Sports and Physical Recreation Clubs and Sports Professionals: ABS business counts
ANZSIC class 9112, in the Arts and Recreation Services division.
- Actively trading businesses in Sports and Physical Recreation Clubs and Sports Professionals (ANZSIC class 9112) across Australia, June 2025
- 2,320 businessesAustralian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses, data cube 2, June 2025.
- Actively trading non-employing businesses in Sports and Physical Recreation Clubs and Sports Professionals (ANZSIC class 9112) across Australia, June 2025
- 1,678 businessesAustralian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses, data cube 2, June 2025.
- ABS business entries in Sports and Physical Recreation Clubs and Sports Professionals (ANZSIC class 9112) across Australia: counted at June 2025 but not June 2024
- 389 businessesAustralian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses, data cube 2, 2024-25.
- ABS business exits in Sports and Physical Recreation Clubs and Sports Professionals (ANZSIC class 9112) across Australia: counted at June 2024 but not June 2025
- 313 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 operating individual sports or physical recreation clubs or teams which provide sporting or physical recreation opportunities to participants, or entertainment for spectators. This class also includes sports professionals.
Examples the ABS lists:
- Basketball club operation
- Cricket club operation
- Dart club operation
- Football club operation
- Golf club operation
- Gun club operation
- Hockey club operation
- Hunting club operation
- Life-saving club operation
- Martial arts club operation
The ABS counts businesses mainly engaged in this related work in other classes:
- operating indoor or outdoor sporting or physical recreation facilities are included in Class 9113 Sports and Physical Recreation Venues, Grounds and Facilities Operation
- operating horse and dog racing tracks are included in Class 9121 Horse and Dog Racing Administration and Track Operation
- providing sports and recreation education, coaching or instructional services are included in Class 8211 Sports and Physical Recreation Instruction
- operating clubs which mainly provide hospitality services are included in Class 4530 Clubs (Hospitality)
- endorsing products and/or making public speeches and appearances are included in Class 9002 Creative Artists, Musicians, Writers and Performers
The ABS page for class 9112 gives the full definition and what the class leaves out.
By employment size
| Businesses | Count |
|---|---|
| All businesses | 2,320 businesses |
| Non-employing | 1,678 businesses |
| 1 to 4 employees | 423 businesses |
| 5 to 19 employees | 122 businesses |
| 20 to 199 employees | 81 businesses |
| 200 or more employees | 16 businesses |
Australian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses, data cube 2, June 2025. Checked 15 Oct 2026.
By turnover
| Businesses | Count |
|---|---|
| Zero to less than $50k | 558 businesses |
| $50k to less than $200k | 860 businesses |
| $200k to less than $2m | 757 businesses |
| $2m to less than $5m | 58 businesses |
| $5m to less than $10m | 30 businesses |
| $10m or more | 57 businesses |
Australian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses, data cube 3, June 2025. Checked 16 Oct 2026.
Entries and exits, 2024-25
| Businesses | Count |
|---|---|
| At the start of the year | 2,244 businesses |
| ABS business entries | 389 businesses |
| ABS business exits | 313 businesses |
| At the end of the year | 2,320 businesses |
Australian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses, data cube 2, 2024-25. Checked 15 Oct 2026.
By main state or territory
| Businesses | Count |
|---|---|
| New South Wales | 710 businesses |
| Victoria | 638 businesses |
| Queensland | 563 businesses |
| Western Australia | 190 businesses |
| South Australia | 130 businesses |
| Tasmania | 34 businesses |
| Australian Capital Territory | 32 businesses |
| Northern Territory | 21 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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