Port of Brisbane is powering the Queensland economy and supporting tens of thousands of jobs.
PBPL commissioned Deloitte Access Economics (DAE) to quantify the economic contribution of Port of Brisbane and its supply chain to the Queensland economy.
The DAE report found that in FY24, Port of Brisbane and its supply chain contributed approximately $11 billion to the State economy and supported almost 73,000 jobs, of which 10,380 jobs are within the port precinct.
This economic contribution equates to approximately 2.3% of Queensland’s Gross State Product (GSP).
Over time, this contribution will continue to grow. The DAE report found that:
- By 2032, the Port could contribute $13.4 billion in economic value added and support 82,000 jobs
- By 2060, the Port could contribute $25.9 billion in economic value added and support 125,000 jobs.
Cruising from Brisbane
The world-class $177 million Brisbane International Cruise Terminal is playing a pivotal role in growing Queensland’s cruise tourism industry.
The DAE report found that over the next decade, cruising from Brisbane will contribute around $1.5 billion to the Queensland economy.
In FY24, cruising from Brisbane:
- contributed $1.05 million in GSP and supported 9.3 FTE jobs on average per cruise ship call
- supported around 1,491 FTE jobs in Queensland.
