Prefabricated Metal Building Manufacturing: ABS business counts
ANZSIC class 2222, in the Manufacturing division.
- Actively trading businesses in Prefabricated Metal Building Manufacturing (ANZSIC class 2222) across Australia, June 2025
- 1,915 businessesAustralian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses, data cube 2, June 2025.
- Actively trading non-employing businesses in Prefabricated Metal Building Manufacturing (ANZSIC class 2222) across Australia, June 2025
- 891 businessesAustralian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses, data cube 2, June 2025.
- ABS business entries in Prefabricated Metal Building Manufacturing (ANZSIC class 2222) across Australia: counted at June 2025 but not June 2024
- 338 businessesAustralian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses, data cube 2, 2024-25.
- ABS business exits in Prefabricated Metal Building Manufacturing (ANZSIC class 2222) across Australia: counted at June 2024 but not June 2025
- 230 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 prefabricated metal buildings.
Examples the ABS lists:
- Building, prefabricated metal, manufacturing
- Bus shelter, prefabricated metal, manufacturing
- Carport, prefabricated metal, manufacturing
- Garage, prefabricated metal, manufacturing
- Kit set home, prefabricated metal, manufacturing
- Shed, prefabricated metal, manufacturing
The ABS counts businesses mainly engaged in this related work in other classes:
- the erection or installation of completely prefabricated buildings (including buildings prefabricated off-site to a substantially complete state) are included in the appropriate classes of Division E Construction
- the erection or installation (including on-site fabrication) of structural steel components for buildings or other structures are included in Class 3224 Structural Steel Erection Services
- manufacturing structural steel components of buildings or other structures, other than in structurally complete sets, are included in Class 2221 Structural Steel Fabricating
- hiring out prefabricated metal buildings are included in Division L Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services
The ABS page for class 2222 gives the full definition and what the class leaves out.
By employment size
| Businesses | Count |
|---|---|
| All businesses | 1,915 businesses |
| Non-employing | 891 businesses |
| 1 to 4 employees | 652 businesses |
| 5 to 19 employees | 286 businesses |
| 20 to 199 employees | 82 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 | 266 businesses |
| $50k to less than $200k | 529 businesses |
| $200k to less than $2m | 833 businesses |
| $2m to less than $5m | 162 businesses |
| $5m to less than $10m | 63 businesses |
| $10m or more | 62 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 | 1,807 businesses |
| ABS business entries | 338 businesses |
| ABS business exits | 230 businesses |
| At the end of the year | 1,915 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 | 576 businesses |
| Victoria | 410 businesses |
| Queensland | 422 businesses |
| Western Australia | 311 businesses |
| South Australia | 120 businesses |
| Tasmania | 46 businesses |
| Australian Capital Territory | 12 businesses |
| Northern Territory | 18 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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