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Dental businesses total: Australia, 2025-abs

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Australia had 20,296 dental businesses in 2025, according to ABS Counts of Australian Businesses, including Entries and Exits, July 2021 - June 2025, Data cube 2. Basis: other.

Comparability C Confidence high

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Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). (2026). Dental businesses total: Australia, as of 2025-06-30 [Data set]. Compiled by Dental Market Radar. https://dentalmarketradar.com/data/au/dental-businesses-total/2025-abs/

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Record

Value
20,296 businesses
Unit
businesses
As of
Accessed
Revision
1
Confidence
high
Method
reported
Basis
other
Scope
other
Comparability
Comparability C C: different basis; use with caution when comparing
Status
Latest record for this market and metric

Source quote

8531 | Total Dental Services | Operating at end of financial year: Non employing 11381 | 1-4 Employees 4747 | 5-19 Employees 3856 | 20-199 Employees 305 | 200+ Employees 7 | Total 20296

Locator: Data cube 2 (8165DC02.xlsx), Table 1 (June 2025), row "8531 Total Dental Services", column "Operating at end of financial year - Total"

Local definition

Actively trading businesses (ABN-based) whose main activity is ANZSIC class 8531 Dental Services, incl. non-employing

Source

Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS): Counts of Australian Businesses, including Entries and Exits, July 2021 - June 2025, Data cube 2. Registry entry: au-abs-cabee-2025.

Notes

Business count, not a premises/clinic count (DECISIONS L9). Moved from au.dental_clinics_total.2025-abs. Businesses, not premises: one practice may hold several ABNs (e.g. each associate dentist) and a group may run many sites under one ABN. Employing businesses only: 20,296 - 11,381 = 8,915. June 2024: 19,717 (Table 2).

Metric definition

Registered dental businesses/enterprises (tax or business register). Not a count of clinic premises: one practice can hold several registrations, a group can run many premises All markets for this metric.

History

Dental businesses total in Australia: current records by yearDental businesses total in Australia: current records by year. businesses; same basis only (other); a dashed line crosses a series break. Source: ABS Counts of Australian Businesses, including Entries and…. Dental Market Radar.Dental businesses total in Australia: current records by yearbusinesses; same basis only (other); a dashed line crosses a series break2024: 19,71719,7172025: 20,29620,29620242025Source: ABS Counts of Australian Businesses, including Entries and…. Dental Market Radar.
Current records on the same basis (other). A dashed line crosses a documented series break. The table below lists every record.
Current records for Dental businesses total, Australia, newest first
YearValueBasisAs ofComparabilitySourceSeries break
2025-abs20,296 businessesotherComparability CCounts of Australian Businesses, including Entries and Exits, July 2021 - June 2025, Data cube 2
202419,717 businessesotherComparability CCounts of Australian Businesses, including Entries and Exits, July 2021 - June 2025, Data cube 2

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