541 Newspaper, Periodical, Book and Directory Publishing
Group-level ANZSIC page with direct links to every class nested under this grouping.
Browse the final layer
Classes in Newspaper, Periodical, Book and Directory Publishing
This is the point where ANZSIC becomes precise enough for practical work. Open the class pages below and confirm the definition, primary activities and exclusions before you settle on a code.
Newspaper Publishing
This class consists of units mainly engaged in publishing (creating and disseminating) newspapers.
- Newspaper publishing (except internet)
Magazine and Other Periodical Publishing
This class consists of units mainly engaged in publishing (creating and disseminating) magazines, journals and other periodicals.
- Comic book publishing (except internet)
- Journal (including trade journal) publishing (except internet)
- Magazine publishing (except internet)
Book Publishing
This class consists of units mainly engaged in publishing (creating and disseminating) books including atlases, textbooks and travel guides.
- Atlas publishing (except internet)
- Book publishing (except internet)
- Encyclopaedia publishing (except internet)
Directory and Mailing List Publishing
This class consists of units mainly engaged in publishing (creating and disseminating) directories, mailing lists and collections or compilations of fact such as mailing addresses and telephone directories.
- Address list publishing (except internet)
- Business directory publishing (except internet)
- Directory publishing (except internet)
Other Publishing (except Software, Music and Internet)
This class consists of units mainly engaged in other publishing (creating and disseminating) activities (except software, music and internet publishing) such as greeting card, postcard and art print publishing.
- Art print publishing (except internet)
- Calendar publishing (except internet)
- Diary publishing (except internet)
What this group covers
ANZSIC group 541 is the last broad layer before the class code. It is where the classification becomes detailed enough to compare closely related business types without losing the surrounding context.
If two businesses look similar, the group page helps you see whether they belong in the same industrial family before you confirm the final class.
Group facts
- Classes
- 5
How to use this page
This is the easiest level to scan when you want to understand the immediate neighbourhood of a class code. It keeps the page readable while still showing enough detail to avoid misclassification.
For final code selection, open the class page from here and confirm the description, primary activities and exclusions before you use the code elsewhere.
Official source
- Official source
- ABS ANZSIC 2006 release
- Last reviewed
- 2026-04-17
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