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.
- Division
- S Other Services
- Parent group
- 954 Religious Services
- Edition
- 2006 Revision 2.0
- Status
- Active
What this code includes
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.
Activities and examples
- 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 and references
- operating wedding chapels - see ANZSIC 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
- providing health and social assistance services are included in the appropriate classes of Division Q Health Care and Social Assistance
Classification hierarchy
- ANZSIC
- S Other Services
- 95 Personal and Other Services
- 954 Religious Services
- 9540 Religious Services
Correspondence mappings
Related ATO BIC codes
Other classes in this group
In this section
- 9540Religious Services
Official source
- Official source
- ABS detailed classification page
- Last reviewed
- 2026-04-17
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