Aerospace
The Queensland Government is supporting the state's rapidly developing and innovative aerospace industry, which supports both the defence and civil sectors.
Recent achievements
- In 2024, nine Queensland SMEs graduated from Boeing Australia’s first Capability Uplift Program, with five of these securing new or additional contracts with Boeing.
- We supported 23 Queensland businesses at the Avalon International Airshow 2025.
- We completed a study identifying maintenance, repair and overhaul opportunities in the commercial aviation market.
Queensland aerospace roadmap
The Queensland Aerospace 10-Year Roadmap and Action Plan (
12.4 MB) identifies opportunities and solutions to continue accelerating growth in aerospace sectors, creating sustainable jobs well in the future.
The Queensland Government aims to capitalise on opportunities to help support aerospace businesses, positioning the state as an aerospace hub within the Indo-Pacific region.
Queensland aerospace
Aerospace is the technology and support systems that enable flight of all civil and military aircraft – aeroplanes, helicopters and uncrewed aerial systems. It includes the design, development, manufacture, modification, testing, operation and maintenance of flight vehicles and their on-board and ground systems.
Queensland is well-known as an aviation hub of the Indo-Pacific region, attracting global leaders in the civil and defence aviation area. Queensland's existing strength in aviation gives the state a distinct advantage for further development in the aerospace sector.
The Aerospace sector in Queensland employed an estimated 5,200 persons as at first quarter of 2023.
Contact Defence Jobs Queensland via djq@dsdilgp.qld.gov.au, +61 7 3452 7100 or 13 QGOV (13 74 68).
Last updated: 25 Jul 2025