The Brisbane River is the longest river in South-East Queensland, Australia, and flows through the city of Brisbane, before emptying into Moreton Bay on the Coral Sea. John Oxley, the first European to explore the river, named it after the Governor of New South Wales, Sir Thomas Brisbane in 1823. The penal colony of Moreton Bay later adopted the same name, eventually becoming the present city of Brisbane. The river is a tidal estuary and the water is brackish from its mouth through the majority of the Brisbane metropolitan area westward to the Mount Crosby Weir. The river is wide and navigable throughout the Brisbane metropolitan area.
Albion is an inner north-eastern suburb in the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Albion had a population of 2,296 people.
Kangaroo Point is an inner southern suburb in the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Kangaroo Point had a population of 8,063 people.
St Lucia is a riverside suburb in the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census St Lucia had a population of 12,574 people. The University of Queensland is the main attraction of St Lucia, with the university, and residential colleges covering a large proportion of the suburb. St Lucia is home to a diverse range of people and families. Typically, the student population of St Lucia is high, especially in dwellings in the immediate vicinity of the university, but the suburb is also home to wealthy professionals and families.
Bowen Hills is an inner north-eastern suburb in the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census Bowen Hills had a population of 3,226 people.
Redcliffe is a town and suburb in the Moreton Bay Region, Queensland, Australia. It also refers colloquially to the Redcliffe Peninsula as a whole, a peninsula jutting into Moreton Bay which contains several other suburbs. Since the 1880s, Redcliffe has been a popular seaside resort in South East Queensland. In the 2016 census, the suburb of Redcliffe had a population of 10,373 people.
West End is an inner southern suburb in the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, West End had a population of 9,474 people.
Pinkenba is a town and eastern coastal suburb within the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Pinkenba had a population of 368 people.
Bardon is a western suburb of the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It is located approximately 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) north-west of the Brisbane CBD. Bardon is a leafy residential suburb, much of which nestles into the foothills of Mount Coot-tha. In the 2016 census, Bardon had a population of 9,500 people. It includes the neighbourhood of Rainworth.
Murarrie is an eastern riverside suburb in the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Murarrie had a population of 4,303 people. Queensport is a neighbourhood within Murarrie. Gibson Island is a neighbourhood within Murarrie and, despite its name, is no longer an island.
Shorncliffe is a coastal north-eastern suburb in the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It is on the shore of Bramble Bay, part of Moreton Bay. In the 2016 census, Shorncliffe had a population of 1,870 people. The suburb attracts visitors to its historic Shorncliffe pier, and Lovers Walk, a walking path along the coastline between Shorncliffe and neighbouring Sandgate.
Auchenflower is an inner suburb of the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Auchenflower had a population of 5,870 people.
Oxenford is a suburb in the City of Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Oxenford had a population of 11,842 people.
Wynnum West is an outer eastern suburb in the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Wynnum West had a population of 12,292 people.
Enoggera Reservoir is an outer north-western suburb in the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Enoggera Reservoir had a population of 25 people.
Springfield Lakes is a suburb in the City of Ipswich, Queensland, Australia. It is one of the suburbs created within Greater Springfield. In the 2016 census, Springfield Lakes had a population of 15,318 people.
Buranda is a neighbourhood in the southern Brisbane suburbs of Greenslopes and Woolloongabba in Brisbane, the capital of Queensland, Australia.
Ipswich is the central suburb and central business district in Ipswich in the City of Ipswich, Queensland, Australia. It is also known as Ipswich CBD. In the 2016 census, the suburb had a population of 2,459 people.
Enoggera Creek is a creek which flows through the City of Brisbane in South-East Queensland, Australia.
Maudsland is a rural-residential locality in the north of the City of Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Maudsland had a population of 5,568 people.
