Cake and Pastry Manufacturing (Factory based): ABS business counts
ANZSIC class 1172, in the Manufacturing division.
- Actively trading businesses in Cake and Pastry Manufacturing (Factory based) (ANZSIC class 1172) across Australia, June 2025
- 695 businessesAustralian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses, data cube 2, June 2025.
- Actively trading non-employing businesses in Cake and Pastry Manufacturing (Factory based) (ANZSIC class 1172) across Australia, June 2025
- 298 businessesAustralian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses, data cube 2, June 2025.
- ABS business entries in Cake and Pastry Manufacturing (Factory based) (ANZSIC class 1172) across Australia: counted at June 2025 but not June 2024
- 119 businessesAustralian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses, data cube 2, 2024-25.
- ABS business exits in Cake and Pastry Manufacturing (Factory based) (ANZSIC class 1172) across Australia: counted at June 2024 but not June 2025
- 118 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 cakes, pastries, pies or similar bakery products (including frozen bakery products) from either factory based premises or home. Also included are businesses mainly engaged in finishing cakes (such as adding icing or jam).
Examples the ABS lists:
- Cake icing or decorating (factory based)
- Cake or pastry-based pudding and dessert manufacturing (factory based)
- Cake or pastry-based slice manufacturing (factory based)
- Cake or pastry manufacturing (factory based)
- Cake or pastry, frozen, manufacturing (factory based)
- Crumpet manufacturing (factory based)
- Doughnut manufacturing (factory based)
- Pastry manufacturing (includes frozen dough; factory based)
- Pie manufacturing (including meat, fruit or vegetable pies; factory based)
The ABS counts businesses mainly engaged in this related work in other classes:
- manufacturing cake mixes are included in Class 1162 Cereal, Pasta and Baking Mix Manufacturing
- manufacturing and selling directly to consumers cakes or pastries manufactured on the same premises are included in Class 1174 Bakery Product Manufacturing (Non-factory based)
- retailing bakery products (not manufactured on the same premises) are included in Class 4129 Other Specialised Food Retailing
The ABS page for class 1172 gives the full definition and what the class leaves out.
By employment size
| Businesses | Count |
|---|---|
| All businesses | 695 businesses |
| Non-employing | 298 businesses |
| 1 to 4 employees | 165 businesses |
| 5 to 19 employees | 140 businesses |
| 20 to 199 employees | 85 businesses |
| 200 or more employees | 7 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 | 130 businesses |
| $50k to less than $200k | 194 businesses |
| $200k to less than $2m | 265 businesses |
| $2m to less than $5m | 50 businesses |
| $5m to less than $10m | 18 businesses |
| $10m or more | 38 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 | 694 businesses |
| ABS business entries | 119 businesses |
| ABS business exits | 118 businesses |
| At the end of the year | 695 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 | 254 businesses |
| Victoria | 181 businesses |
| Queensland | 126 businesses |
| Western Australia | 70 businesses |
| South Australia | 44 businesses |
| Tasmania | 8 businesses |
| Australian Capital Territory | 6 businesses |
| Northern Territory | 6 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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