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Subdivision

87 Social Assistance Services

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

This subdivision contains the following ANZSIC groups:

Group

871 Child Care Services

This group contains the following ANZSIC class:

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
Group

879 Other Social Assistance Services

This group contains the following ANZSIC class:

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.