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Pilates and Yoga Studios in Australia - Market Research Report (2014-2029)

Ekaterina Ezhova Ekaterina Ezhova Melbourne, Australia Last Updated: January 2024 ANZSIC OD4198

Revenue

$678.3m

2024-25

$744.5m

Past 5-Year Growth

Profit

$XX.Xm

Employees

10,955

Businesses

3,562

Wages

$XXX.Xm

Pilates and Yoga Studios in Australia industry analysis

Pilates and yoga studios have benefitted from rising health consciousness as consumers increasingly seek healthier lifestyles. Studios offer convenient exercise and mindfulness classes with instructors who provide clients with the necessary supervision and support to help them accomplish their fitness objectives. Periods of studio closures and capacity restrictions in response to the COVID-19 pandemic have slashed studio attendance numbers, leading to an expected annualised 3.5% slump in revenue through the end of 2023-24, to $701.9 million. A drop in household discretionary income is also causing revenue to sink by 2.7% in 2023-24 alone.

Trends and Insights

  • Pilates and yoga businesses have sustained from elevated consumer health consciousness as people started to lead healthier lives through regular exercise and a balanced lifestyle. Studio closures and capacity restrictions thanks to COVID-19 have reduced studio attendance, slashing industry performance.
  • Pilates and yoga classes have become prevalent as more consumers opt for mind-body activities to improve mental and physical wellbeing. The growing popularity of equipment-based sessions, like reformer Pilates, has been a major driver of increased participation in Pilates classes.
  • Pilates and yoga studios are commonly located in high-traffic areas or consumer-friendly locations. High-traffic areas provide the studio more visibility, exposing it to a larger number of possible clients and attracting passers-by.
  • Alternative forms of physical exercise like jogging or walking are less expensive and may be more appealing to price-conscious consumers. A pair of jogging shoes is often the major investment, making these activities accessible to people on a tight budget.

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Industry Statistics and Trends

Market size and recent performance (2014-2029)

Industry revenue has declined at a CAGR of 4.2 % over the past five years, to reach an estimated $678.3m in 2024.

Trends and Insights

Pilates and yoga classes are growing in popularity and reaching mainstream acceptance

  • The popularity of yoga and Pilates has surged over the past decade, leading the transition from a niche service to a mainstream form of physical activity.
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Pilates and Yoga Studios in Australia
Revenue (2014-2029)
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Industry outlook (2024-2029)

Market size is projected to grow over the next five years.

Trends and Insights

Studios are on track to rapidly recover from the adverse effects of the COVID-19 pandemic

  • Revenue is poised to return to growth over the coming years as economic conditions improve, and in-person class participation rises.

Biggest companies in the Pilates and Yoga Studios in Australia

Company
Market Share (%)
2024
Revenue ($m)
2024
Fitness and Lifestyle
18.4
Anytime Fitness
6.5

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Products & Services Segmentation

Pilates and Yoga Studios in Australia
Products & Services
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Industry revenue is measured across several distinct product and services lines, including Yoga classes, Pilates and hybrid classes and Accreditation and training services. Yoga classes is the largest segment of the Pilates and Yoga Studios in Australia.

Trends and Insights

The popularity of equipment-based classes and digital sessions are pushing demand for Pilates

  • The standard varieties of Pilates include a series of stretches and exercises that use gravity and body weight or specialised equipment and weights to provide resistance. Lessons range in difficulty from beginner to advanced, with prices varying according to the level, duration and number of classes purchased.
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Table of Contents

About this industry

Industry definition

Studios offer Pilates and yoga instruction to individuals or groups. Pilates is a body conditioning routine to build strength and flexibility, while yoga is a physical and spiritual practice focused on breath control, flexibility and strength. The industry includes Pilates and yoga classes taught at gyms or other health clubs.

What's included in this industry?

Yoga classesPilates and hybrid classesAccreditation and training servicesPrenatal and postnatal classesEquipment and accessories retailing

Companies

Fitness and LifestyleAnytime Fitness

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Related Terms

CADILLACHATHA YOGABIKRAM YOGAIYENGAR YOGAREFORMER PILATESYOGALATES

Industry Code

ANZSIC 2006

ANZSIC 8211 - Pilates and Yoga Studios in Australia

Performance

Get an indication of the industry's health through historical, current and forward-looking trends in the performance indicators that make or break businesses.

Analyst insights

Pilates and yoga businesses have sustained from elevated consumer health consciousness as people started to lead healthier lives through regular exercise and a balanced lifest...

In this chapter (4)

  • Current Performance
  • Outlook
  • Volatility
  • Life Cycle

Key metrics

  • Annual Revenue, Recent Growth, Forecast, Revenue Volatility
  • Number of Employees, Recent Growth, Forecast, Employees per Business, Revenue per Employee
  • Number of Businesses, Recent Growth, Forecast, Employees per Business, Revenue per Business
  • Total Profit, Profit Margin, Profit per Business

Charts

  • Revenue, including historical (2014-2023) and forecast (2024-2029)
  • Employees, including historical (2014-2023) and forecast (2024-2029)
  • Businesses, including historical (2014-2023) and forecast (2024-2029)
  • Profit, including historical (2014-2024)
  • Industry Volatility vs. Revenue Growth
  • Industry Life Cycle

Detailed analysis

  • Trends in supply, demand and current events that are driving current industry performance
  • Expected trends, economic factors and ongoing events that drive the industry's outlook
  • Key success factors for businesses to overcome volatility
  • How contribution to GDP, industry saturation, innovation, consolidation, and technology and systems influence the industry's life cycle phase.

Products and Markets

Learn about an industry's products and services, markets and trends in international trade.

Analyst insight

Pilates and yoga classes have become prevalent as more consumers opt for mind-body activities to improve mental and physical wellbeing. The growing popularity of equipment-ba...

In this chapter

  • Products & Services
  • Major Markets

Key metrics

  • Largest market segment and value in 2024
  • Product innovation level

Charts

  • Products & services segmentation in 2024
  • Major market segmentation in 2024

Detailed analysis

  • Trends impacting the recent performance of the industry's various segments
  • Innovations in the industry's product or service offering, specialization or delivery method
  • Key factors that successful businesses consider in their offerings
  • Buying segments and key trends influencing demand for industry products and services

Geographic Breakdown

Discover where business activity is most concentrated in an industry and the factors driving these trends to find opportunities and conduct regional benchmarking.

Analyst insights

Pilates and yoga studios are commonly located in high-traffic areas or consumer-friendly locations. High-traffic areas provide the studio more visibility, exposing it to a la...

In this chapter (1)

  • Business Locations

Charts

  • Share of revenue, establishment, wages and employment in each region
  • Share of population compared to establishments in each region in 2024

Tables

  • Number and share of establishments in each region in 2024
  • Number and share of revenue each region accounts for in 2024
  • Number and share of wages each region accounts for in 2024
  • Number and share of employees in each region in 2024

Detailed analysis

  • Geographic spread of the industry across Asia Pacific, and trends associated with changes in the business landscape
  • Key success factors for businesses to use location to their advantage

Competitive Forces

Get data and insights on what's driving competition in an industry and the challenges industry operators and new entrants may face, with analysis built around Porter's Five Forces framework.

Analyst insights

Alternative forms of physical exercise like jogging or walking are less expensive and may be more appealing to price-conscious consumers. A pair of jogging shoes is often the...

In this chapter (4)

  • Concentration
  • Barriers to Entry
  • Substitutes
  • Buyer & Supplier Analysis

Key metrics

  • Industry concentration level
  • Industry competition level and trend
  • Barriers to entry level and trend
  • Substitutes level and trend
  • Buyer power level and trend
  • Supplier power level and trend

Charts

  • Market share concentration among the top 4 suppliers from 2019-2024
  • Supply chain including upstream supplying industries and downstream buying industries, flow chart

Detailed analysis

  • Factors impacting the industry’s level of concentration, such as business distribution, new entrants, or merger and acquisition activity.
  • Key success factors for businesses to manage the competitive environment of the industry.
  • Challenges that potential industry entrants face such as legal, start-up costs, differentiation, labor/capital intensity and capital expenses.
  • Key success factors for potential entrants to overcome barriers to entry.
  • Competitive threats from potential substitutes for the industry’s own products and services.
  • Key success factors for how successful businesses can compete with substitutes.
  • Advantages that buyers have to keep favorable purchasing conditions.
  • Advantages that suppliers have to maintain favorable selling conditions.
  • Key success factors for how businesses can navigate buyer and supplier power.

Companies

Learn about the performance of the top companies in the industry.

Analyst insights

A large number of small businesses operate in the industry, with no single company accounting for a sizable industry share. Most small studios operate in a limited number of ...

In this chapter

  • Market Share Concentration
  • Companies
  • Company Spotlights

Charts

  • Industry market share by company in 2020 through 2024
  • Major companies in the industry, including market share, revenue, profit and profit margin in 2024
  • Overview of Fitness and Lifestyle's performance by revenue, market share and profit margin from 2018 through 2024
  • Overview of Anytime Fitness's performance by revenue, market share and profit margin from 2018 through 2024

Detailed analysis

  • Description and key data for Fitness and Lifestyle, and factors influencing its performance in the industry
  • Description and key data for Anytime Fitness, and factors influencing its performance in the industry

External Environment

Understand the demographic, economic and regulatory factors that shape how businesses in an industry perform.   

Analyst insights

Yoga and Pilates are a type of leisure. As consumers spend more on leisure activities, a percentage of this spending goes into yoga or Pilates activities provided by industry...

In this chapter

  • External Drivers
  • Regulation & Policy
  • Assistance

Key metrics

  • Regulation & policy level and trend
  • Assistance level and trend

Charts

  • Regulation & Policy historical data and forecast (2014-2029) 
  • Assistance historical data and forecast (2014-2029) 

Detailed analysis

  • Demographic and macroeconomic factors influencing the industry, including Regulation & Policy and Assistance
  • Major types of regulations, regulatory bodies, industry standards or specific regulations impacting requirements for industry operators
  • Key governmental and non-governmental groups or policies that may provide some relief for industry operators.

Financial Benchmarks

View average costs for industry operators and compare financial data against an industry's financial benchmarks over time. 

Analyst insights

Profit margins in the industry are thin due to studio competition, restricting profit increases. Fierce competition has pushed down prices and made it difficult for tricky fo...

In this chapter

  • Cost Structure
  • Financial Ratios
  • Key Ratios

Key metrics

  • Profit margin, and how it compares to the sector-wide margin
  • Average wages, and how it compares to the sector-wide average wage
  • Largest cost component as a percentage of revenue
  • Industry average ratios for days' receivables, industry coverage and debt-to-net-worth ratio

Charts

  • Average industry operating costs as a share of revenue, including purchases, wages, depreciation, utilities, rent, other costs and profit in 2024
  • Average sector operating costs as a share of revenue, including purchases, wages, depreciation, utilities, rent, other costs and profit in 2024
  • Investment vs. share of economy

Data tables

  • Cash Flow & Debt Service Ratios (2014-2029)
  • Revenue per Employee (2014-2029)
  • Revenue per Enterprise (2014-2029)
  • Employees per Establishment (2014-2029)
  • Employees per Enterprise (2014-2029)
  • Average Wage (2014-2029)
  • Wages/Revenue (2014-2029)
  • Establishments per Enterprise (2014-2029)
  • IVA/Revenue (2014-2029)
  • Imports/Demand (2014-2029)
  • Exports/Revenue (2014-2029)

Detailed analysis

  • Trends in the cost component for industry operators and their impact on industry costs and profitability 

Key Statistics

Industry Data

Data Tables

Including values and annual change:

  • Revenue (2014-2029)
  • IVA (2014-2029)
  • Establishments (2014-2029)
  • Enterprises (2014-2029)
  • Employment (2014-2029)
  • Exports (2014-2029)
  • Imports (2014-2029)
  • Wages (2014-2029)

Top Questions Answered

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What is the market size of the Pilates and Yoga Studios industry in Australia in 2024?

The market size of the Pilates and Yoga Studios industry in Australia is $678.3m in 2024.

How many businesses are there in the Pilates and Yoga Studios in Australia industry in 2024?

There are 3,562 businesses in the Pilates and Yoga Studios industry in Australia, which has grown at a CAGR of 3.5 % between 2019 and 2024.

Has the Pilates and Yoga Studios industry in Australia grown or declined over the past 5 years?

The market size of the Pilates and Yoga Studios industry in Australia has been declining at a CAGR of 4.2 % between 2019 and 2024.

What is the forecast growth of the Pilates and Yoga Studios industry in Australia over the next 5 years?

Over the next five years, the Pilates and Yoga Studios industry in Australia is expected to grow.

What are the biggest companies in the Pilates and Yoga Studios market in Australia?

The biggest companies operating in the Pilates and Yoga Studios market in Australia are Fitness and Lifestyle and Anytime Fitness

What does the Pilates and Yoga Studios in Australia include?

Yoga classes and Pilates and hybrid classes are part of the Pilates and Yoga Studios industry.

Which companies have the highest market share in the Pilates and Yoga Studios in Australia?

The company holding the most market share in Australia is Fitness and Lifestyle.

How competitive is the Pilates and Yoga Studios industry in Australia?

The level of competition is moderate and increasing in the Pilates and Yoga Studios industry in Australia.

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