Capital city of Queensland, Australia
About Brisbane
Brisbane is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Queensland and the third-most populous city in Australia, with a population of approximately 2.8 million. Brisbane lies at the centre of South East Queensland, a bio-geographical and urban region with an estimated population of 4.1 million as of 2024. The central business district is situated within a peninsula of the Brisbane River approximately 15 kilometres (9 mi) from its mouth at Moreton Bay. Greater Brisbane sprawls across the hilly floodplain of the Brisbane River Valley between the Pacific Ocean and the Taylor and D'Aguilar mountain ranges, encompassing several local government areas (LGAs). The City of Brisbane LGA forms the inner area of Greater Brisbane, and is the most populous local government area in Australia. The demonym of Brisbane is Brisbanite.
Toponymy
Brisbane is named after the Brisbane River, which in turn was named after Thomas Brisbane, the British-born governor of New South Wales from 1821 to 1825. The surname is possibly derived from the Scottish Gaelic bris, meaning 'to break or smash' and the Old English word ban meaning 'bone'. Alternatively, the surname could be derived from either "Braesbane" indicating white hills or "Braesburn" meaning a small rivulet from the hillside. Popular nicknames for Brisbane include Brissie (pronounced "Brizzie"), Brisvegas, and the River City. Brisbane is also known as Meanjin, Magandjin and other spellings, the Indigenous name likely originally for Gardens Point. There is a difference of opinion between local traditional owners over the spelling, provenance and pronunciation of indigenous names for Brisbane. …
History
The Brisbane region has been inhabited for more than 22,000 years by the Yagara (Yuggera), Turrbal and Quandamooka peoples. The Brisbane River (Maiwar) formed the heart of cultural, economic and ceremonial life, with major camps at Barambin (York's Hollow), Woolloon-cappem (Kurilpa) and Musgrave Park. The central city peninsula was traditionally known as Meeanjin. Matthew Flinders charted parts of Moreton Bay in 1799, followed by John Oxley in 1823, who located the Brisbane River with the help of castaways and recommended the area for a penal settlement. The first outpost was founded at Redcliffe in 1824 before relocating to North Quay in 1825. Under Captain Patrick Logan, the penal station gained a reputation as one of the harshest in New South Wales. …
Geography and environment
Brisbane is in the southeast corner of Queensland. The city is centred along the Brisbane River, and its eastern suburbs line the shores of Moreton Bay, a bay of the Coral Sea. The greater Brisbane region is on the coastal plain east of the Great Dividing Range, with the Taylor and D'Aguilar ranges extending into the metropolitan area. Brisbane's metropolitan area sprawls along the Moreton Bay floodplain between the Gold and Sunshine coasts, approximately from Caboolture in the north to Beenleigh in the south, and across to Ipswich in the south west. The Brisbane River is a wide tidal estuary and its waters throughout most of the metropolitan area are brackish and navigable. The river takes a winding course through the metropolitan area with many steep curves from the southwest to its mouth at Moreton Bay in the east. …
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