City of Brisbane

City of Brisbane Queensland
Location within South East Queensland
Flag of the City of Brisbane
Coordinates	27°28′S 153°07′E / 27.47°S 153.12°E / -27.47; 153.12
Population	1,242,825 (2021 census) (1st)
• Density	925.62/km^2 (2,397.3/sq mi)
Established	30 October 1924
Area	1,342.7 km^2 (518.4 sq mi)[1]
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
Lord Mayor	Adrian Schrinner (LNP)
Council seat	Brisbane City Hall
Region	South 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, Blair, Bonner, Dickson, Griffith, Lilley, Moreton, Oxley, Petrie, Rankin, Ryan
Website	City of Brisbane
LGAs around City of Brisbane: Somerset Moreton Bay Moreton Bay Somerset City of Brisbane Moreton Bay Ipswich Logan Redland

The City of Brisbane is a local government area (LGA) in South East Queensland that includes the majority of Brisbane, the state capital of Queensland.

Unlike other capital cities in Australia where the LGA with the city's name in it only represents the inner-city suburbs located in a small part of the central business district, the City of Brisbane is unique because it represents a large portion of the Brisbane metropolitan area. Because of this, it is the most populous local government area in Australia. The other local government areas in Brisbane are the City of Logan in the southwest, the City of Moreton Bay in the north, and the City of Redland in the southeast.

The City of Brisbane is administered by the Brisbane City Council, which meets at Brisbane City Hall. The head of the Brisbane City Council is the Lord Mayor, currently Adrian Schrinner of the Liberal National Party (LNP). Unlike other councils in Australia, the Brisbane City Council acts similar to a mini state parliament, with a formal structure similar to that of a parliament, as well as single-member constituencies called wards that have names and are elected like state electoral districts. Like all councils in Australia, the Brisbane City Council is unicameral, meaning it only has one chamber.

References

1. "3218.0 – Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2017-18: Population Estimates by Local Government Area (ASGS 2018), 2017 to 2018". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Australian Bureau of Statistics. 27 March 2019. Archived from the original on 27 March 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2019. Estimated resident population, 30 June 2018.