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Property & Construction marketing benchmarks
Strongest on Brand & Positioning, with the most room to move in Retention & Loyalty. Property & Construction sits below the national average across 6 industries.
Building evidence · based on 62 businesses, growing
Sector signature
Bars are this sector. Ticks are the national average.
Sector strength
Brand & Positioning
+3 against the national line. The dimension this sector leans on.
Biggest gap
Retention & Loyalty
-2 against the field. The soft spot holding the sector back.
The spread
8 points
Between the strongest and weakest industry in the sector. A wide gap means the average hides real winners.
The map
Where this sector sits
Every dot is an industry we measure. The 6 industries in Property & Construction are lit in red. Choose any two dimensions for the axes.
Acquisition Performance →
Property & Construction sits below average on Retention & Loyalty and below average on Acquisition Performance. The spread of red dots shows how tightly the sector clusters.
The spread inside the sector
Every number is a Marketing Score out of 100, rolling six dimensions into one figure. 45 is a business doing the basics. 80 is one that markets like a business twice its size.
The distance between the strongest and weakest performer in Property & Construction is wide. A small cluster is genuinely good. A long tail sits well behind. The bar to lead this sector is lower than the reputation suggests. So where would you land?
In national context
Where the sector lands on the map
Every industry we measure, sorted low to high. The marker shows where Property & Construction averages out.
In this sector
Every industry in Property & Construction, ranked
Sorted by Marketing Score. Open any one for the full profile.
The read
What the numbers say about Property & Construction
On the whole, Property & Construction is a below-average sector. It leans on brand & positioning and trails on retention & loyalty.
Property and Construction ranks 8th of 11 sectors, 0.7 points below the national average. The sector's defining feature is a Brand & Positioning score of 67.6. Property has always been a brand business. Buyers choose agents, developers and builders based on reputation, signage and local presence. The data confirms it.
The internal spread tells an interesting story. Residential Real Estate — Agencies leads, driven by businesses that have embraced content marketing, project portfolios and review generation. Building & Construction sits at the bottom on 59.1, reflecting a part of the sector that has historically relied on location and product quality rather than marketing sophistication.
Retention & Loyalty sits -1.9 against the national average and is the sector's biggest operational gap. Property businesses generate enquiries but struggle to convert them efficiently. Long sales cycles, high consideration and multiple decision makers make this harder, but the businesses solving for it are outperforming significantly.
Property and Construction has one of the highest Brand & Positioning scores of any sector, yet Retention & Loyalty sits -1.9 against the national average. Strong brands are generating leads but not converting them at the rate the brand investment deserves.
What to watch in property and construction
Residential real estate agencies are investing in content and community marketing in ways that commercial operators are not. The best agencies are building audience through suburb-level content, market updates and video walkthroughs that drive organic traffic and reduce reliance on portal listings.
Building and construction has the most room to improve. Most builders still rely on word of mouth and project referrals. The first builders in each local market to invest in structured lead generation and project portfolio SEO will capture disproportionate share.
Patterns
What the Property & Construction numbers reveal
Computed from 62 scored businesses across 6 industries. Updated as new audits complete.
By the numbers
8.5-point gap between Enterprise and Small Business
Enterprise businesses average 62.8. Small Business averages 54.3. Scale creates a 8.5-point advantage in this sector, driven by dedicated marketing teams and infrastructure investment.
Who's leading
ASX-listed companies score 1.8 points lower than unlisted
15 ASX-listed businesses average 61.7 vs 63.5 for 47 unlisted. Being listed does not automatically mean better marketing.
How industries compare
Brand & Positioning (67.6) is the sector's edge. Data & Tracking (57.4) is the drag.
A 10.2-point spread between the strongest and weakest dimensions. Brand & Positioning is 3.4 points above the national average. Data & Tracking sits 0.2 points below national average.
What's shifting
0.7 points below the national average of 63.7
Property & Construction ranks 8 of 11 sectors. Trails Technology (65.5) by 2.5 points. The gap is closeable. These are not structurally weak businesses. They are businesses that have not prioritised digital marketing.
Where they are
NSW dominates with 32 of 62 businesses
52% of scored businesses in this sector are headquartered in NSW, averaging 65.4. VIC (21), QLD (6), WA (3) follow.
Where the gaps are
Bunnings Warehouse (Trade) leads the sector at 79.8
16.9 points above the sector average. Scores 17.2 points above its own industry (Renovation & Home Improvement). Large scale, based in VIC.
Frequently asked
Common questions about Property & Construction
How does the property & construction sector compare to other Australian sectors for marketing?+
Property & Construction scores 63 out of 100, ranking 8 of 11 Australian sectors. This is 1 points below the national average of 64.
The sector's strongest dimension is Brand & Positioning. Its weakest is Retention & Loyalty.
Based on 62 scored Australian businesses across 6 industries. NR Marketing Intelligence, April 2026.
Which property & construction companies have the strongest marketing in Australia?+
The top 5 performers across all property & construction industries:
1. Bunnings Warehouse (Trade) in Renovation & Home Improvement
2. Ray White in Residential Real Estate — Agencies
3. Scentre Group (76) in Commercial Real Estate, ASX-listed
4. CBRE Australia in Commercial Real Estate
5. Woods Bagot in Architecture & Interior Design
Bunnings Warehouse (Trade) leads, 17 points above the sector average.
Based on 62 scored Australian businesses across 6 industries. NR Marketing Intelligence, April 2026.
Do larger companies have better marketing than smaller ones in property & construction?+
Yes. Enterprise-scale businesses average 63, while Small Business averages 54. That is a 9-point gap.
However, Bunnings Warehouse (Trade), Ray White, CBRE Australia all outperform the Enterprise average despite being smaller. The correlation is clear but not absolute.
Based on 62 scored Australian businesses across 6 industries. NR Marketing Intelligence, April 2026.
Do ASX-listed property & construction companies have better marketing?+
15 ASX-listed businesses average 62, compared to 64 for 47 unlisted. Unlisted companies are competitive, likely through more agile digital strategies.
ASX status verified against ASX300 listing. NR Marketing Intelligence.
What is the biggest marketing weakness in Australian property & construction businesses?+
Retention & Loyalty is the weakest dimension, 2 points below the national average of 62.
This is the single biggest lever for improvement.
6-dimension scoring model: Digital Maturity, Acquisition Performance, Conversion Efficiency, Retention and Loyalty, Brand and Positioning, Data and Tracking.
How reliable are the marketing scores for property & construction businesses?+
Scores are built from a 6-dimension model using up to 150+ data points per business: GA4 analytics, Search Console, Google Ads, site technology, Core Web Vitals and public data.
62 businesses are scored in this sector, benchmarked against 70+ nationally. Each score carries an evidence depth rating so you can see how much data sits behind it.
Evidence depth: Very High (4+ sources), High (3), Medium (2), Baseline (public signals).
Which property & construction industries perform best at marketing?+
1. Residential Real Estate — Agencies
2. Commercial Real Estate (65.57)
3. Renovation & Home Improvement (62.638333)
4. Architecture & Interior Design (62.25)
5. Property Development & Developers
6. Building & Construction (59.116667)
The 8-point spread shows meaningful variation between industries in this sector.
Based on 62 scored Australian businesses across 6 industries. NR Marketing Intelligence, April 2026.
How can property & construction businesses improve their marketing score?+
Three high-impact moves:
1. Strengthen retention & loyalty., this is the sector's weakest dimension and the fastest path to a higher score. Even basic improvements move the needle 5 to 10 points.
2. Close the gap on brand & positioning. The sector already scores 68 here. Businesses below that benchmark are leaving easy points on the table.
3. Study the leaders. Bunnings Warehouse (Trade) and Ray White show what good looks like in this sector.
Based on 62 scored businesses across 6 industries. NR Marketing Intelligence.
Stop reading the average
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