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BHP GROUP LIMITED

formerly BHP LIMITED · until 2018-11-19
formerly THE BROKEN HILL PROPRIETARY COMPANY LIMITED · until 2018-11-19
formerly BHP BILLITON LIMITED · until 2018-11-19
· dates as recorded at register entry; earlier renames may predate
REGD
Registered
PUBLIC
ASX: BHP
ACN
ACN 004 028 077
ABN
ABN 49 004 028 077
Type / class
Australian Public Company, LMSH
Jurisdiction
VIC
Registered
13 August 1885 | 142nd year
Status
Trading: ASIC registered, ABN active, GST registered

Lifeline · 1885 to present · 141 years

observed derived suspect

▸Corporate family
Group members (declared) 7
BHP Coal Pty Ltd
ABN 83 010 595 721
REGD
group member, declared via WGEA
BHP Nickel West Pty Ltd
ABN 76 004 184 598
REGD
group member, declared via WGEA
BHP Olympic Dam Corporation Pty Ltd
ABN 99 007 835 761
REGD
group member, declared via WGEA
BHP Waio Pty Ltd
ABN 18 008 852 784
REGD
group member, declared via WGEA
Bm Alliance Coal Operations Pty Limited
ABN 67 096 412 752
REGD
group member, declared via WGEA
2 more not shown
Solid label = declared by a filer. Dotted label = inferred by CompanyIQ from shared ABR submission groups.

▸Trading names · 11 names against this ABN
BHP BILLITON LIMITED
declared to ABR against this ABN
Other name
BHP DIRECTORS
declared to ABR against this ABN
Other name
ILLAWARRA COAL
declared to ABR against this ABN
Other name
INPATRIATES
declared to ABR against this ABN
Other name
NEWCASTLE ROD & BAR
declared to ABR against this ABN
Other name
PAYROLL - BHP HEAD OFFICE
declared to ABR against this ABN
Other name
SEAGOING MARINE MANAGEMENT
declared to ABR against this ABN
Other name
STEEL FLAT PRODUCTS FOR RESEARCH
declared to ABR against this ABN
Other name
3 more not shown
Every name here is declared to the ABR against this ABN; they are names, not legal entities, and none carries an ACN of its own.

Economics & workforce

Goods & services tax
GST active since 1 July 2000.
26 years of continuous registration. No cancellation or re-registration.
Declared industry
Mining
Size band 1000-4999
Self-declared by employer to WGEA; not verified or re-classified.
GICS sector
Materials
Global Industry Classification Standard. ASX classification for BHP.
Headcount
1,357 Australian employees, 2024-25 reporting period. Reported to WGEA every year since 2021.
847
2021-22
1,007
2022-23
1,295
2023-24
1,357
2024-25
Cohort
Of 1 VIC companies registered in 1885, 100% all survive; this one has outlived 0% of its birth cohort
CompanyIQ cohort index · ASIC Company Dataset, all registrations 1885–2026

Government contracts

No Commonwealth contract notices in our data window (Feb†25–Jul†26). AusTender covers Commonwealth agencies only.
Data window: Feb 2025 to Jul 2026 · AusTender · Commonwealth agencies only