Sports and Physical Recreation Venues, Grounds and Facilities Operation: ABS business counts
ANZSIC class 9113, in the Arts and Recreation Services division.
- Actively trading businesses in Sports and Physical Recreation Venues, Grounds and Facilities Operation (ANZSIC class 9113) across Australia, June 2025
- 1,525 businessesAustralian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses, data cube 2, June 2025.
- Actively trading non-employing businesses in Sports and Physical Recreation Venues, Grounds and Facilities Operation (ANZSIC class 9113) across Australia, June 2025
- 644 businessesAustralian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses, data cube 2, June 2025.
- ABS business entries in Sports and Physical Recreation Venues, Grounds and Facilities Operation (ANZSIC class 9113) 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 Sports and Physical Recreation Venues, Grounds and Facilities Operation (ANZSIC class 9113) across Australia: counted at June 2024 but not June 2025
- 165 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 indoor or outdoor sports and physical recreation venues, grounds and facilities (except health and fitness centres and gymnasia).
Examples the ABS lists:
- Athletics field or stadium operation
- Basketball court or stadium operation
- Billiard, snooker or pool hall operation
- Bowling alley, tenpin, operation
- Bowling green operation
- Boxing stadium operation
- Cricket ground operation
- Football field or stadium operation
- Golf course or practice range operation
- Ice or roller skating rink operation
The ABS counts businesses mainly engaged in this related work in other classes:
- operating health and fitness centres and gymnasia are included in Class 9111 Health and Fitness Centres and Gymnasia Operation
- operating horse and dog race tracks are included in Class 9121 Horse and Dog Racing Administration and Track Operation
- operating individual sports or physical recreation clubs or teams which provide opportunities to participants or entertainment for spectators are included in Class 9112 Sports and Physical Recreation Club and Sports Professionals
- providing arts or sports event promotional services (without facilities) are included in Class 7299 Other Administrative Services n.e.c.
The ABS page for class 9113 gives the full definition and what the class leaves out.
By employment size
| Businesses | Count |
|---|---|
| All businesses | 1,525 businesses |
| Non-employing | 644 businesses |
| 1 to 4 employees | 384 businesses |
| 5 to 19 employees | 313 businesses |
| 20 to 199 employees | 168 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 | 264 businesses |
| $50k to less than $200k | 367 businesses |
| $200k to less than $2m | 711 businesses |
| $2m to less than $5m | 113 businesses |
| $5m to less than $10m | 37 businesses |
| $10m or more | 33 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 | 1,494 businesses |
| ABS business entries | 196 businesses |
| ABS business exits | 165 businesses |
| At the end of the year | 1,525 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 | 488 businesses |
| Victoria | 389 businesses |
| Queensland | 390 businesses |
| Western Australia | 113 businesses |
| South Australia | 79 businesses |
| Tasmania | 29 businesses |
| Australian Capital Territory | 22 businesses |
| Northern Territory | 14 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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