Australian co-operatives range in size from small not-for-profit organisations
with 5 members to multi-million dollar commercial enterprises serving national
and
international markets.
The following is a list of the top 20 co-operatives registered
under
Australian
Co-operatives National Law and is sourced from the
Business Council of Co-operatives and Mutual's
2023 National Mutual Economy Report.
The list is dominated by co-ops in the wholesale [11] and retail
[5] trade industries.
Co-operatives engaged in wholesale trade include six
which market
agricultural products and seafood and five in other goods wholesaling. Three
co-ops manufacture agricultural products and one provides child care services
to Victoria's aboriginal community.
NSW has the most co-operatives in the top 20 [10], followed by Western
Australia [4], South Australia
[3] and one each from Queensland, Tasmania and Victoria.
