RLB CRANE INDEX®
The Newcastle RLB Crane Index® was stable at 163 index points representing 13 cranes across the region.
Q1 2025
Highlights
A total of five new cranes were added, and five cranes were removed from sites.
Two new cranes were added at residential projects:
- One (Newcastle West)
- Angelina Apartments (Nelson Bay)
And three cranes were added on mixed-use projects:
- The Store (Newcastle West, two cranes)
- Third.i Dairy Farmers Towers (Newcastle West)
Cranes were removed from:
- Silverpoint (Nelson Bay, Residential)
- Watervue (Newcastle, Residential)
- The Ivy (Adamstown, Residential)
- Swift (Newcastle West, Commercial)
- Newcastle Art Gallery (Cooks Hill, Civic)
Q1 2025
Summary
| Region | Change | |
|---|---|---|
| NEWCASTLE | 0 | |
| Sector | Change | |
|---|---|---|
| AGED CARE | N/A | |
| CIVIC | -1 | |
| CIVIL | N/A | |
| COMMERCIAL | -1 | |
| DATA CENTRES | N/A | |
| EDUCATION | N/A | |
| HEALTH | 0 | |
| HOTEL | N/A | |
| MIXED USE | 3 | |
| RECREATION | N/A | |
| RESIDENTIAL | -1 | |
| RETAIL | N/A | |
Q1 2025
Crane Activity
By Region
OPENING / CLOSING COUNT COMPARISON
| OPENING COUNT | MOVEMENT | CLOSING COUNT | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2024 | % | NET | Q1 2025 | % | |||
| NEWCASTLE | 13 | 1.5% | 5 | -5 | 0 | 13 | 1.5% |
By Sector
OPENING / CLOSING COUNT COMPARISON
| OPENING COUNT | MOVEMENT | CLOSING COUNT | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2024 | % | NET | Q1 2025 | % | |||
| AGED CARE | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| CIVIC | 1 | 7.7% | 0 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 0.0% |
| CIVIL | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| COMMERCIAL | 1 | 7.7% | 0 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 0.0% |
| DATA CENTRES | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| EDUCATION | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| HEALTH | 2 | 15.4% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15.4% |
| HOTEL | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| MIXED USE | 2 | 15.4% | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 38.5% |
| RECREATION | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| RESIDENTIAL | 7 | 53.8% | 2 | -3 | -1 | 6 | 46.2% |
| RETAIL | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| TOTAL | 13 | 1.5% | 5 | -5 | 0 | 13 | 1.5% |
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