Sheet Metal Product Manufacturing (except Metal Structural and Container Products): ABS business counts
ANZSIC class 2240, in the Manufacturing division.
- Actively trading businesses in Sheet Metal Product Manufacturing (except Metal Structural and Container (ANZSIC class 2240) across Australia, June 2025
- 977 businessesAustralian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses, data cube 2, June 2025.
- Actively trading non-employing businesses in Sheet Metal Product Manufacturing (except Metal Structural and Container (ANZSIC class 2240) across Australia, June 2025
- 389 businessesAustralian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses, data cube 2, June 2025.
- ABS business entries in Sheet Metal Product Manufacturing (except Metal Structural and Container (ANZSIC class 2240) across Australia: counted at June 2025 but not June 2024
- 64 businessesAustralian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses, data cube 2, 2024-25.
- ABS business exits in Sheet Metal Product Manufacturing (except Metal Structural and Container (ANZSIC class 2240) across Australia: counted at June 2024 but not June 2025
- 83 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 other sheet metal products not elsewhere classified such as pressed or spun metal holloware, air ducts and bottle closures.
Examples the ABS lists:
- Bottle closure, metal, manufacturing
- Chute, sheet metal, manufacturing
- Coppersmithing (except boiler making)
- Cornice, sheet metal, manufacturing
- Crown seal, metal, manufacturing
- Duct work, air conditioning, manufacturing
- Duct, sheet metal, manufacturing
- Eyelet, metal, manufacturing
- Funnel, sheet metal, manufacturing
- Holloware, pressed or spun metal, manufacturing
The ABS counts businesses mainly engaged in this related work in other classes:
- minting and pressing coins, medals or badges are included in Class 2591 Jewellery and Silverware Manufacturing
- installing air conditioning duct work are included in Class 3233 Air Conditioning and Heating Services
- manufacturing metal containers are included in Classes 2231 Boiler, Tank and Other Heavy Gauge Metal Container Manufacturing or 2239 Other Metal Container Manufacturing
The ABS page for class 2240 gives the full definition and what the class leaves out.
By employment size
| Businesses | Count |
|---|---|
| All businesses | 977 businesses |
| Non-employing | 389 businesses |
| 1 to 4 employees | 262 businesses |
| 5 to 19 employees | 228 businesses |
| 20 to 199 employees | 96 businesses |
| 200 or more employees | 3 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 | 121 businesses |
| $50k to less than $200k | 208 businesses |
| $200k to less than $2m | 416 businesses |
| $2m to less than $5m | 125 businesses |
| $5m to less than $10m | 47 businesses |
| $10m or more | 60 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 | 996 businesses |
| ABS business entries | 64 businesses |
| ABS business exits | 83 businesses |
| At the end of the year | 977 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 | 301 businesses |
| Victoria | 259 businesses |
| Queensland | 203 businesses |
| Western Australia | 114 businesses |
| South Australia | 65 businesses |
| Tasmania | 17 businesses |
| Australian Capital Territory | 7 businesses |
| Northern Territory | 11 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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