RLB CRANE INDEX®
The Wollongong and Shellharbour region recorded a fall in this edition of the RLB Crane Index®, from 67 index points to 61.
Q3 2024
Highlights
The index value represents a total of 11 cranes across the region. Four cranes were removed from sites and three cranes were added.
New cranes were erected at:
- 43 Kembla Street (mixed use)
- Loft Collection/ Atchison & Kenny (mixed use)
- No.6 Blast Furnace (data centers/industrial)
Cranes were removed from the following projects:
- Wollongong Islamic Cultural Centre
- Northsea (mixed use)
- Platinum on Park Street (residential)
- Olunda (residential)
Q3 2024
Summary
| Region | Change | |
|---|---|---|
| WOLLONGONG | -1 | |
| Sector | Change | |
|---|---|---|
| AGED CARE | N/A | |
| CIVIC | -1 | |
| CIVIL | N/A | |
| COMMERCIAL | N/A | |
| DATA CENTRES | 1 | |
| EDUCATION | N/A | |
| HEALTH | N/A | |
| HOTEL | N/A | |
| MIXED USE | 1 | |
| RECREATION | N/A | |
| RESIDENTIAL | -2 | |
| RETAIL | N/A | |
Q3 2024
Crane Activity
By Region
OPENING / CLOSING COUNT COMPARISON
| OPENING COUNT | MOVEMENT | CLOSING COUNT | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2024 | % | NET | Q3 2024 | % | |||
| WOLLONGONG | 12 | 1.4% | 3 | -4 | -1 | 11 | 1.3% |
By Sector
OPENING / CLOSING COUNT COMPARISON
| OPENING COUNT | MOVEMENT | CLOSING COUNT | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2024 | % | NET | Q3 2024 | % | |||
| AGED CARE | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| CIVIC | 1 | 8.3% | 0 | -1 | -1 | 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% | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9.1% |
| 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 | 5 | 41.7% | 2 | -1 | 1 | 6 | 54.5% |
| RECREATION | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| RESIDENTIAL | 6 | 50.0% | 0 | -2 | -2 | 4 | 36.4% |
| RETAIL | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| TOTAL | 12 | 1.4% | 3 | -4 | -1 | 11 | 1.3% |
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