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Electric Lighting Equipment Manufacturing in Australia - Market Research Report (2014-2029)

Misaki Iishi Misaki Iishi Melbourne, Australia Last Updated: September 2024 ANZSIC C2432

Revenue

$1.1bn

2024-25

$1.1bn

Past 5-Year Growth

Profit

$XX.Xm

Employees

3,071

Businesses

378

Wages

$XXX.Xm

Electric Lighting Equipment Manufacturing in Australia industry analysis

The Electric Lighting Equipment Manufacturing industry faces fierce competition from import penetration. Overseas manufacturers operate with lower overhead costs and benefit from significant economies of scale by selling low-cost items in bulk. These operating conditions have driven domestic manufacturers to differentiate and create specialised niche products to support revenue. These premium items tend to focus on the construction industry, closely pegging industry performance to downstream construction markets. However, demand from construction markets has fallen over the past five years due to multiple factors, including limited available land for building homes, labour shortages and rising material costs in the construction sector. This has contributed to the industry’s poor revenue performance. Industry revenue is expected to have plummeted at an annualised 5.4% over the five years through 2024-25, to $1.10 billion. Declining demand from construction has contributed to an anticipated revenue fall of 3.9% in 2024-25.

Trends and Insights

  • Rising import penetration is challenging the industry’s performance. Manufacturers have shifted to producing niche and premium products to differentiate from low-cost, bulk-imported items.
  • Businesses are increasingly shifting advertising expenses online. This shift has reduced demand for physical advertising, diminishing sales of neon and electronic signs.
  • The eastern seaboard is home to a considerable share of Australia’s population, enticing manufacturers to establish factories nearby. Being close to populated areas allows for a consistent supply of skilled labour.
  • New entrants will experience moderate barriers to entry. To ensure consistent revenue, entrants must ensure their products are customisable and satisfy a product niche.

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Industry Statistics and Trends

Market size and recent performance (2014-2029)

Industry revenue has declined at a CAGR of 5.4 % over the past five years, to reach an estimated $1.1bn in 2024.

Trends and Insights

Slowed construction activity has diminished demand from downstream construction markets

  • Trends in downstream building and infrastructure construction markets heavily influence industry revenue, as residential and non-residential buildings require many light bulbs and fixtures.
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Electric Lighting Equipment Manufacturing in Australia
Revenue (2014-2029)
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Industry outlook (2024-2029)

Market size is projected to grow over the next five years.

Trends and Insights

Government support for housing development and infrastructure is set to recover demand from downstream markets

  • The construction sector is the industry’s most prominent market. Over the coming years, increased government support for building new houses and escalating investments in upgrading infrastructure are set to stimulate demand from the construction sector.

Biggest companies in the Electric Lighting Equipment Manufacturing in Australia

Company
Market Share (%)
2025
Revenue ($m)
2025
Signify
201.5
ZG Operations Australia Pty Ltd
28.0
Coolon LED Lighting
19.0

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Products & Services Segmentation

Electric Lighting Equipment Manufacturing in Australia
Products & Services
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Industry revenue is measured across several distinct product and services lines, including Lighting fixtures and luminaires, Electric light bulbs, tubes, control gear and other products and Neon and electronic signs. Lighting fixtures and luminaires is the largest segment of the Electric Lighting Equipment Manufacturing in Australia.

Trends and Insights

Declining downstream construction activity has diminished sales of lighting fixtures and luminaries

  • Lighting fixtures and luminaires are electrical devices that allow light to be dispersed from a source. These include wall, ceiling and other mounted products with an external fixture body, fastenings and sockets that hold LEDs, light bulbs or fluorescent tubes.
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Table of Contents

About this industry

Industry definition

Companies in the industry primarily manufacture lighting products including fixtures, luminaires, fittings and related components (except automotive) and electric signs. The industry doesn’t manufacture significant volumes of light bulbs as almost all light bulbs are now imported.

What's included in this industry?

Lighting fixtures and luminairesElectric light bulbs, tubes and control gearNeon and electronic signs

Companies

SignifyZG Operations Australia Pty LtdCoolon LED Lighting

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Related Terms

INCANDESCENT LAMPSFLUORESCENT LAMPSLIGHT EMITTING DIODES (LEDS)LUMINAIRE

Industry Code

ANZSIC 2006

ANZSIC 2432 - Electric Lighting Equipment Manufacturing in Australia

Performance

Get an indication of the industry's health through historical, current and forward-looking trends in the performance indicators that make or break businesses.

Analyst insights

Rising import penetration is challenging the industry’s performance. Manufacturers have shifted to producing niche and premium products to differentiate from low-cost, bulk-i...

In this chapter (4)

  • Current Performance
  • Outlook
  • Volatility
  • Life Cycle

Key metrics

  • Annual Revenue, Recent Growth, Forecast, Revenue Volatility
  • Number of Employees, Recent Growth, Forecast, Employees per Business, Revenue per Employee
  • Number of Businesses, Recent Growth, Forecast, Employees per Business, Revenue per Business
  • Total Profit, Profit Margin, Profit per Business

Charts

  • Revenue, including historical (2014-2023) and forecast (2024-2029)
  • Employees, including historical (2014-2023) and forecast (2024-2029)
  • Businesses, including historical (2014-2023) and forecast (2024-2029)
  • Profit, including historical (2014-2024)
  • Industry Volatility vs. Revenue Growth
  • Industry Life Cycle

Detailed analysis

  • Trends in supply, demand and current events that are driving current industry performance
  • Expected trends, economic factors and ongoing events that drive the industry's outlook
  • Key success factors for businesses to overcome volatility
  • How contribution to GDP, industry saturation, innovation, consolidation, and technology and systems influence the industry's life cycle phase.

Products and Markets

Learn about an industry's products and services, markets and trends in international trade.

Analyst insight

Businesses are increasingly shifting advertising expenses online. This shift has reduced demand for physical advertising, diminishing sales of neon and electronic signs.

In this chapter

  • Products & Services
  • Major Markets
  • International Trade

Key metrics

  • Largest market segment and value in 2024
  • Product innovation level
  • Total imports, level and trend
  • Total exports, level and trend
  • Trade Balance

Charts

  • Products & services segmentation in 2024
  • Major market segmentation in 2024
  • International trade, including imports by country and exports by country

Detailed analysis

  • Trends impacting the recent performance of the industry's various segments
  • Innovations in the industry's product or service offering, specialization or delivery method
  • Key factors that successful businesses consider in their offerings
  • Buying segments and key trends influencing demand for industry products and services
  • Recent trends in import and export volumes, country of origin or destination, and expected future trends

Geographic Breakdown

Discover where business activity is most concentrated in an industry and the factors driving these trends to find opportunities and conduct regional benchmarking.

Analyst insights

The eastern seaboard is home to a considerable share of Australia’s population, enticing manufacturers to establish factories nearby. Being close to populated areas allows fo...

In this chapter (1)

  • Business Locations

Charts

  • Share of revenue, establishment, wages and employment in each region
  • Share of population compared to establishments in each region in 2024

Tables

  • Number and share of establishments in each region in 2024
  • Number and share of revenue each region accounts for in 2024
  • Number and share of wages each region accounts for in 2024
  • Number and share of employees in each region in 2024

Detailed analysis

  • Geographic spread of the industry across Asia Pacific, and trends associated with changes in the business landscape
  • Key success factors for businesses to use location to their advantage

Competitive Forces

Get data and insights on what's driving competition in an industry and the challenges industry operators and new entrants may face, with analysis built around Porter's Five Forces framework.

Analyst insights

New entrants will experience moderate barriers to entry. To ensure consistent revenue, entrants must ensure their products are customisable and satisfy a product niche.

In this chapter (4)

  • Concentration
  • Barriers to Entry
  • Substitutes
  • Buyer & Supplier Analysis

Key metrics

  • Industry concentration level
  • Industry competition level and trend
  • Barriers to entry level and trend
  • Substitutes level and trend
  • Buyer power level and trend
  • Supplier power level and trend

Charts

  • Market share concentration among the top 4 suppliers from 2019-2024
  • Supply chain including upstream supplying industries and downstream buying industries, flow chart

Detailed analysis

  • Factors impacting the industry’s level of concentration, such as business distribution, new entrants, or merger and acquisition activity.
  • Key success factors for businesses to manage the competitive environment of the industry.
  • Challenges that potential industry entrants face such as legal, start-up costs, differentiation, labor/capital intensity and capital expenses.
  • Key success factors for potential entrants to overcome barriers to entry.
  • Competitive threats from potential substitutes for the industry’s own products and services.
  • Key success factors for how successful businesses can compete with substitutes.
  • Advantages that buyers have to keep favorable purchasing conditions.
  • Advantages that suppliers have to maintain favorable selling conditions.
  • Key success factors for how businesses can navigate buyer and supplier power.

Companies

Learn about the performance of the top companies in the industry.

Analyst insights

Industry revenue is highly fragmented across multiple small-to-medium enterprises. Most manufacturers that participate in the industry tend to manufacture other construction ...

In this chapter

  • Market Share Concentration
  • Companies
  • Company Spotlights

Charts

  • Industry market share by company in 2020 through 2024
  • Major companies in the industry, including market share, revenue, profit and profit margin in 2024
  • Overview of Signify's performance by revenue, market share and profit margin from 2018 through 2024
  • Overview of ZG Operations Australia Pty Ltd's performance by revenue, market share and profit margin from 2018 through 2024
  • Overview of Coolon LED Lighting's performance by revenue, market share and profit margin from 2018 through 2024
  • Overview of revenue, market share and profit margin trend for 2 additional companies

Detailed analysis

  • Description and key data for Signify, and factors influencing its performance in the industry
  • Description and key data for ZG Operations Australia Pty Ltd, and factors influencing its performance in the industry
  • Description and key data for Coolon LED Lighting, and factors influencing its performance in the industry
  • Description, key data and performance trends for 2 additional companies

External Environment

Understand the demographic, economic and regulatory factors that shape how businesses in an industry perform.   

Analyst insights

The industry is highly regulated due to energy efficiency and safety concerns. Growing environmental concerns have prompted demand to skew towards greener alternatives, which...

In this chapter

  • External Drivers
  • Regulation & Policy
  • Assistance

Key metrics

  • Regulation & policy level and trend
  • Assistance level and trend

Charts

  • Regulation & Policy historical data and forecast (2014-2029) 
  • Assistance historical data and forecast (2014-2029) 

Detailed analysis

  • Demographic and macroeconomic factors influencing the industry, including Regulation & Policy and Assistance
  • Major types of regulations, regulatory bodies, industry standards or specific regulations impacting requirements for industry operators
  • Key governmental and non-governmental groups or policies that may provide some relief for industry operators.

Financial Benchmarks

View average costs for industry operators and compare financial data against an industry's financial benchmarks over time. 

Analyst insights

Import penetration has forced companies to produce specialised products, driving demand for skilled labour. Employees with technical qualifications from universities or TAFEs...

In this chapter

  • Cost Structure
  • Financial Ratios
  • Key Ratios

Key metrics

  • Profit margin, and how it compares to the sector-wide margin
  • Average wages, and how it compares to the sector-wide average wage
  • Largest cost component as a percentage of revenue
  • Industry average ratios for days' receivables, industry coverage and debt-to-net-worth ratio

Charts

  • Average industry operating costs as a share of revenue, including purchases, wages, depreciation, utilities, rent, other costs and profit in 2024
  • Average sector operating costs as a share of revenue, including purchases, wages, depreciation, utilities, rent, other costs and profit in 2024
  • Investment vs. share of economy

Data tables

  • Cash Flow & Debt Service Ratios (2014-2029)
  • Revenue per Employee (2014-2029)
  • Revenue per Enterprise (2014-2029)
  • Employees per Establishment (2014-2029)
  • Employees per Enterprise (2014-2029)
  • Average Wage (2014-2029)
  • Wages/Revenue (2014-2029)
  • Establishments per Enterprise (2014-2029)
  • IVA/Revenue (2014-2029)
  • Imports/Demand (2014-2029)
  • Exports/Revenue (2014-2029)

Detailed analysis

  • Trends in the cost component for industry operators and their impact on industry costs and profitability 

Key Statistics

Industry Data

Data Tables

Including values and annual change:

  • Revenue (2014-2029)
  • IVA (2014-2029)
  • Establishments (2014-2029)
  • Enterprises (2014-2029)
  • Employment (2014-2029)
  • Exports (2014-2029)
  • Imports (2014-2029)
  • Wages (2014-2029)

Top Questions Answered

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What is the market size of the Electric Lighting Equipment Manufacturing industry in Australia in 2024?

The market size of the Electric Lighting Equipment Manufacturing industry in Australia is $1.1bn in 2024.

How many businesses are there in the Electric Lighting Equipment Manufacturing in Australia industry in 2024?

There are 378 businesses in the Electric Lighting Equipment Manufacturing industry in Australia, which has declined at a CAGR of 1.3 % between 2019 and 2024.

Has the Electric Lighting Equipment Manufacturing industry in Australia grown or declined over the past 5 years?

The market size of the Electric Lighting Equipment Manufacturing industry in Australia has been declining at a CAGR of 5.4 % between 2019 and 2024.

What is the forecast growth of the Electric Lighting Equipment Manufacturing industry in Australia over the next 5 years?

Over the next five years, the Electric Lighting Equipment Manufacturing industry in Australia is expected to grow.

What are the biggest companies in the Electric Lighting Equipment Manufacturing market in Australia?

The biggest companies operating in the Electric Lighting Equipment Manufacturing market in Australia are Signify, ZG Operations Australia Pty Ltd and Coolon LED Lighting

What does the Electric Lighting Equipment Manufacturing in Australia include?

Lighting fixtures and luminaires and Electric light bulbs, tubes and control gear are part of the Electric Lighting Equipment Manufacturing industry.

Which companies have the highest market share in the Electric Lighting Equipment Manufacturing in Australia?

The company holding the most market share in Australia is Signify.

How competitive is the Electric Lighting Equipment Manufacturing industry in Australia?

The level of competition is high and steady in the Electric Lighting Equipment Manufacturing industry in Australia.

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Competitors

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Complementors

  • Automotive Electrical Component Manufacturing in Australia
  • Household Appliance Manufacturing in Australia
  • Electric Cable and Wire Manufacturing in Australia
  • Power Automation Products and Other Electrical Equipment Manufacturing in Australia

International industries

  • Lighting & Bulb Manufacturing in the US
  • Lighting Fixtures Manufacturing in the US
  • Building Lighting Control System Manufacturing in the US
  • Lighting & Bulb Manufacturing in Canada
  • Lighting Fixtures Manufacturing in Canada

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