LGA · QLD · CENTRAL QUEENSLAND COAST

Gladstone Region

QLD's largest multi-commodity port, 120Mt throughput + $1.4B masterplanned community + $983M pipeline. Roughly 525km from Brisbane CBD.

Central Queensland Coast Report refresh: Jun 2026 Updated every 3 months Due in September 525km from CBD

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Market profile

What the research brief covers

Central Queensland coastal LGA anchored by the Port of Gladstone, Queensland's largest multi-commodity harbour. Operates eight wharf centres and 20 wharves handling more than 30 product streams. Throughput reached 120 million tonnes last financial year. Hosts the world's largest high purity alumina refinery and the world's fourth largest coal exporting terminal. Gross Regional Product $6.746 billion with industry output above $20 billion. Manufacturing is the dominant economic sector. Population projected to rise from 61,640 (2021) to 78,500 by 2046. Anchored by a 26,934ha State Development Area. Major infrastructure: $1.4 billion Riverstone Rise master-planned community, $983 million 117km Fitzroy to Gladstone Pipeline (water security, due mid-2026), $369 million FY2026 Council budget with $105 million capital works. New wave of energy + advanced-materials projects in delivery.

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