Australia’s total construction work done was flat (vs +0.5% QoQ) in Q1 2025, holding steady at $74.43 billion, but up 3.5% YoY.

• Building work rose 0.9% QoQ, driven by residential construction up 1.6% QoQ and 7.0% YoY.
• Non-residential building edged down -0.1% QoQ and was down -3.9% YoY.
• Engineering work fell -1.0% QoQ but was still up 4.5% YoY.
• The trend estimate for total construction work rose 0.7% QoQ, indicating modest ongoing growth.