- Actively trading businesses in Electrical Services (ANZSIC class 3232) across Australia, June 2025
- 48,279 businessesAustralian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses, data cube 2, June 2025.
- Actively trading non-employing businesses in Electrical Services (ANZSIC class 3232) across Australia, June 2025
- 21,621 businessesAustralian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses, data cube 2, June 2025.
- ABS business entries in Electrical Services (ANZSIC class 3232) across Australia: counted at June 2025 but not June 2024
- 6,554 businessesAustralian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses, data cube 2, 2024-25.
- ABS business exits in Electrical Services (ANZSIC class 3232) across Australia: counted at June 2024 but not June 2025
- 5,799 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 electrical wiring or fittings in buildings or other construction projects. Electrical work arising from the installation of appliances is included in this class.
Examples the ABS lists:
- Electric light installation
- Electric wiring installation
- Electrical installation work (e.g. switchboards, circuit breakers, e.t.c.)
- Installation of television antennae or cable
- Installation of television satellite dish
- Repair or maintenance of electrical wiring (except of electricity transmission or distribution lines)
- Telecommunication cable or wire installation (except transmission lines)
- Traffic signal installation
The ABS counts businesses mainly engaged in this related work in other classes:
- repairing electricity transmission or distribution lines are included in Class 3109 Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction
- installing fire and/or security systems are included in Class 3234 Fire and Security Alarm Installation Services
- repairing electrical appliances are included in Class 9421 Domestic Appliance Repair and Maintenance
The ABS page for class 3232 gives the full definition and what the class leaves out.
By employment size
| Businesses | Count |
|---|---|
| All businesses | 48,279 businesses |
| Non-employing | 21,621 businesses |
| 1 to 4 employees | 21,152 businesses |
| 5 to 19 employees | 4,609 businesses |
| 20 to 199 employees | 869 businesses |
| 200 or more employees | 28 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 | 7,400 businesses |
| $50k to less than $200k | 15,050 businesses |
| $200k to less than $2m | 22,059 businesses |
| $2m to less than $5m | 2,322 businesses |
| $5m to less than $10m | 842 businesses |
| $10m or more | 606 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 | 47,524 businesses |
| ABS business entries | 6,554 businesses |
| ABS business exits | 5,799 businesses |
| At the end of the year | 48,279 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 | 16,313 businesses |
| Victoria | 11,908 businesses |
| Queensland | 10,248 businesses |
| Western Australia | 4,839 businesses |
| South Australia | 3,087 businesses |
| Tasmania | 872 businesses |
| Australian Capital Territory | 614 businesses |
| Northern Territory | 393 businesses |
| Other Territories or Currently Unknown | 5 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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