$13.0bn
$X.Xbn
93,397
6,704
$X.Xbn
In recent years, security and investigative services firms have weathered mixed trading conditions. The crime rate dipped during COVID-19 lockdowns, while demand for event and crowd management services plunged. As pandemic health measures eased and consumers flocked to airports, events and businesses, demand for crowd control and patrol services has rebounded. The crime rate has also picked up as foot traffic increased again, necessitating security services. Businesses and households have continued to invest in security services and crime-prevention measures to protect themselves and their assets. Professional services firms are the biggest market for security providers, as businesses look to manage their risk and meet insurance obligations. Revenue is anticipated to inch up at an annualised 0.3% over the five years through 2024-25, to $13.0 billion. This includes an expected uptick of 0.2% in 2024-25. Revenue volatility remained low as larger firms incorporated long-term service contracts with businesses, government bodies and financial institutions to mitigate revenue fluctuations.
Industry revenue has grown at a CAGR of 0.3 % over the past five years, to reach an estimated $13.0bn in 2024.
Market size is projected to grow over the next five years.
Company | Market Share (%)
2025 | Revenue ($m)
2025 |
---|---|---|
MSS Security | 963.0 | |
Wilson Group | 625.3 | |
Certis Security Australia Pty Ltd | 455.8 |
To view the market share and analysis for all 10 top companies in this industry, view purchase options.
Industry revenue is measured across several distinct product and services lines, including Mobile guards and patrol services, Crowd control services and Security system monitoring services. Mobile guards and patrol services is the largest segment of the Investigation and Security Services in Australia.
Demand for mobile guard and patrol services is strengthening as criminal activity approaches pre-pandemic levels
Industry companies provide security, protection or private enquiry services other than those provided by police forces and government security agencies. Services include guards and patrols, monitored security systems, locksmiths, casual and permanent security staff, and crowd controllers. Companies also offer automated teller machine (ATM) and cash-collection services, and some aspects of secure document and computer data storage.
Purchase this report to view all 10 major companies in this industry.
ANZSIC 7712 - Investigation and Security Services in Australia
Get an indication of the industry's health through historical, current and forward-looking trends in the performance indicators that make or break businesses.
Crime rates influence Australia's Investigation and Security Services industry. Since plummeting in 2019-20, crime rates have climbed and are approaching pre-pandemic levels....
Learn about an industry's products and services, markets and trends in international trade.
Mobile guard and patrol services are gaining demand due rising criminal activity, which is approaching pre-pandemic levels. Shoplifting is increasingly common due to cost-of-...
Discover where business activity is most concentrated in an industry and the factors driving these trends to find opportunities and conduct regional benchmarking.
New South Wales's burgeoning services sector is attracting a large number of commercial security services companies. These firms protect a wide array of industries, including...
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.
Some large companies are choosing to manage their own security infrastructure. By having in-house security services, these firms have a higher level of control and may prefer...
Learn about the performance of the top companies in the industry.
Large security providers have relied on long-term contracts to mitigate revenue fluctuations. To secure these, they leverage their scale, expertise and reputation.
Understand the demographic, economic and regulatory factors that shape how businesses in an industry perform.
The Security Industry Act 1997 and Private Security Act 2004 enforce licensing requirements for security services in New South Wales and Victoria, respectively. Both Acts ens...
View average costs for industry operators and compare financial data against an industry's financial benchmarks over time.
The Security Services Industry Award has significantly influenced wage costs for security companies. Regulations like the one implemented by the Victorian Government, which r...
Including values and annual change:
IBISWorld has been a leading provider of trusted industry research for over 50 years to the most successful companies worldwide. With offices in Australia, the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany and China, we are proud to have local teams of analysts that conduct research, data analysis and forecasting to produce data-driven industry reports.
Our analysts start with official, verified and publicly available sources of data to build the most accurate picture of each industry. Analysts then leverage their expertise and knowledge of the local markets to synthesize trends into digestible content for IBISWorld readers. Finally, each report is reviewed by one of IBISWorld’s editors, who provide quality assurance to ensure accuracy and readability.
IBISWorld relies on human-verified data and human-written analysis to compile each standard industry report. We do not use generative AI tools to write insights, although members can choose to leverage AI-based tools within the platform to generate additional analysis formats.
Each industry report incorporates data and research from government databases, industry-specific sources, industry contacts, and our own proprietary database of statistics and analysis to provide balanced, independent and accurate insights.
Key data sources in Australia include:
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.
These sources include:
Finally, IBISWorld’s global data scientists maintain a proprietary database of macroeconomic and demand drivers, which our analysts use to help inform industry data and trends. They also maintain a database of statistics and analysis on thousands of industries, which has been built over our more than 50-year history and offers comprehensive insights into long-term trends.
IBISWorld’s analysts and data scientists use the sources above to create forecasts for our proprietary datasets and industry statistics. Depending on the dataset, they may use regression analysis, multivariate analysis, time-series analysis or exponential smoothing techniques to project future data for the industry or driver. Additionally, analysts will leverage their local knowledge of industry operating and regulatory conditions to impart their best judgment on the forecast model.
IBISWorld prides itself on being a trusted, independent source of data, with over 50 years of experience building and maintaining rich datasets and forecasting tools. We are proud to be the keystone source of industry information for thousands of companies across the world.
Learn more about our methodology and data sourcing on the Help Center.
Unlock comprehensive answers and precise data upon purchase. View purchase options.
The market size of the Investigation and Security Services industry in Australia is $13.0bn in 2024.
There are 6,704 businesses in the Investigation and Security Services industry in Australia, which has grown at a CAGR of 1.2 % between 2019 and 2024.
The market size of the Investigation and Security Services industry in Australia has been growing at a CAGR of 0.3 % between 2019 and 2024.
Over the next five years, the Investigation and Security Services industry in Australia is expected to grow.
The biggest companies operating in the Investigation and Security Services market in Australia are MSS Security, Wilson Group and Certis Security Australia Pty Ltd
Cash-in-transit and armoured guard services and Crowd control are part of the Investigation and Security Services industry.
The company holding the most market share in Australia is MSS Security.
The level of competition is high and increasing in the Investigation and Security Services industry in Australia.