Adult, Community and Other Education n.e.c.: ABS business counts
ANZSIC class 8219, in the Education and Training division.
- Actively trading businesses in Adult, Community and Other Education n.e.c. (ANZSIC class 8219) across Australia, June 2025
- 15,549 businessesAustralian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses, data cube 2, June 2025.
- Actively trading non-employing businesses in Adult, Community and Other Education n.e.c. (ANZSIC class 8219) across Australia, June 2025
- 9,381 businessesAustralian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses, data cube 2, June 2025.
- ABS business entries in Adult, Community and Other Education n.e.c. (ANZSIC class 8219) across Australia: counted at June 2025 but not June 2024
- 2,865 businessesAustralian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses, data cube 2, 2024-25.
- ABS business exits in Adult, Community and Other Education n.e.c. (ANZSIC class 8219) across Australia: counted at June 2024 but not June 2025
- 2,386 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 providing adult, community and other education not elsewhere classified.
Examples the ABS lists:
- Driving school operation
- Flying school operation
- Home computing and keyboard skill instruction
- Home economics and personal management instruction
- Instruction in diet, exercise and lifestyle factors
- Instruction through Universities of the Third Age and Schools for Seniors
- Parental education program operation
- Public speaking training
- Social and interpersonal skill training
- Study skill, career development and job search training
The ABS counts businesses mainly engaged in this related work in other classes:
- providing non-vocational instruction in sporting and physical recreation activities are included in Class 8211 Sports and Physical Recreation Instruction
- providing non-vocational instruction in the arts are included in Class 8212 Arts Education
- providing vocational training are included in Class 8101 Technical and Vocational Education and Training
The ABS page for class 8219 gives the full definition and what the class leaves out.
By employment size
| Businesses | Count |
|---|---|
| All businesses | 15,549 businesses |
| Non-employing | 9,381 businesses |
| 1 to 4 employees | 3,937 businesses |
| 5 to 19 employees | 1,610 businesses |
| 20 to 199 employees | 601 businesses |
| 200 or more employees | 20 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 | 4,436 businesses |
| $50k to less than $200k | 5,941 businesses |
| $200k to less than $2m | 4,429 businesses |
| $2m to less than $5m | 458 businesses |
| $5m to less than $10m | 170 businesses |
| $10m or more | 115 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 | 15,070 businesses |
| ABS business entries | 2,865 businesses |
| ABS business exits | 2,386 businesses |
| At the end of the year | 15,549 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 | 5,474 businesses |
| Victoria | 4,849 businesses |
| Queensland | 2,705 businesses |
| Western Australia | 1,132 businesses |
| South Australia | 803 businesses |
| Tasmania | 175 businesses |
| Australian Capital Territory | 280 businesses |
| Northern Territory | 116 businesses |
| Other Territories or Currently Unknown | 15 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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