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Q3 2026 AUSTRALIA DARWIN
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RLB CRANE INDEX®

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-50 (74.63%)

Darwin’s RLB Crane Index® fell from 67 to 17 points in Q3 2026. The city now has one long-term crane, down from four, with no additions and three removals.

Q3 2026

RLB CRANE INDEX®

DARWIN

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Q3 2026

Highlights

Crane activity is now entirely concentrated in the civic sector, with the Darwin Civic Centre housing the city’s only remaining long-term crane.

Total construction work in the Northern Territory fell 53.3% in 2025-26 compared with 2024-25. Engineering fell by 67.5%, residential activity grew by 6.2%, and non-residential activity rose by 3.3%.

Removals:

  • Hotel: DoubleTree by Hilton, Darwin (two cranes)
  • Data Centres / Industrial: NEXTDC New Seven Storey Data Centre, Darwin (one crane)

Q3 2026

Summary

Region Change
DARWIN -3
Sector Change
AGED CARE N/A
CIVIC 0
CIVIL N/A
COMMERCIAL N/A
DATA CENTRES -1
EDUCATION N/A
HEALTH N/A
HOTEL -2
MIXED USE N/A
RECREATION N/A
RESIDENTIAL N/A
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
DARWIN 4 0.5% 0 -3 -3 1 0.1%

By Sector

OPENING / CLOSING COUNT COMPARISON

OPENING COUNT MOVEMENT CLOSING COUNT
Q1 2026 % NET Q3 2026 %
AGED CARE 0 0.0% 0 0 0 0 0.0%
CIVIC 1 25.0% 0 0 0 1 100.0%
CIVIL 0 0.0% 0 0 0 0 0.0%
COMMERCIAL 0 0.0% 0 0 0 0 0.0%
DATA CENTRES 1 25.0% 0 -1 -1 0 0.0%
EDUCATION 0 0.0% 0 0 0 0 0.0%
HEALTH 0 0.0% 0 0 0 0 0.0%
HOTEL 2 50.0% 0 -2 -2 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 0 0.0% 0 0 0 0 0.0%
RETAIL 0 0.0% 0 0 0 0 0.0%
TOTAL 4 100.0% 0 -3 -3 1 100.0%

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