General Practice Medical Services: ABS business counts
ANZSIC class 8511, in the Health Care and Social Assistance division.
- Actively trading businesses in General Practice Medical Services (ANZSIC class 8511) across Australia, June 2025
- 52,428 businessesAustralian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses, data cube 2, June 2025.
- Actively trading non-employing businesses in General Practice Medical Services (ANZSIC class 8511) across Australia, June 2025
- 33,444 businessesAustralian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses, data cube 2, June 2025.
- ABS business entries in General Practice Medical Services (ANZSIC class 8511) across Australia: counted at June 2025 but not June 2024
- 5,642 businessesAustralian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses, data cube 2, 2024-25.
- ABS business exits in General Practice Medical Services (ANZSIC class 8511) across Australia: counted at June 2024 but not June 2025
- 4,277 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 the independent practice of general medicine. These businesses consist of registered medical practitioners who generally operate private or group practices in medical clinics or centres.
Examples the ABS lists:
- Flying doctor service
- General medical practitioner service
- General practice medical clinic service
- Rural general medical practice service
The ABS counts businesses mainly engaged in this related work in other classes:
- operating hospitals are included in Class 8401 Hospitals (Except Psychiatric Hospitals)
- providing services of specialist medical practitioners are included in Class 8512 Specialist Medical Services
The ABS page for class 8511 gives the full definition and what the class leaves out.
By employment size
| Businesses | Count |
|---|---|
| All businesses | 52,428 businesses |
| Non-employing | 33,444 businesses |
| 1 to 4 employees | 14,039 businesses |
| 5 to 19 employees | 4,425 businesses |
| 20 to 199 employees | 491 businesses |
| 200 or more employees | 29 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 | 5,137 businesses |
| $50k to less than $200k | 9,080 businesses |
| $200k to less than $2m | 36,287 businesses |
| $2m to less than $5m | 1,594 businesses |
| $5m to less than $10m | 208 businesses |
| $10m or more | 122 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 | 51,063 businesses |
| ABS business entries | 5,642 businesses |
| ABS business exits | 4,277 businesses |
| At the end of the year | 52,428 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 | 16,824 businesses |
| Victoria | 13,606 businesses |
| Queensland | 10,833 businesses |
| Western Australia | 5,318 businesses |
| South Australia | 3,509 businesses |
| Tasmania | 1,076 businesses |
| Australian Capital Territory | 932 businesses |
| Northern Territory | 308 businesses |
| Other Territories or Currently Unknown | 22 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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