City of Brisbane

The City of Brisbane is a local government area (LGA) which comprises the inner portion of the metropolitan area of Brisbane, the capital of Queensland, Australia. Its governing body is the Brisbane City Council. Unlike LGAs in the other mainland state capitals (Sydney, Melbourne, Perth and Adelaide), which are generally responsible only for the central business districts and inner neighbourhoods of those cities, the City of Brisbane administers a significant portion of the Brisbane metropolitan area, serving almost half of the population of the Brisbane Greater Capital City Statistical Area (GCCSA). As such, it has a larger population than any other local government area in Australia.[4] The City of Brisbane was the first Australian LGA to reach a population of more than one million.[5] 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,[6] by far the largest budget of any LGA in Australia.

This article is about the local government area that has jurisdiction over the inner Brisbane region. For the Greater Capital City Statistical Area, see Brisbane. For the central business district of Brisbane, see Brisbane central business district. For other uses, see Brisbane (disambiguation).

City of Brisbane
Queensland
Map of Brisbane City in South East Queensland
Flag of the City of Brisbane
Coordinates27.47°S 153.12°E / -27.47; 153.12
Population
 • Density842.45/km2 (2,181.93/sq mi)
Established1924
Area1,342.7 km2 (518.4 sq mi)[3]
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Lord MayorAdrian Schrinner
Council seatBrisbane CBD (City Hall)
RegionSouth 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, Bonner, Dickson, Griffith, Lilley, Moreton, Oxley, Petrie, Ryan
WebsiteCity of Brisbane
LGAs around City of Brisbane:
Somerset Moreton Bay Moreton Bay
Somerset City of Brisbane Moreton Bay
Ipswich Logan Redland

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.

Wards

As of the election in 2020, the twenty-six wards, their councillors and their party affiliations were:[7]

Party Wards Current Chamber (Total 26 Wards)
Liberal National 19 19
 
Labor 5 5
 
  Greens 1 1
 
Independent 1 1
 
WardPartyCouncillor
  Bracken Ridge LNP Sandy Landers[8]
  Calamvale LNP Angela Owen-Taylor[9]
  Central LNP Vicki Howard[10]
  Chandler LNP Ryan Murphy[11]
  Coorparoo LNP Fiona Cunningham[12]
  Deagon Labor Jared Cassidy[13]
  Doboy LNP Lisa Atwood[14]
  Enoggera LNP Andrew Wines[15]
  Forest Lake Labor Charles Strunk[16]
  Hamilton LNP David McLachlan[17]
  Holland Park LNP Krista Adams[18]
  Jamboree LNP Sarah Hutton[19]
  MacGregor LNP Steven Huang[20]
  Marchant LNP Fiona Hammond[21]
  McDowall LNP Tracy Davis[22]
  Moorooka Labor Steve Griffiths[23]
  Morningside Labor Kara Cook[24]
  Northgate LNP Adam Allan[25]
  Paddington LNP Peter Matic[26]
  Pullenvale LNP Greg Adermann[27]
  Runcorn LNP Kim Marx[28]
  Tennyson Independent Nicole Johnston[29]
  The Gabba Greens Jonathan Sri[30]
  The Gap LNP Steven Toomey[31]
  Walter Taylor LNP James Mackay[32]
  Wynnum Manly Labor Peter Cumming[33]

Suburbs

The City of Brisbane includes the following settlements:

Inner suburbs

Total: 19

Northern suburbs

Total: 48

Southern suburbs

Total: 53

Eastern suburbs

Total: 28

Western suburbs

Total: 43

Moreton Bay

Total: 5

History
Map of Brisbane at time of amalgamation
Story Bridge and Brisbane River, 2006
Brisbane City Hall in the 1930s
Former council offices, 2010

The Government of Queensland created the City of Brisbane with a view to uniting the then 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, 20 local government areas of various sizes were abolished and merged into the new city,[34] namely:

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 year2001[35]2006[36]2011[37]2016[1]
PopulationEstimated residents on census night873,780956,1291,041,8391,131,155
LGA rank in terms of size within Queensland1st 1st 1st
% of Queensland population24.37% 24.49% 24.05% 24.05%
% of Australian population4.66% 4.82% 4.84% 4.83%
Cultural and language diversity
Ancestry,
top responses		English25.0% 24.3%
Australian23.1% 20.2%
Irish9.5% 9.7%
Scottish7.4% 7.4%
Chinese4.1% 5.2%
Language,
top responses
(other than English)		Mandarin1.4% 1.9% 2.6% 4.1%
Cantonese1.4% 1.4% 1.5% 1.5%
Vietnamese1.3% 1.4% 1.5% 1.6%
Italian1.1% 0.9% 0.8%
Greek0.8% 0.7%
Spanish0.7% 0.9%
Korean1.0%
Religious affiliation
Religious affiliation,
top responses		Catholic28.0% 27.1% 26.3% 23.1%
Anglican19.5% 17.2% 14.8% 11.0%
No religion15.0% 18.5% 23.3% 31.6%
Uniting7.8% 6.6% 5.6% 4.0%
Presbyterian3.7% 3.2%
Buddhism3.0%
Median weekly incomes
Personal incomeMedian weekly personal incomeA$556A$696A$770
% of Australian median income119.3%120.6%116.3%
Family incomeMedian weekly family incomeA$1403A$1873A$2091
% of Australian median income119.8%126.5%120.6%
Household incomeMedian weekly household incomeA$1157A$1547A$1746
% of Australian median income112.7%125.4%121.4%
Dwelling structure
Dwelling typeSeparate house74.7% 71.9% 70.9% 67.4%
Semi-detached, terrace or townhouse6.7%7.9%  9.7% 10.4%
Flat or apartment17.2% 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.[38]

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[39] (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[40] 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.[41] Council Meetings generally open to the public, excluding the Civic Cabinet.

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 emblem is the (exotic) poinsettia and its faunal emblem is the graceful tree frog.

See also: Flag of Brisbane

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.[42] In addition, it operates a mobile library service to Aspley, Bellbowrie, Brighton, Ellen Grove, Forest Lake, Manly West, Mount Crosby and The Gap.[43] 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).[44]

Sister cities

The City of Brisbane has nine sister cities.[45][46][47]

City Country Commenced
Abu Dhabi United Arab Emirates 2 February 2009
Auckland New Zealand August 1988
Chongqing China October 2005
Daejeon South Korea 17 June 2002
Hyderabad[48] India 5 October 2010
Kaohsiung Taiwan September 1997
Kobe[49] Japan July 1985
Semarang Indonesia January 1993
Shenzhen[50][51][52] China June 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.[53] Bangkok became a sister city of Brisbane on 7 May 1997, but is no longer listed as a sister city on the Brisbane City Council website.[54][55] Brisbane does not have any sister city relationship with any North American, South American, African or any European city.[56]

See also

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