Research Briefing
Australia’s population is expected to continue steadily increasing, particularly in key cities like Sydney, Melbourne, Perth and Brisbane.
Research Briefing
Australia’s population is expected to continue steadily increasing, particularly in key cities like Sydney, Melbourne, Perth and Brisbane.
Research Briefing
Headline engineering construction work done rose 4.7% year-on-year to $36.5bn over the December 2024 quarter, driven by strong growth in...
Although growth has slowed, rising construction work this decade requires a laser-like focus on improving productivity and skills accumulation
Research Briefing
Headline engineering construction work done rose 6.6% year-on-year to $34.4bn over the September 2024 quarter, driven by strong growth in...
The construction industry is a critical sector of Australia’s economy, literally shaping the homes, workplaces, and infrastructure that define our...
Blog
The road infrastructure sector is facing a serious skills shortage, exacerbated by the impacts of COVID-19, increasing demands on transport...
Electricity construction activity continues to boom as Australia works towards its target of generating 82% of electricity from renewable sources...
Research Briefing
The government funded transportation infrastructure boom continues to support growth in engineering construction activity. Annual growth slowed to 6.4% over...
Amid a relatively weak building sector (particularly for residential buildings), engineering construction continues to provide growth support for the broader...
Blog
The Australian engineering construction industry is characterised by booms and busts of activity, not only by subsector and state but...
With the current weakness in residential building and key commercial and industrial segments of non-residential building, growth in engineering construction...
Construction cost escalation has slowed from the unprecedented inflationary spike experienced by the sector in 2022 and 2023. The recent...
Research Briefing
Following a long period of stagnation, machinery & equipment investment has experienced strong growth since the start of 2021 (Chart...
Calendar 2024 marks a turning point in the construction and infrastructure industry in Australia, with total construction work done expected...
Calendar 2024 marks a turning point in the construction and infrastructure industry in Australia, with total construction work done expected...
Research Briefing
Australia’s maintenance market is estimated to have increased to $53.5bn in FY22, driven by road rehabilitation following flooding along the...