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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

March 2020

Released

27/05/2020

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Key statistics

In the March quarter:

Trend estimate for total construction fell 1.4%.
Seasonally adjusted estimates for:
- Total construction fell 1.0%;
- Building work done fell 1.0%;
- Engineering work done fell 1.1%.

Main features

March key figures

		Mar qtr 20	Dec qtr 19 to Mar qtr 20	Mar qtr 19 to Mar qtr 20
		$m	% change	% change
			Trend estimates(a)
Value of work done
	Building	28 981.1	-1.4	-6.3
	Residential	17 177.9	-2.9	-12.3
	Non-residential	11 792.8	0.7	3.9
	Engineering	20 583.3	-1.3	-4.8
	Total construction	49 546.7	-1.4	-5.7
			Seasonally adjusted estimates(a)
Value of work done
	Building	28 924.2	-1.0	-8.0
	Residential	17 246.9	-1.6	-12.5
	Non-residential	11 677.3	-	-0.3
	Engineering	20 556.9	-1.1	-4.4
	Total construction	49 481.2	-1.0	-6.5

- nil or rounded to zero (including null cells)
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)
Mar 2012	23,135	35,243
Jun 2012	22,962	37,143
Sep 2012	23,161	38,133
Dec 2012	23,539	37,502
Mar 2013	23,933	36,687
Jun 2013	24,163	36,348
Sep 2013	24,390	36,427
Dec 2013	24,803	36,288
Mar 2014	25,253	35,176
Jun 2014	25,608	33,465
Sep 2014	26,034	31,436
Dec 2014	26,507	29,819
Mar 2015	26,992	29,035
Jun 2015	27,405	28,589
Sep 2015	27,778	27,665
Dec 2015	28,404	26,053
Mar 2016	29,000	24,008
Jun 2016	29,208	22,400
Sep 2016	29,209	21,399
Dec 2016	29,211	21,211
Mar 2017	29,311	21,710
Jun 2017	29,521	22,464
Sep 2017	29,779	23,385
Dec 2017	30,367	24,376
Mar 2018	30,962	24,912
Jun 2018	31,270	24,573
Sep 2018	31,382	23,547
Dec 2018	31,235	22,377
Mar 2019	30,939	21,630
Jun 2019	30,494	21,311
Sep 2019	29,911	21,092
Dec 2019	29,393	20,845
Mar 2020	28,981	20,583

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)
Mar 2012	13,703	9,364
Jun 2012	13,717	9,186
Sep 2012	13,984	9,128
Dec 2012	14,304	9,192
Mar 2013	14,507	9,381
Jun 2013	14,545	9,565
Sep 2013	14,663	9,674
Dec 2013	15,024	9,732
Mar 2014	15,462	9,753
Jun 2014	15,824	9,753
Sep 2014	16,245	9,763
Dec 2014	16,750	9,738
Mar 2015	17,297	9,685
Jun 2015	17,714	9,686
Sep 2015	18,091	9,685
Dec 2015	18,670	9,737
Mar 2016	19,244	9,763
Jun 2016	19,600	9,619
Sep 2016	19,742	9,480
Dec 2016	19,682	9,540
Mar 2017	19,500	9,817
Jun 2017	19,266	10,256
Sep 2017	19,171	10,606
Dec 2017	19,475	10,890
Mar 2018	19,939	11,023
Jun 2018	20,304	10,968
Sep 2018	20,356	11,028
Dec 2018	20,063	11,172
Mar 2019	19,591	11,347
Jun 2019	18,979	11,516
Sep 2019	18,294	11,618
Dec 2019	17,685	11,708
Mar 2020	17,178	11,793

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

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March key points

Value of work done, chain volume measures

Total construction

The trend estimate for total construction work done fell 1.4% in the March quarter 2020.
The seasonally adjusted estimate for total construction work done fell 1.0% to $49,481.2m in the March quarter.

Building work done

The trend estimate for total building work done fell 1.4% in the March quarter 2020.
The trend estimate for non-residential building work done rose 0.7% and residential building work fell 2.9%.
The seasonally adjusted estimate of total building work done fell 1.0% to $28,924.2m in the March quarter.

Engineering work done

The trend estimate for engineering work done fell 1.3% in the March quarter.
The seasonally adjusted estimate for engineering work done fell 1.1% to $20,556.9m in the March quarter.

Construction work done, chain volume measures

Trend percentage change

Total construction
	Percentage change (%)
Mar 2012	3.2
Jun 2012	3.0
Sep 2012	2.0
Dec 2012	-0.4
Mar 2013	-0.7
Jun 2013	-0.2
Sep 2013	0.5
Dec 2013	0.4
Mar 2014	-1.1
Jun 2014	-2.3
Sep 2014	-2.8
Dec 2014	-2.1
Mar 2015	-0.6
Jun 2015	-0.1
Sep 2015	-1.0
Dec 2015	-1.8
Mar 2016	-2.7
Jun 2016	-2.7
Sep 2016	-1.9
Dec 2016	-0.4
Mar 2017	1.2
Jun 2017	1.9
Sep 2017	2.3
Dec 2017	3.0
Mar 2018	2.1
Jun 2018	-0.1
Sep 2018	-1.7
Dec 2018	-2.4
Mar 2019	-1.9
Jun 2019	-1.5
Sep 2019	-1.5
Dec 2019	-1.5
Mar 2020	-1.4

Total construction

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

Engineering
	Percentage change (%)
Mar 2012	6.7
Jun 2012	5.4
Sep 2012	2.7
Dec 2012	-1.7
Mar 2013	-2.2
Jun 2013	-0.9
Sep 2013	0.2
Dec 2013	-0.4
Mar 2014	-3.1
Jun 2014	-4.9
Sep 2014	-6.1
Dec 2014	-5.1
Mar 2015	-2.6
Jun 2015	-1.5
Sep 2015	-3.2
Dec 2015	-5.8
Mar 2016	-7.9
Jun 2016	-6.7
Sep 2016	-4.5
Dec 2016	-0.9
Mar 2017	2.4
Jun 2017	3.5
Sep 2017	4.1
Dec 2017	4.2
Mar 2018	2.2
Jun 2018	-1.4
Sep 2018	-4.2
Dec 2018	-5.0
Mar 2019	-3.3
Jun 2019	-1.5
Sep 2019	-1.0
Dec 2019	-1.2
Mar 2020	-1.3

Engineering

["","Percentage change"]

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The trend estimate for engineering construction work done fell 1.3% this quarter and has fallen for eight quarters.

Building
	Percentage change (%)
Mar 2012	-1.6
Jun 2012	-0.8
Sep 2012	0.9
Dec 2012	1.6
Mar 2013	1.7
Jun 2013	1.0
Sep 2013	0.9
Dec 2013	1.7
Mar 2014	1.8
Jun 2014	1.4
Sep 2014	1.7
Dec 2014	1.8
Mar 2015	1.8
Jun 2015	1.5
Sep 2015	1.4
Dec 2015	2.3
Mar 2016	2.1
Jun 2016	0.7
Sep 2016	0.0
Dec 2016	0.0
Mar 2017	0.3
Jun 2017	0.7
Sep 2017	0.9
Dec 2017	2.0
Mar 2018	2.0
Jun 2018	1.0
Sep 2018	0.4
Dec 2018	-0.5
Mar 2019	-1.0
Jun 2019	-1.4
Sep 2019	-1.9
Dec 2019	-1.7
Mar 2020	-1.4

Building

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

Residential
	Percentage change (%)
Mar 2012	-1.7
Jun 2012	0.1
Sep 2012	2.0
Dec 2012	2.3
Mar 2013	1.4
Jun 2013	0.3
Sep 2013	0.8
Dec 2013	2.5
Mar 2014	2.9
Jun 2014	2.3
Sep 2014	2.7
Dec 2014	3.1
Mar 2015	3.3
Jun 2015	2.4
Sep 2015	2.1
Dec 2015	3.2
Mar 2016	3.1
Jun 2016	1.9
Sep 2016	0.7
Dec 2016	-0.3
Mar 2017	-0.9
Jun 2017	-1.2
Sep 2017	-0.5
Dec 2017	1.6
Mar 2018	2.4
Jun 2018	1.8
Sep 2018	0.3
Dec 2018	-1.4
Mar 2019	-2.4
Jun 2019	-3.1
Sep 2019	-3.6
Dec 2019	-3.3
Mar 2020	-2.9

Residential

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The trend estimate for residential building work done fell 2.9% this quarter and has fallen for six quarters.

Non-residential
	Percentage change (%)
Mar 2012	-1.4
Jun 2012	-1.9
Sep 2012	-0.6
Dec 2012	0.7
Mar 2013	2.1
Jun 2013	2.0
Sep 2013	1.1
Dec 2013	0.6
Mar 2014	0.2
Jun 2014	0.0
Sep 2014	0.1
Dec 2014	-0.3
Mar 2015	-0.6
Jun 2015	0.0
Sep 2015	0.0
Dec 2015	0.5
Mar 2016	0.3
Jun 2016	-1.5
Sep 2016	-1.4
Dec 2016	0.6
Mar 2017	2.9
Jun 2017	4.5
Sep 2017	3.4
Dec 2017	2.7
Mar 2018	1.2
Jun 2018	-0.5
Sep 2018	0.6
Dec 2018	1.3
Mar 2019	1.6
Jun 2019	1.5
Sep 2019	0.9
Dec 2019	0.8
Mar 2020	0.7

Non-residential

["","Percentage change"]

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The trend estimate for non-residential building work done rose 0.7% this quarter and has risen for seven quarters.

Construction work done, states and territories

Chain volume measures - trend estimates

New South Wales and Victoria
	New South Wales ($m)	Victoria ($m)
Mar 2012	11,800	9,919
Jun 2012	12,342	9,823
Sep 2012	12,906	9,857
Dec 2012	13,074	9,835
Mar 2013	12,799	9,700
Jun 2013	12,423	9,512
Sep 2013	12,296	9,418
Dec 2013	12,309	9,479
Mar 2014	12,288	9,494
Jun 2014	12,241	9,479
Sep 2014	12,148	9,605
Dec 2014	12,160	9,854
Mar 2015	12,255	10,160
Jun 2015	12,334	10,417
Sep 2015	12,598	10,524
Dec 2015	13,178	10,694
Mar 2016	13,767	10,895
Jun 2016	14,123	11,022
Sep 2016	14,241	11,207
Dec 2016	14,359	11,487
Mar 2017	14,714	11,842
Jun 2017	15,212	12,150
Sep 2017	15,759	12,457
Dec 2017	16,330	13,045
Mar 2018	16,802	13,742
Jun 2018	17,019	14,230
Sep 2018	17,085	14,375
Dec 2018	17,001	14,177
Mar 2019	16,871	13,975
Jun 2019	16,666	13,827
Sep 2019	16,122	13,838
Dec 2019	15,336	13,973
Mar 2020	14,559	14,141

New South Wales and Victoria

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

Construction work done in Victoria has risen for three quarters.

Queensland and Western Australia
	Queensland ($m)	Western Australia ($m)
Mar 2012	16,045	15,526
Jun 2012	16,353	16,291
Sep 2012	16,482	16,394
Dec 2012	16,536	15,505
Mar 2013	16,704	15,025
Jun 2013	17,149	14,985
Sep 2013	17,579	15,359
Dec 2013	17,804	15,565
Mar 2014	17,410	15,332
Jun 2014	16,359	14,835
Sep 2014	15,206	14,030
Dec 2014	13,898	13,821
Mar 2015	12,546	14,594
Jun 2015	11,435	15,451
Sep 2015	10,711	15,383
Dec 2015	10,449	14,071
Mar 2016	10,433	12,098
Jun 2016	10,474	10,341
Sep 2016	10,575	8,862
Dec 2016	10,652	7,992
Mar 2017	10,757	7,663
Jun 2017	10,927	7,596
Sep 2017	11,111	7,600
Dec 2017	11,280	7,576
Mar 2018	11,331	7,434
Jun 2018	11,132	7,187
Sep 2018	10,776	6,804
Dec 2018	10,370	6,406
Mar 2019	10,108	6,132
Jun 2019	9,939	6,054
Sep 2019	9,774	6,114
Dec 2019	9,646	6,170
Mar 2020	9,589	6,168

Queensland and Western Australia

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

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Construction work done in Queensland has fallen for eight quarters.

Construction work done in Western Australia has fallen for one quarter.

South Australia and Northern Territory
	South Australia ($m)	Northern Territory ($m)
Mar 2012	2,722	945
Jun 2012	2,700	1,155
Sep 2012	2,673	1,600
Dec 2012	2,716	2,097
Mar 2013	2,825	2,384
Jun 2013	2,924	2,379
Sep 2013	2,924	2,164
Dec 2013	2,821	1,995
Mar 2014	2,705	2,039
Jun 2014	2,632	2,331
Sep 2014	2,620	2,647
Dec 2014	2,573	2,693
Mar 2015	2,510	2,547
Jun 2015	2,514	2,398
Sep 2015	2,537	2,277
Dec 2015	2,518	2,107
Mar 2016	2,457	1,904
Jun 2016	2,397	1,811
Sep 2016	2,422	1,836
Dec 2016	2,511	1,832
Mar 2017	2,618	1,821
Jun 2017	2,745	1,843
Sep 2017	2,870	1,881
Dec 2017	3,027	1,865
Mar 2018	3,179	1,679
Jun 2018	3,217	1,345
Sep 2018	3,164	1,004
Dec 2018	3,113	732
Mar 2019	3,096	577
Jun 2019	3,071	517
Sep 2019	2,984	479
Dec 2019	2,907	444
Mar 2020	2,867	400

South Australia and Northern Territory

["","South Australia","Northern Territory"]

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

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

Tasmania and Australian Capital Territory
	Tasmania ($m)	Australian Capital Territory ($m)
Mar 2012	614	1,007
Jun 2012	632	1,004
Sep 2012	642	959
Dec 2012	643	909
Mar 2013	631	880
Jun 2013	618	858
Sep 2013	604	815
Dec 2013	619	782
Mar 2014	626	767
Jun 2014	641	769
Sep 2014	660	771
Dec 2014	675	765
Mar 2015	681	751
Jun 2015	671	729
Sep 2015	655	717
Dec 2015	647	737
Mar 2016	642	775
Jun 2016	640	819
Sep 2016	650	874
Dec 2016	677	914
Mar 2017	688	926
Jun 2017	677	918
Sep 2017	659	913
Dec 2017	660	929
Mar 2018	694	953
Jun 2018	740	980
Sep 2018	774	1,010
Dec 2018	791	1,010
Mar 2019	796	971
Jun 2019	801	922
Sep 2019	805	905
Dec 2019	804	912
Mar 2020	796	933

Tasmania and Australian Capital Territory

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

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Construction work done in Tasmania has fallen for two quarters.

Construction work done in the Australian Capital Territory has risen for two quarters.

Data notes

This release includes revisions to both the Building Activity and Engineering Construction Survey. Building Activity data have been revised back to September 2015 and Engineering Construction data have been revised back to September 2017.

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 Methodology.

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.

Managing the impact of Coronavirus (COVID-19) on construction activity statistics

The ABS is currently monitoring for potential impacts from the Coronavirus (COVID-19) on construction activity statistics and will continue to do so for the period of the pandemic.

Quality assurance of March quarter data did not identify any impact to headline statistics. The designation of construction as an essential service enabled activity to progress despite social distancing restrictions implemented from late March. Since it takes some time to approve and commence an application for building construction work, there will be a lag between any change in demand, the number of applications and subsequent impacts on new work.

The ABS is actively managing the potential risks from COVID-19 to data collection operations. The ABS appreciates the support of survey respondents in continuing to provide the data to compile this publication.

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