Socio-economic impacts of onshore gas activity in Southern Queensland
This CSIRO research project evaluated demographic and economic changes during two decades of onshore gas operations in rural regions of Queensland, Australia.
CSIRO researchers explored and analysed secondary data, primarily from 2011 to 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) Population Census, to identify and evaluate impacts that natural gas extraction could have had in communities across these regions during the last two decades (2001 – 2011 and 2011 – 2021).
High level key findings:
- Education levels of residents were higher in Surat Basin areas with onshore gas operations, compared to areas without such operations.
- Employment (mining jobs) and income growth initially increased during the first decade and then steadied in the second decade.
- Arrival and retainment of young adults were greater in Surat Basin areas with onshore gas operations, compared to areas without such operations.
Extras
Local demographic and economic shifts over 20 years of onshore gas operations in Queensland
This fact sheet presents a summary of research about demographic and economic changes during two decades of onshore gas operations in rural regions of Queensland, Australia. CSIRO researchers explored and analysed secondary data, primarily from 2011 to 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) Population Census, to identify and evaluate impacts that natural gas extraction could have had in communities across these regions during the last two decades (2001 – 2011 and 2011 – 2021).
Evaluating the medium-term socio-economic impacts of onshore gas activity in southern Queensland
This fact sheet describes a CSIRO research project designed to update our understanding of the medium-term impacts of onshore natural gas extraction in Queensland’s Bowen and Surat Basins, by analysing socio-economic data from last 10 years.
Project progress
This project is complete.
