Amazon is expanding deeper into Queensland’s logistics network, choosing a Charter Hall managed industrial park at North Maclean in the fast growing Logan corridor south of Brisbane. The area has been emerging as a key freight and distribution hotspot thanks to road links that put a large share of the city’s residents within a short drive, and this new facility extends Amazon’s footprint beyond its existing fulfilment and logistics sites around Brisbane and the Gold Coast.
The planned complex is expected to be completed in 2028 and will span around 150,000 square metres across four levels, a footprint similar to the company’s large scale facilities in Sydney and Melbourne. Designed to store up to 15 million smaller products, from groceries and beauty items to electronics and toys, the centre is expected to process more than 125 million parcels a year, including orders fulfilled on behalf of small and medium-sized sellers. Amazon expects the site to employ over 1,000 people once fully operational, with roles ranging from robotics maintenance and systems operations to more traditional warehouse positions, as fleets of robots capable of lifting around half a tonne handle much of the heavy and repetitive work.
More broadly this move appears to be another sign that Queensland is positioning itself as a serious player in the national logistics and e-commerce race while also relying on large private investment to energise growth corridors such as Logan. The use of advanced robotics is reshaping how warehouses operate worldwide, promising faster delivery times and more efficient use of space, but it also introduces uncertainty about how warehouse work will evolve, how many traditional roles will remain and how communities will adapt as industrial estates such as Flagstone increasingly attract major automation heavy tenants.
