Other Horse and Dog Racing Activities: ABS business counts

ANZSIC class 9129, in the Arts and Recreation Services division.

Actively trading businesses in Other Horse and Dog Racing Activities (ANZSIC class 9129) across Australia, June 2025: 1,966 businessesAustralian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses, data cube 2, June 2025.
Actively trading non-employing businesses in Other Horse and Dog Racing Activities (ANZSIC class 9129) across Australia, June 2025: 1,143 businessesAustralian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses, data cube 2, June 2025.
ABS business entries in Other Horse and Dog Racing Activities (ANZSIC class 9129) across Australia: counted at June 2025 but not June 2024: 196 businessesAustralian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses, data cube 2, 2024-25.
ABS business exits in Other Horse and Dog Racing Activities (ANZSIC class 9129) across Australia: counted at June 2024 but not June 2025: 259 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 the operation of horse racing stables or dog racing kennels. This class also includes horse and dog racing training services.

Examples the ABS lists:

Race dog training operation
Racehorse training operation
Racing kennels operation
Racing stables operation

The ABS page for class 9129 gives the full definition.

By employment size

Other Horse and Dog Racing Activities businesses across Australia by employment size
Businesses	Count
All businesses	1,966 businesses
Non-employing	1,143 businesses
1 to 4 employees	480 businesses
5 to 19 employees	255 businesses
20 to 199 employees	88 businesses
200 or more employees	0 businesses

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

By turnover

Other Horse and Dog Racing Activities businesses across Australia by turnover
Businesses	Count
Zero to less than $50k	341 businesses
$50k to less than $200k	621 businesses
$200k to less than $2m	831 businesses
$2m to less than $5m	116 businesses
$5m to less than $10m	29 businesses
$10m or more	28 businesses

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

Entries and exits, 2024-25

Other Horse and Dog Racing Activities businesses across Australia over 2024-25
Businesses	Count
At the start of the year	2,029 businesses
ABS business entries	196 businesses
ABS business exits	259 businesses
At the end of the year	1,966 businesses

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

By main state or territory

Other Horse and Dog Racing Activities businesses by main state or territory
Businesses	Count
New South Wales	612 businesses
Victoria	584 businesses
Queensland	386 businesses
Western Australia	203 businesses
South Australia	110 businesses
Tasmania	37 businesses
Australian Capital Territory	15 businesses
Northern Territory	16 businesses
Other Territories or Currently Unknown	3 businesses

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

Sources

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.
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.
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.
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.
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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