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  2. Brisbane - Wikipedia

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    Brisbane. Brisbane (/ ˈbrɪzbən / ⓘ BRIZ-bən, [10] Turrbal: Meanjin) is the capital and largest city of the state of Queensland [11] and the third-most populous city in Australia and Oceania, with a population over 2.7 million. [1] Brisbane lies at the centre of South East Queensland, an urban agglomeration with a population of ...

  3. Queensland - Wikipedia

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    Queensland has a population of over 5.5 million, [6] concentrated along the east coast, particularly in South East Queensland. The capital and largest city in the state is Brisbane, Australia's third-largest city.

  4. City of Brisbane - Wikipedia

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    The City of Brisbane is a local government area (LGA) which comprises the inner portion of Greater Brisbane, the capital of Queensland, Australia. Its governing body is the Brisbane City Council. The LGAs in the other mainland state capitals (Sydney, Melbourne, Perth and Adelaide) are generally responsible only for the central business ...

  5. History of Brisbane - Wikipedia

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    The redevelopment of South Bank, started with the monumental Robin Gibson-designed Queensland Cultural Centre, with the first stage the Queensland Art Gallery completed in 1982, the Queensland Performing Arts Centre in 1985, and the Queensland Museum in 1986. Between the late 1970s and mid-1980s, Brisbane was the focus of early land rights ...

  6. List of Australian capital cities - Wikipedia

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    List of Australian capital cities. There are eight capital cities in Australia, each of which functions as the seat of government for the state or territory in which it is located. One of these, Canberra, is also the national capital. Section 125 of the Constitution of Australia specified that the seat of the national government, that is, the ...

  7. Geography of Brisbane - Wikipedia

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    The geography of Brisbane is characterised by its coastal location in the south eastern corner of the Queensland state of Australia. It is located halfway up the Australian east coast with longitudinal and latitudinal coordinates of 27.5° south and 153° east. The city resides within the Moreton Bay Floodplain, stretching from Caboolture to ...

  8. Demographics of Brisbane - Wikipedia

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    Brisbane is the capital of and most populous city in the Australian state of Queensland, [1] and the third most populous city in Australia. The Australian Bureau of Statistics estimates that the population of Greater Brisbane is 2,462,637 as of June 2018, [2] and the South East Queensland region, centred on Brisbane, encompasses a population of more than 3.6 million. [2]

  9. Brisbane central business district - Wikipedia

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    Brisbane central business district. Brisbane City is the central suburb and central business district of Brisbane, the state capital of Queensland, Australia. [3] It is also colloquially referred to as the "Brisbane CBD", "the city", or simply "town". The CBD is located on a point on the northern bank of the Brisbane River, historically known ...