- Actively trading businesses in Plumbing Services (ANZSIC class 3231) across Australia, June 2025
- 31,380 businessesAustralian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses, data cube 2, June 2025.
- Actively trading non-employing businesses in Plumbing Services (ANZSIC class 3231) across Australia, June 2025
- 14,647 businessesAustralian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses, data cube 2, June 2025.
- ABS business entries in Plumbing Services (ANZSIC class 3231) across Australia: counted at June 2025 but not June 2024
- 4,185 businessesAustralian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses, data cube 2, 2024-25.
- ABS business exits in Plumbing Services (ANZSIC class 3231) across Australia: counted at June 2024 but not June 2025
- 3,675 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 plumbing or drainage (except sewerage or stormwater drainage systems construction). Also included are businesses mainly engaged in septic tank and other plumbing installation and repair.
Examples the ABS lists:
- Drain construction or repairing (except sewerage or stormwater drainage systems)
- Gas plumbing
- Guttering, roof, installation or repair
- Hot water system installation
- Installation of domestic water recycling equipment
- Plumbing (except marine)
- Repair of installed plumbing
- Septic tank installation (including repair)
- Solar hot water system installation
The ABS counts businesses mainly engaged in this related work in other classes:
- the construction of sewerage or stormwater drainage systems are included in Class 3109 Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction
- installation of fire sprinkler systems are included in Class 3234 Fire and Security Alarm Installation Services
- repairing gas appliances are included in Class 9421 Domestic Appliance Repair and Maintenance
- pumping or cleaning septic tanks are included in Class 2921 Waste Treatment and Disposal Services
The ABS page for class 3231 gives the full definition and what the class leaves out.
By employment size
| Businesses | Count |
|---|---|
| All businesses | 31,380 businesses |
| Non-employing | 14,647 businesses |
| 1 to 4 employees | 13,351 businesses |
| 5 to 19 employees | 2,936 businesses |
| 20 to 199 employees | 444 businesses |
| 200 or more employees | 3 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 | 3,587 businesses |
| $50k to less than $200k | 9,901 businesses |
| $200k to less than $2m | 15,564 businesses |
| $2m to less than $5m | 1,597 businesses |
| $5m to less than $10m | 473 businesses |
| $10m or more | 258 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 | 30,870 businesses |
| ABS business entries | 4,185 businesses |
| ABS business exits | 3,675 businesses |
| At the end of the year | 31,380 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 | 10,494 businesses |
| Victoria | 9,096 businesses |
| Queensland | 5,763 businesses |
| Western Australia | 3,045 businesses |
| South Australia | 1,794 businesses |
| Tasmania | 545 businesses |
| Australian Capital Territory | 384 businesses |
| Northern Territory | 256 businesses |
| Other Territories or Currently Unknown | 3 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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