Q Health Care and Social Assistance
Q Health Care and Social Assistance
The Health Care and Social Assistance Division includes units mainly engaged in providing human health care and social assistance. Units engaged in providing these services apply common processes, where the labour inputs of practitioners with the requisite expertise and qualifications are integral to production or service delivery.
This division contains the following ANZSIC subdivisions:
84 Hospitals
This subdivision contains the following ANZSIC group:
840 Hospitals
This group contains the following ANZSIC classes:
8401 Hospitals (Except Psychiatric Hospitals)
This class consists of units of hospitals (except psychiatric hospitals) mainly engaged in providing facilities and services such as diagnostic, medical or surgical services as well as continuous in-patient medical care in specialised accommodation. Also included are units providing both hospital facilities and training of medical and nursing staff.
Primary activities
- Children’s hospital
- Day hospital
- Ear, nose and throat hospital
- Eye hospital
- General hospital
- Hospital (except psychiatric or veterinary hospitals)
- Infectious diseases hospital (including human quarantine stations)
- Maternity hospital
- Obstetric hospital
- Women’s hospital
Exclusions/References
Units mainly engaged in:
- operating psychiatric hospitals are included in Class 8402 Psychiatric Hospitals;
- providing aged care residential facilities are included in Class 8601 Aged Care Residential Services;
- providing out-patient dental hospital facilities are included in Class 8531 Dental Services; and
- operating veterinary hospitals are included in Class 6970 Veterinary Services.
8402 Psychiatric Hospitals
This class consists of units of psychiatric hospitals mainly engaged in providing services for patients with psychiatric, mental or behavioural disorders. Also included are units providing both psychiatric hospital facilities and training of medical and nursing staff.
Primary activities
- Psychiatric hospital
Exclusions/References
Units mainly engaged in the independent practice of psychiatry are included in Class 8512 Specialist Medical Services.
85 Medical and Other Health Care Services
This subdivision contains the following ANZSIC groups:
851 Medical Services
This group contains the following ANZSIC classes:
8511 General Practice Medical Services
This class consists of units mainly engaged in the independent practice of general medicine. These units consist of registered medical practitioners who generally operate private or group practices in medical clinics or centres.
Primary activities
- Flying doctor service
- General medical practitioner service
- General practice medical clinic service
- Rural general medical practice service
Exclusions/References
Units mainly engaged in:
- operating hospitals are included in Class 8401 Hospitals (Except Psychiatric Hospitals); and
- providing services of specialist medical practitioners are included in Class 8512 Specialist Medical Services.
8512 Specialist Medical Services
This class consists of units mainly engaged in the independent practice of specialised medicine, other than pathology and diagnostic imaging services. These units consist of specialist medical practitioners who generally operate private or group practices in medical clinics or centres.
Primary activities
- Allergy specialist service
- Anaesthetist service
- Dermatology service
- Ear, nose and throat specialist service
- Gynaecology service
- Hair transplant service (by registered medical practitioner)
- Neurology service
- Obstetrics service
- Ophthalmology service
- Orthopaedic specialist service
- Paediatric service
- Psychiatry service
- Rheumatology service
- Specialist medical clinic service
- Specialist medical practitioner service n.e.c.
- Specialist surgical service
- Thoracic specialist service
- Urology service
Exclusions/References
Units mainly engaged in:
- providing pathology or diagnostic imaging services are included in Class 8520 Pathology and Diagnostic Imaging Services;
- operating hospitals are included in Class 8401 Hospitals (Except Psychiatric Hospitals);
- providing services of registered general practice medical practitioners are included in Class 8511 General Practice Medical Services; and
- providing non-medical hair restoration services are included in Class 9511 Hairdressing and Beauty Services.
852 Pathology and Diagnostic Imaging Services
This group contains the following ANZSIC class:
8520 Pathology and Diagnostic Imaging Services
This class consists of units mainly engaged in the provision of pathology laboratory or diagnostic imaging services such as analytical services including body fluid analysis, ultrasound or x-ray services.
Primary activities
- Diagnostic imaging service
- Medical laboratory service
- Pathology laboratory service
- X-ray clinic service
Exclusions/References
Units mainly engaged in providing chemical testing and analysis services (other than pathology services) are included in Class 6925 Scientific Testing and Analysis Services.
853 Allied Health Services
This group contains the following ANZSIC classes:
8531 Dental Services
This class consists of units mainly engaged in the practice of general or specialised dentistry. These units consist of registered dentists who generally operate private or group practices. Also included are dental hospitals providing out-patient services only.
Primary activities
- Conservative dental service
- Dental hospital (out-patient)
- Dental practice service
- Dental practitioner service
- Dental surgery service
- Endodontic service
- Oral pathology service
- Oral surgery service
- Orthodontic service
- Paedodontic service
- Periodontic service
- Prosthodontic service
Exclusions/References
Units mainly engaged in:
- providing dental hygiene services are included in Class 8539 Other Allied Health Services; and
- the manufacture and repair of dentures are included in Class 2412 Medical and Surgical Equipment Manufacturing.
8532 Optometry and Optical Dispensing
This class consists of units of registered optometrists mainly engaged in testing sight, diagnosing sight defects or in prescribing or dispensing spectacles or contact lenses on prescription.
Primary activities
- Contact lens dispensing
- Eye testing (optometrist)
- Optical dispensing
- Optician service
- Orthoptic service
- Spectacles dispensing
Exclusions/References
Units mainly engaged in:
- manufacturing ophthalmic articles or spectacle frames or in grinding spectacle lenses are included in Class 2411 Photographic, Optical and Ophthalmic Equipment Manufacturing; and
- providing ophthalmic specialist services are included in Class 8512 Specialist Medical Services.
8533 Physiotherapy Services
This class consists of units of physiotherapists mainly engaged in providing assessment, diagnosis, treatment (such as manipulation, massage and therapeutic exercise) and help in preventing disorders of human movement.
Primary activities
- Physiotherapy service
8534 Chiropractic and Osteopathic Services
This class consists of units of chiropractors mainly engaged in manual adjustment of the spinal column as a method of healing to remove nerve interference. Also included are units of osteopaths mainly engaged in massage and manipulation as a system of healing or treatment.
Primary activities
- Chiropractic service
- Osteopathic service
8539 Other Allied Health Services
This class consists of units mainly engaged in providing allied health care services not elsewhere classified. These units consist of independent allied health practitioners not elsewhere classified mainly engaged in providing health care and treatment services.
Primary activities
- Acupuncture service
- Aromatherapy service
- Audiology service
- Clinical psychology service
- Dental hygiene service
- Dietician service
- Hearing aid dispensing
- Herbalist service
- Homoeopathic service
- Hydropathic service
- Midwifery service
- Naturopathic service
- Nursing service
- Occupational therapy service
- Podiatry service
- Speech pathology service
- Therapeutic massage service
Exclusions/References
Units mainly engaged in:
- providing medical services are included in either Class 8511 General Practice Medical Services or Class 8512 Specialist Medical Services; and
- operating weight loss clinics are included in Class 9512 Diet and Weight Reduction Centre Operation.
859 Other Health Care Services
This group contains the following ANZSIC classes:
8591 Ambulance Services
This class consists of units mainly engaged in transporting patients by ground or air in conjunction with medical care.
Primary activities
- Aerial ambulance service
- Ambulance service
8599 Other Health Care Services n.e.c.
This class consists of units mainly engaged in providing health care services not elsewhere classified.
Primary activities
- Blood bank operation
- Health assessment service
- Health care service n.e.c.
Exclusions/References
Units mainly engaged in operating health farms which provide mainly accommodation are included in Class 4400 Accommodation.
86 Residential Care Services
This subdivision contains the following ANZSIC group:
860 Residential Care Services
This group contains the following ANZSIC classes:
8601 Aged Care Residential Services
This class consists of units mainly engaged in providing residential aged care combined with either nursing, supervisory or other types of care as required (including medical).
Primary activities
- Accommodation for the aged operation
- Aged care hostel operation
- Nursing home operation
- Residential care for the aged operation
8609 Other Residential Care Services
This class consists of units mainly engaged in providing residential care (except aged care) combined with either nursing, supervisory or other types of care as required (including medical).
Primary activities
- Children’s home operation
- Community mental health hostel
- Crisis care accommodation operation
- Home for the disadvantaged operation n.e.c.
- Hospice operation
- Residential refuge operation
- Respite residential care operation
Exclusions/References
Units mainly engaged in:
- providing aged care residential services are included in Class 8601 Aged Care Residential Services; and
- providing juvenile corrective services are included in Class 7714 Correctional and Detention Services.
87 Social Assistance Services
This subdivision contains the following ANZSIC groups:
871 Child Care Services
This group contains the following ANZSIC class:
8710 Child Care Services
This class consists of units mainly engaged in providing day care of infants or children.
Primary activities
- Before and/or after school care service
- Child care service
- Childminding service
- Children’s nursery operation (except preschool education)
- Family day care service
Exclusions/References
Units mainly engaged in:
- providing accredited preschool education are included in Class 8010 Preschool Education; and
- operating a children’s home are included in Class 8609 Other Residential Care Services
879 Other Social Assistance Services
This group contains the following ANZSIC class:
8790 Other Social Assistance Services
This class consists of units mainly engaged in providing a wide variety of social support services directly to their clients. These services do not include accommodation services, except on a short stay basis.
Primary activities
- Adoption service
- Adult day care centre operation
- Aged care assistance service
- Alcoholics anonymous operation
- Disabilities assistance service
- Marriage guidance service
- Operation of soup kitchen (including mobile)
- Welfare counselling service
- Youth welfare service
Exclusions/References
Units mainly engaged in raising funds for welfare purposes are included in Class 9559 Other Interest Group Services n.e.c.