Air Conditioning and Heating Services: ABS business counts
ANZSIC class 3233, in the Construction division.
- Actively trading businesses in Air Conditioning and Heating Services (ANZSIC class 3233) across Australia, June 2025
- 7,481 businessesAustralian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses, data cube 2, June 2025.
- Actively trading non-employing businesses in Air Conditioning and Heating Services (ANZSIC class 3233) across Australia, June 2025
- 3,100 businessesAustralian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses, data cube 2, June 2025.
- ABS business entries in Air Conditioning and Heating Services (ANZSIC class 3233) across Australia: counted at June 2025 but not June 2024
- 977 businessesAustralian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses, data cube 2, 2024-25.
- ABS business exits in Air Conditioning and Heating Services (ANZSIC class 3233) across Australia: counted at June 2024 but not June 2025
- 757 businessesAustralian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses, data cube 2, 2024-25.
About these figures
- These ABS figures count actively trading businesses, not workers, sites or venues, each in its main state or territory.
- Entries and exits compare two 30 June counts. They are not counts of openings and closures.
- The ABS adjusts its counts slightly to protect confidentiality, so a small number or a zero is approximate, not proof that no such business exists.
Summary of the ABS class definition
In this class, the ABS counts businesses mainly engaged in the installation of heating equipment, refrigeration equipment, air conditioning equipment, or in the installation of air conditioning duct work.
Examples the ABS lists:
- Air conditioning duct work installation
- Air conditioning equipment installation (except motor vehicle air conditioning equipment)
- Coolroom refrigerator installation
- Freezer room construction
- Heating equipment installation (except industrial furnaces)
- Oil heater installation
- Refrigeration equipment installation
- Ventilation equipment installation n.e.c.
The ABS counts businesses mainly engaged in this related work in other classes:
- manufacturing air conditioning duct work are included in Class 2240 Sheet Metal Product Manufacturing (except Metal Structural and Container Products)
- the on-site assembly of industrial furnaces from prefabricated components are included in Class 3109 Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction
- installing motor vehicle air conditioning equipment are included in Class 9411 Automotive Electrical Services
The ABS page for class 3233 gives the full definition and what the class leaves out.
By employment size
| Businesses | Count |
|---|---|
| All businesses | 7,481 businesses |
| Non-employing | 3,100 businesses |
| 1 to 4 employees | 3,100 businesses |
| 5 to 19 employees | 1,056 businesses |
| 20 to 199 employees | 219 businesses |
| 200 or more employees | 6 businesses |
Australian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses, data cube 2, June 2025. Checked 15 Oct 2026.
By turnover
| Businesses | Count |
|---|---|
| Zero to less than $50k | 846 businesses |
| $50k to less than $200k | 1,845 businesses |
| $200k to less than $2m | 3,678 businesses |
| $2m to less than $5m | 634 businesses |
| $5m to less than $10m | 271 businesses |
| $10m or more | 207 businesses |
Australian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses, data cube 3, June 2025. Checked 16 Oct 2026.
Entries and exits, 2024-25
| Businesses | Count |
|---|---|
| At the start of the year | 7,261 businesses |
| ABS business entries | 977 businesses |
| ABS business exits | 757 businesses |
| At the end of the year | 7,481 businesses |
Australian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses, data cube 2, 2024-25. Checked 15 Oct 2026.
By main state or territory
| Businesses | Count |
|---|---|
| New South Wales | 2,791 businesses |
| Victoria | 1,583 businesses |
| Queensland | 1,549 businesses |
| Western Australia | 810 businesses |
| South Australia | 461 businesses |
| Tasmania | 70 businesses |
| Australian Capital Territory | 131 businesses |
| Northern Territory | 86 businesses |
| Other Territories or Currently Unknown | 0 businesses |
Australian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses, data cube 2, June 2025. Checked 15 Oct 2026.
Sources
Counts of Australian Businesses, data cube 2: Businesses by main state by industry class by employment size ranges (8165DC02.xlsx). Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, 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.
Counts of Australian Businesses, data cube 3: Businesses by main state by industry class by turnover size ranges (8165DC03.xlsx). Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, 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 16 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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