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City of Brisbane

Field	Value
type	lga
name	City of Brisbane
state	qld
image	{{multiple image
border	infobox
total_width	280
perrow	1/1
caption_align	center
image1	SEQ-Councils-Brisbane.png
caption1	Location within South East Queensland
image2	Flag_of_Brisbane.svg
caption2	Flag of the City of Brisbane
coordinates
local_map	yes
zoom	8 --
pop	1242825
pop_year
pop_footnotes
poprank	1st
est	30 October 1924
area	1342.7
area_footnotes
timezone	AEST
utc	+10:00
mayor	Adrian Schrinner (LNP)
mayortitle	Lord Mayor
seat	Brisbane CBD (City Hall)
region	South East Queensland
stategov	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
fedgov	Brisbane, Blair, Bonner, Dickson, Griffith, Lilley, Moreton, Oxley, Petrie, Rankin, Ryan
logo	Brisbane City Council.svg
url	http://www.brisbane.qld.gov.au/
near-n	Moreton Bay
near-ne	Moreton Bay
near-e	Moreton Bay
near-se	Redland
near-s	Logan
near-sw	Ipswich
near-w	Somerset
near-nw	Somerset

the local government area that has jurisdiction that serves the city proper

| near-n = Moreton Bay | near-ne = Moreton Bay | near-e = Moreton Bay | near-se = Redland | near-s = Logan | near-sw = Ipswich | near-w = Somerset | near-nw = Somerset 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 districts and inner neighbourhoods of those cities. However, the City of Brisbane administers a significant portion of the Brisbane Greater Capital City Statistical Area (GCCSA), accounting for just under half its population. As such, it has a larger population than any other local government area in Australia. The City of Brisbane was the first Australian LGA to reach a population of more than one million. Its population is roughly equivalent to the populations of Tasmania, the Australian Capital Territory and the Northern Territory combined. In 2016–2017, the council administered a budget of over $3 billion, by far the largest budget compared to those of the City of Sydney and City of Melbourne LGAs.

The City derives from cities, towns and shires that merged in 1925. The main offices and central library of the council are at 266 George Street, also known as Brisbane Square. Brisbane City Hall houses the Council Chamber, the offices of the Lord Mayor and Deputy Mayor, meeting and reception rooms and the Museum of Brisbane.

In the , the City of Brisbane had a population of 1,242,825 people.

Suburbs

The City of Brisbane includes the following settlements:

Inner suburbs

Bardon
Bowen Hills
Brisbane CBD
East Brisbane
Fortitude Valley
Herston
Highgate Hill
Kangaroo Point
Kelvin Grove
New Farm
Newstead
Paddington
Petrie Terrace
Red Hill
South Brisbane
Spring Hill
Teneriffe
West End
Woolloongabba

Total: 19

Northern suburbs

Albion
Alderley
Ascot
Aspley
Bald Hills
Banyo
Boondall
Bracken Ridge
Bridgeman Downs
Brighton
Brisbane Airport
Carseldine
Chermside
Chermside West
Clayfield
Deagon
Eagle Farm
Everton Park
Ferny Grove
Fitzgibbon
Gaythorne
Geebung
Gordon Park
Grange
Hamilton
Hendra
Kalinga
Kedron
Keperra
Lutwyche
McDowall
Mitchelton
Myrtletown
Newmarket
Northgate
Nudgee
Nudgee Beach
Nundah
Pinkenba
Sandgate
Shorncliffe
Stafford
Stafford Heights
Taigum
Virginia
Wavell Heights
Wilston
Windsor
Wooloowin
Zillmere

Total: 50

Southern suburbs

Acacia Ridge
Algester
Annerley
Archerfield
Burbank
Calamvale
Coopers Plains
Darra
Doolandella
Drewvale
Durack
Dutton Park
Eight Mile Plains
Ellen Grove
Fairfield
Forest Lake
Greenslopes
Heathwood
Holland Park
Holland Park West
Inala
Karawatha
Kuraby
Larapinta
MacGregor
Mackenzie
Mansfield
Moorooka
Mount Gravatt
Mount Gravatt East
Nathan
Pallara
Parkinson
Richlands
Robertson
Rochedale
Rocklea
Runcorn
Salisbury
Seventeen Mile Rocks
Sinnamon Park
Stones Corner
Stretton
Sumner
Sunnybank
Sunnybank Hills
Tarragindi
Tennyson
Upper Mount Gravatt
Wacol
Willawong
Wishart
Yeerongpilly
Yeronga

Total: 54

Eastern suburbs

Balmoral
Belmont
Bulimba
Camp Hill
Cannon Hill
Carina
Carina Heights
Carindale
Chandler
Coorparoo
Gumdale
Hawthorne
Hemmant
Lota
Lytton
Manly
Manly West
Morningside
Murarrie
Norman Park
Port of Brisbane
Ransome
Seven Hills
Tingalpa
Wakerley
Wynnum
Wynnum West

Total: 27

Western suburbs

Anstead
Ashgrove
Auchenflower
Banks Creek
Bellbowrie
Brookfield
Chapel Hill
Chelmer
Chuwar
Corinda
England Creek
Enoggera
Enoggera Reservoir
Ferny Grove
Fig Tree Pocket
Graceville
Indooroopilly
Jamboree Heights
Jindalee
Karana Downs
Kenmore
Kenmore Hills
Kholo
Lake Manchester
Middle Park
Milton
Moggill
Mount Coot-tha
Mount Crosby
Mount Ommaney
Oxley
Pinjarra Hills
Pullenvale
Riverhills
Sherwood
Sinnamon Park
St Lucia
Taringa
The Gap
Toowong
Upper Brookfield
Upper Kedron
Westlake Total: 43

Moreton Bay

Bulwer
Cowan Cowan
Kooringal
Moreton Bay
Moreton Island Total: 5

History

Story Bridge]] and [[Brisbane River]], 2006

The Government of Queensland created the City of Brisbane with a view to uniting the Brisbane metropolitan area under a single planning and governance structure. The City of Brisbane Act 1924 received assent from the Governor on 30 October 1924. On 1 October 1925, twenty local government areas of various sizes were abolished and merged into the new city, namely:

Cities:
- Brisbane
- South Brisbane
Towns:
- Hamilton
- Ithaca
- Sandgate
- Toowong
- Windsor
- Wynnum
Shires:
- Balmoral
- Belmont
- Coorparoo
- Enoggera
- Kedron
- Moggill
- Sherwood
- Stephens
- Taringa
- Tingalpa
- Toombul
- Yeerongpilly

The council also assumed responsibility for several quasi-autonomous government authorities, such as the Brisbane Tramways Trust.

Demographics

Selected historical census data for City of Brisbane local government area	Census year	id=LGA31000	name=City of Brisbane (C)	access-date=3 December 2017	quick=on}}	id=LGA31000
Population	Estimated residents on census night					1,242,825
LGA rank in terms of size within Queensland		1st	1st	1st
% of Queensland population	24.37%	24.49%	24.05%	24.05%
% of Australian population	4.66%	4.82%	4.84%	4.83%
Ancestry,
top responses	English			25.0%	24.3%
Australian			23.1%	20.2%
Irish			9.5%	9.7%
Scottish			7.4%	7.4%
Chinese			4.1%	5.2%
Language,
top responses
(other than English)	Mandarin	1.4%	1.9%	2.6%	4.1%
Cantonese	1.4%	1.4%	1.5%	1.5%
Vietnamese	1.3%	1.4%	1.5%	1.6%
Italian	1.1%	0.9%	0.8%
Greek	0.8%	0.7%
Spanish			0.7%	0.9%
Korean				1.0%
Religious affiliation,
top responses	Catholic	28.0%	27.1%	26.3%	23.1%
Anglican	19.5%	17.2%	14.8%	11.0%
No religion	15.0%	18.5%	23.3%	31.6%
Uniting	7.8%	6.6%	5.6%	4.0%
Presbyterian	3.7%	3.2%
Buddhism			3.0%
Personal income	Median weekly personal income		556	696	770
% of Australian median income		119.3%	120.6%	116.3%
Family income	Median weekly family income		1403	1873	2091
% of Australian median income		119.8%	126.5%	120.6%
Household income	Median weekly household income		1157	1547	1746
% of Australian median income		112.7%	125.4%	121.4%
Dwelling type	Separate house	74.7%	71.9%	70.9%	67.4%
Semi-detached, terrace or townhouse	6.7%	7.9%	9.7%	10.4%
Flat or apartment	17.2%	19.3%	18.8%	21.3%

Heritage

The Brisbane City Council maintains the Brisbane Local Heritage Register, a list of nominated sites that satisfy the council's heritage criteria.

Governance

Main article: Brisbane City Council

The City of Brisbane is governed by the Brisbane City Council, the largest local council in Australia. The Brisbane City Council has its power divided between a lord mayor, a parliamentary-style council of twenty-six councillors representing single-member wards of approximately 30,000 voters (roughly equivalent in size to state electorates), and a civic cabinet comprising the lord mayor, the deputy mayor (drawn from the majority on council) and the chairpersons of the seven standing committees drawn from the membership of council. Due to the City of Brisbane's status as the country's largest LGA, the lord mayor is elected by the largest single-member electorate in Australia. Like all mayors in Queensland, the lord mayor is vested with very broad executive power.

The Brisbane City Council operates under the City of Brisbane Act 2010, while other local governments in Queensland are governed by the Local Government Act 2009. Council meetings are held at Level 2, City Hall, 64 Adelaide Street, Brisbane City every Tuesday at 2pm except during recess and holiday periods. This temporary venue is in use due to the restoration work being performed on the traditional venue Brisbane City Hall. Council Meetings generally open to the public, excluding the Civic Cabinet.

Wards

Majority (19)
Opposition (8)

The city of Brisbane is divided by 26 wards, each of which is represented by a councillor. Elections for these positions are held every four years. delivered a Liberal National Party majority, with the wards of the City of Brisbane represented by the following councillors:

Current Chamber (Total 26 Wards)
Liberal National	{{bartable	19
Labor	{{bartable	5
Greens	{{bartable	2
Independent	{{bartable	1

Ward	Party	Councillor
		Bracken Ridge	LNP
		Calamvale	Labor
		Central	LNP
		Chandler	LNP
		Coorparoo	LNP
		Deagon	Labor
		Doboy	LNP
		Enoggera	LNP
		Forest Lake	Labor
		Hamilton	LNP
		Holland Park	LNP
		Jamboree	LNP
		MacGregor	LNP
		Marchant	LNP
		McDowall	LNP
		Moorooka	Labor
		Morningside	Labor
		Northgate	LNP
		Paddington	Greens
		Pullenvale	LNP
		Runcorn	LNP
		Tennyson	Independent
		The Gabba	Greens
		The Gap	LNP
		Walter Taylor	LNP
		Wynnum Manly	LNP

Heraldry

Brisbane coat of arms

The motto of the City of Brisbane is Meliora sequimur, Latin for We aim for better things. The council's corporate slogan is Dedicated to a better Brisbane. The city's colours are blue and gold. Its corporate logo was introduced in 1982 in preparation for the Commonwealth Games hosted in Brisbane that year. It features a stylised version of Brisbane's City Hall which opened in 1930. The city's floral emblems are the (exotic) poinsettia and Brisbane wattle, and its faunal emblems are the graceful tree frog and the koala.

Amenities

Brisbane City Council operate libraries in Annerley, Ashgrove, Banyo, Bracken Ridge, Brisbane CBD (Brisbane Square), Bulimba, Carina, Carindale (Westfield Carindale), Chermside, Coopers Plains, Corinda, Everton Park, Fairfield, Upper Mount Gravatt (Garden City), Grange, Hamilton, Holland Park, Inala, Indooroopilly, Kenmore, Mitchelton, Mount Coot-tha (Botanic Gardens), Mount Gravatt, Mount Ommaney, New Farm, Nundah, Sandgate, Stones Corner, Sunnybank Hills, Toowong, West End, Wynnum, and Zillmere. In addition, it operates a mobile library service to Aspley, Bellbowrie, Brighton, Ellen Grove, Forest Lake, Manly West, Mount Crosby and The Gap. There is also a pop-up library that attends community events and festivals, as well as visiting various parks around Brisbane for children's storytime sessions (a list of dates and places is published some months in advance).

Sister cities

Brisbane's sister cities are:

UAE Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (2009)
NZL Auckland, New Zealand (1988)
CHN Chongqing, China (2005)
KOR Daejeon, South Korea (2002)
IND Hyderabad, India (2010)
TWN Kaohsiung, Taiwan (1997)
JPN Kobe, Japan (1985)
IDN Semarang, Indonesia (1993)
CHN Shenzhen, China (1992)

Nice, France was formerly a sister city of Brisbane until the relationship was severed in 1995 as protest against the Chirac government's decision to resume nuclear testing in the Pacific Ocean. Bangkok became a sister city of Brisbane in 1997, but the partnership ended in 2017 at the latest.

Notes

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