Other Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing n.e.c.: ABS business counts
ANZSIC class 2299, in the Manufacturing division.
- Actively trading businesses in Other Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing n.e.c. (ANZSIC class 2299) across Australia, June 2025
- 4,859 businessesAustralian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses, data cube 2, June 2025.
- Actively trading non-employing businesses in Other Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing n.e.c. (ANZSIC class 2299) across Australia, June 2025
- 2,577 businessesAustralian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses, data cube 2, June 2025.
- ABS business entries in Other Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing n.e.c. (ANZSIC class 2299) across Australia: counted at June 2025 but not June 2024
- 638 businessesAustralian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses, data cube 2, 2024-25.
- ABS business exits in Other Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing n.e.c. (ANZSIC class 2299) across Australia: counted at June 2024 but not June 2025
- 657 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 hand tools (except of wood, pneumatic or power operated), general hardware and other fabricated metal products not elsewhere classified.
Examples the ABS lists:
- Ammunition manufacturing
- Awning or blind, metal, manufacturing (including aluminium)
- Bathroom or toilet fittings, metal, manufacturing
- Blow torch manufacturing
- Bottle or can opener manufacturing (except power operated)
- Button, metal, manufacturing
- Clothes hoist manufacturing
- Coupling, metal, manufacturing
- Cutlery manufacturing (except of solid silver or gold)
- Door handle, metal, manufacturing
The ABS counts businesses mainly engaged in this related work in other classes:
- manufacturing propellant powder and percussion caps for ammunition are in Class 1892 Explosive Manufacturing
- manufacturing wooden tools handles are included in Class 1499 Other Wood Product Manufacturing n.e.c.
- manufacturing electrical welding or soldering equipment are included in Class 2439 Other Electrical Equipment Manufacturing
- manufacturing pneumatic or power operated hand tools are included in Class 2463 Machine Tool and Parts Manufacturing
- manufacturing gas or water meters are included in Class 2419 Other Professional and Scientific Equipment Manufacturing
- manufacturing metal cabinets and other metal furniture are included in Class 2512 Metal Furniture Manufacturing
- manufacturing barbecues are included in Class 2441 Whiteware Appliance Manufacturing
The ABS page for class 2299 gives the full definition and what the class leaves out.
By employment size
| Businesses | Count |
|---|---|
| All businesses | 4,859 businesses |
| Non-employing | 2,577 businesses |
| 1 to 4 employees | 1,544 businesses |
| 5 to 19 employees | 557 businesses |
| 20 to 199 employees | 174 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 | 778 businesses |
| $50k to less than $200k | 1,781 businesses |
| $200k to less than $2m | 1,785 businesses |
| $2m to less than $5m | 296 businesses |
| $5m to less than $10m | 96 businesses |
| $10m or more | 123 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 | 4,878 businesses |
| ABS business entries | 638 businesses |
| ABS business exits | 657 businesses |
| At the end of the year | 4,859 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 | 1,550 businesses |
| Victoria | 1,103 businesses |
| Queensland | 1,050 businesses |
| Western Australia | 650 businesses |
| South Australia | 303 businesses |
| Tasmania | 135 businesses |
| Australian Capital Territory | 25 businesses |
| Northern Territory | 38 businesses |
| Other Territories or Currently Unknown | 5 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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