Brisbane

Brisbane Queensland
Skyline from Kangaroo Point Cliffs; Queenslander architecture, North Stradbroke Island; Mount Coot-tha Botanic Gardens, City Hall; Story Bridge, St John's Cathedral; Treasury Building, Merivale Bridge
Brisbane
Coordinates	27°28′S 153°02′E / 27.467°S 153.033°E / -27.467; 153.033Coordinates: 27°28′S 153°02′E / 27.467°S 153.033°E / -27.467; 153.033
Population	2,308,700 (2015) (3rd)
• Density	145/km2 (380/sq mi)
Established	13 May 1825 (1825-05-13)
Area	15,826 km2 (6,110.5 sq mi) (2011 GCCSA)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location	732 km (455 mi) N of Sydney 945 km (587 mi) NNE of Canberra 1,374 km (854 mi) NNE of Melbourne 1,600 km (994 mi) NE of Adelaide 3,604 km (2,239 mi) NE of Perth
LGA(s)	City of Brisbane City of Ipswich Lockyer Valley Region Logan City Moreton Bay Region Redland City Scenic Rim Region Somerset Region
Region	South East Queensland
County	Stanley, Canning, Cavendish, Churchill, Ward
State electorate(s)	41 divisions
Federal Division(s)	17 divisions
Mean max temp Mean min temp Annual rainfall 26.4 °C 80 °F 16.2 °C 61 °F 1,008.2 mm 39.7 in

Brisbane (ⁱ/ˈbrɪzbən/) is the capital and most populous city in the Australian state of Queensland, and the third most populous city in Australia. Brisbane's metropolitan area has a population of 2.3 million, and the South East Queensland urban conurbation, centred on Brisbane, encompasses a population of more than 3.4 million. The Brisbane central business district stands on the original European settlement and is situated inside a bend of the Brisbane River, about 15 kilometres (9 miles) from its mouth at Moreton Bay. The metropolitan area extends in all directions along the floodplain of the Brisbane River Valley between Moreton Bay and the Great Dividing Range, sprawling across several of Australia's most populous local government areas (LGAs), most centrally the City of Brisbane, which is by far the most populous LGA in the nation. The demonym of Brisbane is Brisbanite.