Other Specialised Machinery and Equipment Manufacturing: ABS business counts
ANZSIC class 2469, in the Manufacturing division.
- Actively trading businesses in Other Specialised Machinery and Equipment Manufacturing (ANZSIC class 2469) across Australia, June 2025
- 887 businessesAustralian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses, data cube 2, June 2025.
- Actively trading non-employing businesses in Other Specialised Machinery and Equipment Manufacturing (ANZSIC class 2469) across Australia, June 2025
- 437 businessesAustralian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses, data cube 2, June 2025.
- ABS business entries in Other Specialised Machinery and Equipment Manufacturing (ANZSIC class 2469) across Australia: counted at June 2025 but not June 2024
- 140 businessesAustralian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses, data cube 2, 2024-25.
- ABS business exits in Other Specialised Machinery and Equipment Manufacturing (ANZSIC class 2469) across Australia: counted at June 2024 but not June 2025
- 121 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 specialised machinery and equipment not elsewhere classified or parts for such equipment not elsewhere classified.
Examples the ABS lists:
- Amusement machine manufacturing
- Bakery machinery manufacturing
- Bottling machine, food or drink, manufacturing
- Can making or sealing machinery manufacturing (food or drink processing)
- Canning machinery, food or drink, manufacturing
- Carnival or fairground equipment, mechanical, manufacturing
- Cement making machinery manufacturing
- Chemical processing machinery manufacturing
- Crushing machinery manufacturing (food processing)
- Distilling equipment, beverage, manufacturing
The ABS counts businesses mainly engaged in this related work in other classes:
- repairing specialised machinery and equipment are included in Class 9429 Other Machinery and Equipment Repair and Maintenance
- manufacturing domestic appliances are included in the appropriate classes in Group 244 Domestic Appliance Manufacturing
- manufacturing woodworking or metal working machinery or equipment are included in Class 2463 Machine Tool and Parts Manufacturing
- manufacturing industrial machinery and equipment used in a wide range of industries are included in Class 2499 Other Machinery and Equipment Manufacturing n.e.c.
The ABS page for class 2469 gives the full definition and what the class leaves out.
By employment size
| Businesses | Count |
|---|---|
| All businesses | 887 businesses |
| Non-employing | 437 businesses |
| 1 to 4 employees | 237 businesses |
| 5 to 19 employees | 151 businesses |
| 20 to 199 employees | 58 businesses |
| 200 or more employees | 4 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 | 178 businesses |
| $50k to less than $200k | 238 businesses |
| $200k to less than $2m | 302 businesses |
| $2m to less than $5m | 77 businesses |
| $5m to less than $10m | 44 businesses |
| $10m or more | 48 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 | 868 businesses |
| ABS business entries | 140 businesses |
| ABS business exits | 121 businesses |
| At the end of the year | 887 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 | 296 businesses |
| Victoria | 260 businesses |
| Queensland | 182 businesses |
| Western Australia | 72 businesses |
| South Australia | 58 businesses |
| Tasmania | 8 businesses |
| Australian Capital Territory | 3 businesses |
| Northern Territory | 5 businesses |
| Other Territories or Currently Unknown | 3 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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