Engineering Construction Activity, Australia

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

Reference period
June 2026
Released
30/09/2026
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Release date and time
30/09/2026 11:30am AEST

Key statistics

In the June quarter:

  • seasonally adjusted work done fell 4.7%
  • seasonally adjusted work done for the private sector fell 7.4%
  • value of work commenced rose 20.7% in original terms
  • trend work done rose 0.5%

Value of work done

Value of work done, chain volume measures, seasonally adjusted estimate (a)
 Jun qtr 26 
($m)
Mar qtr 26 to Jun qtr 26 
(%)
Jun qtr 25 to Jun qtr 26 
(%)
For the private sector21,400.5-7.4-4.6
For the public sector (b)15,799.5-0.8-2.4
Total engineering construction37,200.0-4.7-3.7
  1. Reference year for chain volume measures is 2023-24.
  2. Includes work done by the private sector for the public sector and work done by the public sector.
Value of work done, chain volume measures, trend estimate (a)
 Jun qtr 26 
($m)
Mar qtr 26 to Jun qtr 26 
(%)
  Jun qtr 25 to Jun qtr 26 
(%)
For the private sector20,713.92.75.5
For the public sector (b)15,748.8-2.3-5.3
Total engineering construction36,462.80.50.5
  1. Reference year for chain volume measures is 2023-24.
  2. Includes work done by the private sector for the public sector and work done by the public sector.
  1. Reference year for chain volume measures is 2023-24.
  1. Reference year for chain volume measures is 2023-24.

Value of work done, chain volume measures

Total

The seasonally adjusted estimate for the value of total engineering construction work done fell 4.7% in the June quarter to $37,200.0m. The trend estimate rose 0.5%. 

Private sector

The seasonally adjusted estimate for the value of work done for the private sector fell 7.4% in the June quarter to $21,400.5m. The trend estimate rose 2.7%.

Public sector

The seasonally adjusted estimate for the value of work done for the public sector fell 0.8% in the June quarter to $15,799.5m. The trend estimate fell 2.3%.

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.

Value of work commenced

Total 

The value of work commenced rose 20.7% in the June quarter to $37,638.6m in original terms.

Private sector

The value of work commenced for the private sector in the June quarter was $24,357.9m in original terms.

Public sector

The value of work commenced for the public sector in the June quarter was $13,280.7m in original terms.

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About this release

This publication updates the preliminary estimates released in Construction Work Done, Australia on 26 August 2026. This release includes revisions to Engineering Construction data back to March 2026.

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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