RLB CRANE INDEX®

Major projects include:

• Queens Wharf Brisbane Towers 5 & 6 (three cranes)
• Ipswich Hospital (three cranes)
• Walcott Street Student Accommodation, St Lucia (three cranes)
• Affordable & Social Housing – Hamilton (two cranes)
• The Bedford, Kangaroo Point (two cranes)
• Gaia, Kangaroo Point (two cranes)
• Logan Hospital (two cranes)
• Princess Alexandra Hospital (two cranes)
• Waterfront Place (two cranes)

Across Brisbane’s regions, Brisbane Inner recorded the strongest growth, rising from 40 to 51 cranes, with 16 additions and five removals. The region now accounts for 64% of Brisbane’s total crane activity. There was minimal change across the rest of Brisbane. The East increased from two to three cranes; the West rose from seven to eight; the North edged down from 12 to 11 cranes; and the South fell from nine to seven cranes.

New crane activity in Inner Brisbane was particularly concentrated in residential development, with additions across projects including The Abbotsford, The Foothills, Waters Edge, The Italian Club, Oxford House, Symphony Tower, The Marigold, ORIA, The Tannery, Amado and Evora Apartments, and a range of other residential projects. New activity was also recorded across mixed-use and other developments. Total construction work in Queensland rose 6.7% in 2025-26 compared with 2024-25. Engineering fell by 4.0%, residential activity grew by 19.0%, and non-residential activity rose by 14.0%.