EDQ’s 2025 year in review: Delivering for Queensland at scale and pace

Economic Development Queensland (EDQ) has marked a year of significant progress in unlocking land, accelerating housing supply and driving industrial growth across the state.

Our 2025 year in review video highlights the outcomes achieved through collaboration with industry, local government and partners to deliver more homes and economic opportunities for Queenslanders.

With a renewed focus, EDQ remains committed to supporting industry, local government and all Queenslanders to deliver more homes and economic opportunities at scale and pace.

Julian Simmonds

CEO – Economic Development Queensland

Unlocking housing through Priority Development Areas

This year, EDQ approved a record 8,003 new homes and lots in Priority Development Areas (PDAs). To meet growing demand, we declared new PDAs that will unlock thousands of homes, including:

Southern Thornlands – 8,000 homes
Waraba – 30,000 homes
North Harbour – 3,700 homes
Mount Peter – 18,500 homes

Driving industrial and commercial growth

We released 324ha of development-ready land for commercial and industrial use, supporting new projects and partnerships across Queensland. Key highlights include:

Sunshine Coast Industrial Park – 41 lots released
Coolum Industrial Park – 18ha near completion
Clinton Industrial Estate, Gladstone – 27 lots underway

These initiatives attracted $830 million in private sector investment and supported 1,716 jobs, helping businesses grow closer to home.

Unlocking inner-city opportunities

EDQ progressed major inner-city sites to deliver housing and mixed-use development:

Turbot Street – 9,000m² of mixed-use and residential potential
Former Visy site – 7.1ha parcel set to deliver more than 4,000 new homes

Expanding our land release pipeline

We brought new development-ready sites to market in Meadowbrook, Gold Coast, Bundamba and Brisbane, with more to come. We’ve also facilitated catalyst infrastructure in PDAs, enabling 38,500 homes across Queensland.

Improving how we work

EDQ approved a record number of lots and dwellings, achieving a 15% year-on-year increase and tripling assessment speed in the past six months. We introduced new tools for faster electronic lodgement, real-time tracking and improved pre-lodgement experiences, alongside updated development schemes and peak body MOUs.