Other Allied Health Services: ABS business counts
ANZSIC class 8539, in the Health Care and Social Assistance division.
- Actively trading businesses in Other Allied Health Services (ANZSIC class 8539) across Australia, June 2025
- 43,983 businessesAustralian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses, data cube 2, June 2025.
- Actively trading non-employing businesses in Other Allied Health Services (ANZSIC class 8539) across Australia, June 2025
- 29,444 businessesAustralian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses, data cube 2, June 2025.
- ABS business entries in Other Allied Health Services (ANZSIC class 8539) across Australia: counted at June 2025 but not June 2024
- 8,065 businessesAustralian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses, data cube 2, 2024-25.
- ABS business exits in Other Allied Health Services (ANZSIC class 8539) across Australia: counted at June 2024 but not June 2025
- 4,604 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 allied health care services not elsewhere classified. These businesses consist of independent allied health practitioners not elsewhere classified mainly engaged in providing health care and treatment services.
Examples the ABS lists:
- Acupuncture service
- Aromatherapy service
- Audiology service
- Clinical psychology service
- Dental hygiene service
- Dietician service
- Hearing aid dispensing
- Herbalist service
- Homoeopathic service
- Hydropathic service
The ABS counts businesses mainly engaged in this related work in other classes:
- providing medical services are included in either Class 8511 General Practice Medical Services or Class 8512 Specialist Medical Services
- operating weight loss clinics are included in Class 9512 Diet and Weight Reduction Centre Operation
The ABS page for class 8539 gives the full definition and what the class leaves out.
By employment size
| Businesses | Count |
|---|---|
| All businesses | 43,983 businesses |
| Non-employing | 29,444 businesses |
| 1 to 4 employees | 10,698 businesses |
| 5 to 19 employees | 3,133 businesses |
| 20 to 199 employees | 676 businesses |
| 200 or more employees | 32 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 | 8,691 businesses |
| $50k to less than $200k | 21,753 businesses |
| $200k to less than $2m | 12,621 businesses |
| $2m to less than $5m | 669 businesses |
| $5m to less than $10m | 158 businesses |
| $10m or more | 91 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 | 40,522 businesses |
| ABS business entries | 8,065 businesses |
| ABS business exits | 4,604 businesses |
| At the end of the year | 43,983 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 | 14,065 businesses |
| Victoria | 12,451 businesses |
| Queensland | 8,806 businesses |
| Western Australia | 4,017 businesses |
| South Australia | 2,829 businesses |
| Tasmania | 766 businesses |
| Australian Capital Territory | 761 businesses |
| Northern Territory | 250 businesses |
| Other Territories or Currently Unknown | 38 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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