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Q3 2025 AUSTRALIA GOLD COAST
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447
+54 (13.7%)

The Gold Coast RLB Crane Index® increased from 393 to a record 447 points, the highest on record.

Q3 2025

RLB CRANE INDEX®

GOLD COAST

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Q3 2025

Highlights

The Gold Coast RLB Crane Index® increased from 393 to a record 447 points, the highest on record. A total of 21 cranes were added, and 13 were removed, bringing the regional total to a new high of 67.

Residential activity continues to dominate, with 95.5% of all cranes located on housing projects. The only other sectors with cranes operational are aged care and education.

New additions:

  • Residential: Bounce (Surfers Paradise), Capital Court (Varsity Lakes), Crest (Broadbeach), Cypress Palms (Surfers Paradise, three cranes), Harbour Shores (Biggera Waters), Hillcrest (Reedy Creek), Iconica (Main Beach, two cranes), Immerse (Kirra), La Belle (Palm Beach), Laani (Mermaid Beach), Maison (Broadbeach), Marine Quarter (Southport), One Burleigh (Burleigh Heads), Peerless (Mermaid Beach), SSHP (Southport), V and A (Broadbeach), Wave Street (Mermaid Beach), Zenith Residences (Southport)

Removals:

  • Commercial: One project in Southport
  • Residential: Twelve projects across Burleigh Heads, Bilinga, Broadbeach, Hope Island, Main Beach, Miami, Mermaid Beach, Palm Beach, and Coolangatta

Q3 2025

Summary

Region Change
GOLD COAST 8
Sector Change
AGED CARE 0
CIVIC N/A
CIVIL N/A
COMMERCIAL -1
DATA CENTRES N/A
EDUCATION 1
HEALTH N/A
HOTEL N/A
MIXED USE N/A
RECREATION N/A
RESIDENTIAL 8
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 %
GOLD COAST 59 7.0% 21 -13 8 67 7.9%

By Sector

OPENING / CLOSING COUNT COMPARISON

OPENING COUNT MOVEMENT CLOSING COUNT
Q1 2025 % NET Q3 2025 %
AGED CARE 2 3.4% 0 0 0 2 3.0%
CIVIC 0 0.0% 0 0 0 0 0.0%
CIVIL 0 0.0% 0 0 0 0 0.0%
COMMERCIAL 1 1.7% 0 -1 -1 0 0.0%
DATA CENTRES 0 0.0% 0 0 0 0 0.0%
EDUCATION 0 0.0% 1 0 1 1 1.5%
HEALTH 0 0.0% 0 0 0 0 0.0%
HOTEL 0 0.0% 0 0 0 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 56 94.9% 20 -12 8 64 95.5%
RETAIL 0 0.0% 0 0 0 0 0.0%
TOTAL 59 7.0% 21 -13 8 67 7.9%

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