RLB CRANE INDEX®

163
0 (0%)

The Newcastle RLB Crane Index® was stable at 163 index points representing 13 cranes across the region.

Q1 2025

RLB CRANE INDEX®

NEWCASTLE

Q1 2025

Highlights

A total of five new cranes were added, and five cranes were removed from sites.

Two new cranes were added at residential projects:

  • One (Newcastle West)
  • Angelina Apartments (Nelson Bay)

 And three cranes were added on mixed-use projects:

  • The Store (Newcastle West, two cranes)
  • Third.i Dairy Farmers Towers (Newcastle West)

Cranes were removed from:

  • Silverpoint (Nelson Bay, Residential)
  • Watervue (Newcastle, Residential)
  • The Ivy (Adamstown, Residential)
  • Swift (Newcastle West, Commercial)
  • Newcastle Art Gallery (Cooks Hill, Civic)

Q1 2025

Summary

Region Change
NEWCASTLE 0
Sector Change
AGED CARE N/A
CIVIC -1
CIVIL N/A
COMMERCIAL -1
DATA CENTRES N/A
EDUCATION N/A
HEALTH 0
HOTEL N/A
MIXED USE 3
RECREATION N/A
RESIDENTIAL -1
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 %
NEWCASTLE 13 1.5% 5 -5 0 13 1.5%

By Sector

OPENING / CLOSING COUNT COMPARISON

OPENING COUNT MOVEMENT CLOSING COUNT
Q3 2024 % NET Q1 2025 %
AGED CARE 0 0.0% 0 0 0 0 0.0%
CIVIC 1 7.7% 0 -1 -1 0 0.0%
CIVIL 0 0.0% 0 0 0 0 0.0%
COMMERCIAL 1 7.7% 0 -1 -1 0 0.0%
DATA CENTRES 0 0.0% 0 0 0 0 0.0%
EDUCATION 0 0.0% 0 0 0 0 0.0%
HEALTH 2 15.4% 0 0 0 2 15.4%
HOTEL 0 0.0% 0 0 0 0 0.0%
MIXED USE 2 15.4% 3 0 3 5 38.5%
RECREATION 0 0.0% 0 0 0 0 0.0%
RESIDENTIAL 7 53.8% 2 -3 -1 6 46.2%
RETAIL 0 0.0% 0 0 0 0 0.0%
TOTAL 13 1.5% 5 -5 0 13 1.5%