Engineering Construction Activity, Australia

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Contains value of engineering construction work done, commenced and yet to be done

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Reference period

December 2023

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27/03/2024

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Key statistics

In the December quarter:

Seasonally adjusted work done rose 4.1%.
Seasonally adjusted work done for the private sector rose 2.0%.
Value of work commenced fell 2.7% in original terms.
Trend work done rose 2.4%.

Value of work done

Value of work done, chain volume measures, seasonally adjusted estimate (a)

Value of work done, chain volume measures, seasonally adjusted estimate (a)
	Dec qtr 23 ($m)	Sep qtr 23 to Dec qtr 23 (%)	Dec qtr 22 to Dec qtr 23 (%)
For the private sector	17,007.6	2.0	13.8
For the public sector (b)	14,659.7	6.6	21.2
Total engineering construction	31,667.4	4.1	17.1

Reference year for chain volume measures is 2021-22.
Includes work done by the private sector for the public sector and work done by the public sector.

Value of work done, chain volume measures, trend estimate (a)

Value of work done, chain volume measures, trend estimate (a)
	Dec qtr 23 ($m)	Sep qtr 23 to Dec qtr 23 (%)	Dec qtr 22 to Dec qtr 23 (%)
For the private sector	16,998.2	1.1	11.7
For the public sector (b)	14,406.0	4.0	17.4
Total engineering construction	31,404.2	2.4	14.3

Reference year for chain volume measures is 2021-22.
Includes work done by the private sector for the public sector and work done by the public sector.

Value of work done, chain volume measures (a)

Value of work done, chain volume measures (a)
	Trend ($m)	Seasonally adjusted ($m)
Dec-15	29,489.8	28,981.8
Mar-16	27,160.3	27,788.3
Jun-16	25,326.9	24,992.4
Sep-16	24,189.2	23,949.1
Dec-16	23,965.5	24,086.6
Mar-17	24,839.3	24,919.4
Jun-17	26,124.7	30,062.7
Sep-17	27,333.7	41,011.8
Dec-17	28,151.7	27,556.5
Mar-18	28,255.0	28,380.0
Jun-18	27,646.5	28,051.6
Sep-18	26,634.1	26,301.4
Dec-18	25,375.2	25,411.0
Mar-19	24,494.7	24,470.3
Jun-19	24,047.8	23,929.2
Sep-19	23,776.3	23,957.8
Dec-19	23,836.3	23,790.0
Mar-20	24,119.6	23,730.4
Jun-20	24,300.2	24,897.3
Sep-20	24,138.0	24,109.8
Dec-20	23,945.2	23,645.3
Mar-21	24,023.1	23,871.0
Jun-21	24,487.6	24,945.5
Sep-21	24,847.8	24,458.4
Dec-21	24,907.3	25,324.7
Mar-22	25,042.7	24,846.2
Jun-22	25,467.6	25,209.0
Sep-22	26,270.3	26,665.3
Dec-22	27,481.5	27,039.0
Mar-23	28,660.3	28,970.2
Jun-23	29,715.2	29,804.1
Sep-23	30,663.3	30,422.2
Dec-23	31,404.2	31,667.4

Value of work done, chain volume measures (a)

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a. Reference year for chain volume measures is 2021-22.

Value of work done, chain volume measures - seasonally adjusted (a)

Value of work done, chain volume measures - seasonally adjusted (a)
	Total ($m)	For private sector ($m)	For public sector ($m)
Dec-15	28,981.8	20,938.7	8,108.5
Mar-16	27,788.3	19,509.9	8,319.3
Jun-16	24,992.4	16,643.5	8,352.9
Sep-16	23,949.1	15,546.7	8,402.5
Dec-16	24,086.6	14,898.2	9,175.0
Mar-17	24,919.4	15,510.6	9,398.1
Jun-17	30,062.7	20,410.3	9,679.5
Sep-17	41,011.8	30,937.2	10,171.7
Dec-17	27,556.5	17,033.0	10,506.3
Mar-18	28,380.0	16,998.3	11,352.3
Jun-18	28,051.6	16,656.2	11,370.7
Sep-18	26,301.4	15,467.2	10,825.2
Dec-18	25,411.0	15,728.3	9,685.7
Mar-19	24,470.3	14,980.7	9,496.7
Jun-19	23,929.2	14,474.6	9,461.9
Sep-19	23,957.8	14,315.0	9,648.0
Dec-19	23,790.0	13,914.7	9,879.8
Mar-20	23,730.4	14,090.6	9,642.9
Jun-20	24,897.3	15,113.2	9,786.0
Sep-20	24,109.8	14,259.5	9,856.0
Dec-20	23,645.3	14,249.1	9,399.0
Mar-21	23,871.0	14,668.3	9,201.6
Jun-21	24,945.5	14,822.9	10,125.6
Sep-21	24,458.4	14,431.9	10,027.8
Dec-21	25,324.7	14,364.0	10,960.7
Mar-22	24,846.2	13,838.3	11,007.3
Jun-22	25,209.0	13,839.9	11,368.3
Sep-22	26,665.3	14,821.5	11,843.9
Dec-22	27,039.0	14,948.4	12,090.6
Mar-23	28,970.2	15,969.5	13,000.6
Jun-23	29,804.1	16,711.5	13,092.7
Sep-23	30,422.2	16,669.1	13,753.1
Dec-23	31,667.4	17,007.6	14,659.7

Value of work done, chain volume measures - seasonally adjusted (a)

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a. Reference year for chain volume measures is 2021-22.

Value of work done, chain volume measures

Total

The seasonally adjusted estimate for the value of total engineering construction work done rose 4.1% in the December quarter to $31,667.4m. The trend estimate rose 2.4%.

Private Sector

The seasonally adjusted estimate for the value of work done for the private sector rose 2.0% in the December quarter to $17,007.6m. The trend estimate rose 1.1%.

Public Sector

The seasonally adjusted estimate for the value of work done for the public sector rose 6.6% in the December quarter to $14,659.7m. The trend estimate rose 4.0%.

Value of work commenced

Value of work commenced by sector, current prices

Value of work commenced by sector, current prices
	Total ($m)	For the private sector ($m)	For the public sector ($m)
Dec-15	16,612.3	8,642.8	7,969.5
Mar-16	18,125.8	8,694.3	9,431.4
Jun-16	17,125.5	7,952.9	9,172.6
Sep-16	18,543.3	10,340.5	8,202.8
Dec-16	18,680.6	7,745.5	10,935.2
Mar-17	15,190.4	8,590.0	6,600.3
Jun-17	17,703.9	10,222.3	7,481.6
Sep-17	26,793.3	19,543.4	7,249.9
Dec-17	17,385.7	10,643.3	6,742.4
Mar-18	32,580.0	16,609.0	15,970.9
Jun-18	28,984.9	20,361.5	8,623.5
Sep-18	18,690.8	11,726.1	6,964.8
Dec-18	21,517.6	14,189.2	7,328.3
Mar-19	24,882.5	17,518.3	7,364.2
Jun-19	23,809.3	14,094.0	9,715.2
Sep-19	20,156.7	8,820.5	11,336.2
Dec-19	18,634.3	10,271.3	8,363.0
Mar-20	23,772.3	13,306.0	10,466.2
Jun-20	17,506.2	9,796.4	7,709.8
Sep-20	19,221.3	10,295.5	8,925.9
Dec-20	18,876.8	10,843.4	8,033.4
Mar-21	19,852.1	10,582.9	9,269.2
Jun-21	20,161.7	11,628.5	8,533.2
Sep-21	24,967.2	15,015.9	9,951.3
Dec-21	21,455.9	12,694.8	8,761.1
Mar-22	31,947.4	17,088.5	14,858.9
Jun-22	25,163.2	13,708.8	11,454.4
Sep-22	42,473.5	19,566.0	22,907.5
Dec-22	29,966.2	18,094.6	11,871.6
Mar-23	34,209.3	16,121.1	18,088.2
Jun-23	27,833.6	16,515.4	11,318.2
Sep-23	30,256.8	17,711.9	12,544.8
Dec-23	29,453.2	14,677.4	14,775.8

Value of work commenced by sector, current prices

["","Total","For the private sector","For the public sector"]

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Total

The value of work commenced fell 2.7% in the December quarter to $29,453.2m in original terms.

Private Sector

The value of work commenced for the private sector in the December quarter was $14,677.4m in original terms.

Public Sector

The value of work commenced for the public sector in the December quarter was $14,775.8m in original terms.

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TABLE 01. Value of Work Done, by Sector, Chain Volume Measures, Australia
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TABLE 02. Value of Work Done, States and Territories, Chain Volume Measures
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TABLE 03. Value of Work Done, by Sector, Australia
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TABLE 04. Value of Work Done, States and Territories
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TABLE 05. Activity, States and Territories, Original
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TABLE 06. Activity, Australia, Original
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TABLE 07. Value of Work Commenced by the Private Sector, for Sector, Australia, Original
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TABLE 08. Value of Work Done by the Private Sector, for Sector, Australia, Original
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TABLE 09. Value of Work Yet To Be Done by the Private Sector, for Sector, Australia, Original
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TABLE 10. Activity by the Public Sector, Australia, Original
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TABLE 11. Activity for the Public Sector, Australia, Original
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TABLE 12. Value of Work Commenced, by Sector, New South Wales, Original
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TABLE 13. Value of Work Done, by Sector, New South Wales, Original
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TABLE 14. Value of Work Yet To Be Done, by Sector, New South Wales, Original
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TABLE 15. Value of Work Commenced, by Sector, Victoria, Original
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TABLE 16. Value of Work Done, by Sector, Victoria, Original
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TABLE 17. Value of Work Yet To Be Done, by Sector, Victoria, Original
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TABLE 18. Value of Work Commenced, by Sector, Queensland, Original
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TABLE 19. Value of Work Done, by Sector, Queensland, Original
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TABLE 20. Value of Work Yet To Be Done, by Sector, Queensland, Original
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TABLE 21. Value of Work Commenced, by Sector, South Australia, Original
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TABLE 22. Value of Work Done, by Sector, South Australia, Original
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TABLE 23. Value of Work Yet To Be Done, by Sector, South Australia, Original
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TABLE 24. Value of Work Commenced, by Sector, Western Australia, Original
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TABLE 25. Value of Work Done, by Sector, Western Australia, Original
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TABLE 26. Value of Work Yet To Be Done, by Sector, Western Australia, Original
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TABLE 27. Value of Work Commenced, by Sector, Tasmania, Original
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TABLE 28. Value of Work Done, by Sector, Tasmania, Original
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TABLE 29. Value of Work Yet To Be Done, by Sector, Tasmania, Original
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TABLE 30. Value of Work Commenced, by Sector, Northern Territory, Original
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TABLE 31. Value of Work Done, by Sector, Northern Territory, Original
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TABLE 32. Value of Work Yet To Be Done, by Sector, Northern Territory, Original
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TABLE 33. Value of Work Commenced, by Sector, Australian Capital Territory, Original
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TABLE 34. Value of Work Done, by Sector, Australian Capital Territory, Original
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TABLE 35. Value of Work Yet To Be Done, by Sector, Australian Capital Territory, Original
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TABLE 36. Value of Work Done by the Private Sector, for Sector, States and Territories, Original
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TABLE 37. Value of Work Done by the Public Sector, by Level of Government, States and Territories, Original
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TABLE 38. Value of Work Done for the Public Sector, by Sector, States and Territories, Original
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Relative standard errors, by sector, stage and type of construction; Australia
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Relative standard errors, by sector, stage and type of construction; state and Australia
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Engineering construction activity: data items available by sector
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About this release

This publication updates the preliminary estimates released in Construction Work Done, Australia on 28 February 2024. This release includes revisions to Engineering Construction data back to September 2023.

Data notes

Several time series spreadsheets for recent quarters contain 'np' (not available for publication) annotations. This is due to confidential data being contained in these series.

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 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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Article archive

Value of renewable energy construction, June quarter 2022

Revisions to Engineering Construction Statistics, March quarter 2017

A closer look at mining in Engineering Construction, March quarter 2012

Previous catalogue number

This release previously used catalogue number 8762.0

Methodology

Scope

All engineering construction work undertaken in Australia.

Excludes construction of buildings such as houses and offices.

Geography

Data available for:

Australia
States and territories.

Source

Engineering Construction Survey

Collection method

Data is collected from primary contractors (not subcontractors) of projects.

A sample of 2500-3000 businesses that are likely to conduct engineering construction activities are selected from the ABS business register each quarter.

Concepts, sources and methods

The following 2 classifications are used to compile the data:

History of changes

The trend series for Engineering Construction was reinstated in the September quarter 2022.

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Key statistics

Value of work done

Value of work done, chain volume measures, seasonally adjusted estimate (a)

Value of work done, chain volume measures, trend estimate (a)

Value of work done, chain volume measures (a)

Value of work done, chain volume measures (a)

Value of work done, chain volume measures - seasonally adjusted (a)

Value of work done, chain volume measures - seasonally adjusted (a)

Value of work done, chain volume measures

Total

Private Sector

Public Sector

Value of work commenced

Value of work commenced by sector, current prices

Value of work commenced by sector, current prices

Total

Private Sector

Public Sector

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Time series spreadsheets

TABLE 01. Value of Work Done, by Sector, Chain Volume Measures, Australia

TABLE 02. Value of Work Done, States and Territories, Chain Volume Measures

TABLE 03. Value of Work Done, by Sector, Australia

TABLE 04. Value of Work Done, States and Territories

TABLE 05. Activity, States and Territories, Original

TABLE 06. Activity, Australia, Original

Data cubes

Relative standard errors, by sector, stage and type of construction; Australia

Relative standard errors, by sector, stage and type of construction; state and Australia

Engineering construction activity: data items available by sector

About this release

Data notes

Enquiries

Article archive

Previous catalogue number

Methodology

Scope

Geography

Source

Collection method

Concepts, sources and methods

History of changes

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