Brisbane City is the capital and most populous city
in the Australian state of Queensland, and the
third most populous city in Australia. Brisbane
city.s metropolitan area has a population of 2.3
million, and the South East Queensland urban
conurbation, centred on Brisbane, encompasses a
population of more than 3.4 million. The Brisbane
City central business district stands on the
original European settlement and is situated inside
a bend of the Brisbane River, about 15 kilometres
(9 miles) from its mouth at Moreton Bay.