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Educational Support Services: ABS business counts

ANZSIC class 8220, in the Education and Training division.

Actively trading businesses in Educational Support Services (ANZSIC class 8220) across Australia, June 2025
1,283 businessesAustralian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses, data cube 2, June 2025.
Actively trading non-employing businesses in Educational Support Services (ANZSIC class 8220) across Australia, June 2025
787 businessesAustralian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses, data cube 2, June 2025.
ABS business entries in Educational Support Services (ANZSIC class 8220) across Australia: counted at June 2025 but not June 2024
216 businessesAustralian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses, data cube 2, 2024-25.
ABS business exits in Educational Support Services (ANZSIC class 8220) across Australia: counted at June 2024 but not June 2025
198 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 non-instructional services that support educational processes or systems.

Examples the ABS lists:

  • Curriculum development, educational
  • Educational support services n.e.c.
  • Test and exam development and evaluation, educational
  • Test and exam service, educational

The ABS page for class 8220 gives the full definition.

By employment size

Educational Support Services businesses across Australia by employment size
BusinessesCount
All businesses1,283 businesses
Non-employing787 businesses
1 to 4 employees345 businesses
5 to 19 employees112 businesses
20 to 199 employees34 businesses
200 or more employees5 businesses

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

By turnover

Educational Support Services businesses across Australia by turnover
BusinessesCount
Zero to less than $50k397 businesses
$50k to less than $200k457 businesses
$200k to less than $2m350 businesses
$2m to less than $5m41 businesses
$5m to less than $10m19 businesses
$10m or more19 businesses

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

Entries and exits, 2024-25

Educational Support Services businesses across Australia over 2024-25
BusinessesCount
At the start of the year1,265 businesses
ABS business entries216 businesses
ABS business exits198 businesses
At the end of the year1,283 businesses

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

By main state or territory

Educational Support Services businesses by main state or territory
BusinessesCount
New South Wales475 businesses
Victoria413 businesses
Queensland195 businesses
Western Australia83 businesses
South Australia64 businesses
Tasmania13 businesses
Australian Capital Territory25 businesses
Northern Territory10 businesses
Other Territories or Currently Unknown5 businesses

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

Sources

  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. 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.

  5. 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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