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Horse Farming: ABS business counts

ANZSIC class 0191, in the Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing division.

Actively trading businesses in Horse Farming (ANZSIC class 0191) across Australia, June 2025
3,313 businessesAustralian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses, data cube 2, June 2025.
Actively trading non-employing businesses in Horse Farming (ANZSIC class 0191) across Australia, June 2025
2,680 businessesAustralian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses, data cube 2, June 2025.
ABS business entries in Horse Farming (ANZSIC class 0191) across Australia: counted at June 2025 but not June 2024
304 businessesAustralian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses, data cube 2, 2024-25.
ABS business exits in Horse Farming (ANZSIC class 0191) across Australia: counted at June 2024 but not June 2025
307 businessesAustralian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses, data cube 2, 2024-25.

About these figures

  • These ABS figures count actively trading businesses, not workers, sites or venues, each in its main state or territory.
  • Entries and exits compare two 30 June counts. They are not counts of openings and closures.
  • The ABS adjusts its counts slightly to protect confidentiality, so a small number or a zero is approximate, not proof that no such business exists.

Summary of the ABS class definition

In this class, the ABS counts businesses mainly engaged in farming horses.

Examples the ABS lists:

  • Horse agistment service
  • Horse breeding
  • Stud farm operation (horses)

The ABS page for class 0191 gives the full definition and what the class leaves out.

By employment size

Horse Farming businesses across Australia by employment size
BusinessesCount
All businesses3,313 businesses
Non-employing2,680 businesses
1 to 4 employees432 businesses
5 to 19 employees157 businesses
20 to 199 employees42 businesses
200 or more employees3 businesses

Australian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses, data cube 2, June 2025. Checked 15 Oct 2026.

By turnover

Horse Farming businesses across Australia by turnover
BusinessesCount
Zero to less than $50k1,226 businesses
$50k to less than $200k1,003 businesses
$200k to less than $2m894 businesses
$2m to less than $5m119 businesses
$5m to less than $10m43 businesses
$10m or more28 businesses

Australian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses, data cube 3, June 2025. Checked 16 Oct 2026.

Entries and exits, 2024-25

Horse Farming businesses across Australia over 2024-25
BusinessesCount
At the start of the year3,316 businesses
ABS business entries304 businesses
ABS business exits307 businesses
At the end of the year3,313 businesses

Australian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses, data cube 2, 2024-25. Checked 15 Oct 2026.

By main state or territory

Horse Farming businesses by main state or territory
BusinessesCount
New South Wales1,214 businesses
Victoria854 businesses
Queensland737 businesses
Western Australia266 businesses
South Australia140 businesses
Tasmania48 businesses
Australian Capital Territory14 businesses
Northern Territory7 businesses
Other Territories or Currently Unknown33 businesses

Australian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses, data cube 2, June 2025. Checked 15 Oct 2026.

Sources

  1. Counts of Australian Businesses, data cube 2: Businesses by main state by industry class by employment size ranges (8165DC02.xlsx). Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses, including Entries and Exits, June 2021 to June 2025, licensed under CC BY 4.0 (CC BY 4.0). Released 16 December 2025, checked 15 October 2026.

  2. Counts of Australian Businesses, data cube 3: Businesses by main state by industry class by turnover size ranges (8165DC03.xlsx). Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses, including Entries and Exits, June 2021 to June 2025, licensed under CC BY 4.0 (CC BY 4.0). Released 16 December 2025, checked 16 October 2026.

  3. Correspondence, GCCSA 2021 to GCCSA 2026 (CG_GCCSA_2021_GCCSA_2026.csv). Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Australian Statistical Geography Standard (ASGS) Edition 4, licensed under CC BY 4.0 (CC BY 4.0). Released 22 July 2026, checked 15 October 2026.

  4. Greater Capital City Statistical Areas digital boundary file, 2026 (GCCSA_2026_AUST_SHP_GDA2020.zip). Based on Australian Bureau of Statistics data, Australian Statistical Geography Standard (ASGS) Edition 4, licensed under CC BY 4.0 (CC BY 4.0). Released 22 July 2026, checked 15 October 2026.

  5. Australian and New Zealand Standard Industrial Classification (ANZSIC), 2006 (Revision 2.0): the detailed classification. Based on Australian Bureau of Statistics data, Australian and New Zealand Standard Industrial Classification (ANZSIC), 2006 (Revision 2.0), licensed under CC BY 4.0 (CC BY 4.0). Released 26 June 2013, checked 16 October 2026.

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