Total new capital expenditure in Australia rose 0.4% qoq in Q4 2025, slowing sharply from a 6.4% growth in Q3 but beating market expectations for flat growth. Investment in buildings and infrastructure continued to expand (2.3% vs 2.3% in Q3), helped by large-scale projects in utilities, rental, hiring & real estate, and information and telecommunications. Within this category, non-mining capex increased 3.7%, while mining-related investment edged down 0.2%. By contrast, spending on equipment, plant, and machinery fell 1.7%, reversing an 11.2% surge previously. Non-mining equipment investment grew 0.8%, but mining equipment spending fell 0.8%. Regionally, capital spending rose in Victoria (2.0%), Queensland (0.7%), South Australia (4.8%), Western Australia (3.9%), and the Northern Territory (1.9%). Investment was flat in Tasmania, but it plunged in the Australian Capital Territory (-143%). On an annual basis, private capex rose 7.8%, faster than 6.9% in Q3. source: Australian Bureau of Statistics

Private Investment in Australia decreased to 0.40 percent in the fourth quarter of 2025 from 6.40 percent in the third quarter of 2025. Private Investment in Australia averaged 1.25 percent from 1987 until 2025, reaching an all time high of 17.30 percent in the second quarter of 1996 and a record low of -8.20 percent in the third quarter of 2015. This page provides - Australia Private Investment- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news. Australia Private Capital Expenditure - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on February of 2026.

Private Investment in Australia decreased to 0.40 percent in the fourth quarter of 2025 from 6.40 percent in the third quarter of 2025. Private Investment in Australia is expected to be -0.20 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Australia Private Capital Expenditure is projected to trend around 0.40 percent in 2027, according to our econometric models.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2025-11-27 12:30 AM
Private Capital Expenditure QoQ
Q3 6.4% 0.4% 0.5% 0.5%
2026-02-26 12:30 AM
Private Capital Expenditure QoQ
Q4 0.4% 6.4% 0% 0.3%
2026-05-28 01:30 AM
Private Capital Expenditure QoQ
Q1 0.4% -0.2%


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Building Capital Expenditure 2.30 2.30 percent Dec 2025
Business Inventories -0.90 0.10 percent Sep 2025
Changes in Inventories -1916.00 1748.00 AUD Million Sep 2025
Company Gross Profits 125152.00 125185.00 AUD Million Sep 2025
Industrial Production -0.20 -0.30 percent Sep 2025
Industrial Production Mom 0.50 6.50 percent Sep 2025
Manufacturing Production -1.90 -3.90 percent Sep 2025
Mining Production 0.00 1.30 percent Sep 2025
Plant Machinery Capital Expenditure -1.70 11.20 percent Dec 2025
Private Capital Expenditure 0.40 6.40 percent Dec 2025


Australia Private Capital Expenditure
Private investment in Australia refers to quarter on quarter change in Private Capital Expenditure. The Capital Expenditure Survey in Australia includes the following industries: Mining, Manufacturing & Other selected industries such as Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services, Construction, Wholesale Trade, Retail Trade, Transport, Postal and Warehousing, Information Media and Telecommunications Finance and Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services Professional, Scientific and Technical Services.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
0.40 6.40 17.30 -8.20 1987 - 2025 percent Quarterly
SA

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Australia Q4 Capital Spending Unexpectedly Grows
Total new capital expenditure in Australia rose 0.4% qoq in Q4 2025, slowing sharply from a 6.4% growth in Q3 but beating market expectations for flat growth. Investment in buildings and infrastructure continued to expand (2.3% vs 2.3% in Q3), helped by large-scale projects in utilities, rental, hiring & real estate, and information and telecommunications. Within this category, non-mining capex increased 3.7%, while mining-related investment edged down 0.2%. By contrast, spending on equipment, plant, and machinery fell 1.7%, reversing an 11.2% surge previously. Non-mining equipment investment grew 0.8%, but mining equipment spending fell 0.8%. Regionally, capital spending rose in Victoria (2.0%), Queensland (0.7%), South Australia (4.8%), Western Australia (3.9%), and the Northern Territory (1.9%). Investment was flat in Tasmania, but it plunged in the Australian Capital Territory (-143%). On an annual basis, private capex rose 7.8%, faster than 6.9% in Q3.
2026-02-26
Australia’s Q3 Private Capex Growth Beats Forecasts
Total new capital expenditure in Australia grew by 6.4% qoq in Q3 2025, surpassing market expectations of a 0.5% expansion. This followed an upwardly revised 0.4% growth in the previous quarter, marking the largest increase since the March quarter of 2021. The increase was driven by an 11.5% surge in spending on equipment, plant, and machinery, along with a 2.1% rise in investment in buildings and structures. “The lift in investment was the result of a large rise in spending on data centres and investment in air transport,” said Tom Lay, ABS head of business statistics. By sector, non-mining industries rose 8.6%, while the mining industry grew 0.9%. Geographically, the Australian Capital Territory recorded the fastest increase at 35.3%, followed by South Australia (8.2%), Queensland (7.3%), Victoria (6.7%), and Tasmania (2.8%). In contrast, the Northern Territory posted a decline of 1.6%. On an annual basis, private capital expenditure advanced by 6.9% through the year to September.
2025-11-27
Australia Private Capex Rises Less than Expected in Q2
Total new capital expenditure in Australia rose by 0.2% quarter-on-quarter in Q2 2025, falling short of market expectations for a 0.7% expansion. This followed an upwardly revised 0.2% decline in the previous quarter. The increase was driven by a 0.3% gain in spending on equipment, plant, and machinery, along with a 0.2% rise in investment in buildings and structures. Investment grew in non-mining industries (0.9%) while the mining sector fell (-1.4%). Geographically, Victoria recorded the fastest increase (7.0%), followed by New South Wales(2.4%), Northern Territory (0.6%), and Tasmania (0.2%). In contrast, the Australian Capital Territory (-6.8%), Queensland (-4.8%), South Australia (-3.5%), and Western Australia (-0.1%) posted declines. On an annual basis, private capital expenditure climbed by 1.7% through the year to June, following an upwardly revised 0.6% contraction in Q1.
2025-08-28