List of Market Research Companies in Australia

Last updated 21 October 2026

There are 1,879 market research companies in Australia, one in every 4,571 Australian companies. Most of them are small: two in three have one to four people, and only 55 firms employ 50 people or more. Two in three of all market research firms are based in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth and Adelaide. Below you find the largest market research firms in Australia, the cities where they cluster, how many started this year and which are the oldest. The full list with addresses, phone numbers and email is in our Australian company database or through the ABN Lookup API.

1,879 companies indexed · Data counted on 21 October 2026

Companies1,8791 in4,571 Australian companiesCities147Largest citySydney 542Sole traders22%Employees1-4 (68%)Revenue$100-500K (49%)Email18%Phone38%Website32%

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	Company Name	Country	City	Address 1	State/Province	Postal Code	Website	Founding Year	Yearly Revenue in U.S. Dollars	Employees Total	Business Legal Type - Description	Number of Companies in Group	Company Registration Number
1	Torque Solutions (australia) PTY. LTD.	Australia	Brisbane	Level 11 275 Grey Street	Queensland	4101	torque.*****	2002	$677,963,340	7,715	Corporation	33	099948937
2	Galileo Kaleidoscope PTY LIMITED	Australia	Sydney	44 Bay Street	New South Wales	2007	N/A	1998	$495,972,144	5,644	Corporation	1732	083085312
3	Commonwealth Scientific And Industrial Research Organisation	Australia	Canberra	Building 101 Clunies Ross St	Australian Capital Territory	2601	N/A	1916	$434,499,763	6,618	Government body	19	41687119230
4	The Australian Council For Educational Research LIMITED	Australia	Melbourne	19 Prospect Hill Rd	Victoria	3124	acer.*****	1958	$220,063,491	822	Corporation	6	004398145
5	Meat & Livestock Australia LIMITED	Australia	Sydney	L 1 40 Mount St	New South Wales	2060	mla.*****	1998	$203,206,117	233	Corporation	6	081678364
6	Compare The Market PTY LTD	Australia	Brisbane	L 17 179 Turbot St	Queensland	4000	comparethemarket.*****	2005	$131,379,159	461	Corporation	20	117323378
7	Bastion Eba PTY LTD	Australia	Melbourne	'18a' 64 Balmain Street	Victoria	3121	au.*****	2015	$125,153,761	100	Corporation	22	606814957
8	Ibisworld PTY LTD	Australia	Melbourne	L 3 1 Collins St	Victoria	3000	ibisworld.*****	1987	$89,109,962	388	Corporation	23	006819987
9	S&P Global Ratings Australia PTY LTD	Australia	Melbourne	Level 17 101 Collins Street	Victoria	3000	standardandpoors.*****	1989	$78,988,088	100	Corporation	499	007324852
10	The Leading Edge Market Research Consultants PTY. LIMITED	Australia	Sydney	L 2 100 Harris Street	New South Wales	2009	thedigitaledge.*****	1990	$52,725,600	600	Corporation	26	003990010
11	Kantar Insights Australia PTY LTD	Australia	Sydney	L 8 Darling Park Tower 3 201 Sussex St	New South Wales	2000	kantar.*****	2003	$49,431,631	250	Corporation	344	106925866
12	Iwg Compounding PTY LTD	Australia	Brisbane	282 New Cleveland Road	Queensland	4173	infinitywellnessgroup.*****	2020	$39,952,595	23	Corporation	30	644565560
13	Neuroscience Research Australia	Australia	Sydney	Neuroscience Research Australi 139 Barker Street	New South Wales	2031	neura.*****	1990	$38,600,013	212	Corporation	N/A	050110346
14	Planet Innovation PTY LTD	Australia	Melbourne	436 Elgar Rd	Victoria	3128	planetinnovation.*****	2009	$35,150,400	400	Corporation	9	137428141
15	Pollinate (australia) PTY LTD	Australia	Sydney	Level 11 80 Mount Street	New South Wales	2060	pollinate.*****	2022	$33,976,726	23	Corporation	11	659864472
16	Roy Morgan Research LTD	Australia	Melbourne	386 Flinders Lane	Victoria	3000	roymorgan.*****	1988	$33,231,073	376	Corporation	9	007092944
17	Dynata Global Au PTY LTD	Australia	Sydney	Suite 3 Level 3 68 York Street	New South Wales	2000	dynata.*****	2007	$32,485,812	80	Corporation	N/A	123283830
18	Nielsen Sports PTY LTD	Australia	Sydney	Building B L 2 7-11 Talavera Road	New South Wales	2113	nielsensports.*****	2003	$31,682,478	15	Corporation	13	106863325
19	Circana Group (au) PTY LTD	Australia	Sydney	'Suite 3 01 Building F' Level 3 1 Homebush Bay Drive	New South Wales	2138	circana.*****	2009	$31,195,980	355	Corporation	5	135520679
20	Mater Research LTD	Australia	Brisbane	Level 6	Queensland	4006	mater.*****	2004	$29,281,208	191	Corporation	N/A	109834719
21	Smart Networks PTY LIMITED	Australia	Glen Innes	177 Bourke Street	New South Wales	2370	N/A	2005	$29,019,738	4	Corporation	23	113021659
22	Qualcomm International, INC.	Australia	Sydney	77 King Street	New South Wales	2000	au.*****	1996	$28,202,100	15	Foreign company	2	075168857
23	Ipsos PTY LTD	Australia	Sydney	L 2 51 Berry St	New South Wales	2060	ipsos.*****	1997	$26,851,531	159	Corporation	379	079529196
24	Nielsen Television Audience Measurement PTY LTD	Australia	Sydney	166 Epping Rd	New South Wales	2066	nielsentam.*****	1999	$24,812,412	125	Corporation	N/A	089686500
25	Dek CORPORATION PTY LTD	Australia	Melbourne	Level 29 600 Bourke Street	Victoria	3000	dkode.*****	2006	$24,362,025	176	Corporation	36	120374692

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Largest market research firms in Australia

The biggest firms by staff and by revenue, the largest in Sydney. Click a name for the record.

Torque Solutions (Australia) Pty is the largest market research firm in Australia by headcount. 55 firms employ 50 people or more; 34 employ 100 or more.

1Brisbane7,715 staff
2Canberra · public body6,618 staff
3Sydney5,644 staff
4Sydney2,692 staff
5Brisbane1,320 staff
6Melbourne822 staff
7Melbourne670 staff
8Brisbane461 staff
9Melbourne450 staff
10Melbourne414 staff

By employee size · 1,862 firms with a known headcount

Employees	Firms	%
1-4	1,271	68%
5-9	339	18%
10-19	85	5%
20-49	112	6%
50-99	21	1%
100-199	11	0.6%
200-499	15	0.8%
500-999	2	0.1%
1,000+	6	0.3%

68% have 1 to 4 people; 112 have 20 to 49; 55 have 50 or more.

By yearly revenue (USD)

Revenue	Firms	%
< $100K	311	17%
$100K-$500K	923	49%
$500K-$1M	302	16%
$1M-$5M	278	15%
$5M-$10M	23	1%
$10M-$50M	29	2%
$50M-$100M	4	0.2%
$100M-$500M	6	0.3%
$500M+	1	<0.1%

49% between $100,000 and $500,000; 278 between $1M and $5M; 63 above $5M.

Where in Australia?

Sydney has the most market research companies in Australia (542), ahead of Melbourne (428), Brisbane (144), Perth (82) and Adelaide (69). Together the five hold two in three of them.

Cities by number of firms

147 Australian cities have at least one market research firm; 12 have ten or more; 101 have exactly one. Click a city to set the lens.

Market research firms in Sydney

Sydney has 542 market research companies and market research firms, <0.1% of all 1,152,816 Sydney companies and 115% above the national share. Three in five Sydney firms have fewer than five people; 23 have 50 or more. 2 new firms were entered in 2026, 35 date from before 1990.

Size

1-4 staff: 316 · 59%
5-9: 116 · 22%
10-19: 41 · 8%
20-49: 37 · 7%
50+: 23 · 4%

Legal form

Sole traders: 86 · 16%
Partnerships: 6 · 1%
Pty Ltd and Ltd: 419 · 77%
Other or none: 31 · 6%

Of the Australian total: 28.8%
Of all Sydney companies: <0.1%
Against the national share: 2.1×

New

Entered 2026 so far: 2
Entered 2025: 4
Of Australia's 2026 entries: 33.3%

Old

Before 1990: 35 · 6%
1990 or later: 507 · 94%
Of Australia's pre-1990 firms: 35.4%

Reachable

Email: 121 · 22%
Phone: 248 · 46%
Website: 225 · 42%

Revenue (USD)

Under $100K: 75 · 14%
$100K-$500K: 271 · 50%
$500K-$1M: 88 · 16%
$1M and more: 108 · 20%

Largest

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Firm sizes in Australia

Of the 1,862 Australian market research firms with a known headcount, 1,271 (68%) have one to four people, 339 have five to nine, 197 have ten to 49 and 55 have 50 or more. Most firms turn over between $100,000 and $500,000 a year (923, 49%).

EU size bands · the grey line shows all Australian companies

Micro under 101,610 86%
Small 10 to 49197 11%
Medium 50 to 24947 3%
Large 250+8 0.4%

Grey line: the share among all Australian companies (96% have under ten staff).

firms turn over more than $5 million a year; 40 more than $10 million.

firms were entered in 2026.

How many market research companies are there in Australia?

Market research companies and market research firms in Australia

1,879

21 October 2026

There are 1,879 market research companies and market research firms in Australia in our data (21 October 2026). That is one in every 4,571 Australian companies. 6 were entered in the register so far in 2026.

Structure

Single-site firms: 1,750 93%
Head offices: 123
Branch offices: 6

Classification

ANZSIC code 6924. Our platform filter is SIC 8732.

1,278 of the 1,879 are Pty Ltd and Ltd (68%); 406 are sole traders. They come from ASIC + ABN Lookup and our Australian register data, through the ABN Lookup API.

Sole traders or Pty Ltd: how they are organised

One in five Australian market research firms work as sole traders, against 30% of all Australian companies. Two in three are Pty Ltd and Ltd.

Sole traders40622%
Partnerships271%
Pty Ltd and Ltd1,27868%
No form on record or other1689%

Single-site: 93%
Head offices: 123
Branches: 6

All Australian companies: 30% sole traders, 4% partnerships, 45% Pty Ltd and Ltd.

The oldest firms in Australia

Our data holds 0 Australian market research firms from before 1900, 1 from before 1950 and 99 from before 1990.

1916
1. Canberra
1953
1. Sydney
1955
1. Sydney
1958
1. Melbourne
1959
1. Melbourne
1960
1. Sydney

Fewer than five firms date from before 1950, so the timeline starts with the oldest firms before 1990.

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Australian market research firms date from before 1990

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How reachable are they?

Market research firms are easier to reach than the average Australian company: 38% list a phone number and 32% a website.

Email332 18%
Phone719 38%
Website603 32%

Grey line: all Australian companies (email 9%, phone 14%, website 14%).

The full list with these fields is in our Australian company database.

How they compare

Next to related industries

There are 72 consulting companies for every market research firm in Australia.

Industry	Firms	Website	1-4 staff
Consulting Companies	134,679	20%	86%
Accounting Companies	71,429	35%	82%
Architects	12,496	51%	79%
Market Research Companies	1,879	32%	68%
Tax Consultants	798	63%	78%
PR Companies	388	87%	60%

In other countries

Country	Firms	Per 1,000 cos.
The Netherlands	74,695	19.3
The USA	37,870	0.6
Italy	10,261	1.5
The UK	6,845	0.8
Slovakia	6,416	5.4
Australia	1,879	0.2

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Frequently asked questions

How many market research companies are there in Australia?

There are 1,879 market research companies and market research firms in Australia in our data, counted on 21 October 2026. That is one in every 4,571 Australian companies.

Which is the largest market research firm in Australia?

Torque Solutions (Australia) Pty in Brisbane, with 7,715 staff.

Which Australian city has the most market research companies?

Sydney, with 542, ahead of Melbourne (428), Brisbane (144), Perth (82) and Adelaide (69).

How many market research firms are there in Sydney?

542, which is <0.1% of all 1,152,816 Sydney companies and 115% above the national share.

How big is a typical market research firm?

Small. 68% of the 1,862 firms with a known headcount have one to four people; 55 have 50 or more. Most turn over between $100,000 and $500,000 a year.

Are Australian market research companies sole traders or companies?

One in five (406) are sole traders, 1% are partnerships and 68% (1,278) are Pty Ltd and Ltd.

How many market research firms started in 2026?

6 were entered in the Australian register so far in 2026, after 48 in 2025. 0 of them are Pty Ltd and Ltd.

What is the oldest market research firm in Australia?

Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation in Canberra, 1916, followed by The Ophthalmic Research Institute of Australia in Sydney (1953) and Anop Research Services Pty in Sydney (1955). 0 firms date from before 1900.

Which industry code covers market research companies?

Australian market research companies are classified under ANZSIC code 6924. Our platform filters them on SIC 8732 (commercial economic, sociological, and educational research).

Can I download the full list?

Yes. All 1,879 firms with address, phone, email, legal form, employees, revenue and founding year, as Excel, CSV or through the API.