Brisbane

Named after Sir Thomas Brisbane, Governor of New South Wales between 1821-1825, Brisbane is founded in 1825 and is selected as the capital city of Queensland in 1859. Since then, the city grew enormously and nowadays the population of Brisbane at the city centre is around 1 million while Brisbane urban area has a population of around 1,8 million. Today, Brisbane is the third largest city in Australia.

Brisbane has a significant amount of multicultural residents. Did you know that every fourth Brisbanite was born in overseas and every sixth Brisbanite speaks a language other than English at home? This multiculturalism results at delicious food from the world's most famous cousines and numerous cultural events that keep the whole city having fun all year around.

Brisbane hosts a high amount of visitors every year. The location of this lovely city in the heart of the nature plays a major role in this. Brisbane is usually selected as the base camp for those who plan to head to Great Barrier Reef. Furthermore, the surrounding mountains, part of Great Dividing Range, get appreciable interest of bushwalking and hiking fans. Discover more about Brisbane while getting ready for Australia and start planning your trip.