $500,000 a year (12,840, 38%).

EU size bands · the grey line shows all Australian companies

Micro under 1033,106 97%
Small 10 to 49867 3%
Medium 50 to 249121 0.4%
Large 250+73 0.2%

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

438

firms turn over more than $5 million a year; 235 more than $10 million.

234

firms were entered in 2026.

Where in Australia?

Melbourne has the most clothing companies in Australia (6,983), ahead of Sydney (6,651), Brisbane (2,582), Perth (2,180) and Adelaide (1,360). Together the five hold three in five of them. Relative to their size, Gold Coast, Cairns City and Sunshine Coast have the most: 1.8 to 2.0 times the national share.

Cities by number of firms

1,262 Australian cities have at least one clothing store; 146 have ten or more; 685 have exactly one. Click a city to set the lens.

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Where they cluster

Clothing stores per 100 companies, in cities with at least 100 of them. The national share is 0.40. Gold Coast has 2.0 times the national share.

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Dashed line: the national share. A filled dot is twice the national share or more.

By state 8 states

State	Firms	%
New South Wales	11,215	33%
Victoria	9,789	29%
Queensland	6,846	20%
Western Australia	3,145	9%
South Australia	1,944	6%
Tasmania	479	1%
Australian Capital Territory	341	1.0%
Northern Territory	198	0.6%

How many clothing companies are there in Australia?

Clothing companies and clothing stores in Australia

34,324

4 November 2026

There are 34,324 clothing companies and clothing stores in Australia in our data (4 November 2026). That is one in every 250 Australian companies. About one new firm is entered in the register every working day this year (234 so far in 2026).

Structure

Single-site firms: 33,373 97%
Head offices: 651
Branch offices: 300

Classification

ANZSIC code 1351. Our platform filter is SIC major group 56.

11,103 of the 34,324 are Pty Ltd and Ltd (32%); 17,453 are sole traders. They come from ASIC + ABN Lookup and our Australian register data, through the ABN Lookup API.

Largest clothing stores in Australia

The biggest firms by staff and by revenue, the largest in Melbourne, the biggest newcomers of 2026 and the oldest firms. Click a name for the record.

Universal Wholesalers PTY is the largest clothing store in Australia by headcount. 194 firms employ 50 people or more; 138 employ 100 or more.

1Sydney201,413 staff
2Geelong16,623 staff
3Melbourne10,060 staff
4Geelong9,882 staff
5Melbourne5,652 staff
6Melbourne5,632 staff
7Sydney5,000 staff
8Melbourne4,857 staff
9Geelong4,721 staff
10Sydney4,370 staff

By employee size · 34,167 firms with a known headcount

Employees	Firms	%
1-4	31,203	91%
5-9	1,903	6%
10-19	565	2%
20-49	302	0.9%
50-99	56	0.2%
100-199	35	0.1%
200-499	30	<0.1%
500-999	16	<0.1%
1,000+	57	0.2%

91% have 1 to 4 people; 302 have 20 to 49; 194 have 50 or more.

By yearly revenue (USD)

Revenue	Firms	%
< $100K	10,905	32%
$100K-$500K	12,840	38%
$500K-$1M	7,476	22%
$1M-$5M	2,578	8%
$5M-$10M	203	0.6%
$10M-$50M	119	0.3%
$50M-$100M	22	<0.1%
$100M-$500M	57	0.2%
$500M+	37	0.1%

38% between $100,000 and $500,000; 2,578 between $1M and $5M; 438 above $5M.

Clothing stores in Melbourne

Melbourne has 6,983 clothing companies and clothing stores, 0.6% of all 1,204,909 Melbourne companies and 45% above the national share. Nine in ten Melbourne firms have fewer than five people; 78 have 50 or more. 33 new firms were entered in 2026, 320 date from before 1990.

Size

1-4 staff: 6,129 · 88%
5-9: 498 · 7%
10-19: 129 · 2%
20-49: 93 · 1%
50+: 78 · 1%

Legal form

Sole traders: 2,985 · 43%
Partnerships: 378 · 5%
Pty Ltd and Ltd: 2,776 · 40%
Other or none: 844 · 12%

Of the Australian total: 20.3%
Of all Melbourne companies: 0.6%
Against the national share: 1.5×

New

Entered 2026 so far: 33
Entered 2025: 182
Of Australia's 2026 entries: 14.1%

Old

Before 1990: 320 · 5%
1990 or later: 6,663 · 95%
Of Australia's pre-1990 firms: 28.3%

Reachable

Email: 1,139 · 16%
Phone: 2,566 · 37%
Website: 2,339 · 33%

Revenue (USD)

Under $100K: 2,267 · 33%
$100K-$500K: 2,915 · 42%
$500K-$1M: 1,046 · 15%
$1M and more: 739 · 11%

Largest

110,060
25,652
35,632
44,857
53,393

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How they compare

In other countries

Country	Firms	Per 1,000 cos.
Brazil	1,158,929	40.2
India	1,064,788	27.5
The USA	623,021	9.8
Italy	208,738	29.7
Germany	75,030	11.1
Australia	34,324	4.0

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The oldest firms in Australia

Our data holds 0 Australian clothing stores from before 1900, 21 from before 1950 and 1,131 from before 1990.

1927
1. Hobart
1927
1. Melbourne
1929
1. Sydney
1930
1. Adelaide
1932
1. Colac
1932
1. Melbourne

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1,131

Australian clothing stores date from before 1990

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Newcomers in Australia in 2026

234 clothing stores were entered in the Australian register so far in 2026, about one per working day, after 1,384 in 2025. Australia as a whole saw 375,304 new companies in 2026, so this industry takes <0.1% of the inflow.

1,3852022
1,5352023
1,5392024
1,3842025
2342026 so far

24 of this year's 234 are Pty Ltd and Ltd.

The biggest newcomers of 2026

The year is the register entry; an established firm that changes legal form appears as new.

1Melbourne5 staff
2Bowral5 staff
3South Australia5 staff
4Moss Vale4 staff
5Melbourne3 staff

Sole traders or Pty Ltd: how they are organised

Half Australian clothing stores work as sole traders, against 30% of all Australian companies. Only one firm in three is a Pty Ltd or Ltd.

Sole traders17,45351%
Partnerships2,2697%
Pty Ltd and Ltd11,10332%
No form on record or other3,49910%

Single-site: 97%
Head offices: 651
Branches: 300

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

How reachable are they?

Clothing stores are easier to reach than the average Australian company: 33% list a phone number and 31% a website.

Email5,737 17%
Phone11,252 33%
Website10,719 31%

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

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

Frequently asked questions

How many clothing companies are there in Australia?

There are 34,324 clothing companies and clothing stores in Australia in our data, counted on 4 November 2026. That is one in every 250 Australian companies.

Which is the largest clothing store in Australia?

Universal Wholesalers PTY in Sydney, with 201,413 staff.

Which Australian city has the most clothing companies?

Melbourne, with 6,983, ahead of Sydney (6,651), Brisbane (2,582), Perth (2,180) and Adelaide (1,360). Relative to its size, Gold Coast has the most: 2.0 times the national share.

How many clothing stores are there in Melbourne?

6,983, which is 0.6% of all 1,204,909 Melbourne companies and 45% above the national share.

How big is a typical clothing store?

Small. 91% of the 34,167 firms with a known headcount have one to four people; 194 have 50 or more. Most turn over between $100,000 and $500,000 a year.

Are Australian clothing companies sole traders or companies?

Half (17,453) are sole traders, 7% are partnerships and 32% (11,103) are Pty Ltd and Ltd.

How many clothing stores started in 2026?

234 were entered in the Australian register so far in 2026, after 1,384 in 2025. 24 of them are Pty Ltd and Ltd.

What is the oldest clothing store in Australia?

Beltana Investments Proprietary in Hobart, 1927, followed by Punton's Shoes Proprietary in Melbourne (1927) and Carla Zampatti Wholesaling PTY in Sydney (1929). 0 firms date from before 1900.

Which industry code covers clothing companies?

Australian clothing companies are classified under ANZSIC code 1351. Our platform filters them on SIC major group 56 (apparel and accessory stores).

Can I download the full list?

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