Scientific Research Services: ABS business counts
ANZSIC class 6910, in the Professional, Scientific and Technical Services division.
- Actively trading businesses in Scientific Research Services (ANZSIC class 6910) across Australia, June 2025
- 6,238 businessesAustralian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses, data cube 2, June 2025.
- Actively trading non-employing businesses in Scientific Research Services (ANZSIC class 6910) across Australia, June 2025
- 3,879 businessesAustralian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses, data cube 2, June 2025.
- ABS business entries in Scientific Research Services (ANZSIC class 6910) across Australia: counted at June 2025 but not June 2024
- 1,131 businessesAustralian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses, data cube 2, 2024-25.
- ABS business exits in Scientific Research Services (ANZSIC class 6910) across Australia: counted at June 2024 but not June 2025
- 823 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 undertaking research in the agricultural, biological, physical or social sciences. Businesses may undertake the research for themselves or others.
Examples the ABS lists:
- Aeronautical research service
- Agricultural research service
- Biological research service
- Biotechnology research service
- Economic research service
- Food research service
- Industrial research service
- Medical research service
- Observatory research service
- Research farm operation
The ABS counts businesses mainly engaged in this related work in other classes:
- providing technical or engineering consulting services are included in Class 6923 Engineering Design and Engineering Consulting Services
- providing market research or statistical services are included in Class 6950 Market Research and Statistical Services
- providing pathological services for the medical profession are included in Class 8520 Pathology and Diagnostic Imaging Services
The ABS page for class 6910 gives the full definition and what the class leaves out.
By employment size
| Businesses | Count |
|---|---|
| All businesses | 6,238 businesses |
| Non-employing | 3,879 businesses |
| 1 to 4 employees | 1,685 businesses |
| 5 to 19 employees | 463 businesses |
| 20 to 199 employees | 198 businesses |
| 200 or more employees | 13 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 | 2,746 businesses |
| $50k to less than $200k | 1,604 businesses |
| $200k to less than $2m | 1,425 businesses |
| $2m to less than $5m | 218 businesses |
| $5m to less than $10m | 118 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 | 5,930 businesses |
| ABS business entries | 1,131 businesses |
| ABS business exits | 823 businesses |
| At the end of the year | 6,238 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 | 2,111 businesses |
| Victoria | 1,886 businesses |
| Queensland | 953 businesses |
| Western Australia | 603 businesses |
| South Australia | 434 businesses |
| Tasmania | 84 businesses |
| Australian Capital Territory | 129 businesses |
| Northern Territory | 32 businesses |
| Other Territories or Currently Unknown | 6 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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