Brisbane, Australia: population, climate, map and landmarks

Overview

Brisbane is a city in Australia, in Queensland. About 2.8 million people live in the city proper, making it the 3rd largest city of Australia in our atlas.

It lies at 27.47° S, 153.03° E, about 27 m (89 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Australia/Brisbane time zone.

Location

Red dot: Brisbane. Green dots: other major cities of Australia. Map data: Natural Earth.

Climate

Brisbane has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). The warmest month is usually Jan, with average highs near 29°C (84°F); the coolest nights come in Jul at about 12°C (54°F). Around 1,100 mm (43 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, most of it in Feb.

Bars: average daily high and low (°C) for each month; blue columns and figures: average precipitation (mm). Gridded 2001-2025 averages from NASA POWER, so mountain and coastal spots can differ from local station records.

Landmarks and places to see

Lang ParkMulti-purpose stadium in Brisbane, Queensland

City Botanic GardensBotanical gardens in Brisbane, Australia

Queensland MuseumState museum of Queensland, Australia

Gallery of Modern ArtArt museum in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Brisbane SkytowerSkyscraper in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Infinity TowerSkyscraper in brisbane

Queensland Art GalleryArt museum in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Riparian PlazaSkyscraper in Brisbane, Australia

Popular sights within a few kilometres of the city centre, ranked by how widely they are documented on Wikipedia.

What to eat in AustraliaNational dishes, street food, desserts and drinks on Intercontinental Chef.

Nearby major cities

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Sources

Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 2174003 (CC BY 4.0)
Wikidata Q34932 (CC0)
Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology

Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.

Photo credits

Skyline of Brisbane from Kangaroo Point Cliffs Park, Nov 2020, 05: Chris Olszewski, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Suncorp Stadium 22 April 2012: Tiger Benji, CC BY 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
City botanic gardens (duck pond): No machine-readable author provided. Lacrimosus assumed (based on copyright claims)., Public domain (Wikimedia Commons)
Queensland Museum-Sciencentre: Figaro, Public domain (Wikimedia Commons)
Gallery of Modern Art (GOMA), Brisbane, Australia, June 2009: Phillip Capper, CC BY 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Skylines of Brisbane from Kangaroo Point Cliffs Park, 2020, 03: Chris Olszewski, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Infinity Tower, Brisbane in 11.2013 01: Chris Olszewski, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Queensland Art Gallery - Joy of Museums - External 2: GordonMakryllos, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Brisbane Riparian Plaza: Skyscraper297 (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)