Table 20 Potential total number of other industry PCBUs who may work with engineered stone
Industry category
Relevant ANZSIC categories Total PCBUs
Construction
� House Construction ( renovation ) � Other Residential Building Construction ( renovation ) � Non-Residential Building Construction ( renovation ) � Carpentry Services ( working around engineered stone ) �
Tiling and Carpeting Services ( working around engineered stone )
� Plumbing Services ( working around engineered stone ) � Electrical Services ( working around engineered stone )
179,750
The business counts data used for the number of other industry PCBUs represents a point in time estimate using historical data . No analysis has been undertaken to determine the growth in the number of other industry PCBUs over the implementation period or 10-year implementation period .
ABS data ( ABS , 2022 ) indicates that the identified ANZSIC categories are comprised of 55 % sole traders , 44 % small businesses ( 1 – 19 employees ), and 1 % of medium to large businesses (> 20 employees ) as shown in the following table .
Table 21 Size of other industry businesses by employee size
Business size
Proportion of total businesses
Number of total businesses
Sole trader |
55 % |
99,205 |
Small ( 1 – 19 employees ) |
44 % |
78,569 |
Medium-large ( 20 employees or more ) |
1 % |
1,976 |
Total |
100 % |
179,750 |
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