[2] Successive restructuring has seen the number of teams balloon resulting in numerous divisions.

[3] It is one of the few Australian rules football leagues that operates a promotion and relegation system.

AFL Queensland considers the QFA to be a development league for clubs to prove that they are sufficiently stable and successful to apply for a QAFL license.

The most recent examples of QFA Division 1 clubs entering the QAFL are Redland-Victoria Point in 2021,[4] Noosa Tigers in 2022,[5] and Coorparoo Kings for 2025.

[7] This has made it more difficult for truly amateur clubs to compete and get promoted from the lower divisions.