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

14,029

Verified active listings

126

Australian regions covered

1,336,742

Total Google reviews aggregated

All 8 states & territories

Coverage

By business type

9,080

Hair salons

3,297

Barber shops

1,652

Unisex salons

By state

State	Verified listings	% of total
New South Wales	4,247	30.3%
Victoria	3,559	25.4%
Queensland	3,005	21.4%
Western Australia	1,651	11.8%
South Australia	918	6.5%
Tasmania	300	2.1%
Australian Capital Territory	227	1.6%
Northern Territory	122	0.9%

By specialty

3,287

Walk-ins welcome

1,797

Mobile / at-home stylists

1,134

Bridal hair specialists

3,874

Kids hairdressers

1,382

Balayage specialists

1,502

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.