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Q3 2026 AUSTRALIA CANBERRA
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560
+120 (27.27%)

Canberra’s RLB Crane Index® rose from 440 to 560 points in Q3 2026. The city now has 28 long-term cranes, up from 22, with 16 added and 10 removed.

Q3 2026

RLB CRANE INDEX®

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Q3 2026

Highlights

Residential remains the largest sector, with 14 cranes, accounting for 50% of Canberra’s total crane activity. Commercial activity increased to 10 cranes, representing 35.7% of the total. Hotel and mixed-use projects account for one crane each, while aged care has two cranes.

Total construction work done in the ACT rose 5.8% in 2025-26 compared with 2024-25. Engineering increased by 35.7%, residential activity fell by 9.4%, and non-residential activity rose by 3.6%.

New additions:

  • Commercial: National Security Office Precinct Stage 1, Barton (three additional cranes); Canberra Theatre Redevelopment (two cranes)
  • Residential: Botanical Turner (two cranes); BTR Belconnen (two cranes); The Foothills, Campbell; The Living Hub, Braddon; Newlyne – Mattone, Lyneham; The Grove, Ngunnawal; The Henry Stage 4, Higgins; Yarravale, Phillip
  • Mixed Use / Other: Ahlei, Braddon

Removals were recorded at: Ethos, Belconnen; Arthaus Apartment, Turner; The Charlotte, Phillip; Vernon Constitution Place, Acton; CDC Hume 6; New Primary School in Whitlam; and Walter & Whitley, Griffith.

Q3 2026

Summary

Region Change
CANBERRA 6
Sector Change
AGED CARE -1
CIVIC N/A
CIVIL N/A
COMMERCIAL 4
DATA CENTRES -1
EDUCATION -1
HEALTH N/A
HOTEL 0
MIXED USE 1
RECREATION N/A
RESIDENTIAL 4
RETAIL N/A
Increase in number of cranes
Decrease in number of cranes
Crane numbers steady

Q3 2026

Crane Activity

By Region

OPENING / CLOSING COUNT COMPARISON

OPENING COUNT MOVEMENT CLOSING COUNT
Q1 2026 % of Aus NET Q3 2026 % of Aus
CANBERRA 22 2.6% 16 -10 6 28 3.1%

By Sector

OPENING / CLOSING COUNT COMPARISON

OPENING COUNT MOVEMENT CLOSING COUNT
Q1 2026 % NET Q3 2026 %
AGED CARE 3 13.6% 1 -2 -1 2 7.1%
CIVIC 0 0.0% 0 0 0 0 0.0%
CIVIL 0 0.0% 0 0 0 0 0.0%
COMMERCIAL 6 27.3% 5 -1 4 10 35.7%
DATA CENTRES 1 4.5% 0 -1 -1 0 0.0%
EDUCATION 1 4.5% 0 -1 -1 0 0.0%
HEALTH 0 0.0% 0 0 0 0 0.0%
HOTEL 1 4.5% 0 0 0 1 3.6%
MIXED USE 0 0.0% 1 0 1 1 3.6%
RECREATION 0 0.0% 0 0 0 0 0.0%
RESIDENTIAL 10 45.5% 9 -5 4 14 50.0%
RETAIL 0 0.0% 0 0 0 0 0.0%
TOTAL 22 100.0% 16 -10 6 28 100.0%

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