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Top 24 Research consulting firms based in Australia

RevenueBase identified 520 research consulting firms headquartered in Australia as of September 2026 and tracks 3,503 professional contacts across them, including 1,485 with verified work emails and 348 with mobile numbers. Sydney is the largest hub.

This list covers research consulting firms headquartered in Australia, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, how directly it supports the match, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 5, 2026.

Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase SmartSearch, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.

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520Companies
3,503Contacts tracked
1,485Verified emails
348Mobile numbers
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The 24 largest research consulting firms based in Australia

Ranked by team size
Top 24 of 520 research consulting firms based in Australia, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 5, 2026. Evidence rates how directly each company's own description names research consulting firms: strong (names it), partial (names part of it), indirect (matched on its full profile rather than the summary shown). Click a count to unlock that company's people.
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The KPI InstitutePartial evidence
Melbourne, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 5, 202651-200354

“The KPI Institute is a research institute specialized in business performance.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
2Sydney, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 5, 2026201-500169

“Fiftyfive5 We are hiring!”

Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
3
Ipsos In AustraliaIndirect evidence
North Sydney, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 5, 202610001+102

“In our world of rapid change, the need for reliable information to make confident decisions has never been greater.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
4
Frontier AdvisorsPartial evidence
Melbourne, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 5, 202651-20083

“Frontier Advisors has been offering institutional investors independent and unbiased advice, research and service for over thirty years.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
5
Coredata GroupPartial evidence
Sydney, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 5, 202651-20075

“With a primary focus on financial services, CoreData Group provides clients with both bespoke and syndicated research services through a variety of data collection strategies and…”

Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
6
Mcnair YellowsquaresPartial evidence
Crows Nest, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 5, 202651-20073

“unlimited research solutions McNair yellowSquares is one of the only full-service market and social research companies in Australia.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
7
Acil AllenIndirect evidence
Melbourne, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 5, 202651-20071

“ACIL Allen is a leading independent economics, policy and strategy advisory firm, dedicated to helping clients solve complex issues.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
8
MandalaIndirect evidence
Melbourne, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 5, 202611-5066

“We use economics, data and strategy to provide analysis, insights and advice to governments, businesses and organisations.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
9
Taverner Research GroupPartial evidence
Surry Hills, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 5, 202611-5055

“Taverner Research is a full service customised market and social research provider specialising in both commercial and government work.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
10
Gyde ConsultingIndirect evidence
Sydney, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 5, 202611-5053

“Why ‘GYDE’?”

Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
11
SPPPartial evidence
Melbourne, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 5, 202651-20050

“Strategic Project Partners (SPP) is a high impact management consulting firm.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
12
WheretoPartial evidence
Southbank, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 5, 202611-5037

“Whereto is Australia’s most effective research-based consultancy.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
13
NoeticIndirect evidence
Canberra, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 5, 202651-20035

“Noetic challenges clients to think differently and adopt new approaches to find solutions.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
14
35 South AdvisorsIndirect evidence
New Acton, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 5, 202611-5034

“At 35 South, we put our client in the centre of everything we design, develop and deliver.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
15
EKASPartial evidence
Sydney, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 5, 2026201-50034

“Servicing the Market Research Industry since 1971, Ekas is Australia's most experienced healthcare and consumer fieldwork agency.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
16
SIBASIndirect evidence
Kewdale, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 5, 202611-5030

“SIBAS is a team of passionate industry experts, change-makers and innovators committed to your business growth and success.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
17
EdifiedPartial evidence
Melbourne, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 5, 202611-5029

“Edified is a specialised consulting firm focused exclusively on the education industry.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
18
The Civic PartnershipIndirect evidence
Melbourne, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 5, 202611-5028

“We are your partner in the boardroom, staffroom, newsroom and courtroom.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
19
JWS ResearchIndirect evidence
Malvern, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 5, 202611-5028

“FIND OUT WHAT THEY'RE THINKING.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
20
Mcgregor TANPartial evidence
Frewville, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 5, 202611-5025

“Established in 1976, McGregor Tan is one of Australia’s most experienced full service social and market research agencies.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
21
Urban EnterprisePartial evidence
Brunswick, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 5, 202611-5025

“Urban Enterprise is a team of consultants specialising in urban planning, property economics, tourism planning, economic development and research.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
22
Focus PeoplePartial evidence
Hampton, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 5, 202611-5025

“Focus People is a Market Research Recruitment agency who assist companies with the recruitment of quality respondents, Australia-Wide, for their research projects.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
23
Lonergan ResearchPartial evidence
Sydney, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 5, 202611-5023

“Lonergan Research is an independent strategic research consultancy that combines a wide range of disciplines and approaches to solve complex business challenges.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
24
Market SolutionsPartial evidence
Moonee Ponds, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 5, 202611-5021

“Founded in 1993, Market Solutions has grown into a prominent and well respected market and social research company.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026

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Research consulting firms based in Australia at a glance

As of Sep 5, 2026
1-10Median size (employees)
SydneyLargest hub · 123 HQs
348Contacts with mobile numbers
Sep 5, 2026Data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10
405
11-50
94
51-200
14
201-500
4
501-1,000
2
10001+
1

Verified emails by last verification

0–30
1,387
31–60
92
61–90
1
90–180
1
180+
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How this list was built

Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among research consulting firms, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and evidence rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.

Source
The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase SmartSearch, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
What qualifies
Companies headquartered in Australia whose own description of what they do matches “research consulting firms”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
What we exclude
Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among research consulting firms, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside Australia are excluded even when they keep an office there.
Match quality
In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and an evidence rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
Ranking
Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
Verification
Every listed company carries at least one verified work email, 1,485 across the full list. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
Refresh
This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 5, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
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Frequently asked

How many research consulting firms are there based in Australia?

RevenueBase identified 520 research consulting firms headquartered in Australia as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.

What is the largest company on this list?

The KPI Institute, headquartered in Melbourne, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most research consulting firms?

Sydney leads with 123 headquartered companies, followed by Melbourne (98) and Brisbane (42).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

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How current is this list?

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About this data

RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase SmartSearch, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.