RLB CRANE INDEX®
The Wollongong and Shellharbour region recorded a fall in this edition of the RLB Crane Index®, from 72 index points to 67.
Q1 2024
Highlights
The index value represents a total of 12 cranes across the region. Six cranes were removed from sites and five cranes were added.
New cranes were erected at:
- 141 Darkes Road
- 75-77 Corrimal Street
- 24 Harbour Street
- 23-25 Kenny Street
- 40-44 Crown Street
Cranes were removed from the following projects:
- Central Park (mixed use)
- Eclipse (residential)
- Rise on Gipps (residential)
- Ancora Apartments (residential)
- Areia Apartments (residential)
- 93-99 Kembla Street (residential)
Q1 2024
Summary
| Region | Change | |
|---|---|---|
| WOLLONGONG | -1 | |
| Sector | Change | |
|---|---|---|
| AGED CARE | N/A | |
| CIVIC | 0 | |
| CIVIL | N/A | |
| COMMERCIAL | N/A | |
| DATA CENTRES | N/A | |
| EDUCATION | N/A | |
| HEALTH | N/A | |
| HOTEL | N/A | |
| MIXED USE | -1 | |
| RECREATION | N/A | |
| RESIDENTIAL | 0 | |
| RETAIL | N/A | |
Q1 2024
Crane Activity
By Region
OPENING / CLOSING COUNT COMPARISON
| OPENING COUNT | MOVEMENT | CLOSING COUNT | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2023 | % | NET | Q1 2024 | % | |||
| WOLLONGONG | 13 | 1.5% | 5 | -6 | -1 | 12 | 1.4% |
By Sector
OPENING / CLOSING COUNT COMPARISON
| OPENING COUNT | MOVEMENT | CLOSING COUNT | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2023 | % | NET | Q1 2024 | % | |||
| AGED CARE | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| CIVIC | 1 | 7.7% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8.3% |
| 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 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| HOTEL | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| MIXED USE | 4 | 30.8% | 0 | -1 | -1 | 3 | 25.0% |
| RECREATION | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| RESIDENTIAL | 8 | 61.5% | 5 | -5 | 0 | 8 | 66.7% |
| RETAIL | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| TOTAL | 13 | 1.5% | 5 | -6 | -1 | 12 | 1.4% |
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