1301.0 - Year Book Australia, 2003

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This section contains estimates of engineering construction activity in Australia for both public and private sector organisations. These estimates, together with the preceding data on residential and non-residential building, complete the picture of construction activity in Australia.

The total value of engineering construction work done across the different sectors for the last 15 years is shown in graph 20.14. It shows that until 1992 the values of engineering construction work done by the public and private sectors were at similar levels. Following government deregulation, the amount of engineering construction undertaken by the private sector has exceeded the amount undertaken by the public sector. The drop in the amount of total engineering construction experienced in 2000 brought the work done by the two sectors closer together, and the gap remained about the same in 2001.

Graph - 20.14 total engineering construction

The total value of engineering construction work for 2001 in original terms ($18,471m) was 2% lower than in 2000 (table 20.15). The decrease of $355m was substantially due to a fall (by $219m) in the work done by the private sector accentuated by a fall of $137m (2%) in the value of work done by the public sector. The private sector accounted for 60% of the value of all work done in both 2000 and 2001.

In 2000, over half of the value of work done was attributable to Roads, highways and subdivisions, and Telecommunications. These construction activities still provided almost half the value of work done in 2001, though many others increased their contribution to the value of work done.

20.15 VALUE OF ENGINEERING CONSTRUCTION WORK DONE
	2000				2001

	By the private sector	By the public sector	Total	Activity share of total	By the private sector	By the public sector	Total	Activity share of total
	$m	$m	$m	%	$m	$m	$m	%

Roads, highways and subdivisions	3,803	1,709	5,511	29	3,599	1,723	5,322	29
Bridges	285	86	371	2	206	120	327	2
Railways	238	416	654	3	178	458	635	3
Harbours	125	28	152	1	243	49	292	2
Water storage and supply	358	262	620	3	376	268	644	3
Sewerage and drainage	852	288	1,140	6	526	242	768	4
Electricity generation, transmission & distribution	1,648	1,289	2,938	16	1,701	1,413	3,114	17
Pipelines	335	33	367	2	217	25	242	1
Recreation	934	150	1,084	6	876	190	1,066	6
Telecommunications	793	3,215	4,008	21	771	2,858	3,629	20
Oil, gas and other hydrocarbon	469	-	469	2	671	-	671	4
Bauxite, alumina and aluminium	121	-	121	1	98	-	98	1
Coal and coal handling	240	-	240	1	428	-	428	2
Other minerals	680	-	680	4	686	-	686	4
Other heavy industry	296	15	310	2	341	9	350	2
Other	156	4	160	1	198	2	201	1
Total	11,333	7,494	18,826	100	11,114	7,357	18,471	100

Source: Engineering Construction Activity, Australia (8762.0).

The change from 2000 to 2001 is shown in graph 20.16. There was a substantial increase in the value of engineering construction work done for Harbours (by 92%), and for Coal and coal handling facilities (by 78%). On the other hand Pipelines, and Sewerage and drainage experienced decreases in work done (by 34% and 33% respectively). In absolute terms, the biggest contributor to the overall change in total engineering construction activity was Telecommunication activity, which fell by 9% in 2001.

Graph - 20.16 change in value of engineering construction work done, by activity - 2000 to 2001

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