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BRISBANE is the capital
city of the state of Queensland, Australia.
The City of Brisbane has approximately 957,010
inhabitants, within a greater metropolitan
area of 1.77 million people, making it the
third most populous metropolitan area in
Australia.
The area now called Brisbane was inhabited
before European settlement by the Turrbul
people whose ancestors are thought to have
migrated to the region from across the Torres
Strait in ancient times. In 1823 an exploration
party led by John Oxley explored Moreton
Bay and sailed up the Brisbane River as
far as Goodna, some 20km upstream from what
is now Brisbane's central business district.
Climatic averages Brisbane:
Mean January maximum temperature
29°C (85°F)
Mean January minimum temperature
21°C (69°F)
Mean July maximum temperature
20°C (69°F)
Mean July minimum temperature
10°C (49°F)
Mean annual rainfall 1146 mm (45.1 inches)
Wettest month on average January, 160 mm
(6.3 inches)
Driest month on average August, 46 mm (1.8
inches)
Local government areas close to the City
of Brisbane are:
Ipswich - A coal mining
township and home of the Queensland Rail
workshop in the north of the town and RAAF
Base Amberley to the south-west, as well
as Queensland Raceway and the Willowbank
drag strip. Ipswich is a satellite city
located approximately 40km South-West of
Brisbane. Ipswich's population has nearly
doubled since 1994. Population: 135,500.
Logan City - A high-growth
area in the Brisbane-Gold Coast corridor,
Logan City is a city roughly 27km south
of Brisbane. It is known for being the "gateway"
between the Gold Coast and Brisbane. Although
Logan is its own city, it has no major commercial
development. Logan is more like an extended
suburb of Brisbane. Population: 173,300.
Redcliffe - Famous for
brown sandy beaches and one of the longest
bridges in the Southern Hemisphere which
connects the outskirts of the city to the
Redcliffe Peninsula. Population: 52,300.
Caboolture - A dairy farming
region to the north of Brisbane characterised
by recent residential development along
the Bruce Highway. Population: 120,800.
Pine Rivers - Brisbane's northern shire.
Population: 133,800.
Redland - A shire overlooking
Moreton Bay on the east of Brisbane. Population:
127,700.
The Gold Coast is about 70km south-east
of Brisbane. It is a major tourist zone
with approximately 40km of beaches, as well
as theme parks, canals and mountain hinterland.
Its population is approximately one quarter
of Brisbane's.
The Sunshine Coast is a
collection of beachside communities backed
by a subtropical hinterland.
Toowoomba is a garden city
located inland and 700m above sea level
on the Great Dividing Range.
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