Other services: how the industry looks
This page gathers the figures we hold on other services. Each section names its own source.
Each source groups industries its own way, so the edges of other services differ a little from section to section.
- EBITDA margin7.7%share of sales, 2024-25
- Still trading after four years58.7%of businesses trading in June 2022
- Days to pay small suppliers22July to December 2025
- Wage change+3.4%the year to June 2026
The figures at a glance
- In 2024-25, EBITDA was 7.7% of sales across the industry and 14.7% across all industries the ABS covers.
- Of businesses trading in June 2022, 58.7% in the industry and 61.9% across all industries were still trading four years later.
Where a line gives a figure across all industries, it comes from the same source and period as the industry's. The sections below name each source.
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Margins
In 2024-25, EBITDA was 7.7% of sales across the industry, and operating profit 13.8%.
- Purchases32.3%
- Labour37.4%
- Other costs
- EBITDA7.7%
Every business in the industry together, 2024-25.
What is the average profit margin in other services?
Across every other services business added together, EBITDA was 7.7% of sales in 2024-25, and operating profit 13.8%.
Every business in the industry is added together, so the figures are not a typical business.
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Australian Industry (8155.0). Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
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How many businesses are still trading
About 59 in every 100 were still trading four years later.
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses, including Entries and Exits (8165.0). Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
Compare survival across industries.
Businesses that started and stopped
Each is a share of the businesses trading at the start of the year.
Few exits are insolvencies.
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses, including Entries and Exits (8165.0). Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
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How fast large businesses pay small suppliers
- This industry22
- All industries23
The typical large business in this industry, against all industries.
In July to December 2025, the typical large business in the industry paid small suppliers in 22 days, and paid 79% of its invoices within 30 days.
Source: Payment Times Reporting Register. © Commonwealth of Australia. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
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What costs did
What wages and input prices did in this industry, and what businesses in it announced. Each comes from its own source and grouping of industries.
Each bar comes from its own source, named below.
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Wage Price Index, Australia (6345.0), private sector, total hourly rates excluding bonuses. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
No input price series or announced rises fit this industry yet.
Small business cost ratios
The ATO publishes cost ranges for these small business industries in the sector.
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Source: Australian Taxation Office, Small business benchmarks 2023-24. © Australian Taxation Office for the Commonwealth of Australia. Not endorsed by the ATO.
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