Mr Wettenhall said the six positions are among 59 to be civilianised within the police service across the state.

He said the positions related mainly to the communications, watchhouses, station-client services functions and police prosecutions.

"Employing civilian staff members to undertake tasks which don't require police powers means sworn police officers can be deployed back on to the frontline of policing," Mr Wettenhall said.

"Having one trained client service officer staffing the front desk at a police station instead of a sworn officer can result in as many as 19 extra operational police shifts every 28 days.

"That's as many as 228 shifts per year available for a uniformed officer to work in the community, responding to calls and patrolling our streets."

Mr Wettenhall said 31 positions across the Far North police region were currently filled by civilians.

"The Bligh Government and Queensland Police Service civilianisation strategy has delivered a massive boost to frontline services," he said.

"Trained civilians, under the supervision of sworn police officers, provide a significant resource to policing in Queensland.

"Across the state some 480 positions within the Queensland Police Service formerly filled by sworn officers are now filled by civilians.

"Combine this boost with the continued increase in the number of sworn officers funded by the Bligh Government which has seen the number of police officers in the Far North region increase from 667 in June 2006 to 733 this month."