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As of 4 November 2026, 2,612 livestock & animal breeding companies are based in Australia; 9 are hiring right now and Brisbane has the most.
As of 4 November 2026 · refreshed daily · counts move as websites, DNS and career sites are re-read.
- Companies
- 2,612
- Hiring now
- 9 · 2 new in 30 d
- Largest niche
- Pedigree livestock studs · 961
- Top city
- Brisbane · 19
- Parent market
- Agriculture & forestry · 4,079
Livestock & animal breeding in Australia, broken down
| companies | share | |
|---|---|---|
| Pedigree livestock studs | 961 | 37% |
| Dog breeders | 611 | 23% |
| Direct sale livestock farms | 464 | 18% |
| Horse breeding studs | 403 | 15% |
| Other livestock & animal breeding | 339 | 13% |
| General livestock farms | 302 | 12% |
| Poultry & egg farms | 150 | 6% |
| Cat breeders | 96 | 4% |
| Racehorse training & syndication | 83 | 3% |
| Beekeepers & honey | 73 | 3% |
| Alpaca farms | 34 | 1% |
| Dairy farms | 14 | 1% |
| Arable & grain farms | 10 | 0% |
| Mixed farm direct sales | 10 | 0% |
| Livestock agents & auctioneers | 7 | 0% |
| companies · hiring | |
|---|---|
| Self-employed | 1,374 · 0 |
| 2-10 employees | 1,144 · 3 |
| 11-50 employees | 55 · 1 |
| 51-200 employees | 29 · 2 |
| 201-500 employees | 5 · 2 |
| 501-1000 employees | 4 · 1 |
| 1001-5000 employees | 1 · 0 |
| companies | share | |
|---|---|---|
| Brisbane | 19 | 1% |
| Victoria | 13 | 0% |
| Adelaide | 10 | 0% |
| Perth | 10 | 0% |
| Wales | 10 | 0% |
| Scone | 9 | 0% |
| Sydney | 9 | 0% |
| Armidale | 8 | 0% |
| Melbourne | 8 | 0% |
| Bordertown | 6 | 0% |
| Boorowa | 5 | 0% |
| Petrie Terrace | 5 | 0% |
The biggest livestock & animal breeding companies in Australia
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The stack of livestock & animal breeding in Australia
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Other segments of agriculture & forestry in Australia
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2,612 livestock & animal breeding companies are based in Australia; 9 are hiring right now and Brisbane has the most. (Breaknorm, 4 November 2026, https://breaknorm.co/market/agriculture_forestry/australia/livestock_and_animal_breeding)
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- ClassificationEvery company is classified from its own website into vertical, sub-vertical and leaf with a confidence score; this page counts industry confidence ≥ 0.7 and country confidence ≥ 0.8.
- Company listRich profiles with a LinkedIn-known headcount only; job boards, directories, portals and non-organisations are left out.
- HiringOpen roles read hourly from the company's own career system.
Livestock & animal breeding in Australia: questions
How many livestock & animal breeding companies are there in Australia?
2,612 with a confident classification, read from their own websites.
What is a sub-vertical?
The middle level of our industry tree: Agriculture & forestry → Livestock & animal breeding → leaf niches such as pedigree livestock studs, dog breeders, direct sale livestock farms. Each company carries all three with a confidence score.
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