Queensland's forestry and timber industry stretches along the coastline from South East Queensland to the far north, and inland to South West Queensland, providing softwood and native forest resources on both state and privately-owned land.
Average annual harvest volumes 2019–20 to 2023–24
- Native hardwood (public): 137,000m3
- Native hardwood (private): 145,000m3
- Softwood plantations: 2 million m3
- Native cypress pine: 111,000m3
- Total harvested per year: 2.4 million m3
Total native forest area in Queensland
51.75 million hectares, of which 41.9 million hectares is legally available for timber harvesting:
- 25.7 million hectares: State-owned forest (leasehold)
- 12.9 million hectares: Privately-owned forests
- 2.9 million hectares: State forest (multi-use public forest)
- 0.3 million hectares: Other
- Up to 0.1 million: Estimated hectares selectively harvested annually across state-owned and privately-owned native forests
Last updated: 13 May 2026