- Actively trading businesses in Construction (ANZSIC division E) across Australia, June 2025
- 462,939 businessesAustralian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses, data cube 8, June 2025.
- Actively trading non-employing businesses in Construction (ANZSIC division E) across Australia, June 2025
- 278,687 businessesAustralian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses, data cube 8, June 2025.
- Actively trading businesses in Construction (ANZSIC division E) with 1 to 4 employees across Australia, June 2025
- 146,758 businessesAustralian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses, data cube 8, June 2025.
About these figures
- These ABS figures count actively trading businesses, not workers, sites or venues, each in its main state or territory.
- Each state's figure adds up the ABS counts for the small areas in it. The ABS adjusts those counts slightly to protect confidentiality, so the sums are approximate.
Summary of the ABS division definition
The Construction Division includes businesses mainly engaged in the construction of buildings and other structures, additions, alterations, reconstruction, installation, and maintenance and repairs of buildings and other structures.
The ABS page for division E gives the full definition.
By employment size
| Businesses | Count |
|---|---|
| All businesses | 462,939 businesses |
| Non-employing | 278,687 businesses |
| 1 to 4 employees | 146,758 businesses |
| 5 to 19 employees | 30,972 businesses |
| 20 to 199 employees | 6,258 businesses |
| 200 or more employees | 264 businesses |
Australian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses, data cube 8, June 2025. Checked 15 Oct 2026.
By main state or territory
| Businesses | Count |
|---|---|
| New South Wales | 155,901 businesses |
| Victoria | 126,752 businesses |
| Queensland | 89,296 businesses |
| Western Australia | 45,610 businesses |
| South Australia | 27,630 businesses |
| Tasmania | 7,830 businesses |
| Australian Capital Territory | 6,804 businesses |
| Northern Territory | 3,053 businesses |
Australian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses, data cube 8, June 2025. Checked 15 Oct 2026.
Building Construction
Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction
Construction Services
Class profiles
- Air Conditioning and Heating Services
- Bricklaying Services
- Carpentry Services
- Concreting Services
- Electrical Services
- Fire and Security Alarm Installation Services
- Glazing Services
- Land Development and Subdivision
- Landscape Construction Services
- Other Building Installation Services
- Other Construction Services n.e.c.
- Painting and Decorating Services
- Plastering and Ceiling Services
- Plumbing Services
- Roofing Services
- Site Preparation Services
- Structural Steel Erection Services
- Tiling and Carpeting Services
Sources
Counts of Australian Businesses, data cube 8: Businesses by industry division by Statistical Area Level 2 by employment size ranges (8165DC08.xlsx). Based on Australian Bureau of Statistics data, Counts of Australian Businesses, including Entries and Exits, June 2021 to June 2025, licensed under CC BY 4.0 (CC BY 4.0). Released 16 December 2025, checked 15 October 2026.
Correspondence, GCCSA 2021 to GCCSA 2026 (CG_GCCSA_2021_GCCSA_2026.csv). Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Australian Statistical Geography Standard (ASGS) Edition 4, licensed under CC BY 4.0 (CC BY 4.0). Released 22 July 2026, checked 15 October 2026.
Greater Capital City Statistical Areas digital boundary file, 2026 (GCCSA_2026_AUST_SHP_GDA2020.zip). Based on Australian Bureau of Statistics data, Australian Statistical Geography Standard (ASGS) Edition 4, licensed under CC BY 4.0 (CC BY 4.0). Released 22 July 2026, checked 15 October 2026.
Australian and New Zealand Standard Industrial Classification (ANZSIC), 2006 (Revision 2.0): the detailed classification. Based on Australian Bureau of Statistics data, Australian and New Zealand Standard Industrial Classification (ANZSIC), 2006 (Revision 2.0), licensed under CC BY 4.0 (CC BY 4.0). Released 26 June 2013, checked 16 October 2026.
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