$6.2bn
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The steady expansion of Australia's road transport network over the past decade, including the construction of private toll roads, has underpinned a growing requirement for scheduled maintenance and significant pavement rehabilitation. A long-term shift towards outsourcing maintenance and repair work on public roads has put the industry on a more commercial footing.
Industry revenue has grown at a CAGR of 1.6 % over the past five years, to reach an estimated $6.2bn in 2024.
Market size is projected to grow over the next five years.
Company | Market Share (%)
2025 | Revenue ($m)
2025 |
---|---|---|
QLD Department of Transport and Main Roads | 752.0 | |
Transport for NSW | 733.0 | |
Main Roads Western Australia | 536.0 |
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Industry revenue is measured across several distinct product and services lines, including Periodic surface maintenance, Pavement rehabilitation and Specialist services. Periodic surface maintenance is the largest segment of the Road Maintenance in Australia.
The largest source of industry revenue comes from periodic surface maintenance
Industry operators maintain and repair roads, bridges and related infrastructure. New infrastructure construction is excluded from the industry.
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ANZSIC 3101 - Road Maintenance in Australia
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The market size of the Road Maintenance industry in Australia is $6.2bn in 2024.
There are 508 businesses in the Road Maintenance industry in Australia, which has declined at a CAGR of 0.1 % between 2019 and 2024.
The market size of the Road Maintenance industry in Australia has been growing at a CAGR of 1.6 % between 2019 and 2024.
Over the next five years, the Road Maintenance industry in Australia is expected to grow.
The biggest companies operating in the Road Maintenance market in Australia are QLD Department of Transport and Main Roads, Transport for NSW and Main Roads Western Australia
Pavement rehabilitation and Bridge maintenance and rehabilitation are part of the Road Maintenance industry.
The company holding the most market share in Australia is QLD Department of Transport and Main Roads.
The level of competition is moderate and increasing in the Road Maintenance industry in Australia.