Brisbane - Queensland's Capital

Queensland is known as Australia’s "Sunshine State" and Brisbane is the state’s
capital, situated on the Brisbane River, with a population of more than one-and-three-quarter million people.

Most people live in detached houses on their own blocks of land so the city covers a lot of mileage, like most Australian capitals.

Brisbane is not a coastal city, though the Gold and Sunshine Coasts are only about an hour away, and the city’s climate is extremely suitable to an outdoors lifestyle.

Brisbane’s two main "seasons" are the ‘wet’ and the ‘dry’ seasons – the wet is the hotter season and the dry season more comfortable, though it’s usually warm in the daytime for most of the year.

Brisbane’s South Bank is the social and cultural centre of the city, providing great dining, shopping, entertainment and cultural facilities, and is usually pretty busy in the dry because of the pleasant climate.

Brisbane, like Queensland, is casual and affordable and the city isn’t far from great locations like the Gold and Sunshine Coasts, the Great Barrier Reef and the rainforests in the North. In spite of the relatively low cost of living compared to the rest of Australia, the quality of life and living standards are fairly high, making Brisbane an attractive destination for travellers and migrants alike, as well as the locally born.

Six percent of the city’s residents are from the UK, another six percent from Asia, four percent from New Zealand and about one percent are Aboriginal. Other nationalities include Europe, the Middle East and North Africa.

The city of Brisbane has a diverse economic base – as a gateway for tourism, fabulous seafood and tropical fruits available in its, IT industries, commerce and
banking, education and Government services – is home to many enterprises and also played host to the 1982 Commonwealth Games and Expo ’88.

The city is well-supplied with public transport – ferries, buses, trains, taxis - but most families also own a car so that mobility is no trouble. Brisbane offers a relaxed, cosmopolitan and richly varied lifestyle that is affordable and provides many opportunities for work and fun in a culturally rich and diverse environment with a year-round pleasant climate for those who want a slice of the good life.