Preschool Education: ABS business counts
ANZSIC class 8010, in the Education and Training division.
- Actively trading businesses in Preschool Education (ANZSIC class 8010) across Australia, June 2025
- 1,846 businessesAustralian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses, data cube 2, June 2025.
- Actively trading non-employing businesses in Preschool Education (ANZSIC class 8010) across Australia, June 2025
- 347 businessesAustralian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses, data cube 2, June 2025.
- ABS business entries in Preschool Education (ANZSIC class 8010) across Australia: counted at June 2025 but not June 2024
- 128 businessesAustralian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses, data cube 2, 2024-25.
- ABS business exits in Preschool Education (ANZSIC class 8010) across Australia: counted at June 2024 but not June 2025
- 88 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 accredited pre-primary school education. Pre-school programs are educational in nature and are designed to introduce children to ideas, attitudes and behaviour required in a school environment. They are usually directed at children aged three to five years, are generally sessional in nature and are provided by staff that have training in an educational field.
Examples the ABS lists:
- Kindergarten, preschool, operation (except child minding centre)
- Playcentre operation (NZ only)
- Pre-school operation
The ABS counts businesses mainly engaged in this related work in other classes:
- providing pre-primary school education in conjunction with normal primary school education are included in Class 8021 Primary Education
- providing child minding or day nursery services are included in Class 8710 Child Care Services
The ABS page for class 8010 gives the full definition and what the class leaves out.
By employment size
| Businesses | Count |
|---|---|
| All businesses | 1,846 businesses |
| Non-employing | 347 businesses |
| 1 to 4 employees | 230 businesses |
| 5 to 19 employees | 987 businesses |
| 20 to 199 employees | 270 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
| Businesses | Count |
|---|---|
| Zero to less than $50k | 217 businesses |
| $50k to less than $200k | 221 businesses |
| $200k to less than $2m | 1,140 businesses |
| $2m to less than $5m | 197 businesses |
| $5m to less than $10m | 33 businesses |
| $10m or more | 38 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 | 1,806 businesses |
| ABS business entries | 128 businesses |
| ABS business exits | 88 businesses |
| At the end of the year | 1,846 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 | 935 businesses |
| Victoria | 499 businesses |
| Queensland | 298 businesses |
| Western Australia | 57 businesses |
| South Australia | 35 businesses |
| Tasmania | 6 businesses |
| Australian Capital Territory | 15 businesses |
| Northern Territory | 0 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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