Engineering Construction Activity, Australia

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

Reference period
September 2023
Released
10/01/2024
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Key statistics

In the September quarter:

  • Seasonally adjusted work done rose 1.9%.
  • Seasonally adjusted work done for the private sector fell 0.6%.
  • Value of work commenced rose 1.7% in original terms.
  • Trend work done rose 2.6%

Value of work done

 

Value of work done, chain volume measures, seasonally adjusted estimate (a)
 Sep qtr 23 ($m)Jun qtr 23 to
Sep qtr 23 (%)
Sep qtr 22 to
Sep qtr 23 (%)
For the private sector16,618.1-0.612.6
For the public sector (b)13,726.35.016.5
Total engineering construction30,344.41.914.3
  1. Reference year for chain volume measures is 2021-22.
  2. 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)
 Sep qtr 23 ($m)Jun qtr 23 to
Sep qtr 23 (%)
Sep qtr 22 to
Sep qtr 23 (%)
For the private sector16,853.52.416.4
For the public sector (b)13,634.32.915.9
Total engineering construction30,487.82.616.2
  1. Reference year for chain volume measures is 2021-22.
  2. Includes work done by the private sector for the public sector and work done by the public sector.

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

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 1.9% in the September quarter to $30,344.4m. The trend estimate rose 2.6%. 

Private Sector

The seasonally adjusted estimate for the value of work done for the private sector fell 0.6% in the September quarter to $16,618.1m. The trend estimate rose 2.4%.

Public Sector

The seasonally adjusted estimate for the value of work done for the public sector rose 5.0% in the September quarter to $13,726.3m. The trend estimate rose 2.9%.

Value of work commenced

Total 

The value of work commenced rose 1.7% in the September quarter to $28,308.8m in original terms.

Private Sector

The value of work commenced for the private sector in the September quarter was $15,613.3m in original terms.

Public Sector

The value of work commenced for the public sector in the September quarter was $12,695.5m in original terms.

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Time series spreadsheets

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Changes this issue

Chain volume reference year updated

A new base year, 2021-22, has been introduced in the chain volume estimates resulting in revisions to growth rates in subsequent periods. In addition, the chain volume estimates have been re-referenced to 2021-22, preserving additivity in the quarters after the reference year. Re-referencing affects the levels of, but not the movements in, chain volume estimates. For further information, see the methodology section.

About this release

This publication updates the preliminary estimates released in Construction Work Done, Australia on 29 November 2023. This release includes revisions to Engineering Construction data back to June 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

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.

History of changes

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

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