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The Brisbane River peaked on 13 January at a lower level than predicted, [19] [61] but still 20,000 houses in Brisbane were inundated. Some of the Brisbane suburbs worst affected by the floods were St Lucia, West End, Rocklea and Graceville. [62] The floods damaged some of Brisbane's icons.
Satellite image of the Brisbane Metropolitan Area. Centred on the City of Brisbane, it captures from the Redcliffe Peninsula in the north, D'Aguilar National Park to the west, east to Moreton and Stradbroke Islands, and Logan City in the south. Brisbane Central Business District seen from Mount Coot-tha Lookout This is a list of the almost 450 suburbs in the Brisbane metropolis, Queensland ...
The markets expanded over time into Turbot Street until the traffic congestion created by the markets forced the markets to move to the suburbs in 1964. [36] [37] On 31 July 2009, the last race was held at the Rocklea horse harness racing track. Rocklea was Brisbane's worst affected suburb in the 2010–2011 Queensland floods. [38]
In Brisbane 177 suburbs were impacted with more than 23,000 homes inundated. [ 22 ] Throughout South-East Queensland, more than 20,000 homes were inundated and power outages affected over 51,000 properties.
The most flood-affected suburb of Brisbane was Rocklea. [22] Close to Ipswich, 1,800 premises were affected by flooding. [23] The Nerang River flooded, cutting the Gold Coast off from Brisbane. About 2,000 people were evacuated from homes along the river and the canals; most of these homes suffered flood damage. [20]
Cannabis and amphetamine type substances are the most commonly used drugs in Brisbane. [35] Across the Brisbane metropolitan area there was an average of about 53 drug offences each day in 2018. [36] Inala had the highest number of car thefts in the year up to August 2023. [37] Number of total offenses in Queensland since 2012: [38] 2012: 437,863
(southern Brisbane) The Southside Gang, also known as the Drillas, has a major rivalry with the SBG Gang, also known as the Swish. The gang is primarily based in the 4077 postcode, which includes Inala and other suburbs , but is also present in various other postcodes in southern Brisbane. [83]
The topography of the suburb is undulating hills, the highest being the hill also called Highgate Hill at 64 metres (210 ft) above seaTogether with West End and South Brisbane, it occupies a peninsula surrounded on three sides by the Brisbane River with the river forming the southern boundary of Highgate Hill.