Figures from the Department of Transport and Main Roads showed the number of mobile phone offences recorded by police between 2012 and 2016 had dropped by 35 per cent over the five years.
However, the numbers showed the Gold Coast was a hotspot for drivers distracted by their phones, with the Queensland Police Service also having launched several initiatives in the area as part of a crackdown.
And one of Queensland's top cops remained sceptical of the results, saying he had been told that drivers were finding new ways to conceal their phones and still be able to look at it while on the road, including hiding their phone in their laps and constantly looking down.
He also believed more and more people having access to hands-free systems in their cars had contributed to the decrease.
In 2016, an estimated 0.58 per cent of the Gold Coast population was caught by police using their phone while driving, with the Sunshine Coast not too far behind on 0.48 per cent, Logan recorded 0.36 per cent and greater Brisbane equated to 0.29 per cent.
As a result, police had implemented a number of campaigns, including enforcement and education, in the Gold Coast area to curb the trend.
Despite work still needing to be done on the Gold Coast, the gradual decrease in drivers distracted by phones has been hailed as "a good trend" by police.
Assistant Commissioner Keating said this coincided with the introduction of double demerit for those drivers who committed two mobile phone offences within a year.
The information from TMR also revealed cyclists had been given tickets for using phones while out on the roads during the five-year period. The top areas included 108 riders in North Brisbane, 88 in Capricornia and 87 on the Gold Coast.
