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Office Property Operators in Australia - Market Research Report (2015-2030)

Jayson Cooke Jayson Cooke Melbourne, Australia Last Updated: March 2025 ANZSIC L6712a

Revenue

$32.7bn

2025-26

$34.7bn

Past 5-Year Growth

Profit

$XX.Xbn

Employees

60,901

Businesses

71,532

Wages

$X.Xbn

Office Property Operators in Australia industry analysis

The office property sector has faced considerable headwinds from recent economic disruptions, including the lingering effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and a series of interest rate hikes. These dynamics and the rapid shift to remote and hybrid work models have diminished demand for traditional office spaces. Nonetheless, premium and A-grade offices in key CBD locations continue to attract stable, high-quality tenants, even as tighter Foreign Investment Review Board (FIRB) regulations have curbed foreign investment and spurred a turn towards domestic capital. Overall, industry revenue is anticipated to have fallen at an annualised 4.3% over the past five years and is expected to total $32.7 billion in 2024-25, when revenue will drop by an estimated 4.5%.

Trends and Insights

  • Recent economic disruptions have challenged office property operators. The lingering impacts of COVID-19, rising interest rates and remote work trends have reduced demand for traditional office spaces, yet premium CBD properties and government demand have somewhat limited this decline.
  • Well-placed premium offices have kept office property operations lucrative, although A-grade offices are more cost-effective than premium-grade office spaces. Larger companies have been shifting to A-grade office buildings to save on operational costs, particularly as hybrid working trends intensify.
  • The location of office space tends to reflect the overall population distribution. Sydney and Melbourne have the largest share of office property operators, as they're home to the headquarters of many large firms and the largest business districts in Australia.
  • Office property operators must acquire or build office properties. Operators with better amenities and services can charge higher rental fees, elevating revenue.

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Industry Statistics and Trends

Market size and recent performance (2015-2030)

Industry revenue has declined at a CAGR of 4.3 % over the past five years, to reach an estimated $32.7bn in 2025.

Trends and Insights

Recent economic shifts have reduced business confidence, impacting demand for office space

  • Business confidence has declined in recent years, primarily due to the economic consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent changes in monetary policy. This reduction in business confidence has substantial implications for the commercial real estate sector, particularly for office property operators. The pandemic caused significant economic disruption, leading to businesses postponing major financial commitments, like acquiring new office spaces.
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Office Property Operators in Australia
Revenue (2015-2030)
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Industry outlook (2025-2030)

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

Trends and Insights

A projected economic rebound is set to provide both opportunities and challenges

  • As Australia's economy recovers from recent interest rate hikes and fluctuations in business confidence, the outlook for office property operators shows promise. With business sentiment stabilising, driven by projections of an easing cash rate and an overall economic upswing, the industry is poised for increased investment, leading to revenue growth for office property operators.

Biggest companies in the Office Property Operators in Australia

Company
Market Share (%)
2025
Revenue ($m)
2025
DEXUS Property
593.1
Mirvac
398.4
AMP
N/A

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Products & Services Segmentation

Office Property Operators in Australia
Products & Services
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Industry revenue is measured across several distinct product and services lines, including A-grade offices, B-grade offices and Premium-grade offices. A-grade offices is the largest segment of the Office Property Operators in Australia.

Trends and Insights

Premium-grade office space offers robust returns and stability despite economic uncertainty

  • Premium-grade office space comprises large and prominent CBD office buildings housing the most prestigious Australian businesses. Tenants include government, finance, insurance and business services companies, and other large companies' head and regional offices.
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Table of Contents

About this industry

Industry definition

Office property operators mainly lease or rent office property.

What's included in this industry?

Premium-grade officesA-grade officesB-grade officesC-grade officesD-grade offices

Companies

DEXUS PropertyMirvacAMP

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Related Terms

VACANCY RATEOCCUPANCY RATECAPITAL GAINAUSTRALIAN REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST (A-REIT)

Industry Code

ANZSIC 2006

ANZSIC 6712 - Office Property Operators 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

Recent economic disruptions have challenged office property operators. The lingering impacts of COVID-19, rising interest rates and remote work trends have reduced demand for...

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 (2015-2024) and forecast (2025-2030)
  • Employees, including historical (2015-2024) and forecast (2025-2030)
  • Businesses, including historical (2015-2024) and forecast (2025-2030)
  • Profit, including historical (2015-2025)
  • 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

Well-placed premium offices have kept office property operations lucrative, although A-grade offices are more cost-effective than premium-grade office spaces. Larger companie...

In this chapter

  • Products & Services
  • Major Markets

Key metrics

  • Largest market segment and value in 2025
  • Product innovation level

Charts

  • Products & services segmentation in 2025
  • Major market segmentation in 2025

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

The location of office space tends to reflect the overall population distribution. Sydney and Melbourne have the largest share of office property operators, as they're home t...

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 2025

Tables

  • Number and share of establishments in each region in 2025
  • Number and share of revenue each region accounts for in 2025
  • Number and share of wages each region accounts for in 2025
  • Number and share of employees in each region in 2025

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

Office property operators must acquire or build office properties. Operators with better amenities and services can charge higher rental fees, elevating revenue.

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 2020-2025
  • 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

The Office Property Operators industry has no major players. The industry has many individual and non-employing investors, and the industry's size limits large firms' ability...

In this chapter

  • Market Share Concentration
  • Companies
  • Company Spotlights

Charts

  • Industry market share by company in 2021 through 2025
  • Major companies in the industry, including market share, revenue, profit and profit margin in 2025
  • Overview of DEXUS Property's performance by revenue, market share and profit margin from 2019 through 2025
  • Overview of Mirvac's performance by revenue, market share and profit margin from 2019 through 2025
  • Overview of AMP's performance by revenue, market share and profit margin from 2019 through 2025

Detailed analysis

  • Description and key data for DEXUS Property, and factors influencing its performance in the industry
  • Description and key data for Mirvac, and factors influencing its performance in the industry
  • Description and key data for AMP, 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

Office property operators need to pay attention to zoning regulations when buying new properties. These limit the buildings that can be developed in an area and dictate gover...

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 (2015-2030) 
  • Assistance historical data and forecast (2015-2030) 

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

Demand in building construction markets – like commercial and industrial construction – has been weak. Consequently, office supply has weakened, cutting into office property ...

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 2025
  • Average sector operating costs as a share of revenue, including purchases, wages, depreciation, utilities, rent, other costs and profit in 2025
  • Investment vs. share of economy

Data tables

  • Cash Flow & Debt Service Ratios (2015-2030)
  • Revenue per Employee (2015-2030)
  • Revenue per Enterprise (2015-2030)
  • Employees per Establishment (2015-2030)
  • Employees per Enterprise (2015-2030)
  • Average Wage (2015-2030)
  • Wages/Revenue (2015-2030)
  • Establishments per Enterprise (2015-2030)
  • IVA/Revenue (2015-2030)
  • Imports/Demand (2015-2030)
  • Exports/Revenue (2015-2030)

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 (2015-2030)
  • IVA (2015-2030)
  • Establishments (2015-2030)
  • Enterprises (2015-2030)
  • Employment (2015-2030)
  • Exports (2015-2030)
  • Imports (2015-2030)
  • Wages (2015-2030)

Top Questions Answered

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What is the market size of the Office Property Operators industry in Australia in 2025?

The market size of the Office Property Operators industry in Australia is $32.7bn in 2025.

How many businesses are there in the Office Property Operators in Australia industry in 2025?

There are 71,532 businesses in the Office Property Operators industry in Australia, which has grown at a CAGR of 2.7 % between 2020 and 2025.

Has the Office Property Operators industry in Australia grown or declined over the past 5 years?

The market size of the Office Property Operators industry in Australia has been declining at a CAGR of 4.3 % between 2020 and 2025.

What is the forecast growth of the Office Property Operators industry in Australia over the next 5 years?

Over the next five years, the Office Property Operators industry in Australia is expected to grow.

What are the biggest companies in the Office Property Operators market in Australia?

The biggest companies operating in the Office Property Operators market in Australia are DEXUS Property, Mirvac and AMP

What does the Office Property Operators in Australia include?

Premium-grade offices and A-grade offices are part of the Office Property Operators industry.

Which companies have the highest market share in the Office Property Operators in Australia?

The company holding the most market share in Australia is DEXUS Property.

How competitive is the Office Property Operators industry in Australia?

The level of competition is high and steady in the Office Property Operators industry in Australia.

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Key data sources in Australia include:

  • Australian Bureau of Statistics
  • Australian Taxation Office
  • Australian Securities & Investments Commission

Analysts also use industry specific sources to complement catch-all sources, although their perspective may focus on a particular organization or representative body, rather than a clear overview of all industry operations. However, when balanced against other perspectives, industry-specific sources provide insights into industry trends.

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  • Industry federations or regulators
  • Major industry players annual or quarterly filings

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