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Group

954 Religious Services

Australian and New Zealand Standard Industrial Classification (ANZSIC)
Reference period
2006 (Revision 2.0)

This group contains the following ANZSIC class:

Class

9540 Religious Services

This class consists of units mainly engaged in providing religious services and/or operating facilities such as churches, mosques, religious temples and monasteries. Also included are units which administer an organised religion or promote religious activities.

Primary activities

  • Bible society operation
  • Church operation
  • Convent operation (except schools)
  • Diocesan registry operation
  • Missionary society operation
  • Monastery operation (except schools)
  • Mosque operation
  • Religious organisation operation
  • Religious shrine operation
  • Religious temple operation
  • Synagogue operation

Exclusions/References

Units mainly engaged in:

  • operating wedding chapels are included in Class 9539 Other Personal Services n.e.c.;
  • operating schools, colleges or universities (including religious programs/curricula) are included in the appropriate classes of Division P Education and Training; and
  • providing health and social assistance services are included in the appropriate classes of Division Q Health Care and Social Assistance.