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Engineering Construction Activity, Australia

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

Reference period

December 2021

Released

30/03/2022

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Release date and time

30/03/2022 11:30am AEDT

Key statistics

In the December quarter:

Seasonally adjusted work done rose 2.0%.
Seasonally adjusted work done for the private sector fell 1.7%.
Value of work commenced decreased 21.7% in original terms.

Value of work done

December key figures

		Dec Qtr 21	Sep Qtr 21 to Dec Qtr 21	Dec Qtr 20 to Dec Qtr 21
		$m	% change	% change
Seasonally adjusted estimates(a)
Value of work done
	For the private sector	13 386.8	-1.7	-0.9
	For the public sector(b)	10 189.9	7.4	18.7
	Total engineering construction	23 576.7	2	6.7

a. Reference year for chain volume measures is 2019-20.
b. 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 (a)
	Seasonally adjusted ($m)
Dec-13	38,901
Mar-14	36,903
Jun-14	36,171
Sep-14	32,967
Dec-14	32,207
Mar-15	29,476
Jun-15	31,732
Sep-15	29,345
Dec-15	27,243
Mar-16	26,115
Jun-16	23,493
Sep-16	22,520
Dec-16	22,640
Mar-17	23,408
Jun-17	28,264
Sep-17	38,575
Dec-17	25,889
Mar-18	26,659
Jun-18	26,371
Sep-18	24,762
Dec-18	23,861
Mar-19	22,985
Jun-19	22,493
Sep-19	22,547
Dec-19	22,316
Mar-20	22,388
Jun-20	23,438
Sep-20	22,685
Dec-20	22,096
Mar-21	22,431
Jun-21	23,281
Sep-21	23,106
Dec-21	23,577

Value of work done, chain volume measures (a)

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a. Reference year for chain volume measures is 2019-20.

Value of work done, chain volume measures - seasonally adjusted (a)
	Total ($m)	For private sector ($m)	For public sector ($m)
Dec-13	38,901	30,672	8,473
Mar-14	36,903	29,312	7,832
Jun-14	36,171	29,083	7,342
Sep-14	32,967	26,276	6,912
Dec-14	32,207	25,172	7,227
Mar-15	29,476	22,317	7,305
Jun-15	31,732	25,101	6,836
Sep-15	29,344	22,397	7,098
Dec-15	27,243	19,751	7,580
Mar-16	26,115	18,403	7,772
Jun-16	23,493	15,701	7,808
Sep-16	22,520	14,664	7,864
Dec-16	22,640	14,053	8,577
Mar-17	23,408	14,626	8,774
Jun-17	28,264	19,258	9,048
Sep-17	38,574	29,181	9,532
Dec-17	25,889	16,067	9,808
Mar-18	26,659	16,023	10,606
Jun-18	26,371	15,722	10,622
Sep-18	24,762	14,587	10,160
Dec-18	23,861	14,852	9,014
Mar-19	22,985	14,101	8,890
Jun-19	22,493	13,669	8,829
Sep-19	22,547	13,511	9,038
Dec-19	22,316	13,153	9,162
Mar-20	22,388	13,262	9,125
Jun-20	23,438	14,345	9,094
Sep-20	22,685	13,481	9,203
Dec-20	22,096	13,509	8,587
Mar-21	22,431	13,765	8,666
Jun-21	23,281	13,948	9,333
Sep-21	23,106	13,617	9,489
Dec-21	23,577	13,387	10,190

Value of work done, chain volume measures - seasonally adjusted (a)

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a. Reference year for chain volume measures is 2019-20.

Value of work done, chain volume measures

Total

The seasonally adjusted estimate for the value of total engineering construction work done rose 2.0% in the December quarter to $23,576.7m.

Private Sector

The seasonally adjusted estimate for the value of work done for the private sector fell 1.7% in the December quarter to $13,386.8m.

Public Sector

The seasonally adjusted estimate for the value of work done for the public sector rose 7.4% in the December quarter to $10,189.9m.

Value of work commenced, current prices

The value of work commenced in the December quarter was $19,353.8m in original terms, a decrease of 21.7% from the September quarter.

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TABLE 01. Value of Work Done, by Sector, Chain Volume Measures, Australia
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TABLE 02. Value of Work Done, States and Territories, Chain Volume Measures
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TABLE 03. Value of Work Done, by Sector, Australia
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TABLE 04. Value of Work Done, States and Territories
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TABLE 05. Activity, States and Territories, Original
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TABLE 06. Activity, Australia, Original
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TABLE 07. Value of Work Commenced by the Private Sector, for Sector, Australia, Original
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TABLE 08. Value of Work Done by the Private Sector, for Sector, Australia, Original
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TABLE 09. Value of Work Yet To Be Done by the Private Sector, for Sector, Australia, Original
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TABLE 10. Activity by the Public Sector, Australia, Original
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TABLE 11. Activity for the Public Sector, Australia, Original
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TABLE 12. Value of Work Commenced, by Sector, New South Wales, Original
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TABLE 13. Value of Work Done, by Sector, New South Wales, Original
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TABLE 14. Value of Work Yet To Be Done, by Sector, New South Wales, Original
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TABLE 15. Value of Work Commenced, by Sector, Victoria, Original
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TABLE 16. Value of Work Done, by Sector, Victoria, Original
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TABLE 17. Value of Work Yet To Be Done, by Sector, Victoria, Original
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TABLE 18. Value of Work Commenced, by Sector, Queensland, Original
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TABLE 19. Value of Work Done, by Sector, Queensland, Original
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TABLE 20. Value of Work Yet To Be Done, by Sector, Queensland, Original
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TABLE 21. Value of Work Commenced, by Sector, South Australia, Original
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TABLE 22. Value of Work Done, by Sector, South Australia, Original
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TABLE 23. Value of Work Yet To Be Done, by Sector, South Australia, Original
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TABLE 24. Value of Work Commenced, by Sector, Western Australia, Original
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TABLE 25. Value of Work Done, by Sector, Western Australia, Original
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TABLE 26. Value of Work Yet To Be Done, by Sector, Western Australia, Original
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TABLE 27. Value of Work Commenced, by Sector, Tasmania, Original
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TABLE 28. Value of Work Done, by Sector, Tasmania, Original
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TABLE 29. Value of Work Yet To Be Done, by Sector, Tasmania, Original
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TABLE 30. Value of Work Commenced, by Sector, Northern Territory, Original
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TABLE 31. Value of Work Done, by Sector, Northern Territory, Original
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TABLE 32. Value of Work Yet To Be Done, by Sector, Northern Territory, Original
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TABLE 33. Value of Work Commenced, by Sector, Australian Capital Territory, Original
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TABLE 34. Value of Work Done, by Sector, Australian Capital Territory, Original
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TABLE 35. Value of Work Yet To Be Done, by Sector, Australian Capital Territory, Original
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TABLE 36. Value of Work Done by the Private Sector, for Sector, States and Territories, Original
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TABLE 37. Value of Work Done by the Public Sector, by Level of Government, States and Territories, Original
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TABLE 38. Value of Work Done for the Public Sector, by Sector, States and Territories, Original
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Relative standard errors, by sector, stage and type of construction; Australia
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Relative standard errors, by sector, stage and type of construction; state and Australia
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Engineering construction activity: data items available by sector
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About this release

This publication updates the preliminary estimates released in Construction Work Done, Australia (cat. no. 8755.0) on 23 Feb 2022. This release includes revisions to Engineering Construction data back to September 2021.

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 (cat. no. 5625.0) 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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Previous Catalogue number

This release previously used catalogue number 8762.0

Article archive

Revisions to Engineering Construction Statistics , March quarter 2017 (cat. no. 8762.0)

A closer look at mining in Engineering Construction , March quarter 2012 (cat. no. 8762.0)

Additional Building and Construction feature articles can be found in Feature Articles by Catalogue Number

Methodology

Engineering Construction Activity, Australia methodology, December 2021

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Key statistics

Value of work done

December key figures

Value of work done, chain volume measures

Total

Private Sector

Public Sector

Value of work commenced, current prices

Data downloads

Time series spreadsheets

TABLE 01. Value of Work Done, by Sector, Chain Volume Measures, Australia

TABLE 02. Value of Work Done, States and Territories, Chain Volume Measures

TABLE 03. Value of Work Done, by Sector, Australia

TABLE 04. Value of Work Done, States and Territories

TABLE 05. Activity, States and Territories, Original

TABLE 06. Activity, Australia, Original

TABLE 07. Value of Work Commenced by the Private Sector, for Sector, Australia, Original

TABLE 08. Value of Work Done by the Private Sector, for Sector, Australia, Original

TABLE 09. Value of Work Yet To Be Done by the Private Sector, for Sector, Australia, Original

TABLE 10. Activity by the Public Sector, Australia, Original

TABLE 11. Activity for the Public Sector, Australia, Original

TABLE 12. Value of Work Commenced, by Sector, New South Wales, Original

TABLE 13. Value of Work Done, by Sector, New South Wales, Original

TABLE 14. Value of Work Yet To Be Done, by Sector, New South Wales, Original

TABLE 15. Value of Work Commenced, by Sector, Victoria, Original

TABLE 16. Value of Work Done, by Sector, Victoria, Original

TABLE 17. Value of Work Yet To Be Done, by Sector, Victoria, Original

TABLE 18. Value of Work Commenced, by Sector, Queensland, Original

TABLE 19. Value of Work Done, by Sector, Queensland, Original

TABLE 20. Value of Work Yet To Be Done, by Sector, Queensland, Original

TABLE 21. Value of Work Commenced, by Sector, South Australia, Original

TABLE 22. Value of Work Done, by Sector, South Australia, Original

TABLE 23. Value of Work Yet To Be Done, by Sector, South Australia, Original

TABLE 24. Value of Work Commenced, by Sector, Western Australia, Original

TABLE 25. Value of Work Done, by Sector, Western Australia, Original

TABLE 26. Value of Work Yet To Be Done, by Sector, Western Australia, Original

TABLE 27. Value of Work Commenced, by Sector, Tasmania, Original

TABLE 28. Value of Work Done, by Sector, Tasmania, Original

TABLE 29. Value of Work Yet To Be Done, by Sector, Tasmania, Original

TABLE 30. Value of Work Commenced, by Sector, Northern Territory, Original

TABLE 31. Value of Work Done, by Sector, Northern Territory, Original

TABLE 32. Value of Work Yet To Be Done, by Sector, Northern Territory, Original

TABLE 33. Value of Work Commenced, by Sector, Australian Capital Territory, Original

TABLE 34. Value of Work Done, by Sector, Australian Capital Territory, Original

TABLE 35. Value of Work Yet To Be Done, by Sector, Australian Capital Territory, Original

TABLE 36. Value of Work Done by the Private Sector, for Sector, States and Territories, Original

TABLE 37. Value of Work Done by the Public Sector, by Level of Government, States and Territories, Original

TABLE 38. Value of Work Done for the Public Sector, by Sector, States and Territories, Original