List of Vets in Australia

Last updated 21 October 2026

There are 7,108 vets in Australia, one in every 1,208 Australian companies. Most of them are small: three in four have one to four people, and only 96 firms employ 50 people or more. Two in five of all vet clinics are based in Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Perth and Adelaide. Below you find the largest vet clinics 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.

7,108 companies indexed · Data counted on 21 October 2026

Companies7,1081 in1,208 Australian companiesCities970Largest cityMelbourne 916Sole traders33%Employees1-4 (76%)Revenue$100-500K (40%)Email42%Phone49%Website51%

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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	Anz Hospitals Topco PTY LTD	Australia	Melbourne	L 1 312 St Kilda Rd	Victoria	3004	N/A	2019	$1,804,844,794	17,720	Corporation	55	631014965
2	Vetpartners Peninsula Vet PTY LTD	Australia	Brisbane	175 Anzac Avenue	Queensland	4020	*****.au	2021	$845,367,849	10	Corporation	151	650146320
3	Southpaws Vet Mornington PTY LTD	Australia	Mornington	51 Mornington-tyabb Road	Victoria	3931	*****.au	2020	$744,223,843	10	Corporation	151	639420116
4	Pelican Acquisition Company PTY LTD	Australia	Sydney	L 14 60 Margaret St	New South Wales	2000	N/A	2010	$369,606,196	355	Corporation	9	146841027
5	Provet PTY LTD	Australia	Brisbane	48 Bell Are Ave	Queensland	4013	*****.au	1996	$369,606,196	355	Corporation	9	076468481
6	Petstock Vet (NO.2) PTY LTD	Australia	Ballarat	1-3 Humffray St N	Victoria	3350	N/A	2007	$290,273,386	3,887	Corporation	475	126436628
7	Vetpartners Twin Towns Veterinary Clinic PTY LTD	Australia	Surfers Paradise	35 Garrick Street	Queensland	4225	*****.au	2023	$261,373,000	3,500	Corporation	151	670732920
8	Wambivet PTY LTD	Australia	Gosford	Erina Heights Veterinary Hospi 661 the Entrance Road	New South Wales	2260	*****.au	2009	$261,373,000	3,500	Corporation	2	140554801
9	Petcorp Ryde PTY LTD	Australia	Sydney	130 Quarry Road	New South Wales	2112	*****.au	2010	$261,373,000	3,500	Corporation	151	142207994
10	Albion Vet Surgery PTY. LTD.	Australia	Brisbane	97 Albion Rd	Queensland	4010	*****.au	2015	$261,373,000	3,500	Corporation	151	604357575
11	Petcorp Waverley PTY LTD	Australia	Sydney	300 Bronte Road	New South Wales	2024	*****.au	2015	$261,373,000	3,500	Corporation	151	604425121
12	Vetpartners South Eastern Animal Hospital PTY LTD	Australia	Melbourne	1357 Centre Road	Victoria	3168	*****.au	1997	$261,373,000	3,500	Corporation	151	079555427
13	Nvc Operations PTY LTD	Australia	Sydney	'Building A' Level 2 5 Talavera Road	New South Wales	2113	*****.au	2015	$261,373,000	3,500	Corporation	151	605403923
14	Tredream PTY LTD	Australia	Surfers Paradise	1 Mudgeeraba Rd	Queensland	4213	*****.au	2015	$261,373,000	3,500	Corporation	151	606980401
15	Brunswick Central Operations PTY LTD	Australia	Melbourne	210 Lygon Street	Victoria	3057	*****.au	2015	$261,373,000	3,500	Corporation	151	606046164
16	Fitzroy Operations PTY LTD	Australia	Melbourne	113-115 Scotchmer Street	Victoria	3068	*****.au	2015	$261,373,000	3,500	Corporation	151	606046173
17	Nva Australia Parent PTY LTD	Australia	Sydney	'Building A' Level 2 5 Talavera Road	New South Wales	2113	N/A	2015	$261,373,000	3,500	Corporation	151	609622460
18	Pet General Aberfoyle PTY LTD	Australia	Adelaide	Hub Professional Centre 5	South Australia	5159	N/A	2016	$261,373,000	3,500	Corporation	151	610200792
19	Pet General Corio And Lara PTY LTD	Australia	Geelong	96 Bacchus Marsh Road	Victoria	3214	*****.au	2016	$261,373,000	3,500	Corporation	151	610200818
20	Pet General Lincoln PTY LTD	Australia	Port Lincoln	20 Windsor Ave	South Australia	5606	*****.au	2016	$261,373,000	3,500	Corporation	151	610200836
21	Pet General V4p PTY LTD	Australia	Sydney	'Building A' Level 2 5 Talavera Road	New South Wales	2113	N/A	2016	$261,373,000	3,500	Corporation	151	610243037
22	Pet General Forest Hill PTY LTD	Australia	Melbourne	357 Canterbury Road	Victoria	3131	*****.au	2016	$261,373,000	3,500	Corporation	151	610923236
23	Pet General Clayfield PTY LTD	Australia	Brisbane	743 Sandgate Road	Queensland	4011	*****.au	2016	$261,373,000	3,500	Corporation	151	611895633
24	Pet General Vineyard PTY LTD	Australia	Sydney	703 Windsor Road	New South Wales	2765	*****.au	2016	$261,373,000	3,500	Corporation	151	613220429
25	Pet General Lakehaven PTY LTD	Australia	Gosford	231 Wallarah Rd	New South Wales	2259	*****.au	2016	$261,373,000	3,500	Corporation	151	613363965

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Largest vet clinics in Australia

The biggest firms by staff and by revenue, the largest in Melbourne, the biggest newcomers of 2026 and the oldest firms. Click a name for the record.

Petstock Vet (NO.2) PTY is the largest vet clinic in Australia by headcount. 96 firms employ 50 people or more; 84 employ 100 or more.

1Ballarat3,887 staff
2Sydney3,500 staff
3Brisbane3,500 staff
4Gosford3,500 staff
5Sydney992 staff
6Adelaide756 staff
7Wollongong746 staff
8Brisbane400 staff
9Warwick300 staff
10Melbourne103 staff

By employee size · 7,062 firms with a known headcount

Employees	Firms	%
1-4	5,367	76%
5-9	1,023	14%
10-19	490	7%
20-49	86	1%
50-99	12	0.2%
100-199	4	<0.1%
200-499	3	<0.1%
500-999	6	<0.1%
1,000+	71	1%

76% have 1 to 4 people; 86 have 20 to 49; 96 have 50 or more.

By yearly revenue (USD)

Revenue	Firms	%
< $100K	2,104	30%
$100K-$500K	2,863	40%
$500K-$1M	1,445	20%
$1M-$5M	486	7%
$5M-$10M	57	0.8%
$10M-$50M	42	0.6%
$50M-$100M	13	0.2%
$100M-$500M	95	1%
$500M+	3	<0.1%

40% between $100,000 and $500,000; 486 between $1M and $5M; 210 above $5M.

Where in Australia?

Melbourne has the most vets in Australia (916), ahead of Sydney (767), Brisbane (584), Perth (484) and Adelaide (260). Together the five hold two in five of them. Relative to their size, Sunshine Coast, Newcastle and Brisbane have the most: 1.6 to 2.2 times the national share.

Cities by number of firms

970 Australian cities have at least one vet clinic; 51 have ten or more; 589 have exactly one. Click a city to set the lens.

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Where they cluster

Vet clinics per 100 companies, in cities with at least 100 of them. The national share is 0.08. Sunshine Coast has 2.2 times the national share.

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Dashed line: the national share. A filled dot is twice the national share or more.

By state 8 states

State	Firms	%
New South Wales	2,089	29%
Victoria	1,831	26%
Queensland	1,651	23%
Western Australia	726	10%
South Australia	408	6%
Tasmania	164	2%
Australian Capital Territory	82	1%
Northern Territory	54	0.8%

Firm sizes in Australia

Of the 7,062 Australian vet clinics with a known headcount, 5,367 (76%) have one to four people, 1,023 have five to nine, 576 have ten to 49 and 96 have 50 or more. Most firms turn over between $100,000 and $500,000 a year (2,863, 40%).

EU size bands · the grey line shows all Australian companies

Micro under 106,390 90%
Small 10 to 49576 8%
Medium 50 to 24919 0.3%
Large 250+77 1%

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

210

firms turn over more than $5 million a year; 153 more than $10 million.

firms were entered in 2026.

Vet clinics in Melbourne

Melbourne has 916 vets and vet clinics, <0.1% of all 1,204,909 Melbourne companies and 8% below the national share. Seven in ten Melbourne firms have fewer than five people; 14 have 50 or more. 2 new firms were entered in 2026, 44 date from before 1990.

Size

1-4 staff: 645 · 71%
5-9: 146 · 16%
10-19: 89 · 10%
20-49: 18 · 2%
50+: 14 · 2%

Legal form

Sole traders: 252 · 28%
Partnerships: 36 · 4%
Pty Ltd and Ltd: 474 · 52%
Other or none: 154 · 17%

Of the Australian total: 12.9%
Of all Melbourne companies: <0.1%
Against the national share: 0.9×

New

Entered 2026 so far: 2
Entered 2025: 15
Of Australia's 2026 entries: 4.8%

Old

Before 1990: 44 · 5%
1990 or later: 872 · 95%
Of Australia's pre-1990 firms: 18.3%

Reachable

Email: 444 · 48%
Phone: 528 · 58%
Website: 526 · 57%

Revenue (USD)

Under $100K: 287 · 31%
$100K-$500K: 387 · 42%
$500K-$1M: 141 · 15%
$1M and more: 101 · 11%

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Vets and vet clinics in Australia

7,108

21 October 2026

There are 7,108 vets and vet clinics in Australia in our data (21 October 2026). That is one in every 1,208 Australian companies. About one new firm is entered in the register every week this year (42 so far in 2026).

Structure

Single-site firms: 6,900 97%
Head offices: 207
Branch offices: 1

Classification

ANZSIC code 6970. Our platform filter is SIC 0742.

3,308 of the 7,108 are Pty Ltd and Ltd (47%); 2,364 are sole traders. They come from ASIC + ABN Lookup and our Australian register data, through the ABN Lookup API.

The oldest firms in Australia

Our data holds 0 Australian vet clinics from before 1900, 1 from before 1950 and 241 from before 1990.

1941
1. Melbourne
1951
1. Sydney
1966
1. Mildura
1970
1. Perth
1970
1. Adelaide
1970
1. Sydney

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

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1990

241

Australian vet clinics date from before 1990

were entered in 1990

Newcomers in Australia in 2026

42 vet clinics were entered in the Australian register so far in 2026, about one per week, after 199 in 2025. Australia as a whole saw 375,304 new companies in 2026, so this industry takes <0.1% of the inflow.

2442022
2542023
2352024
1992025
422026 so far

8 of this year's 42 are Pty Ltd and Ltd.

The biggest newcomers of 2026

The year is the register entry; an established firm that changes legal form appears as new.

1Melbourne10 staff
2Canberra10 staff
3Melbourne3 staff
4Bajool3 staff
5Kapunda3 staff

Sole traders or Pty Ltd: how they are organised

One in three Australian vet clinics work as sole traders, against 30% of all Australian companies. Half are Pty Ltd and Ltd.

Sole traders2,36433%
Partnerships3625%
Pty Ltd and Ltd3,30847%
No form on record or other1,07415%

Single-site: 97%
Head offices: 207
Branches: 1

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

How they compare

Next to related industries

There are 7 landscapers for every vet clinic in Australia.

Industry	Firms	Website	1-4 staff
Landscapers	50,486	18%	95%
Vets	7,108	51%	76%
Fishing Companies	707	24%	68%
Horse Farmers	596	43%	85%
Chicken Farmers	310	34%	57%

In other countries

Country	Firms	Per 1,000 cos.
The USA	83,637	1.3
Brazil	44,961	1.6
Poland	12,878	2.0
Germany	12,325	1.8
The UK	10,491	1.2
Australia	7,108	0.8

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How reachable are they?

Vet clinics are easier to reach than the average Australian company: 49% list a phone number and 51% a website.

Email2,957 42%
Phone3,516 49%
Website3,605 51%

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 vets are there in Australia?

There are 7,108 vets and vet clinics in Australia in our data, counted on 21 October 2026. That is one in every 1,208 Australian companies.

Which is the largest vet clinic in Australia?

Petstock Vet (NO.2) PTY in Ballarat, with 3,887 staff. By revenue Anz Hospitals Topco PTY in Melbourne leads with $1.8 billion a year.

Which Australian city has the most vets?

Melbourne, with 916, ahead of Sydney (767), Brisbane (584), Perth (484) and Adelaide (260). Relative to its size, Sunshine Coast has the most: 2.2 times the national share.

How many vet clinics are there in Melbourne?

916, which is <0.1% of all 1,204,909 Melbourne companies and 8% below the national share.

How big is a typical vet clinic?

Small. 76% of the 7,062 firms with a known headcount have one to four people; 96 have 50 or more. Most turn over between $100,000 and $500,000 a year.

Are Australian vets sole traders or companies?

One in three (2,364) are sole traders, 5% are partnerships and 47% (3,308) are Pty Ltd and Ltd.

How many vet clinics started in 2026?

42 were entered in the Australian register so far in 2026, after 199 in 2025. 8 of them are Pty Ltd and Ltd.

What is the oldest vet clinic in Australia?

Lort Smith in Melbourne, 1941, followed by L.M Begg & R Humberstone & J.M Lumsden & C.B O'sullivan & J Whitfeld in Sydney (1951) and Animal Health (Mildura) Pty in Mildura (1966). 0 firms date from before 1900.

Which industry code covers vets?

Australian vets are classified under ANZSIC code 6970. Our platform filters them on SIC 0742 (veterinary services for animal specialties).

Can I download the full list?

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