Healthia

What Healthia does

Healthia is an Australia and New Zealand integrated allied health group operating over 400 clinics across seven disciplines: physiotherapy, podiatry, hand therapy, exercise physiology, occupational therapy, optometry, and audiology. Founded in 2004 (podiatry division) and listed on the ASX as HLA, the group is clinician-led and combines a partnership acquisition model — letting clinic owners retain their local brand while accessing national infrastructure, capital, IT, and marketing support — with wholly owned subsidiaries and operational formats. Its principal in-house technology platform is iOrthotics, an ISO 9001 and ISO 13485-certified custom orthotic manufacturer using a digital workflow and 3D printing to deliver custom devices in five days with near-zero waste. Around this clinical base, Healthia has built three supporting platforms: a healthiaHUB multidisciplinary co-location concept (first opened in Townsville in April 2026), an R&D Hub hosting three PhD candidates and a CRC-P smart orthotics project in partnership with QUT and the University of Queensland, and the Healthia Learning professional development platform spanning a 10-month Recent Graduate Program, Clinical, Business, and Practice Leadership Programs, MESH online sessions across 17 streams, Special Interest Groups, and NDIS training.

The company generates revenue primarily through direct-to-consumer clinical services delivered across its clinic network, billed via consultation fees, private health insurance (integrated through HICAPS), NDIS scheme payments, and bulk billing. A secondary revenue stream comes from the clinic partnership and franchise model, where independent clinic owners pay for access to operational support, capital for expansion, marketing, professional development, and succession planning services. Customer segments span general public patients seeking rehabilitation or preventative care, regional and community healthcare users (including NDIS participants and active-aging populations), and partner clinic owners (SMBs). Go-to-market combines owned digital channels (website with clinic finder, healthiaHUB booking, learn.healthia.com.au), social media, email newsletters, a biennial Elevate conference (1,000+ attendees expected in Adelaide, October 2026), and community sponsorships such as the 2026 International Walking Football World Championships. Key leadership includes CEO and Managing Director Wes Coote, CTO Dean Hartley, Group Chief Business Development & Strategy Officer Tony Ganter, and Group Chief Education and Research Officer A/Prof. Kerrie Evans, supported by discipline-specific clinical leads and a clinician-led governance structure comprising Clinical Advisory, Business Advisory, Professional Development, and Product & Innovation Committees.

Name

Healthia

Legal name

Healthia Limited

Website

https://healthia.com.au

Company type

Private

Founded year

2004

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Healthia is an Australia and New Zealand integrated allied health group operating over 400 clinics across seven disciplines, including physiotherapy, podiatry, hand therapy, optometry, and audiology, serving general public, NDIS, and active-aging patients through direct care and a clinic partnership model.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Allied Health Services

NAICS

Offices of Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapists, and Audiologists (62134), Offices of Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapists, and Audiologists (621340), Offices of Other Health Practitioners (6213)

SIC

Services-Misc Health & Allied Services, Nec (8090), Services-Health Services (8000), Surgical & Medical Instruments & Apparatus (3841)

akta.pro primary industry

Healthcare Clinical & Allied Health Staffing (BPACADAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Healthcare & Wellness Personalization (HDAAAGAI), Health Access & Social Care Innovations (Community Health, Telehealth for Underserved) (BPAGALAG)

Keywords

• Allied health services
• Physiotherapy care
• Podiatry services
• Custom orthotic manufacturing
• Multidisciplinary clinics

Headquarters

HQ city

Bowen

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Clinical Services Revenue: Healthia generates revenue through direct patient fees for allied health services including physiotherapy, podiatry, hand therapy, exercise physiology, occupational therapy, optometry and audiology. Services are provided through a network of over 400 clinics across Australia and New Zealand, with revenue generated through standard healthcare consultation fees, likely supplemented by bulk billing, private health insurance, and NDIS scheme payments.
2. Clinic Partnership and Franchise Model: Revenue is generated through partnership arrangements with independent clinic owners who join the Healthia network. This includes access to capital for expansion, operational support, marketing, and professional development services. The model provides clinic owners with equity access, dividend payments, and succession planning services.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Healthia operates Australia's largest integrated allied health group, with over 400 clinics across Australia and New Zealand delivering physiotherapy, podiatry, hand therapy, exercise physiology, occupational therapy, optometry, and audiology services to individual patients. The company combines a clinic partnership/franchise model for clinic owners with in-house custom orthotic manufacturing through iOrthotics, multidisciplinary healthiaHUB care hubs, and a Healthia Learning professional development platform serving both internal and external clinicians.

Product overview

Healthia is Australia and New Zealand's largest integrated allied health group, operating over 400 clinics through a multi-brand network spanning podiatry (including My FootDr), physiotherapy (including Back In Motion), hand therapy, exercise physiology, occupational therapy, optometry, and audiology. Its core product is the allied health clinic network, backed by iOrthotics (an in-house custom orthotics manufacturing division with a fully digital 3D printing workflow), the Healthia R&D Hub (supporting clinical innovation including PhD research and a CRC-P smart orthotics project), and Healthia Learning (a comprehensive professional development platform offering programs such as the Recent Graduate Program, Clinical Leadership Program, Business Leadership Program, Early Career Mentoring, MESH online sessions across 17 streams, Special Interest Groups, NDIS training, and student placements). The company also operates healthiaHUB multidisciplinary care hubs (the first opened in Townsville in April 2026) and hosts the biennial Elevate Conference.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Allied Health Clinic Services

Quantifiable outcome

• More than 1200 people attended Impact 2024 conference in Brisbane
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

AI capability6 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

15 partnerships are on record, tiered platinum, gold, volunteer, core, keynote and silver.

• OPC HealthplatinumGTM or Marketing PartnerPlatinum sponsor of Elevate 2026 conference. OPC Health is a healthcare equipment and solutions provider.
• Clayton UtzgoldGTM or Marketing PartnerGold sponsor of Elevate 2026 conference. Clayton Utz is a major Australian law firm.
• Maurice BlackburngoldGTM or Marketing PartnerGold sponsor of Elevate 2026 conference. Maurice Blackburn is an Australian law firm.
• Iron EdgegoldGTM or Marketing PartnerGold sponsor of Elevate 2026 conference.
• VALD HealthgoldGTM or Marketing PartnerGold sponsor of Elevate 2026 conference.
• TFM DigitalvolunteerGTM or Marketing PartnerVolunteer sponsor and key agency partner for Healthia. TFM Marketing is an integrated media and marketing agency specialising in performance driven digital strategy. They work across Healthia's multi-brand, multi-location portfolio to drive clinic level growth.
• Core MovementcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal Townsville physiotherapy clinic relocated to healthiaHUB Townsville, part of the integrated allied health hub model.
• NQ Physiotherapy Centre (NQPC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal Townsville physiotherapy clinic relocated to healthiaHUB Townsville, part of the integrated allied health hub model.
• My FootDrcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal Townsville podiatry clinic relocated to healthiaHUB Townsville, part of the integrated allied health hub model.
• Foundation PodiatrycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal Townsville podiatry clinic relocated to healthiaHUB Townsville, part of the integrated allied health hub model.
• iOrthoticscoreTechnology or IntegrationHealthia subsidiary providing custom orthotic manufacturing with digital workflow and 3D printing technology. Holds ISO 9001 and 13485 certification.
• Queensland University of TechnologycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partnership for PhD research including Komal Chikara's research on 3D surface scanning for diabetic foot orthotic fitting in rural Australia.
• University of QueenslandcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partnership hosting PhD candidates Chongguang Wang (researching remote foot disease monitoring with AI) and Sheng Lin (researching foot locomotion using smart sensors).
• Aspire Global (Aus) Pty LtdkeynoteGTM or Marketing PartnerKeynote sponsor of Elevate 2026 conference.
• BDOsilverGTM or Marketing PartnerSilver sponsor of Elevate 2026 conference. BDO developed the financial literacy workshop specifically for Healthia.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Healius Limited: ASX-listed Australian healthcare operator (pathology, imaging, day hospitals). Broad incumbent with overlapping healthcare delivery model and ASX-listed peer status, though focused on diagnostic and surgical services rather than allied health.
• Sonic Healthcare Limited: ASX-listed Australian healthcare operator with diagnostics, radiology, and clinical services globally. Comparable as an Australian-listed clinical services operator but in adjacent (diagnostic) categories.
• Ramsay Health Care: ASX-listed global hospital operator with extensive Australian footprint. Comparable as a large-cap ASX-listed healthcare provider but focused on acute hospital care rather than allied health.
• Bupa Australia: Major Australian private health insurer with owned dental, optical, and aged care clinics. Comparable as a large Australia-based healthcare provider with both funding and service-delivery arms, though broader and not focused on allied health.

Direct peers

• US Physical Therapy: US-listed operator of physical therapy clinics via partnership/fracture model. Closest international parallel to Healthia's discipline-clinic-network + partnership rollup, though focused on physical therapy only.
• ATI Physical Therapy: US operator of outpatient physical therapy clinics with multi-state footprint. Comparable to Healthia in delivering allied health services at scale via owned and partner clinics, albeit US-only and PT-focused.
• Connect Health: UK-based provider of community MSK, physiotherapy, and occupational health services through a partnership/network model. Closest UK parallel to Healthia's multi-discipline allied health partnership model.

Emerging players

• Hinge Health: US digital MSK (musculoskeletal) care platform combining AI-driven exercise therapy with clinician oversight. Adjacent emerging player targeting the same physiotherapy/rehabilitation spend via a virtual-first model.
• Sword Health: US digital MSK and pelvic health platform serving employers and health plans. Compares as an emerging technology-enabled alternative in the same musculoskeletal and rehabilitation spend category Healthia serves via in-person clinics.

Regional players

• Estia Health: ASX-listed Australian aged care provider. Comparable as an ASX-listed Australia-focused multi-site healthcare services operator with regional/concentration exposure, though focused on residential aged care rather than allied health.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/HealthiaLtd
• Facebookfacebook.com/HealthiaLtd
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/healthia-limited-australia

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A2 records

Investments

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