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Chiropractic and Osteopathic Services in Australia Industry Data and Analysis
An increasing number of Australians experiencing chronic health conditions, particularly diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissues, is driving demand for chiropractic and osteopathic services. Older adults are especially affected by conditions like osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis. According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics’ National Health Survey 2022 (latest data available), over 7.0 million Australians live with long-term musculoskeletal diseases, including 4.0 million with back problems. This demand is further fuelled by rising public awareness of musculoskeletal health, a greater emphasis on holistic and preventive care, and lifestyle factors like more sedentary habits. Chiropractic and osteopathic services receive minimal government subsidisation, with many patients relying on private health insurance coverage to help reduce out-of-pocket expenses. This means trends relating to household disposable income and private health insurance extras coverage strongly influence industry performance. Lower sports participation rates and falling work accident rates have also affected the industry's growth path in recent years. Overall, growth in industry revenue is expected to be a subdued 0.3% annualised over the five years through 2025-26, to $1.8 billion, although this hides a volatile performance caused by earlier pandemic-related disruptions. This trend includes expected growth of 0.9% in 2025-26.Going forwards, the industry will continue to benefit from Australia's ageing population. As older individuals tend to have higher rates of private health insurance extras coverage than younger consumers, this trend may support demand growth for industry practitioners. A projected rise in disposable household income may also make it easier for consumers to cover out-of-pocket expenses for industry treatments. The industry's changing operating environment may encourage industry practitioners to adopt new business models to protect profit margins. New business models will become more patient-centric as practitioners focus on providing personalised treatment plans, holistic health outcomes and wellness services. In some instances, practitioners may opt to join multi-disciplinary allied health practices to minimise overhead costs. These favourable variables are forecast to support revenue growth of 1.5% annualised over the five years through 2030-31 to $1.9 billion.
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What's included in this industry analysis
IBISWorld's research coverage on the Chiropractic and Osteopathic Services industry in Australia includes market sizing, forecasting, data and analysis from 2015-2030. The most recent publication was released August 2025.
About this industry
What's this industry report about?
The Chiropractic and Osteopathic Services industry in Australia operates under the ANZSIC industry code Q8534. Industry practitioners primarily provide chiropractic or osteopathic services. Related terms covered in the Chiropractic and Osteopathic Services industry in Australia include chronic disease management, osteopathy and chiropractic.
What's included in this industry?
Products and services covered in Chiropractic and Osteopathic Services industry in Australia include General chiropractic services, Osteopathic services and Specialist chiropractic services.
What companies are included in this industry?
The Chiropractic and Osteopathic Services industry in Australia is highly fragmented with no companies holding a market share greater than 5%.
Performance
What's included in the Performance chapter?
The Performance chapter covers detailed analysis, datasets, detailed current performance, sources of volatility and an outlook with forecasts for the Chiropractic and Osteopathic Services industry in Australia.
Questions answered in this chapter include what's driving current industry performance, what influences industry volatility, how do successful businesses overcome volatility, what's driving the industry outlook. This analysis is supported with data and statistics on industry revenues, costs, profits, businesses and employees.
Products & Markets
What's included in the Products and Markets chapter?
The Products and Markets chapter covers detailed products and service segmentation and analysis of major markets for the for the Chiropractic and Osteopathic Services industry in Australia.
Questions answered in this chapter include how are the industry's products and services performing, what are innovations in industry products and services, what products or services do successful businesses offer and what's influencing demand from the industry's markets. This includes data and statistics on industry revenues by product and service segmentation and major markets.
Geographic Breakdown
What's included in the Geographic Breakdown chapter?
The Geographic Breakdown chapter covers detailed analysis and datasets on regional performance of the Chiropractic and Osteopathic Services industry in Australia.
Questions answered in this chapter include where are industry businesses located and how do businesses use location to their advantage. This includes data and statistics on industry revenues by location.
Competitive Forces
What's included in the Competitive Forces chapter?
The Competitive Forces chapter covers the concentration, barriers to entry and supplier and buyer profiles in the Chiropractic and Osteopathic Services industry in Australia. This includes data and statistics on industry market share concentration, barriers to entry, substitute products and buyer & supplier power.
Questions answered in this chapter include what impacts the industry's market share concentration, how do successful businesses handle concentration, what challenges do potential industry entrants face, how can potential entrants overcome barriers to entry, what are substitutes for industry services, how do successful businesses compete with substitutes and what power do buyers and suppliers have over the industry and how do successful businesses manage buyer & supplier power.
Companies
What's included in the Companies chapter?
The Companies chapter covers Key Takeaways, Market Share and Companies in the Chiropractic and Osteopathic Services industry in Australia. This includes data and analysis on companies operating in the industry that hold a market share greater than 5%.
Questions answered in this chapter include what companies have a meaningful market share and how each company is performing.
External Environment
What's included in the External Environment chapter?
The External Environment chapter covers Key Takeaways, External Drivers, Regulation & Policy and Assistance in the Chiropractic and Osteopathic Services industry in Australia. This includes data and statistics on factors impacting industry revenue such as economic indicators, regulation, policy and assistance programs.
Questions answered in this chapter include what demographic and macroeconomic factors impact the industry, what regulations impact the industry, what assistance is available to this industry.
Financial Benchmarks
What's included in the Financial Benchmarks chapter?
The Financial Benchmarks chapter covers Key Takeaways, Cost Structure, Financial Ratios, Valuation Multiples and Key Ratios in the Chiropractic and Osteopathic Services industry in Australia. This includes financial data and statistics on industry performance including key cost inputs, profitability, key financial ratios and enterprise value multiples.
Questions answered in this chapter include what trends impact industry costs and how financial ratios have changed overtime.
Industry Data
What's included in the Industry Data chapter?
The Industry Data chapter includes 10 years of historical data with 5 years of forecast data covering statistics like revenue, industry value add, establishments, enterprises, employment and wages in the Chiropractic and Osteopathic Services industry in Australia.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the market size of the Chiropractic and Osteopathic Services industry in Australia in 2026?
The market size of the Chiropractic and Osteopathic Services industry in Australia is $1.8bn in 2026.
How many businesses are there in the Chiropractic and Osteopathic Services industry in Australia in 2025?
There are 6,732 businesses in the Chiropractic and Osteopathic Services industry in Australia, which has grown at a CAGR of 2.5 % between 2020 and 2025.
How may import tariffs affect the Chiropractic and Osteopathic Services industry in Australia?
The Chiropractic and Osteopathic Services industry in Australia is unlikely to be materially impacted by import tariffs with imports accounting for a low share of industry revenue.
How may export tariffs affect the Chiropractic and Osteopathic Services industry in Australia?
The Chiropractic and Osteopathic Services industry in Australia is unlikely to be materially impacted by export tariffs with exports accounting for a low share of industry revenue.
Has the Chiropractic and Osteopathic Services industry in Australia grown or declined over the past 5 years?
The market size of the Chiropractic and Osteopathic Services industry in Australia has been growing at a CAGR of 0.3 % between 2020 and 2025.
What is the forecast growth of the Chiropractic and Osteopathic Services industry in Australia over the next 5 years?
Over the next five years, the Chiropractic and Osteopathic Services industry in Australia is expected to grow.
What does the Chiropractic and Osteopathic Services industry in Australia include?
General chiropractic services and Specialist chiropractic services are part of the Chiropractic and Osteopathic Services industry in Australia.
How competitive is the Chiropractic and Osteopathic Services industry in Australia?
The level of competition is moderate and steady in the Chiropractic and Osteopathic Services industry in Australia.
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