Total construction work in Australia dropped by 0.7% quarter-on-quarter in Q3 2025, missing market expectations for a 0.4% rise and reversing a marginally revised 2.9% growth in the previous period. The downturn was driven primarily by a sharp drop in engineering work (-5.8% vs 5.5% in Q2), reflecting weaker infrastructure-related activity. In contrast, building construction strengthened (4.0% vs 0.8%), with both non-residential building (3.7% vs 0.7%) and residential work (4.2% vs 0.1%) posting solid gains. Regionally, construction activity declined in Victoria (-2.5%), Western Australia (-1.2%), Tasmania (-3.3%), and the Northern Territory (-2.4%). In contrast, solid growth was recorded in New South Wales (5.7%), Queensland (5.9%), and South Australia (14.0%), underscoring uneven momentum across states. On an annual basis, construction activity grew 2.9%, easing from a 4.5% rise in Q2. source: Australian Bureau of Statistics

Construction output in Australia decreased 0.70 percent in September of 2025 over the same month in the previous year. Construction Output in Australia averaged 0.81 percent from 1986 until 2025, reaching an all time high of 17.90 percent in the third quarter of 2017 and a record low of -18.90 percent in the third quarter of 2000. This page provides the latest reported value for - Australia Construction Output - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news. Australia Construction Work Done QoQ - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on February of 2026.

Construction output in Australia decreased 0.70 percent in September of 2025 over the same month in the previous year. Construction Output in Australia is expected to be 1.20 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Australia Construction Work Done QoQ is projected to trend around 1.00 percent in 2027, according to our econometric models.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2025-08-27 01:30 AM
Construction Work Done QoQ
Q2 3.0% -0.3% 0.7% 0.5%
2025-11-26 12:30 AM
Construction Work Done QoQ
Q3 -0.7% 2.9% 0.4% 0.1%
2026-02-25 12:30 AM
Construction Work Done QoQ
Q4 -0.7% 0.8%


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Average House Prices 1045.40 1016.70 AUD Thousand Sep 2025
Building Permits 15542.00 18255.00 Units Dec 2025
Building Permits MoM -14.90 13.10 percent Dec 2025
Building Permits YoY 0.40 20.20 percent Dec 2025
Construction Work Done -0.70 2.90 percent Sep 2025
Home Loans MoM 58228.60 55597.40 AUD Million Sep 2025
Home Ownership Rate 66.00 66.20 percent Dec 2020
Investment Lending for Homes 39776.50 33816.00 AUD Million Sep 2025
Private House Approvals MoM 0.40 0.80 percent Dec 2025


Australia Construction Work Done QoQ
In Australia, construction output refers to the quarter-over-quarter change in the value of construction work done, including building and engineering for both the private and public sectors.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
-0.70 2.90 17.90 -18.90 1986 - 2025 percent Quarterly
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Australia Q3 Construction Output Unexpectedly Falls
Total construction work in Australia dropped by 0.7% quarter-on-quarter in Q3 2025, missing market expectations for a 0.4% rise and reversing a marginally revised 2.9% growth in the previous period. The downturn was driven primarily by a sharp drop in engineering work (-5.8% vs 5.5% in Q2), reflecting weaker infrastructure-related activity. In contrast, building construction strengthened (4.0% vs 0.8%), with both non-residential building (3.7% vs 0.7%) and residential work (4.2% vs 0.1%) posting solid gains. Regionally, construction activity declined in Victoria (-2.5%), Western Australia (-1.2%), Tasmania (-3.3%), and the Northern Territory (-2.4%). In contrast, solid growth was recorded in New South Wales (5.7%), Queensland (5.9%), and South Australia (14.0%), underscoring uneven momentum across states. On an annual basis, construction activity grew 2.9%, easing from a 4.5% rise in Q2.
2025-11-26
Australia Q2 Construction Activity Rebounds Sharply
Total construction work in Australia rose 3.0% quarter-on-quarter in Q2 2025, strongly recovering from a downwardly revised 0.3% decline in Q1 and easily exceeding market expectations of 0.7% growth. The increase was driven by a strong recovery in engineering work (6.1% vs -1.5% in Q1) and a modest rebound in non-residential building (0.3% vs -0.3%). In contrast, growth slowed in building construction (0.2% vs 0.8%) and residential activity (0.1% vs 1.4%). Regionally, gains were recorded in South Australia (1.6%), Tasmania (2.4%), the Northern Territory (344.8%), and the Australian Capital Territory (17.5%), while declines were seen in New South Wales (-1.7%), Victoria (-1.5%), Queensland (-1.6%), and Western Australia (-1.5%). On an annual basis, total construction activity expanded 4.8%, picking up from 3.0% in Q1.
2025-08-27
Australia Q1 Construction Activity Stalls
Total construction work done in Australia was flat at AUD 74.43 billion in Q1 2025, following an upwardly revised 0.9% increase in the previous quarter and falling short of market expectations for a 0.5% rise. Growth in building construction (0.9% vs 0.1% in Q4 and) and the residential sector (1.6% vs 1.6%) was offset by declines in engineering work (-1.0% vs 1.7%) and non-residential output (-0.1% vs -2.2%). Geographical-wise, construction work done increased in Queensland (1.5%), South Australia (6.7%), and Western Australia 2.0%); but fell in New South Wales (-1.3%), Victoria (-1.1%), Tasmania (-4.3%), Northern Territory (-21.6%), and Australian Capital Territory (-2.0%). On an annual basis, construction activity grew by 3.5%, accelerating from a 1.9% increase in Q4.
2025-05-28