Infrastructure

Civil Construction plays a large part in our day to day lives. People in the sector work on small or large projects building roads and motorways, subdivisions, bridgeworks, railways, harbours, sewerage and drainage, electrical infrastructure, pipelines and recreation works.

The Civil Construction workforce was about 78,000 in 2015 with the majority of people employed by large national and international civil construction or civil engineering companies, or contractors working with these larger companies.

The decline in mining sector investment in construction and infrastructure from 2014 onwards created a reduction in overall demand in the civil construction industry.

Government policy and initiatives are a major factor in employment in this sector.  Currently, most of the large civil projects are in NSW, Victoria and Queensland, reflecting their bigger populations and demand for infrastructure.

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• Most people are employed full-time with part time employment less than 16%
• Women represent 13% of the workforce
• The workforce is generally younger than the average age of the Australian workforce with 39% between the ages of 20 to 34 years
• Approximately 44% of the workforce holds a Certificate III or IV qualification and less than 10% hold higher education qualifications.

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There are statutory tickets or licences issued by State/Territory regulators for some civil construction occupations. Licensing, legislative, regulatory and certification requirements can vary between states, territories, and industry sectors.

Safe Work Australia provides links to state and territory information.