Architectural Services: ABS business counts
ANZSIC class 6921, in the Professional, Scientific and Technical Services division.
- Actively trading businesses in Architectural Services (ANZSIC class 6921) across Australia, June 2025
- 13,345 businessesAustralian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses, data cube 2, June 2025.
- Actively trading non-employing businesses in Architectural Services (ANZSIC class 6921) across Australia, June 2025
- 6,995 businessesAustralian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses, data cube 2, June 2025.
- ABS business entries in Architectural Services (ANZSIC class 6921) across Australia: counted at June 2025 but not June 2024
- 1,318 businessesAustralian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses, data cube 2, 2024-25.
- ABS business exits in Architectural Services (ANZSIC class 6921) across Australia: counted at June 2024 but not June 2025
- 1,369 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 architectural services such as planning and designing buildings and structures; or planning and designing the development of land. Businesses apply knowledge of design, construction procedures, zoning regulations, location and land use, building codes and building materials.
Examples the ABS lists:
- Architectural service
- Drafting service, architectural
- Landscape architectural service
- Town planning service
The ABS counts businesses mainly engaged in this related work in other classes:
- managing or organising construction projects as the prime contractor are included in the appropriate classes of Division E Construction
The ABS page for class 6921 gives the full definition and what the class leaves out.
By employment size
| Businesses | Count |
|---|---|
| All businesses | 13,345 businesses |
| Non-employing | 6,995 businesses |
| 1 to 4 employees | 4,937 businesses |
| 5 to 19 employees | 1,141 businesses |
| 20 to 199 employees | 265 businesses |
| 200 or more employees | 7 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 | 2,805 businesses |
| $50k to less than $200k | 4,915 businesses |
| $200k to less than $2m | 4,821 businesses |
| $2m to less than $5m | 485 businesses |
| $5m to less than $10m | 192 businesses |
| $10m or more | 127 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 | 13,396 businesses |
| ABS business entries | 1,318 businesses |
| ABS business exits | 1,369 businesses |
| At the end of the year | 13,345 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 | 4,682 businesses |
| Victoria | 4,083 businesses |
| Queensland | 2,116 businesses |
| Western Australia | 1,268 businesses |
| South Australia | 645 businesses |
| Tasmania | 263 businesses |
| Australian Capital Territory | 224 businesses |
| Northern Territory | 60 businesses |
| Other Territories or Currently Unknown | 4 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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