Brisbane

:This article is about the city of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. For other uses see Brisbane (disambiguation)

Government and demographics

The population of the City of Brisbane is estimated at 957,010 (as of June 2004). Together with six surrounding Local Government Areas, Brisbane has an estimated metropolitan population of 2,474,890 as of 2005. Brisbane City Council is the most populous Local Government Area in Australia and is one of the largest cities in the world in terms of geographic area. Brisbane boasts Australia's highest rate of capital city population growth. The metropolitan population reportedly grew by 11.5% between 1999 and 2004.

Related Topics:
Local Government Area - Brisbane City Council

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Unlike most other Australian capital cities that have their urban areas controlled by dozens of different municipal authorities, Brisbane is controlled by the Brisbane City Council, the largest local government body (in terms of population) in Australia. The Council, formed by the merger of twenty smaller councils in 1925, has jurisdiction over most of the inner and outer suburbs, and borders the City of Redcliffe, Pine Rivers Shire, Esk Shire, the City of Ipswich, the City of Logan, Gold Coast and Redland Shire.

Related Topics:
Brisbane City Council - Esk Shire

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The city of Brisbane is divided into 27 wards, each of which elects a council member as a representative. The lord mayor is elected every four year by popular vote, in which all residents must participate. Further information can be read in the Brisbane City Council article.

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The current Lord Mayor of Brisbane is Campbell Newman, who was elected to the position in 2004.

Related Topics:
Lord Mayor of Brisbane - Campbell Newman

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Please check the article Close to the City of Brisbane to read about other local government areas which border on the area covered by Brisbane.

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For information about the Brisbane-based Queensland State Government, and the Parliament House building, please check articles Queensland State Government, the Queensland Legislative Assembly, and Queensland Parliament House.

Related Topics:
Queensland State Government - Queensland Legislative Assembly - Queensland Parliament House

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