Brisbane

Brisbane Meanjin 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
Map of the Brisbane metropolitan area
Brisbane
Coordinates	27°28′S 153°02′E / 27.467°S 153.033°E / -27.467; 153.033
Population	2,360,241 (2016)[1] (3rd)
• Density	148/km2 (380/sq mi)
Established	13 May 1825 (1825-05-13)
Area	15,842 km2 (6,116.6 sq mi)[2] (2016 GCCSA)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location	732 km (455 mi) N of Sydney[3] 945 km (587 mi) NNE of Canberra[4] 1,374 km (854 mi) NNE of Melbourne[5] 1,600 km (994 mi) NE of Adelaide[6] 3,604 km (2,239 mi) NE of Perth[7]
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 (Yagara: Meanjin, pronounced: [miˈændʒɪn]; local nickname Brissie) is the seaport capital city and biggest city of Queensland in Australia. It has a population of 2.2 million people and is the third biggest city in Australia, after Sydney and Melbourne.

The central city is on the Brisbane River, 23 kilometres (14 mi) inland from Moreton Bay.

Brisbane is named after the Brisbane River, which is named after Sir Thomas Brisbane who was Governor of New South Wales from 1821 - 1825.

A penal colony was founded at Redcliffe, 28 kilometres (17 mi) to the north, in 1824. It was moved to North Quay in 1825. The first free settlers moved to Brisbane in 1842. Brisbane became the capital city when Queensland became a separate colony from New South Wales in 1859.

Brisbane has more than 50 skyscrapers more than 100 metres (330 ft) tall.

1. ↑ "Ten years of growth: Australia's population hot spots". Australian Bureau of Statistics. 28 July 2017. Archived from the original on 28 July 2017. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
2. ↑ "2016 Census Community Profile – Greater Brisbane (3GBRI – GCCSA)". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original on 2017-07-14. Retrieved 2018-01-25.; [1] Archived 2017-07-14 at the Wayback Machine, ZIPed Excel spreadsheet. Cover
3. ↑ "Great Circle Distance between BRISBANE and SYDNEY". Geoscience Australia. March 2004.
4. ↑ "Great Circle Distance between BRISBANE and CANBERRA". Geoscience Australia. March 2004.
5. ↑ "Great Circle Distance between BRISBANE and MELBOURNE". Geoscience Australia. March 2004.
6. ↑ "Great Circle Distance between BRISBANE and ADELAIDE". Geoscience Australia. March 2004.
7. ↑ "Great Circle Distance between BRISBANE and PERTH". Geoscience Australia. March 2004.