Management Advice and Related Consulting Services: ABS business counts
ANZSIC class 6962, in the Professional, Scientific and Technical Services division.
- Actively trading businesses in Management Advice and Related Consulting Services (ANZSIC class 6962) across Australia, June 2025
- 103,124 businessesAustralian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses, data cube 2, June 2025.
- Actively trading non-employing businesses in Management Advice and Related Consulting Services (ANZSIC class 6962) across Australia, June 2025
- 64,738 businessesAustralian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses, data cube 2, June 2025.
- ABS business entries in Management Advice and Related Consulting Services (ANZSIC class 6962) across Australia: counted at June 2025 but not June 2024
- 19,936 businessesAustralian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses, data cube 2, 2024-25.
- ABS business exits in Management Advice and Related Consulting Services (ANZSIC class 6962) across Australia: counted at June 2024 but not June 2025
- 16,232 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 management advice and related consulting services not elsewhere classified. This includes providing advice on business or personnel management policies or practices. Also included are businesses mainly engaged in managing public figures such as entertainers.
Examples the ABS lists:
- Agricultural management consulting service
- Artist, entertainer or other public figures management service
- Business management service
- Efficiency advisory service
- Environmental consulting service
- Environmental sustainability assessments
- Forestry management consulting service
- Management consulting service
- Merchandising consulting service
- Operations research service (commercial)
The ABS counts businesses mainly engaged in this related work in other classes:
- providing data processing services are included in Class 5921 Data Processing and Web Hosting Services
- holding the securities of (or other equity interests in) companies and enterprises are included in the appropriate classes of Division K Financial and Insurance Services
- listing employment vacancies or referring or placing applicants for employment, or executive placement services (except consulting), are included in Class 7211 Employment Placement and Recruitment Services
- providing computer hardware or software consulting services are included in Class 7000 Computer System Design and Related Services
The ABS page for class 6962 gives the full definition and what the class leaves out.
By employment size
| Businesses | Count |
|---|---|
| All businesses | 103,124 businesses |
| Non-employing | 64,738 businesses |
| 1 to 4 employees | 32,039 businesses |
| 5 to 19 employees | 4,672 businesses |
| 20 to 199 employees | 1,608 businesses |
| 200 or more employees | 67 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 | 28,147 businesses |
| $50k to less than $200k | 36,451 businesses |
| $200k to less than $2m | 33,554 businesses |
| $2m to less than $5m | 2,885 businesses |
| $5m to less than $10m | 1,090 businesses |
| $10m or more | 997 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 | 99,420 businesses |
| ABS business entries | 19,936 businesses |
| ABS business exits | 16,232 businesses |
| At the end of the year | 103,124 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 | 38,324 businesses |
| Victoria | 26,886 businesses |
| Queensland | 19,267 businesses |
| Western Australia | 9,433 businesses |
| South Australia | 4,979 businesses |
| Tasmania | 1,270 businesses |
| Australian Capital Territory | 2,375 businesses |
| Northern Territory | 525 businesses |
| Other Territories or Currently Unknown | 65 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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