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Brisbane CBD
Brisbane,  Queensland
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Brisbane CBD from Mount Coot-tha at night
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Brisbane CBD
Brisbane central business district
Coordinates 27°28′04″S153°01′34″E / 27.4677°S 153.0261°E / -27.4677; 153.0261 (City of Brisbane (centre of suburb))
Population9,460 (2016 census) [1]
 • Density3,780/km2 (9,800/sq mi)
Established1825
Postcode(s) 4000
Area2.5 km2 (1.0 sq mi)
Time zone AEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s) City of Brisbane
(Central Ward) [2]
County Stanley
Parish North Brisbane
State electorate(s) McConnel
Federal division(s) Brisbane
Suburbs around Brisbane CBD:
Red Hill
Paddington
Spring Hill Fortitude Valley
Petrie Terrace Brisbane CBD New Farm
South Brisbane Woolloongabba Kangaroo Point
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Map of the CBD

Brisbane City is the central suburb and central business district of Brisbane, the state capital of Queensland, Australia. [3] It is colloquially referred to as the "Brisbane CBD" or "the city". It is located on a point on the northern bank of the Brisbane River, historically known as Meanjin, Mianjin or Meeanjin in the local Aboriginal Australian dialect. [4] The triangular shaped area is bounded by the median of the Brisbane River to the east, south and west. [5] The point, known at its tip as Gardens Point, slopes upward to the north-west where the city is bounded by parkland and the inner city suburb of Spring Hill to the north. The CBD is bounded to the north-east by the suburb of Fortitude Valley. To the west the CBD is bounded by Petrie Terrace, which in 2010 was reinstated as a suburb (after being made a locality of Brisbane City in the 1970s).

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In the 2016 census the suburb of Brisbane City had a population of 9,460 people. [1]

Geography

The Brisbane central business district is an area of densely concentrated skyscrapers and other buildings, interspersed by several parks such as Roma Street Parklands, City Botanic Gardens and Wickham Park. It occupies an area of 1.367 km2. The city is laid out according to a grid pattern surveyed during the city's early colonial days, a feature typical of most Australian street patterns.

Most central streets are named after members of the House of Hanover. Queen Street (named in honour of Queen Victoria) is Brisbane's traditional main street and contains its largest pedestrian mall, the Queen Street Mall. Streets named after female members (Adelaide, Alice, Ann, Charlotte, Elizabeth, Margaret, and Mary) run parallel to Queen Street and perpendicular to streets named after male members (Albert, Edward, George, and William).

The CBD's squares include King George Square, Post Office Square and ANZAC Square (home to the city's central war memorial).

The Brisbane central business district was built on a spur of the Taylor Range with the highest spot in the suburb being Wickham Terrace. [6] North Quay is an area in the CBD that was a landing point during the first European exploration of the Brisbane River.

Petrie Bight

Petrie Bight is a reach of the Brisbane River ( 27°27′49″S153°02′06″E / 27.4636°S 153.0351°E / -27.4636; 153.0351 (Petrie Bight) ), [7] which gives its name to the small pocket of land centred on the area under the Story Bridge's northern point, around the Brisbane River to Admiralty Towers II. The location was originally known as Petrie Gardens and was an early settlement farm, one of two that provided food for the colony. [8] The site was named after Andrew Petrie and has been the base for water police and in earlier times wharves. [9] The location of Customs House and the preference for wharves was due to the site being directly downstream from the central business district. [9]

History

Wharf Street Baptist Church opened at 38 Wharf Street (corner of Adelaide Street, 27°27′55″S153°01′47″E / 27.4652°S 153.0296°E / -27.4652; 153.0296 (Baptist Church (1859)) ) on 6 February 1859. It was the first Baptist church to be built in Queensland, the Brisbane congregation having previously met in a range of public buildings since forming in 1855. It was designed in the Early Italianate style and was built by Andrew Petrie. The church was 57 by 34 feet (17 by 10 m) and could accommodate 250 people. The cost was £2000 for the land and building, but part of the cost was covered by donations, e.g. Thomas Blacket Stephens partially donated the land. In 1881, the church was enlarged, but the need for further growth resulted in a decision to build a new church, the City Tabernacle in Wickham Terrace. The Wharf Street church was sold, holding its last service on 5 October 1890 with the tabernacle being dedicated on 9 October 1890. [10] [11] [12] [13] The building is no longer extant. On Tuesday 25 May 2021, a Baptist Historic plaque was placed at the site to commemorate the church. [14] [15]

On 2 April 1860, the Queensland Government opened its first school, the Brisbane National School in Adelaide Street under headmaster John Rendall with an initial enrolment of 50 boys and 8 girls. [16]

Brisbane CBD and the Brisbane River, as seen from Kangaroo Point, 1989 Brisbane CBD and the Brisbane River, as seen from Kangaroo Point, 1989.jpg
Brisbane CBD and the Brisbane River, as seen from Kangaroo Point, 1989

A congregation of the Church of Christ was established on 23 September 1883 in the Brisbane central area. In the late 1890s the congregation purchased 430 Ann Street ( 27°27′46″S153°01′49″E / 27.4628°S 153.0302°E / -27.4628; 153.0302 (Your Church (Church of Christ)) ) to establish their first church, still operating as at 2021 under the name Your Church. [17] [18] [19] [20]

The Brisbane City Library opened in 1965, moving into Brisbane Square in 2006. [21]

The city centre was damaged by the 2010-2011 floods. [22]

In the 2016 census, Brisbane City had a population of 9,460 people. [1]

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Skyline of the central business district from Mount Coot-tha 2017.

Buildings and precincts

The Albert Street Uniting Church Albert Street Uniting Church, Brisbane, October 2021.jpg
The Albert Street Uniting Church
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Soleil building under construction

Up until 1964, a Brisbane City Council regulation limited building heights to 132 ft (40 m). [23] Some of the first skyscrapers built in the CBD include the SGIO building (now Suncorp Plaza) in 1970 and AMP Place in 1977. Other notable openings included Comalco Place (1984), Riverside Place (1986), the two towers of Central Plaza (1988 and 1989), and Waterfront Place (1990). [24]

In the last few decades the number of apartment buildings that have been constructed has increased substantially. Brisbane is home to several of Australia's tallest buildings. Brisbane's tallest buildings are Brisbane Skytower at 270 metres, The One at 264 metres, One William Street at 260 metres, Soleil at 243 metres, Aurora Tower at 207 metres, Riparian Plaza at 200 metres, One One One Eagle Street at 195 metres, and Infinity at 249 metres, which was completed in 2014.

The Brisbane CBD is one of the major business hubs in Australia. [25] The City contains many tall office buildings occupied by organisations, businesses and all three levels of government that have emerged into a number of precincts. The areas around the Queen Street Mall and Adelaide Street is primarily a retail precinct. A legal precinct exists around the various court buildings located around the intersections of George Street and Adelaide and Ann Streets.

The government precinct was an area centred on the Executive Building that includes many Queensland Government offices. 111 George Street, Mineral House, and Education House are also located here. 1 William Street was completed in 2016, now serving the role of the former Executive Building. The Executive Building and Neville Bonner building were demolished for the state's largest infrastructure project. An urban renewal project based around the Queen's Wharf megaproject is under construction along the southern end of William Street, which includes a pedestrian bridge crossing the Riverside Expressway. [26]

Schools

The city is serviced by a number of schools in the surrounding suburbs including the Petrie Terrace State School in Paddington and The Albert Park Flexi School in Petrie Terrace.

Rental prices

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High rise view of the CBD at night.

Like most other Australian capital cities, Brisbane has experienced dramatic rises in rental prices for residential and office space before the global financial crisis. At the beginning of 2008, the Brisbane central business district contained 1.7 million square metres of office space. [27] High demand in the office market had pushed vacancy rates in the Brisbane CBD to 0.7% by January 2008, the lowest in Australia. [27] Premium grade office space was even less vacant with an occupancy rate of 99.9%. By the end of 2009 the situation had reversed. In mid 2013 the market for office space had declined to its worst position in two decades with a vacancy rate of just under 13%. [28]

Attractions

Brisbane City Hall houses the Museum of Brisbane and offices of the Brisbane City Council. Brisbane City Hall, 275 George Street, 69 Ann Street, 300 George, Brisbane, Feb 2020.jpg
Brisbane City Hall houses the Museum of Brisbane and offices of the Brisbane City Council.

Major landmarks and attractions in the CBD include City Hall (including the Museum of Brisbane), the Story Bridge, the Howard Smith Wharves, ANZAC Square, St John's Cathedral, the Brisbane River and its Riverwalk network, the City Botanic Gardens, Roma Street Parkland, Queensland Parliament House, Old Government House and Customs House.

Heritage listings

The National Australia Bank Building, located on Queen Street, was heritage listed in October 1992. Former National Australia Bank at 308 Queen Street, Brisbane, 2021.jpg
The National Australia Bank Building, located on Queen Street, was heritage listed in October 1992.

Brisbane has many heritage-listed sites, including:

Demographics

In the 2021 Census, 47.0% of Brisbane City residents were born in Australia. [40]

In the 2016 Census, the most common countries of birth other than Australia were China 16.0%, South Korea 8.3%, England 3.7%, Taiwan 3.2% and Brazil 2.8%. 43.7% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Mandarin 12.3%, Korean 7.7%, Cantonese 3.6%, Spanish 2.9% and Portuguese 2.7%. The most common responses for religion were No Religion 43.0% and Catholic 16.8%. [1]

Transport

By road, four road bridges connect the CBD with the southern bank of the Brisbane River: the Captain Cook Bridge, the Victoria Bridge, the William Jolly Bridge and the Go Between Bridge. The Story Bridge connects Fortitude Valley with Kangaroo Point and provides access to the city from the southern bank. The Captain Cook Bridge connects the Pacific Motorway, south of the river, with the Riverside Expressway which runs along the south western edge of the city. Heading under and bypassing the CBD is the Clem Jones Tunnel. Because on-street car parking is in high demand, parking meters are installed across the inner city. [41]

By bicycle and foot, the Goodwill Bridge allows cross river access to South Bank. The Kurilpa Bridge allows cross river access from North Quay to South Brisbane. Cyclists and pedestrians may also cross while using the Victoria, William Jolly, Go Between and Story road bridges. The Kangaroo Point Green Bridge is being built between the CBD and Kangaroo Point.

The Brisbane central business district is the central hub for all public transport services in Brisbane. Bus services are centred on the Queen Street bus station and King George Square busway station. Suburban train services pass through Central railway station, and Roma Street railway station. Roma Street also serves as the terminus for long distance and country services. The central business district is served by various city ferries. Brisbane's CityCat high speed ferry service, popular with tourists and commuters, operates services along the Brisbane River between the University of Queensland and Northshore Hamilton, stopping at several CBD wharves.

The Brisbane Riverwalk, a pedestrian and cyclist pathway adjoins the central business district along the river bank. [42]

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King George Square Busway Station, an underground bus station

The Brisbane CBD has featured in a number of films, including:

See also

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