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Aircraft Manufacturing and Repair Services: ABS business counts

ANZSIC class 2394, in the Manufacturing division.

Actively trading businesses in Aircraft Manufacturing and Repair Services (ANZSIC class 2394) across Australia, June 2025
970 businessesAustralian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses, data cube 2, June 2025.
Actively trading non-employing businesses in Aircraft Manufacturing and Repair Services (ANZSIC class 2394) across Australia, June 2025
508 businessesAustralian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses, data cube 2, June 2025.
ABS business entries in Aircraft Manufacturing and Repair Services (ANZSIC class 2394) across Australia: counted at June 2025 but not June 2024
122 businessesAustralian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses, data cube 2, 2024-25.
ABS business exits in Aircraft Manufacturing and Repair Services (ANZSIC class 2394) across Australia: counted at June 2024 but not June 2025
100 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 manufacturing or repairing aircraft, aircraft engines and frames, as well as specialist aircraft repair services not elsewhere classified.

Examples the ABS lists:

  • Aircraft engine building or repairing
  • Aircraft manufacturing
  • Airframe building and repair
  • Avionics equipment repairing n.e.c.
  • Glider manufacturing and repair (except hang glider)
  • Guided missile manufacturing
  • Helicopter manufacturing or repairing

The ABS counts businesses mainly engaged in this related work in other classes:

  • manufacturing hang gliders are included in Class 2592 Toy, Sporting and Recreational Product Manufacturing
  • manufacturing hovercraft are included in Class 2399 Other Transport Equipment Manufacturing n.e.c.

The ABS page for class 2394 gives the full definition and what the class leaves out.

By employment size

Aircraft Manufacturing and Repair Services businesses across Australia by employment size
BusinessesCount
All businesses970 businesses
Non-employing508 businesses
1 to 4 employees263 businesses
5 to 19 employees143 businesses
20 to 199 employees50 businesses
200 or more employees6 businesses

Australian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses, data cube 2, June 2025. Checked 15 Oct 2026.

By turnover

Aircraft Manufacturing and Repair Services businesses across Australia by turnover
BusinessesCount
Zero to less than $50k184 businesses
$50k to less than $200k296 businesses
$200k to less than $2m326 businesses
$2m to less than $5m70 businesses
$5m to less than $10m40 businesses
$10m or more54 businesses

Australian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses, data cube 3, June 2025. Checked 16 Oct 2026.

Entries and exits, 2024-25

Aircraft Manufacturing and Repair Services businesses across Australia over 2024-25
BusinessesCount
At the start of the year948 businesses
ABS business entries122 businesses
ABS business exits100 businesses
At the end of the year970 businesses

Australian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses, data cube 2, 2024-25. Checked 15 Oct 2026.

By main state or territory

Aircraft Manufacturing and Repair Services businesses by main state or territory
BusinessesCount
New South Wales300 businesses
Victoria168 businesses
Queensland298 businesses
Western Australia83 businesses
South Australia55 businesses
Tasmania18 businesses
Australian Capital Territory6 businesses
Northern Territory29 businesses
Other Territories or Currently Unknown13 businesses

Australian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses, data cube 2, June 2025. Checked 15 Oct 2026.

Sources

  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. 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.

  5. 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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