This list of oldest businesses and companies in Australia includes businesses, whether incorporated or organised in a different form (such as a partnership). However, the list excludes non-commercial associations and educational, governmental, or religious organisations. The list only includes businesses that still operate today under either the same name or a variant (such as a contraction or a part) of the original name, since inception.
YearBusiness or CompanyFieldSources1808Summerville FarmFarm1809Australia PostPostal Service provider1815The Bush Inn, TasmaniaAustralian pub1815Hope and Anchor TavernAustralian pub1815Macquarie Arms HotelAustralian pub1817WestpacBanking1822AllensLaw1822Ratho Farm Golf LinksFarm 1824Australian Agricultural CompanyFarm1824Cascade BreweryBrewing1825Van Diemen's Land CompanyFarm1827MinterEllisonLaw1828Fortune of War HotelAustralian pub1829Lionel Samson and Son Merchant1831Webster Limited1832MallesonsLaw1833Clayton UtzLaw1833Theatre Royal, Sydney1835ANZ BankBanking1835Mountcastle & SonsHat manufacturer1836Houghton WinesWinemaking1837Fowler Potteries1837Swan BreweryBrewing1838David JonesRetail1839Elders1840Sandalford WinesWinemaking1841Ashurst AustraliaLaw1841Lord Nelson Hotel, Millers PointAustralian pub1843Hero of Waterloo HotelAustralian pub1843Lindeman'sWinemaking1844BirchallsBook shop1844PenfoldsWinemaking1846The Courier-MailNewspaper1846Insignia Financial1847Orlando WinesWinemaking1848BankSABanking1849AMPFinance1849Harris ScarfeRetail1850Baxter BootsFootwear1851John Sands1852Bosisto'sEucalyptus oil1852Grand View HotelAustralian pub1852McKenzie'sFood 1853AlcocksBilliard Table Manufacturers1853Bates Smart1853BalfoursBakery1853Crown & Anchor, Adelaide1853Dimmeys1854Anchor Foods1854Maldon BakeryBakery1855CSR Sugar refining1855Wilmar Sugar Australia Sugar refining1857Old Canberra InnAustralian pub1858Backwell IXLManufacturing1858Bendigo & Adelaide BankBuilding society1858Bendigo Pottery1858Fairfax & RobertsJewellery1862Coopers BreweryBrewing1863ALSChemical manufacturing (as Campbell Brothers)1863Bank of QueenslandBanking1864Gundagai BakeryBakery1864Nindigully PubAustralian pub1864Saxbys Soft DrinksBeverage manufacturing1864J. Furphy & SonsManufacturing1865Arnott's BiscuitsFoodstuff manufacturing1865Billson's BreweryBrewing1865Godfrey HirstCarpet manufacturing1865KirksManufacturing1866Best's Great WesternWinemaking1865McMaster’s Pies Pie shop1867William Inglis & Son1870Blundstone FootwearFootwear1870Ritchies Stores1872Donohue’s Quality MeatsButcher shop1873Rio TintoMining1873The Riverine GrazierNewspaper1874Bickford's AustraliaBeverage manufacturing1875Power & CartwrightLaw1875GunnsTimber 1875BramblesLogistics1875Heritage BankBanking1876Pivot Stove & HeatingHeating Retailer1876QBD BooksBook shop1876Victor ChurchillButcher shop1877Dahlsens Building CentresBuilding 1877North Australian Pastoral CompanyPastoral1877Evan EvansPrinting, canvas & flag manufacturing1877Schweppes AustraliaBeverage manufacturing1879DymocksBook shop1879Griffiths Brothers TeasTea and coffee1879J. L .Lennard Pty. Ltd.Food, Packaging and Pharmaceutical Machinery Sales and Service 1880IMB BankBanking1882AdbriBuilding products1882Nerada TeaTea and coffee1883Birdsall Leather1883Boag's BreweryBrewing1883BushellsTea and coffee1883Harris CoffeeTea and coffee1883Raine & HorneReal estate1883Earp BrosTiles and hardware1884Alexanders Cigar MerchantsTobacco products1884Beenleigh RumRum distilling1885BHPMining1885Doyles on the BeachFish and chip shop1886Angus & RobertsonBook shop1886Cascade BeveragesBeverage manufacturing1886Angove Family WinemakersWinemaking1886BunningsTimber, hardware1886QBE InsuranceInsurance1887Oliver BootsFootwear1887Tumbulgum TavernAustralian pub1887Willow Ware AustraliaTinware manufacturing1888Bundaberg RumRum distilling1888Willie Smith'sCider1888James HardieBuilding products1888Jumbuck Pastoral Company1888Noyes Brothers1888TollHaulage1888Warrnambool Cheese and ButterDairy 1889Blakistons1889Brown Brothers Milawa VineyardWinemaking1889Wormald International1890Henry BucksClothing retail1890Kookaburra Sport1891Allen'sConfectionery manufacturing1891IXLJam and conserve manufacturing1892BCR AustraliaInternational Freight Forwarding1892Betts GroupShoes 1892SabcoBroom and brush manufacturer1893Berts Soft DrinksBeverage manufacturing1893Uncle TobysFood manufacturing1894EV2 SportswearSportswear 1894Stuart Alexander & Company1894Val MorganAdvertising1895Angus & Coote1895Australian Paper1895BankwestBanking1897AkubraHat manufacturer1897Hamodava1897Northcote Pottery1898Cyclone Fence & Gate Company1898Lowes MenswearClothing retail1898Alderdice BrassfoundersPump and valve manufacturing1898Driza-BoneOuterwear1899A.H. BeardBedding1899Bega CheeseDairy1899Cairns BankBanking1899River Port BeveragesBeverage manufacturing1899S Kidman & CompanyPastoral1899UGL Rail1900MyerRetail1901Ferguson Plarre's BakehouseBakery1903Soul Patts Retail Pharmacy chain; Investment company 1906Winning AppliancesRetailer1910Lucas' Papaw Ointment1910Rossi BootsFootwear1910Stowe Australia1911Commonwealth BankBanking1912Hutchinson BuildersConstruction1914Stadiums LimitedEvents, Live Music, Promoting and Boxing1914WesfarmersRetail1916Nilsen Group1917Wallace BishopRetail1917Sims MetalMetal recycling1917Dawn ToolsManufacturing1919Three ThreesManufacturing1920QantasAirline1925Filmer SceatsEyewear manufacturing
See also
List of oldest companies Companies by year of establishment
References