Structural Steel Fabricating: ABS business counts
ANZSIC class 2221, in the Manufacturing division.
- Actively trading businesses in Structural Steel Fabricating (ANZSIC class 2221) across Australia, June 2025
- 2,170 businessesAustralian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses, data cube 2, June 2025.
- Actively trading non-employing businesses in Structural Steel Fabricating (ANZSIC class 2221) across Australia, June 2025
- 824 businessesAustralian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses, data cube 2, June 2025.
- ABS business entries in Structural Steel Fabricating (ANZSIC class 2221) across Australia: counted at June 2025 but not June 2024
- 240 businessesAustralian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses, data cube 2, 2024-25.
- ABS business exits in Structural Steel Fabricating (ANZSIC class 2221) across Australia: counted at June 2024 but not June 2025
- 238 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 fabricating structural steel components of buildings or other structures.
Examples the ABS lists:
- Fabricated structural steel manufacturing (ready-made parts for structures)
- Girder, prefabricated steel, manufacturing
- Joist, prefabricated steel, manufacturing
- Prefabricated structural steel parts manufacturing
- Rafter, prefabricated steel, manufacturing
- Reinforcing mesh, welded steel, manufacturing
- Reinforcing steel rod, processed, manufacturing (from wire bar or merchant bar)
- Roof truss, prefabricated steel, manufacturing
- Scaffolding, prefabricated steel, manufacturing
- Steel plate, perforated, manufacturing
The ABS counts businesses mainly engaged in this related work in other classes:
- the manufacture of complete steel-framed and clad structures such as prefabricated sheds and garages are included in Class 2222 Prefabricated Metal Building Manufacturing
- the erection or installation of completely prefabricated buildings (including buildings prefabricated off-site to a substantially complete state) are included in Division E Construction
- the construction (including on-site assembly) of complete pipelines or steel towers are included in Class 3109 Other Heavy and Civil Engineering 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
The ABS page for class 2221 gives the full definition and what the class leaves out.
By employment size
| Businesses | Count |
|---|---|
| All businesses | 2,170 businesses |
| Non-employing | 824 businesses |
| 1 to 4 employees | 678 businesses |
| 5 to 19 employees | 445 businesses |
| 20 to 199 employees | 212 businesses |
| 200 or more employees | 11 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 | 281 businesses |
| $50k to less than $200k | 462 businesses |
| $200k to less than $2m | 887 businesses |
| $2m to less than $5m | 249 businesses |
| $5m to less than $10m | 133 businesses |
| $10m or more | 158 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 | 2,168 businesses |
| ABS business entries | 240 businesses |
| ABS business exits | 238 businesses |
| At the end of the year | 2,170 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 | 662 businesses |
| Victoria | 546 businesses |
| Queensland | 485 businesses |
| Western Australia | 292 businesses |
| South Australia | 129 businesses |
| Tasmania | 34 businesses |
| Australian Capital Territory | 13 businesses |
| Northern Territory | 9 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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