Road and Bridge Construction: ABS business counts
ANZSIC class 3101, in the Construction division.
- Actively trading businesses in Road and Bridge Construction (ANZSIC class 3101) across Australia, June 2025
- 2,492 businessesAustralian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses, data cube 2, June 2025.
- Actively trading non-employing businesses in Road and Bridge Construction (ANZSIC class 3101) across Australia, June 2025
- 1,096 businessesAustralian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses, data cube 2, June 2025.
- ABS business entries in Road and Bridge Construction (ANZSIC class 3101) across Australia: counted at June 2025 but not June 2024
- 296 businessesAustralian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses, data cube 2, 2024-25.
- ABS business exits in Road and Bridge Construction (ANZSIC class 3101) across Australia: counted at June 2024 but not June 2025
- 318 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 construction or general repair of roads, bridges, aerodrome runways or parking lots, or in organising or managing these activities.
Examples the ABS lists:
- Aerodrome runway construction
- Asphalt surfacing
- Bridge construction (including construction from prefabricated components)
- Elevated highway construction
- Overpass construction
- Parking lot construction (except buildings)
- Repair or maintenance of roads or bridges
- Road construction or sealing
The ABS counts businesses mainly engaged in this related work in other classes:
- manufacturing bituminous surfacing materials (except hot-mix bituminous paving) are included in Class 1709 Other Petroleum and Coal Product Manufacturing
- the construction of tunnels for any purpose are included in Class 3109 Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction
- providing special trade repair services or in undertaking special trade construction of component parts of roads or bridges e.g. in construction of kerbs or gutters only or in installing electrical wiring for traffic lights are generally included in the appropriate classes of Subdivision 32 Construction Services
The ABS page for class 3101 gives the full definition and what the class leaves out.
By employment size
| Businesses | Count |
|---|---|
| All businesses | 2,492 businesses |
| Non-employing | 1,096 businesses |
| 1 to 4 employees | 787 businesses |
| 5 to 19 employees | 359 businesses |
| 20 to 199 employees | 224 businesses |
| 200 or more employees | 26 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 | 372 businesses |
| $50k to less than $200k | 488 businesses |
| $200k to less than $2m | 983 businesses |
| $2m to less than $5m | 230 businesses |
| $5m to less than $10m | 130 businesses |
| $10m or more | 289 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 | 2,514 businesses |
| ABS business entries | 296 businesses |
| ABS business exits | 318 businesses |
| At the end of the year | 2,492 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 | 750 businesses |
| Victoria | 643 businesses |
| Queensland | 559 businesses |
| Western Australia | 313 businesses |
| South Australia | 98 businesses |
| Tasmania | 59 businesses |
| Australian Capital Territory | 11 businesses |
| Northern Territory | 59 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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