This page contains information on the activity and performance of our 311 response locations across 8 regions and 17 districts and 8 Operations Centres.

Key facts

Demand

Over 3,300 Triple Zero (000) calls

~ 780 non-urgent calls daily

a Triple Zero (000) call is received by the QAS every 26 seconds in Queensland.

RSQ provides a daily average of 87 episodes of care to Queenslanders

Responses

The QAS responds to a daily average of 53 Code 1A critically urgent patients

RSQ provides, on average, 67 daily hospital transfers

The HCC provides the community with 3,467 average daily interactions

Average cost per ambulance response A$975

Resources

311 Response locations

Air Bases 10

Fleet 1,596

OpCens 8

~ 6,140 employees
inclusive of:

~ 4,285 Paramedics
~ 470 Communications Officers
~ 230 Patient Transport Officers
~ 97 RSQ
~ 205 HCC