Boiler, Tank and Other Heavy Gauge Metal Container Manufacturing: ABS business counts
ANZSIC class 2231, in the Manufacturing division.
- Actively trading businesses in Boiler, Tank and Other Heavy Gauge Metal Container Manufacturing (ANZSIC class 2231) across Australia, June 2025
- 1,686 businessesAustralian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses, data cube 2, June 2025.
- Actively trading non-employing businesses in Boiler, Tank and Other Heavy Gauge Metal Container Manufacturing (ANZSIC class 2231) across Australia, June 2025
- 813 businessesAustralian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses, data cube 2, June 2025.
- ABS business entries in Boiler, Tank and Other Heavy Gauge Metal Container Manufacturing (ANZSIC class 2231) across Australia: counted at June 2025 but not June 2024
- 259 businessesAustralian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses, data cube 2, 2024-25.
- ABS business exits in Boiler, Tank and Other Heavy Gauge Metal Container Manufacturing (ANZSIC class 2231) across Australia: counted at June 2024 but not June 2025
- 224 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 boilers, tanks and other metal containers from heavy gauge metals.
Examples the ABS lists:
- Boiler, metal, manufacturing
- Farm storage tank, metal, manufacturing
- Gas cylinder manufacturing
- Metal vat or tank manufacturing
- Silo, metal, manufacturing
- Steam generating boiler manufacturing
- Steam superheater manufacturing
- Storage tank, metal, manufacturing
The ABS counts businesses mainly engaged in this related work in other classes:
- erecting (including on-site fabricating) heavy gauge containers in buildings or other structures are included in Division E Construction
- manufacturing metal containers (except boilers, tanks and other heavy gauge metal containers) are included in Class 2239 Other Metal Container Manufacturing
The ABS page for class 2231 gives the full definition and what the class leaves out.
By employment size
| Businesses | Count |
|---|---|
| All businesses | 1,686 businesses |
| Non-employing | 813 businesses |
| 1 to 4 employees | 660 businesses |
| 5 to 19 employees | 165 businesses |
| 20 to 199 employees | 47 businesses |
| 200 or more employees | 0 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 | 263 businesses |
| $50k to less than $200k | 678 businesses |
| $200k to less than $2m | 595 businesses |
| $2m to less than $5m | 83 businesses |
| $5m to less than $10m | 34 businesses |
| $10m or more | 33 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 | 1,651 businesses |
| ABS business entries | 259 businesses |
| ABS business exits | 224 businesses |
| At the end of the year | 1,686 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 | 579 businesses |
| Victoria | 263 businesses |
| Queensland | 445 businesses |
| Western Australia | 246 businesses |
| South Australia | 98 businesses |
| Tasmania | 35 businesses |
| Australian Capital Territory | 4 businesses |
| Northern Territory | 15 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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