(Australian Associated Press)

Construction work done across Australia fell by 3.1 per cent in the December quarter.

Total building work on homes was dropped 3.6 per cent on the previous three months on a seasonally adjusted basis, while work on non-residential buildings grew by 1.9 per cent, Australian Bureau of Statistics figures show.

The biggest quarterly fall came from a 5.0 per cent decline in engineering work, while total construction work was down by 2.6 per cent from the same time last year.