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How much could your yoga studio generate?
Plan a new yoga studio in Australia. Start from a 5-class day and a $60 teacher rate, then add the classes you will teach yourself, cash to open, and a quieter first year. See revenue, regulars you need, and whether an empty early timetable is costing you.
Planning tool only · Class booking revenue · Not financial advice
Your studio inputs
Defaults match a typical Australian opening: 5 classes a day, $60 a class, 12% super, and the founder teaching 10 classes a week. Adjust any field. Results update instantly.
Timetable
Price and occupancy
Blend drop-ins, packs and memberships into one average.
First-month fill rate while the timetable is still new.
Costs and extras
Typical casual studio rate in Australia is about $60 a class.
12% Super Guarantee for employees. Set 0% if you only use ABN contractors.
New studios usually open with the founder on the timetable. Those classes do not pay a teacher rate.
Fit-out, lease bond (often 3 months rent), mats, props, insurance and launch ads.
Rent, insurance, software, utilities, cleaning.
Optional. Workshops, immersions, mats and merch.
30 classes per week · you teach 10 · 20 paid at $67 including super
Mature studio results
These numbers use your mature occupancy, the fill rate after the launch ramp.
Mature profit = class revenue plus workshops/retail, minus paid teacher wages (with super) and monthly fixed costs. Classes you teach are not paid out. Does not include GST or owner drawings.
Does this class cover the teacher?
At 12.0 students, class revenue is $264 against $67 teacher cost including super. You need about 3.1 students for the class to cover the teacher alone.
Opening a studio in Australia
Cash to get the doors open, plus the regulars a mature timetable needs. Lease bonds are often three months of rent. Budget public liability insurance before the first class.
Year 1 revenue is above the $75,000 GST registration threshold. Most Australian studios at this scale should register for GST. This calculator is GST-exclusive.
First-year occupancy ramp
New studios rarely open at mature occupancy. Occupancy rises in a straight line from your launch rate to your mature rate, then stays there for the rest of the year.
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How to interpret your results
- Mature monthly profit above $0 means your target occupancy covers teacher pay (with super) and fixed costs on this model.
- Break-even occupancy is how full classes need to be, on average, to cover those costs after workshops and retail. Above it, each extra booking is mostly margin.
- Class vs teacher tells you whether a typical class pays for the teacher before rent. Quiet off-peak classes may not; peak classes usually should.
- Year 1 is quieter than the mature year. Use it for cash-flow planning, not as your long-run run-rate.
- Empty spots per week is unused mat capacity you could fill without adding another class.
- Regulars needed assumes each regular books about two classes a week. That is the community size a new studio is really building.
- Classes you teach cut the wage bill. They are still unpaid labour. Put a drawing in your own budget if you need a wage.
- Cash to open is fit-out and bond. If early months lose money, the extra working-capital line is what you should hold on top.
Adjust the inputs above to see your growth opportunity.
Your growth opportunity
Fixed occupancy examples based on your mature studio inputs. Your current mature occupancy is highlighted.
| Occupancy | Avg. students/class | Monthly revenue | Monthly profit |
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FAQ
Questions about the calculator
How is monthly revenue calculated?
Room capacity × occupancy × classes per day × days open per week × average revenue per booking × weeks open per year, divided by 12, plus workshops and retail. That gives an average month based on your timetable.
Why 5 classes a day and $60 for the teacher?
Five classes a day is a full single-room timetable (morning, mid-morning, lunch, afternoon, evening). Casual yoga teacher rates in Australia commonly sit around $60 a class. Change both sliders if your studio is smaller or pays more.
What does superannuation do in this model?
If you employ teachers, the Super Guarantee is 12%. The calculator adds that on top of the class rate ($60 becomes about $67). Many studios engage teachers as ABN contractors and do not pay super. Set the slider to 0% in that case. This is not employment advice.
How does the first-year ramp work?
Occupancy starts at your launch rate and rises in a straight line to mature occupancy over the months you choose, then stays at the mature rate. Year 1 revenue is the sum of those twelve months. It is usually well below a mature year.
What does break-even occupancy mean?
The average fill rate at which class revenue, plus workshops and retail, covers teacher pay (with super) plus monthly fixed costs. Below it, the studio loses money on this model.
Does this include GST, memberships, or owner wages?
No. Use average revenue per booking as what you actually keep per attended class (a blended pack or membership rate is fine). GST, owner drawings, fit-out, and loan repayments are not included.
Should I teach the classes myself?
Most new Australian studios open with the founder on the timetable. Those classes do not pay $60 plus super, which is often the difference between a loss and a surplus in year 1. The slider is capped at your weekly class count. This is still your time. Plan owner drawings separately.
What should I budget to open?
Use cash to open for fit-out, a typical three-month lease bond, mats, props, public liability insurance and launch ads. If the first-year ramp spends more than it earns, the calculator adds that trough as extra working capital. City fit-outs cost more than a suburban hall hire.
Should I run 5 classes a day from week one?
Only if peak times already fill. Off-peak classes at launch occupancy can cost more in teacher pay than they bring in. The green insight box warns you when a shorter opening timetable would lose less money. Add classes as waitlists appear.
Does this include GST?
No. Figures are GST-exclusive. The ATO GST registration threshold is $75,000 of GST turnover in a year. If year 1 or a mature year is above that, a note appears. Talk to your accountant about registration and BAS.
How do I improve occupancy without adding classes?
Waitlists, intro offers that convert to packs, and SMS for last-minute spots all help fill the mats you already have. See how CoreBookings supports yoga studios.
Fill more of the mats you already have
CoreBookings caps class size to your room, runs waitlists, and can SMS opted-in clients when a spot opens, useful while a new studio is still climbing toward mature occupancy.