| Agency Name: | Department of Construction |
| Formed: | 22 December 1975 |
| Preceding1: | Department of Housing and Construction (I) |
| Dissolved: | 5 December 1978 |
| Superseding: | Department of Housing and Construction (II) |
| Type: | Department |
| Jurisdiction: | Commonwealth of Australia |
| Minister1 Name: | John McLeay Jr. |
| Minister1 Pfo: | Minister |
| Chief1 Name: | Alan Reiher |
| Chief1 Position: | Secretary (1975–1976) |
| Chief2 Name: | George Warwick Smith |
| Chief2 Position: | Secretary (1976–1978) |
The Department of Construction was an Australian government department that existed between December 1975 and December 1978.
Information about the department's functions and government funding allocation could be found in the Administrative Arrangements Orders, the annual Portfolio Budget Statements and in the Department's annual reports.
The functions of the Department at its creation were:
The Department was a Commonwealth Public Service department, staffed by officials who were responsible to the Minister for Construction, John McLeay Jr.