3.3 Summary of Queensland infrastructure from 2011 to 2031

In 2011, the DEC of infrastructure in Queensland was $36 billion, which was 19 per cent of the national figure. In 2031, Queensland infrastructure DEC is projected to increase by around $39 billion, or 107 per cent, reaching $74.6 billion (20 per cent of national DEC).

Figure 71 and Figure 72 highlight the spread of infrastructure's economic contribution across the Audit regions in Queensland for 2011 and 2031 respectively. DEC growth is expected to be fastest in South East Queensland and relatively high in Gladstone-Biloela (due to Liquefied Natural Gas development, agriculture and mining).

Figure 71: Queensland Regional DEC 2011

Regional DEC 2011 ($m) - Qld

<500

500 - 1,000

1,000 - 2,000

2,000 - 10,000

10,000 - 25,000

>25,000

1 Greater Brisbane

2 Cairns N+S

3 Cairns Hinterland

4 Darling Downs - Maranoa

5 Far North

6 Outback-North

7 SWQld_NA

8 SWQld

9 Sunshine Coast

10 Central Highlands (Qld)

11 Gladstone - Biloela

12 Gladstone - Biloela_NA

13 Rockhampton

14 Gold Coast

15 Bowen Basin - North

16 Mackay

17 Whitsunday

18 Toowoomba

19 Charters Towers - Ayr - Ingham

20 Townsville

21 Bundaberg

22 Wide Bay

23 Hervey Bay

Source: ACIL Allen Consulting (2014a)

Figure 72: Queensland Regional DEC 2031

Regional DEC 2031 ($m) - Qld

<500

500 - 1,000

1,000 - 2,000

2,000 - 10,000

10,000 - 25,000

>25,000

1 Greater Brisbane

2 Cairns N+S

3 Cairns Hinterland

4 Darling Downs - Maranoa

5 Far North

6 Outback-North

7 SWQld_NA

8 SWQld

9 Sunshine Coast

10 Central Highlands (Qld)

11 Gladstone - Biloela

12 Gladstone - Biloela_NA

13 Rockhampton

14 Gold Coast

15 Bowen Basin - North

16 Mackay

17 Whitsunday

18 Toowoomba

19 Charters Towers - Ayr - Ingham

20 Townsville

21 Bundaberg

22 Wide Bay

23 Hervey Bay

Source: ACIL Allen Consulting (2014a)

Table 53 provides a snapshot of Queensland's economic infrastructure across the four sectors of transport, water, energy and communications. The table notes the capacity of each subsector and its rate of utilisation in 2011, along with historical (2011) and projected (2031) DEC for each subsector.

Table 53: Overview of Queensland infrastructure

Subsector

Capacity 2011

Utilisation 2011

DEC 2011

DEC 2031

Projected % increase in DEC

% of Nat.

% of Nat.

% of Nat.

% of Nat.

2011-2031

Transport

Urban Roads

457,400,000
Car VKT per day

20%

83,700,000
Car VKT per day

20%

$13,075m

17%

$31,111m

18%

138%

Urban Public Transport

29,700,000
Passenger KT per day

11%

7,600,000
Passenger KT per day

11%

National Highways

6,838
km of nationally significant roads

20%

360,800
vehicles per day

19%

$2,391m

25%

$4,471m

29%

87%

Freight Rail

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

$1,769m

33%

$2,615m

28%

48%

Ports

405
Mt p.a. throughput

29%

259
Mt p.a. throughput

25%

$4,287m

21%

$7,743m

18%

81%

2.5
MTEU throughput

21%

1.0
MTEU throughput

15%

Airports

92
Count of airfields

34%

35,619,474
Total RPT passenger movements

27%

$5,430m

26%

$10,940m

27%

101%

Energy

12,644
Installed capacity (MW) of Generation

23%

59,603
Utilisation of Generation (GWh)

Electricity

8,109
Peak Demand Transmission (MW)

20%

47,341
Utilisation of Transmission (GWh)

9%

$3,270m

20%

$5,147m

20%

57%

6,993
Peak Demand Distribution (MW)

19%

38,540
Utilisation of Distribution (GWh)

Gas

n/a

n/a

265.30
Transmission throughput (PJ/a)

20%

$214m

19%

$1,872m

59%

776%

n/a

n/a

18.15
Distribution throughput (PJ/a)

5%

$69m

6%

$87m

6%

25%

Petroleum product terminals

n/a

n/a

21,211
Annual throughput (ML)

27%

$288m

27%

$478m

28%

66%

Telecomm
unications

4.50
Broadband average availability rating (out of 5)

n/a

1,256

n/a

$2,763m

13%

$6,040m

14%

119%

1.55
Broadband average quality rating (out of 5)

n/a

Total households with broadband internet access at home ('000)

Water & Sewerage

Water

36,090
Length of water mains (km)

17%

954,523
Water supplied (ML)

12%

9,726
Volume of water stored in dams (GL)

17%

1,482
Properties served - water ('000)

17%

$2,439m

23%

$4,062m

25%

67%

Sewerage

49,000
Desalination capacity (ML)

9%

372,107
Sewage collected (ML)

19%

26,055
Length of sewer mains (km)

20%

1,344
Properties served - sewerage ('000)

17%

Source: ACIL Allen Consulting (2014a)356




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356. DEC figures are rounded to the nearest $ million, so percentage changes may not tally exactly with rounded estimates in this table. See Glossary for explanation of abbreviations and terms.