page_title: Childers, Queensland
section_title: Economy
hierarchical_section_title: Childers, Queensland / Economy
caption_attribution_description: English: Wrench and Thompson butchers shop in Childers, 1907 Proprietors and staff outside the butchers' premises.
context_page_description: Childers is a rural town and locality in the Bundaberg Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Childers had a population of 1,584 people.
context_section_description: Childers is renowned for its heritage character and is classified a National Trust town. The historic colonial buildings of the main street (Bruce Highway) are set amongst large, shady leopard trees. The sugar cane industry features prominently in Childers and has sustained the town over the years. Fruit and vegetable cropping is common on the lands around town. Tourism is a growing industry in Childers, with a number of the preserved historic buildings in town becoming tourist attractions.
  Childers acts as a major economic centre in the Wide Bay-Burnett Region and is undergoing considerable growth.
  Childers retains much of its historic significance, although many of the streets were redeveloped under a 'Streetscape' project that continues today.
  
  The local tourism organisation "Stay in Childers" is a not for profit incorporated association made up of local businesses.
caption: Historic Picture
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