List of Nurses in Australia

Name: List of Nurses in Australia
Creator: CompanyData

Last updated 21 October 2026

There are 1,376 nurses in Australia, one in every 6,243 Australian companies. Most of them are small: half have one to four people, and only 87 firms employ 50 people or more. Three in four of all nursing agencies are based in Sydney, Melbourne, Perth, Brisbane and Adelaide. Below you find the largest nursing agencies 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.

1,376 companies indexed · Data counted on 21 October 2026

Companies1,3761 in6,243 Australian companiesCities128Largest citySydney 382Sole traders10%Employees1-4 (54%)Revenue$100-500K (51%)Email50%Phone46%Website92%

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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	The Trustee For R.S.L (q'ld) War Veterans' Homes Trust	Australia	Brisbane	L 3 44 Musk Ave	Queensland	4059	*****.au	1885	$1,018,321,356	413	Cooperative	N/A	50181542617
2	Healthcare HQ PTY LTD	Australia	Melbourne	Level 1 290 Burwood Road	Victoria	3122	*****.au	2015	$507,515,840	3,952	Corporation	15	603605821
3	Kemp Recruitment PTY LIMITED	Australia	Sydney	'S2 L1' 37-41 Belmont Street	New South Wales	2232	*****.au	2011	$372,681,504	3,952	Corporation	15	150938971
4	Calvary Health Care Adelaide LIMITED	Australia	Adelaide	207-217 Wakefield Street	South Australia	5000	*****.au	2003	$314,005,833	1,000	Corporation	N/A	106314229
5	Australian Unity Home Care Service PTY LTD	Australia	Melbourne	271 Spring Street	Victoria	3000	*****.au	2015	$270,181,578	3,508	Corporation	114	609694475
6	The Frank Whiddon Masonic Homes Of New South Wales	Australia	Sydney	81 Belmont Rd	New South Wales	2167	*****.au	1998	$232,922,443	1,699	Corporation	2	082385091
7	Downs Superior Nursing Agency PTY. LTD.	Australia	Groper Creek	Se 1 4 Mylne Street	Queensland	4350	*****.au	2000	$219,063,546	2,323	Corporation	164	093906873
8	Mt Druitt Home Care PTY LTD	Australia	Sydney	Unit 4 327-329 Woodpark Road	New South Wales	2164	*****.au	2022	$184,991,735	15	Corporation	68	663421341
9	Juno Pc Holdings PTY LTD	Australia	Melbourne	42 Kelso Street	Victoria	3121	*****.au	2015	$155,600,472	1,434	Corporation	87	604693067
10	Myhomecare PTY LTD	Australia	Gosford	3.20/4 Ilya Ave	New South Wales	2250	*****.au	1995	$100,743,376	1,412	Corporation	114	070593378
11	Torrens Health PTY LTD	Australia	Adelaide	L 1 246 Glen Osmond Rd	South Australia	5063	*****.au	2009	$92,759,751	4,000	Corporation	54	136379274
12	Sunshine Home Care PTY LTD	Australia	Sydney	Suite 4 327-329 Woodpark Road	New South Wales	2164	*****.au	2020	$85,691,951	15	Corporation	68	640206195
13	Hills Nursing PTY LTD	Australia	Sydney	Level 2 7-9 Barwell Avenue	New South Wales	2154	*****.au	1981	$84,270,984	1,412	Corporation	114	002170694
14	Prestige Inhome Care PTY LTD	Australia	Melbourne	L 1 Se 101 1 Cochranes Road	Victoria	3189	*****.au	2010	$80,537,935	965	Corporation	5	146617807
15	Blacktown Home Care PTY LTD	Australia	Sydney	Unit 4 327-329 Woodpark Road	New South Wales	2164	*****.au	2020	$64,800,252	15	Corporation	68	646670475
16	Coopers Plains Home Care PTY LTD	Australia	Sydney	Unit 4 327-329 Woodpark Road	New South Wales	2164	*****.au	2022	$63,676,964	15	Corporation	68	661950189
17	Scalabrini Communities LIMITED	Australia	Sydney	L 8 9 Help St	New South Wales	2067	*****.au	1970	$57,462,267	599	Corporation	2	000770598
18	Hornsby Home Care PTY LTD	Australia	Sydney	Unit 4 327-329 Woodpark Road	New South Wales	2164	*****.au	2021	$44,783,544	15	Corporation	68	649786434
19	Air Liquide Healthcare PTY. LTD.	Australia	Brisbane	Se 4 270 Lahrs Road	Queensland	4208	*****.com	1983	$43,405,432	241	Corporation	3555	002653045
20	Grace And Ease PTY LTD	Australia	Perth	Unit 3 G 24 Parkland Road	Western Australia	6017	*****.au	2018	$42,947,179	1,033	Corporation	22	625269070
21	Cytech Intersearch PTY LIMITED	Australia	Sydney	L 11 11-17 York Street	New South Wales	2000	N/A	2000	$42,884,873	15	Corporation	79	091556213
22	Mediserve PTY LTD	Australia	Perth	U 1 109 Royal St	Western Australia	6004	*****.au	1999	$41,567,623	300	Corporation	N/A	086109515
23	Bundaberg Home Care PTY LTD	Australia	Sydney	Unit 4 327-329 Woodpark Road	New South Wales	2164	*****.au	2021	$38,874,570	40	Corporation	68	651454947
24	Inurse PTY. LTD.	Australia	Melbourne	Suite A Level 1 290 Burwood Road	Victoria	3122	*****.au	2005	$37,724,691	10	Corporation	15	115342259
25	Crewe Sharp PTY LTD	Australia	Melbourne	G 02 23-27 Wellington Street	Victoria	3182	*****.au	2014	$36,181,621	872	Corporation	2	168907711

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Largest nursing agencies in Australia

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

Healthcare HQ PTY is the largest nursing agency in Australia by headcount. 87 firms employ 50 people or more; 64 employ 100 or more.

1Melbourne3,952 staff
2Melbourne3,508 staff
3Melbourne2,749 staff
4Toowoomba2,323 staff
5Sydney1,925 staff
6Sydney1,765 staff
7Perth1,743 staff
8Sydney1,699 staff
9Melbourne1,434 staff
10Perth1,033 staff

By employee size · 1,320 firms with a known headcount

Employees	Firms	%
1-4	717	54%
5-9	317	24%
10-19	129	10%
20-49	70	5%
50-99	23	2%
100-199	28	2%
200-499	16	1%
500-999	6	0.5%
1,000+	14	1%

54% have 1 to 4 people; 70 have 20 to 49; 87 have 50 or more.

By yearly revenue (USD)

Revenue	Firms	%
< $100K	223	17%
$100K-$500K	674	51%
$500K-$1M	158	12%
$1M-$5M	161	12%
$5M-$10M	39	3%
$10M-$50M	51	4%
$50M-$100M	7	0.5%
$100M-$500M	8	0.6%
$500M+	2	0.2%

51% between $100,000 and $500,000; 161 between $1M and $5M; 107 above $5M.

Firm sizes in Australia

Of the 1,320 Australian nursing agencies with a known headcount, 717 (54%) have one to four people, 317 have five to nine, 199 have ten to 49 and 87 have 50 or more. Most firms turn over between $100,000 and $500,000 a year (674, 51%).

EU size bands · the grey line shows all Australian companies

Micro under 101,034 78%
Small 10 to 49199 15%
Medium 50 to 24967 5%
Large 250+20 2%

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

107

firms turn over more than $5 million a year; 68 more than $10 million.

firms were entered in 2026.

How many nurses are there in Australia?

Nurses and nursing agencies in Australia

1,376

21 October 2026

There are 1,376 nurses and nursing agencies in Australia in our data (21 October 2026). That is one in every 6,243 Australian companies. About one new firm is entered in the register every month this year (10 so far in 2026).

Structure

Single-site firms: 1,335 97%
Head offices: 40
Branch offices: 1

Classification

ANZSIC code 8519. Our platform counts them on the CompanyData industry label 011205, 011215, 011318.

1,094 of the 1,376 are Pty Ltd and Ltd (80%); 143 are sole traders. They come from ASIC + ABN Lookup and our Australian register data, through the ABN Lookup API.

Nursing agencies in Sydney

Sydney has 382 nurses and nursing agencies, <0.1% of all 1,152,816 Sydney companies and 107% above the national share. Half Sydney firms have fewer than five people; 28 have 50 or more. 3 new firms were entered in 2026, 10 date from before 1990.

Size

1-4 staff: 168 · 46%
5-9: 106 · 29%
10-19: 44 · 12%
20-49: 20 · 5%
50+: 28 · 8%

Legal form

Sole traders: 25 · 7%
Partnerships: 1 · 0.3%
Pty Ltd and Ltd: 336 · 88%
Other or none: 20 · 5%

Of the Australian total: 27.8%
Of all Sydney companies: <0.1%
Against the national share: 2.1×

New

Entered 2026 so far: 3
Entered 2025: 11
Of Australia's 2026 entries: 30.0%

Old

Before 1990: 10 · 3%
1990 or later: 372 · 97%
Of Australia's pre-1990 firms: 32.3%

Reachable

Email: 162 · 42%
Phone: 164 · 43%
Website: 350 · 92%

Revenue (USD)

Under $100K: 44 · 12%
$100K-$500K: 180 · 49%
$500K-$1M: 50 · 14%
$1M and more: 90 · 25%

Largest

13,952
21,925
31,765
41,699
51,412

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Where in Australia?

Sydney has the most nurses in Australia (382), ahead of Melbourne (316), Perth (110), Brisbane (103) and Adelaide (90). Together the five hold three in four of them.

Cities by number of firms

128 Australian cities have at least one nursing agency; 12 have ten or more; 85 have exactly one. Click a city to set the lens.

How they compare

Next to related industries

There are 69 doctors for every nursing agency in Australia.

Industry	Firms	Website	1-4 staff
Doctors	94,802	32%	84%
Dental Companies	23,512	50%	81%
General Practitioners	7,208	67%	75%
Hospitals	3,388	65%	57%
Nurses	1,376	92%	52%
Laboratories	620	64%	34%

In other countries

Only France, Belgium and Italy have more nursing agencies than Australia.

Country	Firms	Per 1,000 cos.
France	54,051	3.8
Belgium	18,389	7.7
Italy	1,768	0.3
Australia	1,376	0.2
Hungary	177	0.1

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The oldest firms in Australia

Our data holds 1 Australian nursing agencies from before 1900, 1 from before 1950 and 31 from before 1990.

1885
1. Brisbane
1963
1. Sydney
1964
1. Port Douglas
1965
1. Adelaide
1970
1. Sydney
1972
1. Perth

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

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Australian nursing agencies date from before 1990

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Sole traders or Pty Ltd: how they are organised

One in ten Australian nursing agencies work as sole traders, against 30% of all Australian companies. Four in five are Pty Ltd and Ltd.

Sole traders14310%
Partnerships161%
Pty Ltd and Ltd1,09480%
No form on record or other1239%

Single-site: 97%
Head offices: 40
Branches: 1

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

How reachable are they?

Nursing agencies are easier to reach than the average Australian company: 46% list a phone number and 92% a website.

Email685 50%
Phone635 46%
Website1,260 92%

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

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

Frequently asked questions

How many nurses are there in Australia?

There are 1,376 nurses and nursing agencies in Australia in our data, counted on 21 October 2026. That is one in every 6,243 Australian companies.

Which is the largest nursing agency in Australia?

Healthcare HQ PTY in Melbourne, with 3,952 staff.

Which Australian city has the most nurses?

Sydney, with 382, ahead of Melbourne (316), Perth (110), Brisbane (103) and Adelaide (90).

How many nursing agencies are there in Sydney?

382, which is <0.1% of all 1,152,816 Sydney companies and 107% above the national share.

How big is a typical nursing agency?

Small. 54% of the 1,320 firms with a known headcount have one to four people; 87 have 50 or more. Most turn over between $100,000 and $500,000 a year.

Are Australian nurses sole traders or companies?

One in ten (143) are sole traders, 1% are partnerships and 80% (1,094) are Pty Ltd and Ltd.

How many nursing agencies started in 2026?

10 were entered in the Australian register so far in 2026, after 58 in 2025. 10 of them are Pty Ltd and Ltd.

What is the oldest nursing agency in Australia?

The Trustee for R.S.L (Q'ld) War Veterans' Homes Trust in Brisbane, 1885, followed by Sirrah PTY in Sydney (1963) and Sunbird PTY in Port Douglas (1964). 1 firm dates from before 1900.

Which industry code covers nurses?

Australian nurses are classified under ANZSIC code 8519. Our platform counts them on the CompanyData industry label 011205, 011215 and 011318.

Can I download the full list?

Yes. All 1,376 firms with address, phone, email, legal form, employees, revenue and founding year, as Excel, CSV or through the API.

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