Brisbane is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Queensland and the third-most populous city in Australia, with a population of approximately 2.8 million. We have decided that is no longer its problem.
Brisbane, Australia
Brisneyland, Where Nothing Ever Happens (In A Good Way)
"Big Enough To Matter, Chill Enough Not To Try"
Official Coat of Arms
A shield bearing the Story Bridge rampant over a muddy brown river, flanked by two CityCats mid-splash, crowned with a Jacaranda tree dropping purple flowers onto a car park. Motto beneath reads 'We Are Not The Gold Coast' in Latin nobody asked for.
TripAdvisor Review
★★★★☆ 4/5
"Came for the World Expo memories my dad wouldn't shut up about, stayed because the CityCat ferry ride is genuinely lovely and cheaper than a Gold Coast theme park. The Story Bridge lights up nicely but locals act like it's the Sydney Harbour Bridge's little cousin who tries too hard. Humidity in January nearly ended me, and everything closes weirdly early for a city this size, but the riverside parks and coffee culture almost make up for it."— Kel_from_Wollongong
Property Listing
Riverside living in Australia's most underrated capital, where character Queenslander homes on stilts offer 'natural air conditioning' (read: no insulation) and you're only ever 40 minutes from three different flood zones! Vibrant inner-city lifestyle awaits, humidity and cane toads included at no extra charge.
Twinned With
Sacramento — Both are perfectly nice state capitals permanently overshadowed by a flashier coastal sibling nobody can stop talking about.
Supporting Evidence
The Brisbane River is famously the colour of chocolate milk due to natural sediment, leading generations of locals to insist, unconvincingly, that it's 'actually clean.'