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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

September 2019

Released

27/11/2019

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Key statistics

Trend estimate for total construction fell 1.6% in the Sep Qtr 2019.
Seasonally adjusted estimate for total construction fell 0.4% in the Sep Qtr 2019.
Seasonally adjusted estimate for Building work done fell 0.5% in the Sep Qtr 2019.
Seasonally adjusted estimate for Engineering work done fell 0.2% in the Sep Qtr 2019.

Main features

September key figures

		Sep qtr 19	Jun qtr 19 to Sep qtr 19	Sep qtr 18 to Sep qtr 19
		$m	% change	% change
Trend estimates(a)
Value of work done
	Building	29 661.3	-1.8	-5.5
	Residential	18 334.8	-3.0	-10.1
	Non-residential	11 322.5	0.2	3.0
	Engineering	20 970.3	-1.1	-11.4
	Total construction	50 604.5	-1.6	-8.1
Seasonally adjusted estimates(a)
Value of work done
	Building	29 703.6	-0.5	-5.1
	Residential	18 268.5	-3.1	-10.6
	Non-residential	11 435.1	4.0	5.3
	Engineering	21 146.2	-0.2	-9.6
	Total construction	50 849.7	-0.4	-7.0

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)
Sep 2011	23,764	30,749
Dec 2011	23,505	33,044
Mar 2012	23,134	35,228
Jun 2012	22,963	37,122
Sep 2012	23,163	38,126
Dec 2012	23,538	37,504
Mar 2013	23,932	36,672
Jun 2013	24,165	36,326
Sep 2013	24,395	36,418
Dec 2013	24,801	36,289
Mar 2014	25,251	35,163
Jun 2014	25,613	33,448
Sep 2014	26,041	31,433
Dec 2014	26,501	29,822
Mar 2015	26,989	29,025
Jun 2015	27,416	28,575
Sep 2015	27,787	27,662
Dec 2015	28,378	26,050
Mar 2016	28,977	23,995
Jun 2016	29,217	22,393
Sep 2016	29,228	21,412
Dec 2016	29,181	21,214
Mar 2017	29,290	21,711
Jun 2017	29,563	22,452
Sep 2017	29,848	23,328
Dec 2017	30,357	24,267
Mar 2018	30,928	24,809
Jun 2018	31,279	24,589
Sep 2018	31,387	23,668
Dec 2018	31,168	22,442
Mar 2019	30,720	21,621
Jun 2019	30,203	21,197
Sep 2019	29,661	20,970

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)
Sep 2011	14,267	9,444
Dec 2011	13,942	9,496
Mar 2012	13,702	9,364
Jun 2012	13,718	9,186
Sep 2012	13,985	9,129
Dec 2012	14,303	9,192
Mar 2013	14,506	9,380
Jun 2013	14,548	9,565
Sep 2013	14,666	9,675
Dec 2013	15,021	9,731
Mar 2014	15,461	9,752
Jun 2014	15,829	9,753
Sep 2014	16,251	9,764
Dec 2014	16,745	9,737
Mar 2015	17,295	9,683
Jun 2015	17,722	9,688
Sep 2015	18,097	9,687
Dec 2015	18,646	9,734
Mar 2016	19,223	9,760
Jun 2016	19,605	9,623
Sep 2016	19,756	9,484
Dec 2016	19,657	9,534
Mar 2017	19,484	9,812
Jun 2017	19,299	10,265
Sep 2017	19,233	10,613
Dec 2017	19,482	10,874
Mar 2018	19,933	10,995
Jun 2018	20,334	10,946
Sep 2018	20,398	10,990
Dec 2018	20,047	11,121
Mar 2019	19,485	11,235
Jun 2019	18,903	11,300
Sep 2019	18,335	11,323

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

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September key points

Value of work done, chain volume measures

Total construction

The trend estimate for total construction work done fell 1.6% in the September quarter 2019.
The seasonally adjusted estimate for total construction work done fell 0.4% to $50,849.7m in the September quarter.

Building work done

The trend estimate for total building work done fell 1.8% in the September quarter 2019.
The trend estimate for non-residential building work done rose 0.2% and residential building work fell 3.0%.
The seasonally adjusted estimate of total building work done fell 0.5% to $29,703.6m in the September quarter.

Engineering work done

The trend estimate for engineering work done fell 1.1% in the September quarter.
The seasonally adjusted estimate for engineering work done fell 0.2% to $21,146.2m in the September quarter.

Construction work done, chain volume measures

Trend percentage change

Total construction
	Percentage change (%)
Sep 2011	4
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	-1
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

Total construction

["","Percentage change"]

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The trend estimate for total construction work done fell 1.6% this quarter and has fallen for five quarters.

Engineering
	Percentage change (%)
Sep 2011	8
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	-4
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

Engineering

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The trend estimate for engineering construction work done fell 1.1% this quarter and has fallen for six quarters.

Building
	Percentage change (%)
Sep 2011	-1
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

Building

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The trend estimate for total building work done fell 1.8% this quarter and has fallen for four quarters.

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

Residential

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The trend estimate for residential building work done fell 3.0% this quarter and has fallen for four quarters.

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

Non-residential

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The trend estimate for non-residential building work done rose 0.2% this quarter and has risen for five quarters.

Construction work done, states and territories

Chain volume measures - trend estimates

New South Wales and Victoria
	New South Wales ($m)	Victoria ($m)
Sep 2011	11,764	10,043
Dec 2011	11,647	10,060
Mar 2012	11,799	9,918
Jun 2012	12,341	9,823
Sep 2012	12,906	9,857
Dec 2012	13,073	9,834
Mar 2013	12,798	9,699
Jun 2013	12,423	9,512
Sep 2013	12,297	9,419
Dec 2013	12,309	9,479
Mar 2014	12,286	9,493
Jun 2014	12,242	9,479
Sep 2014	12,151	9,607
Dec 2014	12,161	9,853
Mar 2015	12,252	10,159
Jun 2015	12,335	10,419
Sep 2015	12,597	10,528
Dec 2015	13,164	10,693
Mar 2016	13,743	10,895
Jun 2016	14,118	11,026
Sep 2016	14,248	11,212
Dec 2016	14,348	11,487
Mar 2017	14,699	11,845
Jun 2017	15,240	12,126
Sep 2017	15,807	12,393
Dec 2017	16,348	12,961
Mar 2018	16,791	13,693
Jun 2018	17,060	14,225
Sep 2018	17,152	14,362
Dec 2018	17,011	14,126
Mar 2019	16,780	13,916
Jun 2019	16,591	13,790
Sep 2019	16,447	13,746

New South Wales and Victoria

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

Construction work done in Victoria has fallen for four quarters.

Queensland and Western Australia
	Queensland ($m)	Western Australia ($m)
Sep 2011	14,442	13,395
Dec 2011	15,363	14,504
Mar 2012	16,042	15,520
Jun 2012	16,349	16,285
Sep 2012	16,478	16,388
Dec 2012	16,533	15,499
Mar 2013	16,700	15,019
Jun 2013	17,143	14,981
Sep 2013	17,574	15,354
Dec 2013	17,801	15,559
Mar 2014	17,408	15,326
Jun 2014	16,353	14,830
Sep 2014	15,200	14,025
Dec 2014	13,896	13,815
Mar 2015	12,547	14,587
Jun 2015	11,434	15,448
Sep 2015	10,709	15,380
Dec 2015	10,446	14,066
Mar 2016	10,432	12,093
Jun 2016	10,474	10,342
Sep 2016	10,574	8,868
Dec 2016	10,648	7,989
Mar 2017	10,754	7,659
Jun 2017	10,920	7,604
Sep 2017	11,092	7,615
Dec 2017	11,236	7,578
Mar 2018	11,282	7,433
Jun 2018	11,100	7,214
Sep 2018	10,756	6,869
Dec 2018	10,349	6,460
Mar 2019	10,051	6,113
Jun 2019	9,797	5,920
Sep 2019	9,538	5,833

Queensland and Western Australia

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Construction work done in Queensland has fallen for six quarters.

Construction work done in Western Australia has fallen for eight quarters.

South Australia and Northern Territory
	South Australia ($m)	Northern Territory ($m)
Sep 2011	2,819	716
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	2,924	2,378
Sep 2013	2,923	2,163
Dec 2013	2,821	1,995
Mar 2014	2,705	2,038
Jun 2014	2,632	2,330
Sep 2014	2,619	2,647
Dec 2014	2,573	2,692
Mar 2015	2,510	2,546
Jun 2015	2,514	2,397
Sep 2015	2,538	2,276
Dec 2015	2,517	2,106
Mar 2016	2,458	1,904
Jun 2016	2,398	1,810
Sep 2016	2,423	1,835
Dec 2016	2,509	1,831
Mar 2017	2,619	1,820
Jun 2017	2,745	1,844
Sep 2017	2,870	1,883
Dec 2017	3,020	1,868
Mar 2018	3,178	1,683
Jun 2018	3,227	1,351
Sep 2018	3,179	1,009
Dec 2018	3,126	735
Mar 2019	3,091	591
Jun 2019	3,055	516
Sep 2019	2,990	463

South Australia and Northern Territory

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

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

Tasmania and Australian Capital Territory
	Tasmania ($m)	Australia Capital Territory ($m)
Sep 2011	618	941
Dec 2011	609	972
Mar 2012	614	1,007
Jun 2012	632	1,004
Sep 2012	643	959
Dec 2012	643	909
Mar 2013	630	880
Jun 2013	618	858
Sep 2013	605	816
Dec 2013	619	782
Mar 2014	626	767
Jun 2014	641	770
Sep 2014	661	771
Dec 2014	675	764
Mar 2015	680	751
Jun 2015	672	730
Sep 2015	656	717
Dec 2015	647	736
Mar 2016	641	775
Jun 2016	640	820
Sep 2016	651	874
Dec 2016	676	912
Mar 2017	687	925
Jun 2017	677	920
Sep 2017	660	913
Dec 2017	659	926
Mar 2018	693	952
Jun 2018	742	983
Sep 2018	776	1,014
Dec 2018	789	1,007
Mar 2019	791	959
Jun 2019	801	907
Sep 2019	819	873

Tasmania and Australian Capital Territory

["","Tasmania","Australia Capital Territory"]

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Construction work done in Tasmania has risen for seven quarters.

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

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