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Brisbane, Queensland

Brisbane
Queensland
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Brisbane is located in Australia
Brisbane
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
LGA(s)
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
Significant overseas born populations
Country of birth Population (2011)
United Kingdom 109,583
New Zealand 99,285
India 22,115
China 20,972
South Africa 19,587
Philippines 15,941
Vietnam 14,107
Germany 9,492
Malaysia 9,301
Fiji 8,568
United States 8,304
South Korea 8,210

Brisbane (Listeni/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.


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