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Q3 2025 AUSTRALIA CANBERRA
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RLB CRANE INDEX®

240
-200 (45.5%)

Canberra’s RLB Crane Index® fell to 240 points in this edition — the lowest since Q3 2015.

Q3 2025

RLB CRANE INDEX®

CANBERRA

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Q3 2025

Highlights

Canberra’s RLB Crane Index® fell to 240 points in this edition — the lowest since Q3 2015. The city now has 12 active cranes, a decrease of 10, with three new cranes added and 13 removed. The residential sector saw two new cranes and eight removals, leaving nine in operation. The commercial sector also contracted, with two removals and no new cranes added.

New additions:

  • Hotel: Garema Place Hotel (Canberra)
  • Residential: The Chandler (Belconnen), The Charlotte (Phillip)

Removals:

  • Aged Care: Amberfield (Weston Creek), Arcare Wright (Wright), Goodwin Village (Downer)
  • Commercial: Anzac Park East (Parkes), Australian Taxation Office (Barton)
  • Residential: Anzac Park East (Parkes, three cranes), Calypso (Dickson, two cranes), Northbourne Village (Lyneham, one crane), The Grande (Canberra, two cranes)

Q3 2025

Summary

Region Change
CANBERRA -10
Sector Change
AGED CARE -3
CIVIC N/A
CIVIL N/A
COMMERCIAL -2
DATA CENTRES N/A
EDUCATION N/A
HEALTH N/A
HOTEL 1
MIXED USE 0
RECREATION N/A
RESIDENTIAL -6
RETAIL N/A
Increase in number of cranes
Decrease in number of cranes
Crane numbers steady

Q3 2025

Crane Activity

By Region

OPENING / CLOSING COUNT COMPARISON

OPENING COUNT MOVEMENT CLOSING COUNT
Q1 2025 % NET Q3 2025 %
CANBERRA 22 2.6% 3 -13 -10 12 1.4%

By Sector

OPENING / CLOSING COUNT COMPARISON

OPENING COUNT MOVEMENT CLOSING COUNT
Q1 2025 % NET Q3 2025 %
AGED CARE 3 13.6% 0 -3 -3 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 13.6% 0 -2 -2 1 8.3%
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% 1 0 1 1 8.3%
MIXED USE 1 4.5% 0 0 0 1 8.3%
RECREATION 0 0.0% 0 0 0 0 0.0%
RESIDENTIAL 15 68.2% 2 -8 -6 9 75.0%
RETAIL 0 0.0% 0 0 0 0 0.0%
TOTAL 22 2.6% 3 -13 -10 12 1.4%

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