RLB CRANE INDEX®
The Newcastle RLB Crane Index® fell to 113 points in this edition, with nine cranes working across the region.
Q3 2025
Highlights
The Newcastle RLB Crane Index® fell to 113 points in this edition, with nine cranes working across the region. Two new cranes were installed, while six were removed.
New additions:
- Residential: Watervue Newcastle (Nelson Bay), Yacaaba (Nelson Bay)
Removals:
- Mixed-use: Autobiography (Adamstown), Macquarie Towers (Charlestown)
- Residential: Aura (Charlestown), Chapter (Newcastle), One (Newcastle West)
Q3 2025
Summary
| Region | Change | |
|---|---|---|
| NEWCASTLE | -4 | |
| Sector | Change | |
|---|---|---|
| AGED CARE | N/A | |
| CIVIC | N/A | |
| CIVIL | N/A | |
| COMMERCIAL | N/A | |
| DATA CENTRES | N/A | |
| EDUCATION | N/A | |
| HEALTH | 0 | |
| HOTEL | N/A | |
| MIXED USE | -2 | |
| RECREATION | N/A | |
| RESIDENTIAL | -2 | |
| RETAIL | N/A | |
Q3 2025
Crane Activity
By Region
OPENING / CLOSING COUNT COMPARISON
| OPENING COUNT | MOVEMENT | CLOSING COUNT | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2025 | % | NET | Q3 2025 | % | |||
| NEWCASTLE | 13 | 1.5% | 2 | -6 | -4 | 9 | 1.1% |
By Sector
OPENING / CLOSING COUNT COMPARISON
| OPENING COUNT | MOVEMENT | CLOSING COUNT | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2025 | % | NET | Q3 2025 | % | |||
| AGED CARE | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| CIVIC | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| CIVIL | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| COMMERCIAL | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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 | 22.2% |
| HOTEL | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| MIXED USE | 5 | 38.5% | 0 | -2 | -2 | 3 | 33.3% |
| RECREATION | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| RESIDENTIAL | 6 | 46.2% | 2 | -4 | -2 | 4 | 44.4% |
| RETAIL | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| TOTAL | 13 | 1.5% | 2 | -6 | -4 | 9 | 1.1% |
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