RLB CRANE INDEX®
Queenstown continued to see positive activity, despite the index remaining constant at 367 points.
Q1 2024
Highlights
The number of cranes operating in Queenstown remained stable since the last edition of the RLB Crane Index. Despite several cranes coming down with the completion of projects, there were just as many new cranes erected.
Queenstown continued to see positive activity, despite the index remaining constant at 367 points. Six new long-term cranes were added to sites spread across the Queenstown region, while six cranes were removed. As a result, the Queenstown region has a total of 11 long-term cranes. The residential sector remains buoyant and the focal point of activity in the region, accounting for 54.5% of all long-term cranes.
A total of six new long-term cranes were added to sites including:
Commercial
- Skyline
- 9 Brunswick Street
- Central Street
- 1094 Frankton Road
Residential
- 34 Mill Farm Lane
- 94 McAdam Drive
Cranes were removed from:
- 9 Angelo Drive
- 6A Snowy Place
- 12 Livingstone Lane
- 6 Third Avenue
- 341 Arrowtown-Lake Hayes Road
- 1820 State Highway
Cranes remain at:
- Brecon Street
- Ploughmans Lane
- Tree Tops Rise
- Speargrass Flat Road
- Wynyard Crescent
Q1 2024
Summary
Region | Change | |
---|---|---|
QUEENSTOWN | 0 |
Sector | Change | |
---|---|---|
AGED CARE | -1 | |
CIVIC | N/A | |
CIVIL | N/A | |
COMMERCIAL | 3 | |
DATA CENTRES | N/A | |
EDUCATION | N/A | |
HEALTH | N/A | |
HOTEL | N/A | |
MIXED USE | N/A | |
RECREATION | N/A | |
RESIDENTIAL | -2 | |
RETAIL | N/A |
Q1 2024
Crane Activity
By Region
OPENING / CLOSING COUNT COMPARISON
OPENING COUNT | MOVEMENT | CLOSING COUNT | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Q3 2023 | % | NET | Q1 2024 | % | |||
QUEENSTOWN | 11 | 7.6% | 6 | -6 | 0 | 11 | 7.9% |
By Sector
OPENING / CLOSING COUNT COMPARISON
OPENING COUNT | MOVEMENT | CLOSING COUNT | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Q3 2023 | % | NET | Q1 2024 | % | |||
AGED CARE | 1 | 9.1% | 0 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 0.0% |
CIVIC | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
CIVIL | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
COMMERCIAL | 2 | 18.2% | 4 | -1 | 3 | 5 | 45.5% |
DATA CENTRES | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
EDUCATION | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
HEALTH | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
HOTEL | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
MIXED USE | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
RECREATION | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
RESIDENTIAL | 8 | 72.7% | 2 | -4 | -2 | 6 | 54.5% |
RETAIL | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
TOTAL | 11 | 7.6% | 6 | -6 | 0 | 11 | 7.9% |
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