Australia's total construction work done in seasonally adjusted terms rose 3.4% to AU$83.36 billion in the March quarter from AU$80.01 billion in the previous quarter, the Australian Bureau of Statistics reported Wednesday.
Total construction work climbed 6.3% year over year in the March quarter.
Total building construction work in the March quarter rose 0.6% to AU$44.71 billion compared with the previous quarter. Total engineering construction work in the March quarter rose 6.9% from the December 2025 quarter to AU$38.65 billion.
Residential building construction activity fell 0.6% quarter over quarter to AU$27.06 billion, while non-residential building construction activity rose 2.5% to AU$17.65 billion.
The trend estimate for total construction work done rose 0.5% in the March quarter.