Specialist Medical Services: ABS business counts
ANZSIC class 8512, in the Health Care and Social Assistance division.
- Actively trading businesses in Specialist Medical Services (ANZSIC class 8512) across Australia, June 2025
- 24,365 businessesAustralian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses, data cube 2, June 2025.
- Actively trading non-employing businesses in Specialist Medical Services (ANZSIC class 8512) across Australia, June 2025
- 15,421 businessesAustralian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses, data cube 2, June 2025.
- ABS business entries in Specialist Medical Services (ANZSIC class 8512) across Australia: counted at June 2025 but not June 2024
- 2,549 businessesAustralian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses, data cube 2, 2024-25.
- ABS business exits in Specialist Medical Services (ANZSIC class 8512) across Australia: counted at June 2024 but not June 2025
- 1,590 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 specialised medicine, other than pathology and diagnostic imaging services. These businesses consist of specialist medical practitioners who generally operate private or group practices in medical clinics or centres.
Examples the ABS lists:
- Allergy specialist service
- Anaesthetist service
- Dermatology service
- Ear, nose and throat specialist service
- Gynaecology service
- Hair transplant service (by registered medical practitioner)
- Neurology service
- Obstetrics service
- Ophthalmology service
- Orthopaedic specialist service
The ABS counts businesses mainly engaged in this related work in other classes:
- providing pathology or diagnostic imaging services are included in Class 8520 Pathology and Diagnostic Imaging Services
- operating hospitals are included in Class 8401 Hospitals (Except Psychiatric Hospitals)
- providing services of registered general practice medical practitioners are included in Class 8511 General Practice Medical Services
- providing non-medical hair restoration services are included in Class 9511 Hairdressing and Beauty Services
The ABS page for class 8512 gives the full definition and what the class leaves out.
By employment size
| Businesses | Count |
|---|---|
| All businesses | 24,365 businesses |
| Non-employing | 15,421 businesses |
| 1 to 4 employees | 6,916 businesses |
| 5 to 19 employees | 1,800 businesses |
| 20 to 199 employees | 217 businesses |
| 200 or more employees | 11 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 | 2,648 businesses |
| $50k to less than $200k | 4,469 businesses |
| $200k to less than $2m | 15,799 businesses |
| $2m to less than $5m | 1,207 businesses |
| $5m to less than $10m | 159 businesses |
| $10m or more | 83 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 | 23,406 businesses |
| ABS business entries | 2,549 businesses |
| ABS business exits | 1,590 businesses |
| At the end of the year | 24,365 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 | 8,732 businesses |
| Victoria | 6,019 businesses |
| Queensland | 4,746 businesses |
| Western Australia | 2,212 businesses |
| South Australia | 1,637 businesses |
| Tasmania | 437 businesses |
| Australian Capital Territory | 464 businesses |
| Northern Territory | 108 businesses |
| Other Territories or Currently Unknown | 10 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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