City of Brisbane Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 27°28′S153°07′E / 27.47°S 153.12°E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 1,242,825 (2021 census) [1] (1st) | ||||||||||||||
• Density | 925.62/km2 (2,397.34/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Established | 30 October 1924 | ||||||||||||||
Area | 1,342.7 km2 (518.4 sq mi) [2] | ||||||||||||||
Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
Lord Mayor | Adrian Schrinner (LNP) | ||||||||||||||
Council seat | Brisbane CBD (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 | ||||||||||||||
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The City of Brisbane is a local government area (LGA) which comprises the inner portion of the Greater Brisbane, the capital of Queensland, Australia. Its governing body is the Brisbane City Council.
The LGAs in the other mainland state capitals (Sydney, Melbourne, Perth and Adelaide) are generally responsible only for the central business districts and inner neighbourhoods of those cities. However, the City of Brisbane administers a significant portion of the Brisbane Greater Capital City Statistical Area (GCCSA), accounting for just under half its population. As such, it has a larger population than any other local government area in Australia. [3] The City of Brisbane was the first Australian LGA to reach a population of more than one million. [4] 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, [5] by far the largest budget compared to those of the City of Sydney and City of Melbourne LGAs. [6] [7]
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.
The City of Brisbane includes the following settlements:
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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, [8] namely:
The council also assumed responsibility for several quasi-autonomous government authorities, such as the Brisbane Tramways Trust.
Selected historical census data for City of Brisbane local government area | |||||||
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Census year | 2001 [9] | 2006 [10] | 2011 [11] | 2016 [12] | 2021 [1] | ||
Population | Estimated residents on census night | 873,780 | 956,129 | 1,041,839 | 1,131,155 | 1,242,825 | |
LGA rank in terms of size within Queensland | 1st | 1st | 1st | ||||
% of Queensland population | 24.37% | 24.49% | 24.05% | 24.05% | |||
% of Australian population | 4.66% | 4.82% | 4.84% | 4.83% | |||
Cultural and language diversity | |||||||
Ancestry, top responses | English | 25.0% | 24.3% | ||||
Australian | 23.1% | 20.2% | |||||
Irish | 9.5% | 9.7% | |||||
Scottish | 7.4% | 7.4% | |||||
Chinese | 4.1% | 5.2% | |||||
Language, top responses (other than English) | Mandarin | 1.4% | 1.9% | 2.6% | 4.1% | ||
Cantonese | 1.4% | 1.4% | 1.5% | 1.5% | |||
Vietnamese | 1.3% | 1.4% | 1.5% | 1.6% | |||
Italian | 1.1% | 0.9% | 0.8% | ||||
Greek | 0.8% | 0.7% | |||||
Spanish | 0.7% | 0.9% | |||||
Korean | 1.0% | ||||||
Religious affiliation | |||||||
Religious affiliation, top responses | Catholic | 28.0% | 27.1% | 26.3% | 23.1% | ||
Anglican | 19.5% | 17.2% | 14.8% | 11.0% | |||
No religion | 15.0% | 18.5% | 23.3% | 31.6% | |||
Uniting | 7.8% | 6.6% | 5.6% | 4.0% | |||
Presbyterian | 3.7% | 3.2% | |||||
Buddhism | 3.0% | ||||||
Median weekly incomes | |||||||
Personal income | Median weekly personal income | A$556 | A$696 | A$770 | |||
% of Australian median income | 119.3% | 120.6% | 116.3% | ||||
Family income | Median weekly family income | A$1403 | A$1873 | A$2091 | |||
% of Australian median income | 119.8% | 126.5% | 120.6% | ||||
Household income | Median weekly household income | A$1157 | A$1547 | A$1746 | |||
% of Australian median income | 112.7% | 125.4% | 121.4% | ||||
Dwelling structure | |||||||
Dwelling type | Separate house | 74.7% | 71.9% | 70.9% | 67.4% | ||
Semi-detached, terrace or townhouse | 6.7% | 7.9% | 9.7% | 10.4% | |||
Flat or apartment | 17.2% | 19.3% | 18.8% | 21.3% |
The Brisbane City Council maintains the Brisbane Local Heritage Register, a list of nominated sites that satisfy the council's heritage criteria. [13]
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 [14] (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.[ citation needed ]
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 [15] 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. [16] Council Meetings generally open to the public, excluding the Civic Cabinet.
Brisbane City Council | |
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31st Council | |
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Type | |
History | |
Founded | 1924 |
Preceded by | City of Brisbane City of South Brisbane |
Leadership | |
Deputy Mayor | Krista Adams, Liberal National |
Leader of the Opposition | Jared Cassidy, Labor |
Chair of Council | Steven Toomey, Liberal National |
Deputy Chair of Council | Sandy Landers, Liberal National |
Structure | |
Seats | 27 elected representatives including Lord Mayor and 26 Ward Councillors |
Political groups |
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Committees | 10 |
Length of term | 4 years |
Salary | A$164,156 (2021) [lower-alpha 1] |
Elections | |
Instant-runoff voting | |
First election | 21 February 1925 |
Last election | 28 March 2020 |
Next election | March 2024 |
Motto | |
Meliora Sequimur | |
Meeting place | |
Brisbane City Hall, King George Square, Brisbane | |
Website | |
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As of the election in 2020 [update] , the twenty-six wards, their councillors and their party affiliations were: [18]
Party | Wards | Current Chamber (Total 26 Wards) | |
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Liberal National | 19 | ||
Labor | 5 | ||
Greens | 1 | ||
Independent | 1 | ||
Ward | Party | Councillor | |
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Bracken Ridge | LNP | Sandy Landers [19] | |
Calamvale | LNP | Angela Owen-Taylor [20] | |
Central | LNP | Vicki Howard [21] | |
Chandler | LNP | Ryan Murphy [22] | |
Coorparoo | LNP | Fiona Cunningham [23] | |
Deagon | Labor | Jared Cassidy [24] | |
Doboy | LNP | Lisa Atwood [25] | |
Enoggera | LNP | Andrew Wines [26] | |
Forest Lake | Labor | Charles Strunk [27] | |
Hamilton | LNP | David McLachlan [28] | |
Holland Park | LNP | Krista Adams [29] | |
Jamboree | LNP | Sarah Hutton [30] | |
MacGregor | LNP | Steven Huang [31] | |
Marchant | LNP | Fiona Hammond [32] | |
McDowall | LNP | Tracy Davis [33] | |
Moorooka | Labor | Steve Griffiths [34] | |
Morningside | Labor | Kara Cook [35] | |
Northgate | LNP | Adam Allan [36] | |
Paddington | LNP | Peter Matic [37] | |
Pullenvale | LNP | Greg Adermann [38] | |
Runcorn | LNP | Kim Marx [39] | |
Tennyson | Independent | Nicole Johnston [40] | |
The Gabba | Greens | Jonathan Sriranganathan [41] | |
The Gap | LNP | Steven Toomey [42] | |
Walter Taylor | LNP | James Mackay [43] | |
Wynnum Manly | Labor | Peter Cumming [44] |
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 emblems are the (exotic) poinsettia and Brisbane wattle, and its faunal emblems are the graceful tree frog and the koala. [45]
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. [46] In addition, it operates a mobile library service to Aspley, Bellbowrie, Brighton, Ellen Grove, Forest Lake, Manly West, Mount Crosby and The Gap. [47] 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). [48]
Brisbane's sister cities are: [49]
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. [50] Bangkok became a sister city of Brisbane in 1997, but the partnership ended in 2017 at the latest. [51] [52]
Morningside is a southside suburb in the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Morningside had a population of 11,755 people.
Redland City, better known as the Redlands and formerly known as Redland Shire, is a local government area and a part of the Brisbane in South East Queensland, Australia. With a population of 159,222 in June 2021, the city is spread along the southern coast of Moreton Bay, covering 537.2 square kilometres (207.4 sq mi). Its mainland borders the City of Brisbane to the west and north-west, and Logan City to the south-west and south, while its islands are situated north of the City of Gold Coast.
The Division of Bonner is an Australian Electoral Division in Queensland, located in the eastern suburbs of Brisbane, including the suburbs of Chandler, Carindale, Manly, Mount Gravatt, Wishart and Wynnum.
Alderley is a northern suburb in the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Alderley had a population of 6,748 people.
Tingalpa is a suburb in the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Tingalpa had a population of 8,290 people.
Mount Gravatt is a southern suburb of the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia and a prominent hill and lookout within this suburb. In the 2016 census, Mount Gravatt had a population of 3,366 people.
Upper Mount Gravatt is a southern suburb in the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Upper Mount Gravatt had a population of 9,241 people.
Wynnum is a coastal suburb in the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Wynnum had a population of 12,915 people. The suburb is a popular destination in Brisbane due to its coastline, jetty and tidal wading pool.
Mackenzie is a south-eastern suburb in the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Mackenzie had a population of 2,094 people.
Newmarket is a north-west suburb in the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Newmarket had a population of 4,979 people.
Enoggera is a north-western suburb in the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It is home to the Gallipoli Barracks.
Lytton is an outer riverside suburb in the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Lytton had a population of 6 people.
Mount Gravatt East is a southern suburb in the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Mount Gravatt East had a population of 11,838 people.
Cannon Hill is a suburb in the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Cannon Hill had a population of 5,533 people.
Carina Heights is both a hill and a suburb in the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Carina Heights had a population of 6,732 people.
Adrian Jurgen Schrinner is the current Lord Mayor of Brisbane. He was first elected as the Councillor for Chandler Ward in 2005 and became a member of Civic Cabinet three years later. Schrinner became Deputy Mayor in 2011, and succeeded Graham Quirk as Lord Mayor in 2019, following his retirement from the council.
The Enoggera Ward is a Brisbane City Council ward in Queensland, Australia, covering Enoggera, Gaythorne, Mitchelton, Newmarket, Wilston and parts of Alderley, Ashgrove, Grange, Keperra and Windsor.
The 2024 Brisbane City Council election was held on 16 March 2024 to elect a lord mayor and 26 councillors to the City of Brisbane. The election was held as part of the statewide local government elections in Queensland, Australia. Brisbane City Council elections are significant in the scope of Australian local government politics, as the council is the largest in the country by population, area and has the largest economy of any Local Government Area.
This is a list of local government area results for the 2020 Queensland local elections.