City of Brisbane
The City of Brisbane is a local government area (LGA) in South East Queensland that includes the majority of Brisbane, the state capital of Queensland.
| City of Brisbane Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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 Location within South East Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 27°28′S 153°07′E / 27.47°S 153.12°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 1,242,825 (2021 census) (1st) | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 925.62/km2 (2,397.3/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 30 October 1924 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 1,342.7 km2 (518.4 sq mi)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
| Lord Mayor | Adrian Schrinner (LNP) | ||||||||||||||
| Council seat | Brisbane City Hall | ||||||||||||||
| Region | South East Queensland | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Algester, Aspley, Bulimba, Chatsworth, Clayfield, Cooper, Everton, Ferny Grove, Greenslopes, Inala, Lytton, Maiwar, Mansfield, McConnel, Miller, Moggill, Mount Ommaney, Nudgee, Sandgate, South Brisbane, Stafford, Stretton, Toohey | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Brisbane, Blair, Bonner, Dickson, Griffith, Lilley, Moreton, Oxley, Petrie, Rankin, Ryan | ||||||||||||||
| Website | City of Brisbane | ||||||||||||||
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Unlike other capital cities in Australia where the LGA with the city's name in it only represents the inner-city suburbs located in a small part of the central business district, the City of Brisbane is unique because it represents a large portion of the Brisbane metropolitan area. Because of this, it is the most populous local government area in Australia. The other local government areas in Brisbane are the City of Logan in the southwest, the City of Moreton Bay in the north, and the City of Redland in the southeast.
The City of Brisbane is administered by the Brisbane City Council, which meets at Brisbane City Hall. The head of the Brisbane City Council is the Lord Mayor, currently Adrian Schrinner of the Liberal National Party (LNP). Unlike other councils in Australia, the Brisbane City Council acts similar to a mini state parliament, with a formal structure similar to that of a parliament, as well as single-member constituencies called wards that have names and are elected like state electoral districts. Like all councils in Australia, the Brisbane City Council is unicameral, meaning it only has one chamber.
References
change- ↑ "3218.0 – Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2017-18: Population Estimates by Local Government Area (ASGS 2018), 2017 to 2018". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Australian Bureau of Statistics. 27 March 2019. Archived from the original on 27 March 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2019. Estimated resident population, 30 June 2018.