RLB CRANE INDEX®

440
-160 (26.66%)

Canberra’s RLB Crane Index® decreased to 440 index points

Q1 2025

RLB CRANE INDEX®

CANBERRA

Q1 2025

Highlights

There are now 22 cranes in Canberra, a decrease of eight. Six new cranes were added, and fourteen were removed.

The residential sector saw four new cranes erected and six removed, leaving fifteen cranes remaining in the sector. The commercial sector experienced a decline, with three cranes removed and none added.

Cranes were added at the following projects:

Residential

  • The Market Residences (Belconnen)
  • Arthaus Apartment (Turner)
  • Gungahlin G6 (Gungahlin)
  • Heather (Dickson)

Mixed Use / Other:

  • Norrebro (Watson)

Aged Care:

  • Arcare Wright (Wright)

Cranes have been removed from developments at:

Residential:

  • Woden Green (Phillip, two cranes)
  • Macarthur (Turner, two cranes)
  • Northbourne Village Stage 4 (Lyneham)
  • The Melrose (Phillip)

Commercial:

  • Australian Taxation Office (Barton)
  • John Gorton Campus Carpark (Parkes)
  • 9 Molonglo Drive (Majura)

Education:

  • CIT Woden (Phillip, two cranes)

Data Centres / Industrial:

  • BE1 Data Centre (Beard)

Civic:

  • Australian War Memorial Redevelopment (Campbell)

Q1 2025

Summary

Region Change
CANBERRA -8
Sector Change
AGED CARE 1
CIVIC -1
CIVIL N/A
COMMERCIAL -3
DATA CENTRES -2
EDUCATION -2
HEALTH N/A
HOTEL N/A
MIXED USE 1
RECREATION N/A
RESIDENTIAL -2
RETAIL N/A
Increase in number of cranes
Decrease in number of cranes
Crane numbers steady

Q1 2025

Crane Activity

By Region

OPENING / CLOSING COUNT COMPARISON

OPENING COUNT MOVEMENT CLOSING COUNT
Q3 2024 % NET Q1 2025 %
CANBERRA 30 3.5% 6 -14 -8 22 2.6%

By Sector

OPENING / CLOSING COUNT COMPARISON

OPENING COUNT MOVEMENT CLOSING COUNT
Q3 2024 % NET Q1 2025 %
AGED CARE 2 6.7% 1 0 1 3 13.6%
CIVIC 1 3.3% 0 -1 -1 0 0.0%
CIVIL 0 0.0% 0 0 0 0 0.0%
COMMERCIAL 6 20.0% 0 -3 -3 3 13.6%
DATA CENTRES 2 6.7% 0 -2 -2 0 0.0%
EDUCATION 2 6.7% 0 -2 -2 0 0.0%
HEALTH 0 0.0% 0 0 0 0 0.0%
HOTEL 0 0.0% 0 0 0 0 0.0%
MIXED USE 0 0.0% 1 0 1 1 4.5%
RECREATION 0 0.0% 0 0 0 0 0.0%
RESIDENTIAL 17 56.7% 4 -6 -2 15 68.2%
RETAIL 0 0.0% 0 0 0 0 0.0%
TOTAL 30 3.5% 6 -14 -8 22 2.6%