Sports and Physical Recreation Administrative Service: ABS business counts

ANZSIC class 9114, in the Arts and Recreation Services division.

Actively trading businesses in Sports and Physical Recreation Administrative Service (ANZSIC class 9114) across Australia, June 2025: 521 businessesAustralian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses, data cube 2, June 2025.
Actively trading non-employing businesses in Sports and Physical Recreation Administrative Service (ANZSIC class 9114) across Australia, June 2025: 297 businessesAustralian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses, data cube 2, June 2025.
ABS business entries in Sports and Physical Recreation Administrative Service (ANZSIC class 9114) across Australia: counted at June 2025 but not June 2024: 85 businessesAustralian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses, data cube 2, 2024-25.
ABS business exits in Sports and Physical Recreation Administrative Service (ANZSIC class 9114) across Australia: counted at June 2024 but not June 2025: 55 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 administration and/or control of sports or physical recreation organisations. These businesses are responsible for the policies, rules and regulations governing the conduct of an individual sporting or physical recreation discipline.

Examples the ABS lists:

National sporting association or league
Regional/district sporting association or league
Sports administration service
State/territory sporting association or league

The ABS counts businesses mainly engaged in this related work in other classes:

operating indoor or outdoor sports and physical recreation venues, grounds and facilities are included in Class 9113 Sports and Physical Recreation Venues, Grounds and Facilities Operation
operating sporting or physical recreation clubs are included in Class 9112 Sports and Physical Recreation Clubs and Sports Professionals

The ABS page for class 9114 gives the full definition and what the class leaves out.

By employment size

Sports and Physical Recreation Administrative Service businesses across Australia by employment size
Businesses	Count
All businesses	521 businesses
Non-employing	297 businesses
1 to 4 employees	128 businesses
5 to 19 employees	40 businesses
20 to 199 employees	44 businesses
200 or more employees	12 businesses

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

By turnover

Sports and Physical Recreation Administrative Service businesses across Australia by turnover
Businesses	Count
Zero to less than $50k	119 businesses
$50k to less than $200k	149 businesses
$200k to less than $2m	186 businesses
$2m to less than $5m	16 businesses
$5m to less than $10m	11 businesses
$10m or more	40 businesses

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

Entries and exits, 2024-25

Sports and Physical Recreation Administrative Service businesses across Australia over 2024-25
Businesses	Count
At the start of the year	491 businesses
ABS business entries	85 businesses
ABS business exits	55 businesses
At the end of the year	521 businesses

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

By main state or territory

Sports and Physical Recreation Administrative Service businesses by main state or territory
Businesses	Count
New South Wales	183 businesses
Victoria	164 businesses
Queensland	102 businesses
Western Australia	28 businesses
South Australia	21 businesses
Tasmania	14 businesses
Australian Capital Territory	7 businesses
Northern Territory	3 businesses
Other Territories or Currently Unknown	0 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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