Brisbane, the capital city of Queensland lies approximately 20km inland and set on the meandering banks of the Brisbane River. The city radiates a relaxed feel, yet offers the excitement of a large city such as Melbourne and Sydney. The city was founded in 1824 when a convict settlement was established at Redcliffe - however, with the mosquitoes and sandflies posing a health problem, the settlement was moved to the current city's position. Brisbane, due to its sub tropical climate and history offers an interesting mixture of old and new buildings - ranging from the old sandstone buildings from the colonial days to the Queenslander timber style homes built on stilts.

Dubbed the "River City" due to the Central Business District being almost surrounded by the Brisbane River, the city has a unique geographical position which is aesthetically pleasing despite gaining problems with accessibility. Due to the Queensland Governments of the 1980s and 1990s placing more emphasis on protecting and upgrading the Brisbane River precinct, property having water frontage has since gained strong land values, which in turn has subsequently attracted high rise development, complimenting the river setting and providing a great backdrop. This, along with Brisbane's beautiful parks and gardens, warm climate, a fantastic shopping precinct and historic buildings such as Parliament House and the Treasury Casino account for an impressive city centre.

Southbank, on the southern side of the Brisbane River was the site of the 1988 World Expo and has since been transformed into a cultural precinct with several museums, colleges, art galleries, cafes and tropical gardens. Other highlights in the Brisbane CBD include the Story Bridge (1930s), Brisbane River cruises, the Brisbane Botanical Gardens, Queen Street Mall, the South Bank Grand Arbour and the Old Windmill Observatory (Spring Hill). Mount Coot-tha to the west offers more superb tropical parks and gardens as well as fantastic panoramic city views.

Population:

2 287 896 ¹

Postcode:

4000

Location:

2846 km southeast of Darwin, 733 km north of Sydney

Main Roads:

Airport Link (M7), Bruce Highway (M1), Clem Jones Tunnel (M7), Gateway Motorway (M1), Gympie Road (M3), Inner City Bypass (M3), Ipswich Motorway (M2 and M7), Legacy Way (M5), Logan Motorway (M2 and M6), Western Freeway (M5) and Pacific Motorway (M1 and M3)

Radio Stations:

DAB+:

4AAA 989 Country, 4BC Brisbane, 4BH, 4EB Global, 4ZZZ, 96five, 97.3 80s, 97.3 90s, ABC Classic, ABC Country, ABC Jazz, ABC Kids Listen, ABC News Radio, ABC Radio Brisbane, ABC Radio National, ABC Sport, B105, Blender Beats, CADA, Chemist Warehouse Remix, Classic Hits 4BH, Coles Radio, Dance Hits, Double J, Easy Hits, iHeartCountry Australia, Inspire, KIIS 97.3, MBS Light, News Talk Sport, Nova 106.9, Nova Fresh Country, Nova Nation, Oldskool 80s Hits, Oldskool 90s, RadioTAB, Reading Radio (4RPH), RnB Fridays, SBS Arabic, SBS Chill, SBS EuroPop, SBS PopAsia, SBS Radio 1, SBS Radio 2, SBS South Asian, SEN Fanatic, SENQ 693, Smooth FM Brisbane, Switch Brisbane (4BI), TikTok Trending on iHeartRadio, Triple J, Triple J Unearthed, Triple M 70s, Triple M 80s, Triple M 90s, Triple M 2000s, Triple M Almost Acoustic, Triple M Brisbane, Triple M Classic Rock, Triple M Country, Vision Christian Radio and Zed Digital

FM:

4AAA (98.9 MHz), 4ZZZ (102.1 MHz), 4EB (98.1 MHz), 4MBS (103.7 MHz), 96five Family (96.5 MHz), ABC Classic (106.1 MHz), B105 (105.3 MHz), Faith FM (88.0 MHz), KIIS 97.3 (97.3 MHz), Nova 106.9 (106.9 MHz), Rebel FM (90.5 MHz), SBS Radio (93.3 MHz), The Breeze (92.1 MHz), Triple J (107.7 MHz) Triple M (104.5 MHz) and Vision Christian Radio (87.6 MHz, 87.8 MHz and 88.0 MHz)

AM:

4BC (882 kHz), 4BH (1116 kHz), ABC News Radio (936 kHz), ABC Radio Brisbane (612 kHz), ABC Radio National (792 kHz), Brisvaani Radio (1071 kHz), Radio Rhythm (1053 kHz), RadioTAB (1008 kHz), Reading Radio (1296 kHz), SENQ (693 kHz), SEN Track (1620 kHz), SENQ (963 kHz), Switch Brisbane (1197 kHz), Vision Christian Radio (1620 kHz) and Voice of Australian Chinese (VAC) (1656 kHz)

Brisbane

Brisbane River:

View of Brisbane River as it snakes its way through the suburbs, March 2004.

Image © Michael Greenslade

Brisbane Skyline:

Brisbane River and Brisbane skyline viewed from Story Bridge, March 2004.

Image © Michael Greenslade

Brisbane Skyline:

Brisbane River, Brisbane skyline and Riverside Expressway as viewed from the Goodwill Bridge, September 2003.

Image © Michael Greenslade

Alice Street:

Alice St in Brisbane which runs along the northern edge of the Brisbane City Botanic Gardens, September 2003.

Image © Michael Greenslade

Mary Street:

Mary St in the Brisbane CBD, September 2003.

Image © Michael Greenslade

Brisbane River:

View of Brisbane River towards Eagle St Pier from Brisbane City Botanic Gardens, September 2003.

Image © Michael Greenslade

City Skyline:

View of Brisbane CBD and Brisbane River from the Queensland Children's Hospital, South Brisbane, March 2010.

Image © Michael Greenslade

Brisbane City:

Aerial view of Brisbane city, surrounding suburbs and Mt-Coot-Tha to the west, November 2016.

Image © Michael Greenslade