RLB CRANE INDEX®
Adelaide’s RLB Crane Index® was stable at 283 index points, representing a total of 17 cranes across the city.
Q1 2024
Highlights
The number of cranes operating in Adelaide remained steady since the last count. A total of eight cranes were removed, and eight cranes were erected on new projects commencing construction.
Cranes were added at the following projects:
- Bolivar Water Works (commercial)
- Eastwood Hospital
- Lyell McEwin Hospital
- ORTA on the Parade (residential)
- Student Accommodation in Mawson Lakes
- The Harrington (residential)
- Victoria Tower (residential)
- YWCA (residential)
Cranes were removed from developments at:
- 150 Grenfell Street (commercial)
- 185 Pirie Street (commercial)
- Festival Tower (commercial)
- Flinders University
- GPO Hotel
- Paragon On The Park (residential)
- Queen Elizabeth Hospital
- The Crowne Plaza Hotel
The residential sector has the greatest number of cranes at nine, followed by the health and retail sectors, which each have two cranes, respectively.
Q1 2024
Summary
| Region | Change | |
|---|---|---|
| ADELAIDE | 0 | |
| Sector | Change | |
|---|---|---|
| AGED CARE | N/A | |
| CIVIC | N/A | |
| CIVIL | N/A | |
| COMMERCIAL | -2 | |
| DATA CENTRES | 0 | |
| EDUCATION | -1 | |
| HEALTH | 1 | |
| HOTEL | -1 | |
| MIXED USE | N/A | |
| RECREATION | N/A | |
| RESIDENTIAL | 3 | |
| RETAIL | 0 | |
Q1 2024
Crane Activity
By Region
OPENING / CLOSING COUNT COMPARISON
| OPENING COUNT | MOVEMENT | CLOSING COUNT | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2023 | % | NET | Q1 2024 | % | |||
| ADELAIDE | 17 | 1.9% | 8 | -8 | 0 | 17 | 2.0% |
By Sector
OPENING / CLOSING COUNT COMPARISON
| OPENING COUNT | MOVEMENT | CLOSING COUNT | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2023 | % | NET | Q1 2024 | % | |||
| AGED CARE | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| CIVIC | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| CIVIL | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| COMMERCIAL | 3 | 17.6% | 1 | -3 | -2 | 1 | 5.9% |
| DATA CENTRES | 1 | 5.9% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5.9% |
| EDUCATION | 2 | 11.8% | 0 | -1 | -1 | 1 | 5.9% |
| HEALTH | 1 | 5.9% | 2 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 11.8% |
| HOTEL | 2 | 11.8% | 0 | -1 | -1 | 1 | 5.9% |
| MIXED USE | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| RECREATION | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| RESIDENTIAL | 6 | 35.3% | 5 | -2 | 3 | 9 | 52.9% |
| RETAIL | 2 | 11.8% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11.8% |
| TOTAL | 17 | 1.9% | 8 | -8 | 0 | 17 | 2.0% |
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