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Subdivision

41 Food Retailing

Australian and New Zealand Standard Industrial Classification (ANZSIC)
Reference period
2006 (Revision 2.0)

This subdivision contains the following ANZSIC groups:

Group

411 Supermarket and Grocery Stores

This group contains the following ANZSIC class:

Class

4110 Supermarket and Grocery Stores

This class consists of units mainly engaged in retailing groceries or non-specialised food lines (including convenience stores), whether or not the selling is organised on a self-service basis.

Primary activities

  • Convenience store operation
  • Grocery retailing
  • Grocery supermarket operation

Exclusions/References

Units mainly engaged in retailing specialised food lines are included in the appropriate classes of Group 412 Specialised Food Retailing.

Group

412 Specialised Food Retailing

This group contains the following ANZSIC classes:

Class

4121 Fresh Meat, Fish and Poultry Retailing

This class consists of units mainly engaged in retailing fresh meat, fish or poultry.

Primary Activities

  • Butcher’s shop operation (retail)
  • Fish, fresh, retailing
  • Meat, fresh, retailing
  • Poultry, fresh, retailing
  • Seafood, fresh, retailing
Class

4122 Fruit and Vegetable Retailing

This class consists of units mainly engaged in retailing fresh fruit or vegetables.

​​​​​​​Primary activities

  • Fruit, fresh, retailing
  • Greengrocery operation (retail)
  • Vegetable, fresh, retailing
Class

4123 Liquor Retailing

This class consists of units mainly engaged in retailing beer, wine or spirits for consumption off the premises only.

Primary activities

  • Alcoholic beverage retailing (for consumption off the premises only)

Exclusions/References

Units mainly engaged in selling alcoholic beverages for consumption on the premises, such as hotels, bars and similar units (except hospitality clubs), are included in Class 4520 Pubs, Taverns and Bars.

Class

4129 Other Specialised Food Retailing

This class consists of units mainly engaged in retailing specialised food lines, such as confectionery or smallgoods or bread and cakes (not manufactured on the same premises).

Primary activities

  • Biscuit retailing (not manufactured on the same premises)
  • Bread retailing (not manufactured on the same premises)
  • Bread vendor (not manufactured on the same premises)
  • Cake retailing (not manufactured on the same premises)
  • Confectionery retailing
  • Non-alcoholic drinks retailing
  • Pastry retailing (not manufactured on the same premises)
  • Smallgoods retailing
  • Specialised food retailing n.e.c.

Exclusions/References

Units mainly engaged in:

  • retailing a wide range of food lines are included in Class 4110 Supermarket and Grocery Stores;
  • providing food services for immediate consumption for taking away or consumption in limited seating areas are included in Class 4512 Takeaway Food Services;
  • manufacturing bakery products and selling those products from the same premises are included in Class 1174 Bakery Product Manufacturing (Non-factory based); and
  • retailing food through vending machines or other non-store means (except mobile vans) are included in Class 4310 Non-Store Retailing.