AI Job Atlas
AI & jobs · State in Australia

Queensland

State AU-QLD Largest city: Brisbane
34%
of jobs here are estimated to be exposed to generative AI, below the national 35% (−1.2 pts).
MODEL6th of 11 regions994K exposed workers

Key numbers

PopulationWIKIDATA
5.6M
as of 2024
Share of national populationWIKIDATA
20.5%
3rd largest of 11
People in workMODEL
2.9M
national total × population share
Highest-exposure jobsMODEL
5.8%
national 6.1%
Area
1.7M km²
3 people per km²
Settlement patternMODEL
Rural
60% live in major cities
Largest city
Brisbane
1.9M (metro)
Mapped towns & cities
53
Natural Earth places

AI use

ANTHROPIC

Claude.ai conversations, April–May 2026.

Usage intensityANTHROPIC
0.82×
usage share ÷ population share
Share of national useANTHROPIC
16.8%
20.5% of population
Work-relatedANTHROPIC
47%
national 44%
Automation-styleANTHROPIC
47%
national 46%
Augmentation 53%Automation 47%

Sector mix

MODEL

Estimated share of jobs by sector, against the national mix.

Queensland Australia
Health & care 16.3%
Retail & wholesale 13.3%
Construction 10.0%
Education 9.5%
Business services 8.6%
Manufacturing 7.2%
Hospitality 6.8%
Public admin 6.1%
Transport & logistics 5.4%
Other services 4.2%
Agriculture 3.7%
Mining 2.6%
Finance 2.5%
ICT & software 2.3%
Utilities 1.5%

Exposed workers by sector

MODEL
Health & care 204K Retail & wholesale 134K Education 131K Business services 106K Public admin 85.4K Hospitality 54.3K Manufacturing 47.7K Transport & logistics 43.7K

Ranking in Australia

MODEL

By modelled AI exposure, out of 11 regions.

3New South Wales 36% 4South Australia 35% 5Western Australia 34% 6Queensland 34% 7Northern Territory 33% 8Jervis Bay Territory 33% 9Tasmania 33%
About these estimates. No source publishes AI exposure by region for every country. The model splits Australia's real ILO sector employment across regions using population (Wikidata) and density: denser, capital-city regions get more finance, ICT and professional jobs, and rural regions more farming. Totals match national figures. AI usage figures are measured, not modelled. Methodology

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