# List of oldest companies in Australia

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.
| Year | Business or Company | Field |
| 1808 | Summerville Farm | Farm |
| 1815 | The Bush Inn, Tasmania | Australian pub |
| 1815 | Hope and Anchor Tavern | Australian pub |
| 1815 | Macquarie Arms Hotel | Australian pub |
| 1822 | Allens | Law |
| 1822 | Ratho Farm Golf Links | Farm |
| 1824 | Australian Agricultural Company | Farm |
| 1824 | Cascade Brewery | Brewing |
| 1825 | Van Diemen's Land Company | Farm |
| 1827 | MinterEllison | Law |
| 1828 | Fortune of War Hotel | Australian pub |
| 1829 | Lionel Samson and Son | Merchant |
| 1831 | Webster Limited | |
| 1833 | Clayton Utz | Law |
| 1833 | Theatre Royal, Sydney | |
| 1835 | ANZ Bank | Banking |
| 1835 | Mountcastle & Sons | Hat manufacturer |
| 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 |
| 1851 | John Sands | |
| 1852 | Bosisto's | Eucalyptus oil |
| 1852 | Grand View Hotel | Australian pub |
| 1852 | McKenzie's | Food |
| 1853 | Alcocks | Billiard Table Manufacturers |
| 1853 | Bates Smart | |
| 1853 | Dimmeys | |
| 1854 | Anchor Foods | |
| 1855 | CSR | Sugar refining |
| 1855 | Wilmar Sugar Australia | Sugar refining |
| 1858 | Backwell IXL | Manufacturing |
| 1858 | Bendigo & Adelaide Bank | Building society |
| 1858 | Bendigo Pottery | |
| 1858 | Fairfax & Roberts | Jewellery |
| 1862 | Coopers Brewery | Brewing |
| 1863 | ALS | |
| 1863 | Bank of Queensland | Banking |
| 1864 | Gundagai Bakery | Baking |
| 1864 | Nindigully Pub | Australian pub |
| 1864 | Saxbys Soft Drinks | Beverage manufacturing |
| 1864 | J. Furphy & Sons | Manufacturing |
| 1865 | Arnott's Biscuits | Foodstuff manufacturing |
| 1865 | Billson's Brewery | Brewing |
| 1865 | Godfrey Hirst | Carpet manufacturing |
| 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 |
| 1875 | Brambles | Logistics |
| 1875 | Heritage Bank | Banking |
| 1876 | Victor Churchill | Meat |
| 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 | Birdsall Leather | |
| 1883 | Boag's Brewery | Brewing |
| 1883 | Bushells | Tea and coffee |
| 1883 | Raine & Horne | Real estate |
| 1883 | Earp Bros | Tiles and hardware |
| 1884 | Alexanders Cigar Merchants | Tobacco products |
| 1884 | Beenleigh Rum | Rum distilling |
| 1885 | BHP | Mining |
| 1886 | Cascade Beverages | Brewing |
| 1886 | Angove Family Winemakers | Winemaking |
| 1886 | Bunnings | Timber, hardware |
| 1886 | QBE Insurance | Insurance |
| 1887 | Oliver Boots | Footwear |
| 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 |
| 1888 | Warrnambool Cheese and Butter | Dairy |
| 1889 | Blakistons | |
| 1889 | Brown Brothers Milawa Vineyard | Winemaking |
| 1889 | Wormald International | |
| 1891 | Allen's | Confectionery manufacturing |
| 1891 | IXL | Jam and conserve manufacturing |
| 1892 | BCR Australia | International Freight Forwarding |
| 1892 | Betts Group | |
| 1892 | Sabco | Broom and brush manufacturer |
| 1893 | Uncle Tobys | Food manufacturing |
| 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 | |
| 1898 | Cyclone Fence & Gate Company | |
| 1898 | Lowes Menswear | Clothing retail |
| 1898 | Alderdice Brassfounders | Pump and valve manufacturing |
| 1898 | Driza-Bone | Outerwear |
| 1899 | Bega Cheese | Dairy |
| 1899 | Cairns Bank | Banking |
| 1899 | S Kidman & Company | Pastoral |
| 1899 | UGL Rail | |
| 1900 | Myer | Retail |
| 1903 | Soul Patts | Retail Pharmacy chain; Investment company |
| 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 |
| 1917 | Wallace Bishop | Retail |
| 1917 | Sims Metal | Metal recycling |
| 1919 | Three Threes | Manufacturing |
| 1920 | Qantas | Airline |
| 1925 | Jono Hennessy | Eyewear manufacturing |