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Construction Work Done, Australia, Preliminary

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This publication presents preliminary statistics for the value of construction work done in Australia

Reference period

December 2019

Released

26/02/2020

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Key statistics

In the December quarter:

Trend estimate for total construction fell 1.4%.
Seasonally adjusted estimates for:
- Total construction fell 3.0%;
- Building work done fell 4.1%;
- Engineering work done fell 1.5%.

Main features

December key figures

		Dec qtr 19	Sep qtr 19 to Dec qtr 19	Dec qtr 18 to Dec qtr 19
		$m	% change	% change
			Trend estimates(a)
Value of work done
	Building	29 147.9	-2.0	-6.5
	Residential	17 577.9	-3.6	-12.3
	Non-residential	11 567.2	0.5	4.1
	Engineering	20 926.7	-0.5	-6.8
	Total construction	50 064.4	-1.4	-6.6
			Seasonally adjusted estimates(a)
Value of work done
	Building	28 937.3	-4.1	-7.1
	Residential	17 486.1	-4.6	-12.8
	Non-residential	11 451.2	-3.4	3.3
	Engineering	20 835.7	-1.5	-8.0
	Total construction	49 773.0	-3.0	-7.4

a. Reference year for Chain Volume Measures is 2017-18.

Value of construction work done, chain volume measures - trend estimates
	Total building ($m)	Engineering construction ($m)
Dec 2011	23,505	33,032
Mar 2012	23,135	35,233
Jun 2012	22,963	37,132
Sep 2012	23,162	38,121
Dec 2012	23,539	37,492
Mar 2013	23,933	36,677
Jun 2013	24,164	36,336
Sep 2013	24,392	36,417
Dec 2013	24,803	36,282
Mar 2014	25,252	35,168
Jun 2014	25,610	33,451
Sep 2014	26,037	31,425
Dec 2014	26,507	29,817
Mar 2015	26,991	29,029
Jun 2015	27,406	28,571
Sep 2015	27,777	27,651
Dec 2015	28,389	26,053
Mar 2016	28,980	24,006
Jun 2016	29,199	22,388
Sep 2016	29,209	21,389
Dec 2016	29,201	21,220
Mar 2017	29,300	21,712
Jun 2017	29,539	22,418
Sep 2017	29,819	23,284
Dec 2017	30,385	24,278
Mar 2018	30,944	24,853
Jun 2018	31,249	24,617
Sep 2018	31,350	23,658
Dec 2018	31,164	22,459
Mar 2019	30,836	21,617
Jun 2019	30,351	21,258
Sep 2019	29,754	21,038
Dec 2019	29,148	20,927

Value of construction work done, chain volume measures - trend estimates

["","Total building","Engineering construction"]

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Value of building work done, chain volume measures - trend estimates
	Residential building ($m)	Non-residential building ($m)
Dec 2011	13,942	9,496
Mar 2012	13,702	9,364
Jun 2012	13,717	9,186
Sep 2012	13,984	9,128
Dec 2012	14,304	9,192
Mar 2013	14,507	9,380
Jun 2013	14,546	9,565
Sep 2013	14,664	9,674
Dec 2013	15,023	9,732
Mar 2014	15,461	9,752
Jun 2014	15,825	9,753
Sep 2014	16,247	9,764
Dec 2014	16,749	9,739
Mar 2015	17,296	9,684
Jun 2015	17,714	9,686
Sep 2015	18,087	9,687
Dec 2015	18,653	9,738
Mar 2016	19,226	9,760
Jun 2016	19,591	9,618
Sep 2016	19,740	9,482
Dec 2016	19,670	9,541
Mar 2017	19,494	9,813
Jun 2017	19,283	10,256
Sep 2017	19,208	10,609
Dec 2017	19,499	10,885
Mar 2018	19,947	10,998
Jun 2018	20,316	10,935
Sep 2018	20,371	10,981
Dec 2018	20,055	11,110
Mar 2019	19,553	11,283
Jun 2019	18,925	11,427
Sep 2019	18,241	11,513
Dec 2019	17,578	11,567

Value of building work done, chain volume measures - trend estimates

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December key points

Value of work done, chain volume measures

Total construction

The trend estimate for total construction work done fell 1.4% in the December quarter 2019.
The seasonally adjusted estimate for total construction work done fell 3.0% to $49,773.0m in the December quarter.

Building work done

The trend estimate for total building work done fell 2.0% in the December quarter 2019.
The trend estimate for non-residential building work done rose 0.5% and residential building work fell 3.6%.
The seasonally adjusted estimate of total building work done fell 4.1% to $28,937.3m in the December quarter.

Engineering work done

The trend estimate for engineering work done fell 0.5% in the December quarter.
The seasonally adjusted estimate for engineering work done fell 1.5% to $20,835.7m in the December quarter.

Construction work done, chain volume measures

Trend percentage change

Total construction
	Percentage change (%)
Dec 2011	4
Mar 2012	3
Jun 2012	3
Sep 2012	2
Dec 2012	0
Mar 2013	-1
Jun 2013	0
Sep 2013	1
Dec 2013	0
Mar 2014	-1
Jun 2014	-2
Sep 2014	-3
Dec 2014	-2
Mar 2015	-1
Jun 2015	0
Sep 2015	-1
Dec 2015	-2
Mar 2016	-3
Jun 2016	-3
Sep 2016	-2
Dec 2016	0
Mar 2017	1
Jun 2017	2
Sep 2017	2
Dec 2017	3
Mar 2018	2
Jun 2018	0
Sep 2018	-2
Dec 2018	-3
Mar 2019	-2
Jun 2019	-2
Sep 2019	-2
Dec 2019	-1

Total construction

["","Percentage change"]

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The trend estimate for total construction work done fell 1.4% this quarter and has fallen for six quarters.

Engineering
	Percentage change (%)
Dec 2011	8
Mar 2012	7
Jun 2012	5
Sep 2012	3
Dec 2012	-2
Mar 2013	-2
Jun 2013	-1
Sep 2013	0
Dec 2013	0
Mar 2014	-3
Jun 2014	-5
Sep 2014	-6
Dec 2014	-5
Mar 2015	-3
Jun 2015	-2
Sep 2015	-3
Dec 2015	-6
Mar 2016	-8
Jun 2016	-7
Sep 2016	-5
Dec 2016	-1
Mar 2017	2
Jun 2017	3
Sep 2017	4
Dec 2017	4
Mar 2018	2
Jun 2018	-1
Sep 2018	-4
Dec 2018	-5
Mar 2019	-4
Jun 2019	-2
Sep 2019	-1
Dec 2019	-1

Engineering

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The trend estimate for engineering construction work done fell 0.5% this quarter and has fallen for seven quarters.

Building
	Percentage change (%)
Dec 2011	-1
Mar 2012	-2
Jun 2012	-1
Sep 2012	1
Dec 2012	2
Mar 2013	2
Jun 2013	1
Sep 2013	1
Dec 2013	2
Mar 2014	2
Jun 2014	1
Sep 2014	2
Dec 2014	2
Mar 2015	2
Jun 2015	2
Sep 2015	1
Dec 2015	2
Mar 2016	2
Jun 2016	1
Sep 2016	0
Dec 2016	0
Mar 2017	0
Jun 2017	1
Sep 2017	1
Dec 2017	2
Mar 2018	2
Jun 2018	1
Sep 2018	0
Dec 2018	-1
Mar 2019	-1
Jun 2019	-2
Sep 2019	-2
Dec 2019	-2

Building

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The trend estimate for total building work done fell 2.0% this quarter and has fallen for five quarters.

Residential
	Percentage change (%)
Dec-2011	-2
Mar-2012	-2
Jun-2012	0
Sep-2012	2
Dec-2012	2
Mar-2013	1
Jun-2013	0
Sep-2013	1
Dec-2013	2
Mar-2014	3
Jun-2014	2
Sep-2014	3
Dec-2014	3
Mar-2015	3
Jun-2015	2
Sep-2015	2
Dec-2015	3
Mar-2016	3
Jun-2016	2
Sep-2016	1
Dec-2016	0
Mar-2017	-1
Jun-2017	-1
Sep-2017	0
Dec-2017	2
Mar-2018	2
Jun-2018	2
Sep-2018	0
Dec-2018	-2
Mar-2019	-3
Jun-2019	-3
Sep-2019	-4
Dec-2019	-4

Residential

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The trend estimate for residential building work done fell 3.6% this quarter and has fallen for five quarters.

Non-residential
	Percentage change (%)
Dec 2011	1
Mar 2012	-1
Jun 2012	-2
Sep 2012	-1
Dec 2012	1
Mar 2013	2
Jun 2013	2
Sep 2013	1
Dec 2013	1
Mar 2014	0
Jun 2014	0
Sep 2014	0
Dec 2014	0
Mar 2015	-1
Jun 2015	0
Sep 2015	0
Dec 2015	1
Mar 2016	0
Jun 2016	-2
Sep 2016	-1
Dec 2016	1
Mar 2017	3
Jun 2017	5
Sep 2017	3
Dec 2017	3
Mar 2018	1
Jun 2018	-1
Sep 2018	0
Dec 2018	1
Mar 2019	2
Jun 2019	1
Sep 2019	1
Dec 2019	1

Non-residential

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The trend estimate for non-residential building work done rose 0.5% this quarter and has risen for six quarters.

Construction work done, states and territories

Chain volume measures - trend estimates

New South Wales and Victoria
	New South Wales ($m)	Victoria ($m)
Dec 2011	11,648	10,060
Mar 2012	11,799	9,919
Jun 2012	12,341	9,823
Sep 2012	12,906	9,857
Dec 2012	13,075	9,834
Mar 2013	12,798	9,699
Jun 2013	12,422	9,511
Sep 2013	12,297	9,417
Dec 2013	12,311	9,479
Mar 2014	12,287	9,493
Jun 2014	12,240	9,479
Sep 2014	12,152	9,605
Dec 2014	12,165	9,853
Mar 2015	12,252	10,160
Jun 2015	12,331	10,417
Sep 2015	12,599	10,524
Dec 2015	13,172	10,693
Mar 2016	13,742	10,896
Jun 2016	14,109	11,022
Sep 2016	14,250	11,205
Dec 2016	14,364	11,488
Mar 2017	14,698	11,849
Jun 2017	15,224	12,121
Sep 2017	15,810	12,381
Dec 2017	16,376	12,964
Mar 2018	16,791	13,700
Jun 2018	17,032	14,220
Sep 2018	17,151	14,347
Dec 2018	17,049	14,123
Mar 2019	16,821	13,950
Jun 2019	16,493	13,855
Sep 2019	16,097	13,817
Dec 2019	15,679	13,819

New South Wales and Victoria

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Construction work done in New South Wales has fallen for five quarters.

Construction work done in Victoria was flat this quarter.

Queensland and Western Australia
	Queensland ($m)	Western Australia ($m)
Dec 2011	15,363	14,505
Mar 2012	16,042	15,521
Jun 2012	16,349	16,285
Sep 2012	16,478	16,388
Dec 2012	16,533	15,499
Mar 2013	16,700	15,020
Jun 2013	17,143	14,979
Sep 2013	17,573	15,352
Dec 2013	17,801	15,559
Mar 2014	17,408	15,327
Jun 2014	16,353	14,829
Sep 2014	15,199	14,022
Dec 2014	13,896	13,815
Mar 2015	12,547	14,591
Jun 2015	11,432	15,445
Sep 2015	10,705	15,374
Dec 2015	10,447	14,065
Mar 2016	10,433	12,097
Jun 2016	10,468	10,339
Sep 2016	10,565	8,856
Dec 2016	10,652	7,985
Mar 2017	10,758	7,663
Jun 2017	10,913	7,600
Sep 2017	11,078	7,599
Dec 2017	11,242	7,574
Mar 2018	11,290	7,448
Jun 2018	11,094	7,227
Sep 2018	10,740	6,856
Dec 2018	10,336	6,440
Mar 2019	10,071	6,135
Jun 2019	9,897	6,064
Sep 2019	9,689	6,086
Dec 2019	9,471	6,128

Queensland and Western Australia

["","Queensland","Western Australia"]

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Construction work done in Queensland has fallen for seven quarters.

Construction work done in Western Australia has risen for two quarters.

South Australia and Northern Territory
	South Australia ($m)	Northern Territory ($m)
Dec 2011	2,765	834
Mar 2012	2,722	945
Jun 2012	2,700	1,155
Sep 2012	2,673	1,600
Dec 2012	2,716	2,096
Mar 2013	2,825	2,383
Jun 2013	2,923	2,378
Sep 2013	2,923	2,163
Dec 2013	2,821	1,995
Mar 2014	2,705	2,038
Jun 2014	2,631	2,330
Sep 2014	2,619	2,647
Dec 2014	2,573	2,692
Mar 2015	2,510	2,546
Jun 2015	2,513	2,397
Sep 2015	2,537	2,276
Dec 2015	2,518	2,106
Mar 2016	2,458	1,904
Jun 2016	2,396	1,810
Sep 2016	2,422	1,835
Dec 2016	2,512	1,831
Mar 2017	2,619	1,820
Jun 2017	2,742	1,844
Sep 2017	2,868	1,883
Dec 2017	3,025	1,868
Mar 2018	3,179	1,683
Jun 2018	3,222	1,350
Sep 2018	3,175	1,008
Dec 2018	3,127	735
Mar 2019	3,105	575
Jun 2019	3,063	520
Sep 2019	2,958	490
Dec 2019	2,849	487

South Australia and Northern Territory

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Construction work done in South Australia has fallen for six quarters.

Construction work done in the Northern Territory has fallen for nine quarters.

Tasmania and Australian Capital Territory
	Tasmania ($m)	Australian Capital Territory ($m)
Dec 2011	609	973
Mar 2012	614	1,007
Jun 2012	632	1,004
Sep 2012	642	959
Dec 2012	642	909
Mar 2013	631	880
Jun 2013	618	858
Sep 2013	604	816
Dec 2013	618	782
Mar 2014	626	767
Jun 2014	641	770
Sep 2014	660	771
Dec 2014	675	765
Mar 2015	680	751
Jun 2015	672	729
Sep 2015	655	717
Dec 2015	647	737
Mar 2016	642	775
Jun 2016	640	819
Sep 2016	649	874
Dec 2016	677	914
Mar 2017	688	926
Jun 2017	677	918
Sep 2017	659	913
Dec 2017	660	928
Mar 2018	694	952
Jun 2018	740	980
Sep 2018	774	1,011
Dec 2018	792	1,010
Mar 2019	796	965
Jun 2019	794	914
Sep 2019	790	885
Dec 2019	787	874

Tasmania and Australian Capital Territory

["","Tasmania","Australian Capital Territory"]

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Construction work done in Tasmania has fallen for three quarters.

Construction work done in the Australian Capital Territory has fallen for five quarters.

Data notes

Trend estimates should be used with caution due to the volatility caused by large engineering projects. For more details on trend estimates, please see paragraphs 24 to 26 of the explanatory notes.

Mining projects tend to be complex in structure and comprise a number of different investment activities including exploration, engineering construction, plant and equipment and buildings. A feature article released in the March 2012 issue of Private New Capital Expenditure and Expected Expenditure, Australia (cat. no. 5625.0) provides a summary of the conceptual basis of the relevant ABS publications that measure investment in Australia, using a hypothetical mining project to illustrate how this investment is reflected in ABS data.

Bushfires

Bushfires resulted in minor disruption to data collection activities during the December 2019 quarter in New South Wales, Victoria and the Australian Capital Territory. Quality assurance undertaken by the ABS confirmed that these disruptions did not result in any impacts to Construction activity statistics. Whilst it is expected that bushfire rebuilding and recovery activity will have some impact on future Construction activity estimates this activity is not yet present in the December estimates.

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