Sports and Physical Recreation Instruction: ABS business counts
ANZSIC class 8211, in the Education and Training division.
- Actively trading businesses in Sports and Physical Recreation Instruction (ANZSIC class 8211) across Australia, June 2025
- 7,803 businessesAustralian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses, data cube 2, June 2025.
- Actively trading non-employing businesses in Sports and Physical Recreation Instruction (ANZSIC class 8211) across Australia, June 2025
- 4,247 businessesAustralian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses, data cube 2, June 2025.
- ABS business entries in Sports and Physical Recreation Instruction (ANZSIC class 8211) across Australia: counted at June 2025 but not June 2024
- 1,355 businessesAustralian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses, data cube 2, 2024-25.
- ABS business exits in Sports and Physical Recreation Instruction (ANZSIC class 8211) across Australia: counted at June 2024 but not June 2025
- 1,071 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-vocational instruction in sporting and physical recreation activities.
Examples the ABS lists:
- Aerobics instruction
- Cricket coaching
- Diving instruction
- Football instruction
- Golf instruction
- Horse riding school operation
- Martial arts school operation
- Sailing school operation
- Ski instruction
- Sports coaching
The ABS counts businesses mainly engaged in this related work in other classes:
- providing sports and physical recreation instruction leading to a tertiary qualification are included in the appropriate classes of Subdivision 81 Tertiary Education
- the operation of gymnasia, health clubs, fitness centres, swimming pools and similar facilities are included in Class 9111 Health and Fitness Centres and Gymnasia Operation
- providing personal fitness training services are included in Class 9539 Other Personal Services n.e.c.
The ABS page for class 8211 gives the full definition and what the class leaves out.
By employment size
| Businesses | Count |
|---|---|
| All businesses | 7,803 businesses |
| Non-employing | 4,247 businesses |
| 1 to 4 employees | 2,087 businesses |
| 5 to 19 employees | 1,126 businesses |
| 20 to 199 employees | 342 businesses |
| 200 or more employees | 3 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 | 1,501 businesses |
| $50k to less than $200k | 3,167 businesses |
| $200k to less than $2m | 2,966 businesses |
| $2m to less than $5m | 136 businesses |
| $5m to less than $10m | 22 businesses |
| $10m or more | 11 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 | 7,519 businesses |
| ABS business entries | 1,355 businesses |
| ABS business exits | 1,071 businesses |
| At the end of the year | 7,803 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 | 2,764 businesses |
| Victoria | 2,117 businesses |
| Queensland | 1,589 businesses |
| Western Australia | 662 businesses |
| South Australia | 374 businesses |
| Tasmania | 113 businesses |
| Australian Capital Territory | 135 businesses |
| Northern Territory | 48 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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