CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY IN AUSTRALIA

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY IN AUSTRALIA
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CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY IN AUSTRALIA
CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY IN AUSTRALIA
Question 1
Nature of construction industries in Australia
Construction industry in Australia is seen as one of the leading industries that has at least
accounted and contributed to about 7 percent of Australian GDP. Looking at the reports and
statistics provided by the Australian Bureau of statistics the contribution of construction industry
is as a result of involvement of three industries. The sectors include the residential construction,
non-residential construction and engineering construction (Yu, 2017).
The size of the construction industry in Australia
According to the statistics provided by rthe Australian Bureau of statistics,at least ¾ of the profit
before tax comes from the construction businesses. The Australian construction industries
contribute to at least 8% of the GDP. This is one the Australian largest non-service sectors
contributing in figures a net of $ 135 billion to the Australian economy. This construction has
been showing a growth rate of at least 2% each quarter as per ABS (Campbell, 2017). This has
led to at least more than 1.1 million people be employed in the construction sectors.
The changes that are experienced in the construction industry like in the introduction of the
construction software, has led to the saving of at least $25 billion in a year. This can contributed
positively to the economy of the country.

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY IN AUSTRALIA
Question 2
Job role
Description and employment
opportunity
Trends and how it may affect
future employment
Construction
equipment operator
This involves moving heavy materials,
Paving ways and roads for the
construction process to take place,
Hammering huge and big rocks to give
way for construction etc
The operation of the equipments on
the site may be minimized by the
procurement of services to clear the
construction before construction
takes place. Technology may help
suppliers of construction materials to
be delivered as a final product
without necessarily being modified
by the contractor. The effect on
environment would be degradation of
the environment
Repairmen/Elevator
installers
install and repair all the ways like
elevators or lifts used in the construction
industry
This may be affected by upcoming
trends in construction industries
where folk lifters may be used in
exception of elevators. Elevators tend
to consume a lot of energy which
comes from electricity mostly