Community services in Queensland

If you operate or intend to operate a for-profit or not-for-profit business in Queensland's community services industry, these resources provide some key information.

• Setting up a charity or non-government organisation
• Funding and grants
• Interpreter and translator services
• Human Services Quality Framework

Opportunities in community services

Your business could deliver services across a range of areas, including:

• support for Aboriginal peoples and Torres Strait Islander peoples
• support for individuals including young people, seniors, women, carers, people from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds, and lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex and queer (LGBTIQ+) communities
• child and family support, including foster and out-of-home care
• disability support - National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS)
• aged and community care
• accommodation, respite, social housing and homeless support
• domestic and family violence
• sexual abuse and assault
• alcohol and other drugs
• employment support
• financial counselling
• youth justice
• community mental health
• community legal assistance
• community education and development
• neighbourhood/community centres
• community recovery.

Also consider...

• Read about the Community Services Industry Alliance and how it works to advance the business and sustainability of Queensland community services.
• Learn about the Queensland Council of Social Service, the statewide peak body for individuals and organisations working in the community services industry.
• Read about the different types of services available to Queenslanders, including community services, on the Queensland Government website.
• Learn about  community services provided by the Australian Government's Services Australia.