RLB CRANE INDEX®
The Newcastle RLB Crane Index® increased from 188 to 200 points representing 16 cranes across the region.
Q1 2024
Highlights
A total of five new cranes was added and four cranes were removed from sites.
Five new cranes were added at:
- Autobiography (Adamstown)
- One (Newcastle West)
- Swift (Newcastle West)
- Maitland Private Hospital (East Maitland)
- Newcastle Art Gallery (Cooks Hill)
Cranes were removed from:
- Little National Hotel (Newcastle)
- Oak Tree (Broadmeadow)
- Horizon on the Harbour (Newcastle)
- Maitland Service Apartments (Maitland)
Q1 2024
Summary
| Region | Change | |
|---|---|---|
| NEWCASTLE | 1 | |
| Sector | Change | |
|---|---|---|
| AGED CARE | -1 | |
| CIVIC | 1 | |
| CIVIL | N/A | |
| COMMERCIAL | 1 | |
| DATA CENTRES | N/A | |
| EDUCATION | N/A | |
| HEALTH | 1 | |
| HOTEL | -1 | |
| MIXED USE | 1 | |
| RECREATION | N/A | |
| RESIDENTIAL | -1 | |
| RETAIL | N/A | |
Q1 2024
Crane Activity
By Region
OPENING / CLOSING COUNT COMPARISON
| OPENING COUNT | MOVEMENT | CLOSING COUNT | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2023 | % | NET | Q1 2024 | % | |||
| NEWCASTLE | 15 | 1.7% | 5 | -4 | 1 | 16 | 1.8% |
By Sector
OPENING / CLOSING COUNT COMPARISON
| OPENING COUNT | MOVEMENT | CLOSING COUNT | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2023 | % | NET | Q1 2024 | % | |||
| AGED CARE | 1 | 6.7% | 0 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 0.0% |
| CIVIC | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6.3% |
| CIVIL | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| COMMERCIAL | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6.3% |
| DATA CENTRES | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| EDUCATION | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| HEALTH | 2 | 13.3% | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 18.8% |
| HOTEL | 1 | 6.7% | 0 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 0.0% |
| MIXED USE | 2 | 13.3% | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 18.8% |
| RECREATION | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| RESIDENTIAL | 9 | 60.0% | 1 | -2 | -1 | 8 | 50.0% |
| RETAIL | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| TOTAL | 15 | 1.7% | 5 | -4 | 1 | 16 | 1.8% |
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