According to today’s release of the Q1 2023 RLB Crane Index®, crane numbers across the country have peaked.
Mr Domenic Schiafone, RLB’s Oceania Director of Research and Development said, “Whilst the 835 crane numbers across the country continue to be strong, posting the second highest number of cranes seen since the inception of the RLB Crane Index® in 2012, this represents a 3.8% fall from the record 868 cranes seen in the last edition.”
Sydney still the main driver of crane count
Looking around the country, Sydney continues to be the main driver of the crane count. Of the 836 cranes sighted across Australia, 365 were in Sydney, 189 were in Melbourne, 77 were in Brisbane, 56 on the Gold Coast, 51 were in Perth, 20 in the Sunshine Coast, 18 in Adelaide, 17 in Canberra, 16 in Wollongong, 13 in the Central Coast, 9 in Newcastle, 4 in Darwin and one crane in Hobart.
South East Queensland reaches a new high
Brisbane recorded a fall in this edition as the RLB Crane Index® value fell from 112 index points recorded in Q3 2022, to 105 points currently, wiping out gains recorded in the previous edition. This represents a total of 77 across Brisbane with 40 cranes removed from sites and 35 cranes added. While Brisbane has recorded a net loss in crane numbers, the Sunshine Coast and Gold Coast have performed stronger, bringing the total number of cranes across South East Queensland to a new high of 153 cranes. This increase, however, came at a cost to the civil and mixed-use sectors which saw net decreases of 6 and 2 cranes respectively, while education gained seven new cranes with all other sectors remaining at least level, or seeing moderate gains

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