List of oldest companies in Australia

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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 CompanyFieldSources
1808Summerville FarmFarm [1] [2]
1815 The Bush Inn, Tasmania Australian pub
1815 Hope and Anchor Tavern Australian pub
1815 Macquarie Arms Hotel Australian pub
1822 Allens Law [3] [4] [5] [6]
1822 Ratho Farm Golf Links Farm [7]
1824 Australian Agricultural Company Farm [8]
1824 Cascade Brewery Brewing [9] [10]
1825 Van Diemen's Land Company Farm
1827 MinterEllison Law
1828 Fortune of War Hotel Australian pub
1829 Lionel Samson and Son Merchant [11] [12]
1831 Webster Limited
1833 Clayton Utz Law
1833 Theatre Royal, Sydney
1835 ANZ Bank Banking
1835 Mountcastle & Sons Hat manufacturer [13] [14]
1836 Houghton Wines Winemaking
1837 Fowler Potteries
1837 Swan Brewery Brewing
1838 David Jones Retail
1839 Elders
1840 Sandalford Wines Winemaking
1841 Ashurst Australia Law
1841 Lord Nelson Hotel, Millers Point Australian pub
1843 Hero of Waterloo Hotel Australian pub
1843 Lindeman's Winemaking
1844 Penfolds Winemaking
1846 The Courier-Mail Newspaper
1846 Insignia Financial
1847 Orlando Wines Winemaking
1848 BankSA Banking
1849 AMP Finance
1849 Harris Scarfe Retail
1850 Baxter Boots Footwear [15]
1851 John Sands
1852 Bosisto's Eucalyptus oil
1852 Grand View Hotel Australian pub
1852 McKenzie's Food [16]
1853 Alcocks Billiard Table Manufacturers [17]
1853 Bates Smart
1853 Dimmeys
1854 Anchor Foods
1855 CSR Sugar refining
1855 Wilmar Sugar Australia Sugar refining
1858 Bendigo & Adelaide Bank Building society
1858Bendigo Pottery [18]
1858Fairfax & RobertsJewellery [19]
1862 Coopers Brewery Brewing
1863 ALS
1863 Bank of Queensland Banking
1864Gundagai BakeryBaking [20]
1864 Nindigully Pub Australian pub
1864 Saxbys Soft Drinks Beverage manufacturing
1864 J. Furphy & Sons Manufacturing [21] [22] [23]
1865 Arnott's Biscuits Foodstuff manufacturing
1865 Billson's Brewery Brewing
1865 Kirks Manufacturing
1866 Best's Great Western Winemaking
1867 William Inglis & Son
1870 Blundstone Footwear Footwear
1870 Ritchies Stores
1873 Rio Tinto Mining
1873 The Riverine Grazier Newspaper
1875 Gunns Timber [24]
1875 Brambles Logistics
1875 Heritage Bank Banking
1876 Victor Churchill Meat [25]
1877 Dahlsens Building Centres Building
1877 North Australian Pastoral Company Pastoral
1877 Schweppes Australia
1880 IMB Bank Banking
1882 Adbri Building products
1882 Nerada Tea Tea and coffee
1883 Boag's Brewery Brewing
1883 Bushells Tea and coffee
1883 Raine & Horne Real estate [26]
1883 Earp Bros Tiles and hardware [27]
1884 Alexanders Cigar Merchants Tobacco products [28]
1884 Beenleigh Rum Rum distilling
1885 BHP Mining
1886 Cascade Beverages Brewing
1886 Angove Family Winemakers Winemaking
1886 Bunnings Timber, hardware [29]
1886 QBE Insurance Insurance
1887 Oliver Boots Footwear [30]
1887 Willow Ware Australia Tinware manufacturing
1888 Bundaberg Rum Rum distilling
1888 Willie Smith's Cider
1888 James Hardie Building products
1888 Jumbuck Pastoral Company
1888 Noyes Brothers
1888 Toll Haulage [31]
1888 Warrnambool Cheese and Butter Dairy [32] [33]
1889 Blakistons
1889 Brown Brothers Milawa Vineyard Winemaking
1889 Wormald International
1891 Allen's Confectionery manufacturing
1891 IXL Jam and conserve manufacturing
1892BCR AustraliaInternational Freight Forwarding [34]
1892 Betts Group
1892 Sabco Broom and brush manufacturer
1893 Uncle Tobys Food manufacturing [35]
1894 Stuart Alexander & Company
1894 Val Morgan Advertising
1895 Angus & Coote
1895 Australian Paper
1895 Bankwest Banking
1897 Akubra Hat manufacturer
1897 Hamodava
1897 Northcote Pottery [36]
1898 Cyclone Fence & Gate Company [37]
1898 Lowes Menswear Clothing retail
1898 Alderdice Brassfounders Pump and valve manufacturing [38] [39]
1898 Driza-Bone Outerwear [40]
1899 Bega Cheese Dairy [41]
1899 Cairns Bank Banking
1899 S Kidman & Company Pastoral
1899 UGL Rail
1900 Myer Retail
1903 Soul Patts Retail Pharmacy chain; Investment company [42]
1906 Winning Appliances Retailer
1910 Lucas' Papaw Ointment
1910 Rossi Boots Footwear
1911 Commonwealth Bank Banking
1912 Hutchinson Builders Construction
1914 Stadiums Limited Events, Live Music, Promoting and Boxing
1914 Wesfarmers Retail [43] [44]
1917 Wallace Bishop Retail
1917 Sims Metal Metal recycling [45]
1919 Three Threes Manufacturing
1920 Qantas Airline
1925 Jono Hennessy Eyewear manufacturing

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