RLB CRANE INDEX®

The residential sector continued to be the largest in Brisbane, accounting for 50% of all cranes (33 of 66 cranes). Across South-East Queensland, residential cranes account for 70% of all cranes.

Mixed–use cranes represent the second largest sector in Brisbane. The sector fell from 12 cranes to 11 cranes. Three new cranes were erected at:

• Queens Wharf (Brisbane)
• Amelia Street (two cranes, Fortitude Valley)

Four cranes were removed from:

• West Village
• Performing Arts Centre (two cranes)
• Parliament House

Civil cranes were removed from:

• Cross River Rail (Woolloongabba)
• Kangaroo Point Green Bridge (two cranes)
• Moggill Road Corridor Upgrade (Indooroopilly)
• Morningside Station Accessibility Upgrade (two cranes)

The commercial sector remained steady at seven cranes. One crane was removed from Florens Street at Teneriffe, and one was added at Quarry Street, Woolloongabba.

In Brisbane’s health sector, one crane was added for the PA Hospital expansion in Woolloongabba, while three cranes were removed—two from the Ecoscience Precinct in Yeronga and one from Sullivan Nicolaides Pathology in Bowen Hills—resulting in a total of three cranes.

With 62.1% of Brisbane’s cranes, the CBD and surrounding area continues to host the majority of cranes. Crane numbers decreased by seven, with 13 removals and six additions. There are now 41 cranes across inner Brisbane.

Activity in Brisbane’s east experienced a slight decrease, with one crane removed, bringing the region’s total to six cranes.

The north experienced a slight decrease in crane numbers, dropping from ten to nine.

Cranes in the south decreased by two, bringing the total to two.

Crane activity in Brisbane’s west decreased by one, bringing the total to eight, with five new cranes added and six removed.