Live data · 2026

Australian Hair Industry Stats

Counts of verified hair salons and barber shops across Australia — by state, business type, walk-in availability, and specialty. Counts recompute continuously from the findme.hair directory. Free to cite under CC BY 4.0; please link back.

Overall

13,979

Verified active listings

126

Australian regions covered

1,336,767

Total Google reviews aggregated

All 8 states & territories

Coverage

By business type

9,051

Hair salons

3,289

Barber shops

1,639

Unisex salons

By state

State	Verified listings	% of total
New South Wales	4,246	30.4%
Victoria	3,512	25.1%
Queensland	3,005	21.5%
Western Australia	1,651	11.8%
South Australia	917	6.6%
Tasmania	299	2.1%
Australian Capital Territory	227	1.6%
Northern Territory	122	0.9%

By specialty

3,288

Walk-ins welcome

1,798

Mobile / at-home stylists

1,136

Bridal hair specialists

3,875

Kids hairdressers

1,383

Balayage specialists

1,503

Hair extension specialists

Citation

All figures are counts computed from the findme.hair directory and updated continuously. Free to cite under CC BY 4.0 (attribution + link back). Suggested citation: findme.hair, “Australian Hair Industry Stats 2026”, https://www.findme.hair/stats. For deeper data slices or custom queries, contact the editorial team via the footer.