Amazon.com Inc said on Wednesday it plans to invest A$750 million, equivalent to $535 million, to build a new fulfillment center in Brisbane that will rely on robotics alongside human staff. The company is targeting a 2028 completion date for the site.
The proposed facility will span approximately 150,000 square meters, making it one of the largest warehouses constructed in Queensland. Amazon says the center will be capable of processing in excess of 125 million packages each year once fully operational.
Amazon described the site as robotics-driven, indicating the use of automated systems working in tandem with human workers to process packages. The company expects the center to support more than 1,000 local jobs when it reaches full operations.
Operational context
Fulfillment centers are the large warehouses where Amazon processes the bulk of its e-commerce packages. The company began integrating robotics into its logistics operations following its 2012 acquisition of Kiva Systems. According to the company, by late-2025 it had deployed more than 1 million robots across its operations network.
The Brisbane project continues that trajectory, illustrating Amazon's ongoing strategy of combining automated systems with onsite labor to manage volume and throughput. The firm's public statements describe the facility's capacity, footprint, and job expectations without providing further operational detail or interim milestones.
What is known and what remains subject to change
- The investment amount is stated as A$750 million, equal to $535 million.
- The center's area is cited as 150,000 square meters and its annual processing capacity as over 125 million packages.
- The targeted completion date is 2028; this is a company target rather than a guaranteed completion date.
- The company expects the site to create in excess of 1,000 local jobs when it is fully operational.
- Amazon has said it has deployed more than 1 million robots across its operations network as of late-2025.
The statements provided do not include intermediate timelines, a breakdown of job types, or additional operational specifications beyond the figures listed above.