Engineering Design and Engineering Consulting Services: ABS business counts
ANZSIC class 6923, in the Professional, Scientific and Technical Services division.
- Actively trading businesses in Engineering Design and Engineering Consulting Services (ANZSIC class 6923) across Australia, June 2025
- 48,672 businessesAustralian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses, data cube 2, June 2025.
- Actively trading non-employing businesses in Engineering Design and Engineering Consulting Services (ANZSIC class 6923) across Australia, June 2025
- 24,818 businessesAustralian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses, data cube 2, June 2025.
- ABS business entries in Engineering Design and Engineering Consulting Services (ANZSIC class 6923) across Australia: counted at June 2025 but not June 2024
- 8,077 businessesAustralian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses, data cube 2, 2024-25.
- ABS business exits in Engineering Design and Engineering Consulting Services (ANZSIC class 6923) across Australia: counted at June 2024 but not June 2025
- 6,288 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 providing engineering consulting services. These businesses are primarily involved in applying physical laws and principles of engineering in the design, development and utilisation of machines, materials, instruments, structures, processes and systems. Businesses provide advice, prepare feasibility studies, prepare preliminary and final plans and designs, provide technical services during the construction or installation phase, inspect and evaluate engineering projects, and related services.
Examples the ABS lists:
- Boat designing service
- Building consulting service
- Building inspection service
- Chemical engineering consulting service
- Civil engineering consulting service
- Construction consulting service
- Drafting service, engineering
- Electrical engineering consulting service
- Electronic engineering consulting service
- Engineering consulting service n.e.c.
The ABS counts businesses mainly engaged in this related work in other classes:
- the physical or chemical transformation of materials into new products are included in the appropriate classes of Division C Manufacturing
- managing or organising construction projects as the prime contractor are included in the appropriate classes of Division E Construction
- undertaking scientific research are included in Class 6910 Scientific Research Services
- providing scientific or technical laboratory or testing services are included in Class 6925 Scientific Testing and Analysis Services
The ABS page for class 6923 gives the full definition and what the class leaves out.
By employment size
| Businesses | Count |
|---|---|
| All businesses | 48,672 businesses |
| Non-employing | 24,818 businesses |
| 1 to 4 employees | 18,966 businesses |
| 5 to 19 employees | 3,541 businesses |
| 20 to 199 employees | 1,278 businesses |
| 200 or more employees | 69 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 | 10,490 businesses |
| $50k to less than $200k | 13,370 businesses |
| $200k to less than $2m | 19,979 businesses |
| $2m to less than $5m | 2,512 businesses |
| $5m to less than $10m | 1,099 businesses |
| $10m or more | 1,222 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 | 46,883 businesses |
| ABS business entries | 8,077 businesses |
| ABS business exits | 6,288 businesses |
| At the end of the year | 48,672 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 | 16,083 businesses |
| Victoria | 11,129 businesses |
| Queensland | 10,599 businesses |
| Western Australia | 6,936 businesses |
| South Australia | 2,335 businesses |
| Tasmania | 627 businesses |
| Australian Capital Territory | 605 businesses |
| Northern Territory | 332 businesses |
| Other Territories or Currently Unknown | 26 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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