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Queensland At A Glance

State final demand
Mar qtr 20
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0.6%
Retail trade
Apr 20
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15.7%
Building approvals
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7.4%
Business investment
Mar qtr 20
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5.9%
Exports (goods overseas)
Apr 20
$81.3B
Inflation (CPI)
Mar qtr 20
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1.8%
Employment growth
May 20
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1.2%
Employed persons
May 20
2.39m
Unemployment rate
May 20
7.9%
Population
Dec qtr 19
5.13m

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Population Counter

Listed below is the latest released estimated resident population of Queensland as at 31 December 2019.

This population counter shows an estimate of Queensland’s current population.

5,129,996

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