RLB CRANE INDEX®

200
+13 (6.7%)

The Newcastle RLB Crane Index® increased from 188 to 200 points representing 16 cranes across the region.

Q1 2024

RLB CRANE INDEX®

NEWCASTLE

Q1 2024

Highlights

A total of five new cranes was added and four cranes were removed from sites.

Five new cranes were added at:

  • Autobiography (Adamstown)
  • One (Newcastle West)
  • Swift (Newcastle West)
  • Maitland Private Hospital (East Maitland)
  • Newcastle Art Gallery (Cooks Hill)

Cranes were removed from:

  • Little National Hotel (Newcastle)
  • Oak Tree (Broadmeadow)
  • Horizon on the Harbour (Newcastle)
  • Maitland Service Apartments (Maitland)

Q1 2024

Summary

RegionChange
NEWCASTLE 1
SectorChange
AGED CARE -1
CIVIC 1
CIVIL N/A
COMMERCIAL 1
DATA CENTRES N/A
EDUCATION N/A
HEALTH 1
HOTEL -1
MIXED USE 1
RECREATION N/A
RESIDENTIAL -1
RETAIL N/A
Increase in number of cranes
Decrease in number of cranes
Crane numbers steady

Q1 2024

Crane Activity

By Region

OPENING / CLOSING COUNT COMPARISON

OPENING COUNTMOVEMENTCLOSING COUNT
Q3 2023%NETQ1 2024%
NEWCASTLE151.7%5-41161.8%

By Sector

OPENING / CLOSING COUNT COMPARISON

OPENING COUNTMOVEMENTCLOSING COUNT
Q3 2023%NETQ1 2024%
AGED CARE16.7%0-1-100.0%
CIVIC00.0%10116.3%
CIVIL00.0%00000.0%
COMMERCIAL00.0%10116.3%
DATA CENTRES00.0%00000.0%
EDUCATION00.0%00000.0%
HEALTH213.3%101318.8%
HOTEL16.7%0-1-100.0%
MIXED USE213.3%101318.8%
RECREATION00.0%00000.0%
RESIDENTIAL960.0%1-2-1850.0%
RETAIL00.0%00000.0%
TOTAL151.7%5-41161.8%