Machine Tool and Parts Manufacturing: ABS business counts
ANZSIC class 2463, in the Manufacturing division.
- Actively trading businesses in Machine Tool and Parts Manufacturing (ANZSIC class 2463) across Australia, June 2025
- 1,693 businessesAustralian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses, data cube 2, June 2025.
- Actively trading non-employing businesses in Machine Tool and Parts Manufacturing (ANZSIC class 2463) across Australia, June 2025
- 783 businessesAustralian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses, data cube 2, June 2025.
- ABS business entries in Machine Tool and Parts Manufacturing (ANZSIC class 2463) across Australia: counted at June 2025 but not June 2024
- 205 businessesAustralian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses, data cube 2, 2024-25.
- ABS business exits in Machine Tool and Parts Manufacturing (ANZSIC class 2463) across Australia: counted at June 2024 but not June 2025
- 178 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 woodworking or metalworking machinery or equipment, or specialised parts for such equipment. Also included are businesses mainly engaged in manufacturing pneumatic or power operated hand tools, dies or die sets.
Examples the ABS lists:
- Die, metalworking, manufacturing (hand or machine tool)
- Drilling machinery, woodworking or metalworking, manufacturing
- Drill, portable electric, manufacturing
- Explosive powered tool manufacturing (except for construction work)
- Forging machinery manufacturing
- Foundry machinery manufacturing (except furnaces)
- Hand tool, pneumatic or power operated, manufacturing
- Lathe, woodworking or metal working, manufacturing
- Machine tool attachment or parts manufacturing n.e.c.
- Metal moulding machinery manufacturing
The ABS counts businesses mainly engaged in this related work in other classes:
- repairing machine tools are included in Class 9429 Other Machinery and Equipment Repair and Maintenance
- manufacturing woodworking or metalworking hand tools (except pneumatic or power operated) are included in Class 2299 Other Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing n.e.c.
- manufacturing electrical welding equipment are included in Class 2439 Other Electrical Equipment Manufacturing
The ABS page for class 2463 gives the full definition and what the class leaves out.
By employment size
| Businesses | Count |
|---|---|
| All businesses | 1,693 businesses |
| Non-employing | 783 businesses |
| 1 to 4 employees | 520 businesses |
| 5 to 19 employees | 300 businesses |
| 20 to 199 employees | 88 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 | 315 businesses |
| $50k to less than $200k | 424 businesses |
| $200k to less than $2m | 672 businesses |
| $2m to less than $5m | 156 businesses |
| $5m to less than $10m | 72 businesses |
| $10m or more | 54 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 | 1,666 businesses |
| ABS business entries | 205 businesses |
| ABS business exits | 178 businesses |
| At the end of the year | 1,693 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 | 471 businesses |
| Victoria | 499 businesses |
| Queensland | 336 businesses |
| Western Australia | 211 businesses |
| South Australia | 126 businesses |
| Tasmania | 37 businesses |
| Australian Capital Territory | 4 businesses |
| Northern Territory | 5 businesses |
| Other Territories or Currently Unknown | 4 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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