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{{for|the local government area|City of Brisbane}}
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| county = [[County of Stanley, Queensland|Stanley]]
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| near-n = [[Kelvin Grove, Queensland|Kelvin Grove]]<br/>[[Spring Hill, Queensland|Spring Hill]]
| near-ne = [[Fortitude Valley, Queensland|Fortitude Valley]]
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[[File:Brisbane map of city cbd.png|right|thumb|upright|Map of the CBD]]
The '''[[Brisbane]] [[central business district]]''' (CBD), or 'the City' is located on a peninsula on the northern bank of the [[Brisbane River]]. The triangular shaped peninsula is bounded by the Brisbane River to the east, south and west. The peninsula slopes upward to the north-west where 'the city' is bounded by parkland and the inner city suburb of [[Spring Hill, Queensland|Spring Hill]]. The City is bounded by the north-east by the suburb of [[Fortitude Valley, Queensland|Fortitude Valley]].
'''Brisbane City''' is the central [[Suburbs and localities (Australia)|suburb]] and [[central business district]] of [[Brisbane]], the state capital of [[Queensland]], Australia.<ref name=qpnl>{{cite QPN|49245|Brisbane City|suburb in City of Brisbane|access-date=26 December 2020}}</ref> It is also colloquially referred to as the "Brisbane CBD", "the city", or simply "town". The CBD is located on a point on the northern bank of the [[Brisbane River]], historically known as ''Meanjin'', ''Mianjin'' or ''Meeanjin'' in the local [[Jagera people|Yuggera]] dialect.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://mianjin.studiogaudi.com/ |title=Indigenous Placenames of South East Queensland<!-- Bot generated title --> |access-date=29 January 2021 |archive-date=24 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211224045122/http://mianjin.studiogaudi.com/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The triangular-shaped peninsula is bounded by the [[Thalweg|median]] of the Brisbane River to the east, south and west.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Queensland Globe; Layer:Boundaries|url=https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au|access-date=24 December 2021|archive-date=19 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171219175447/https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/|url-status=live}}</ref> The point, known at its tip as [[Gardens Point, Brisbane|Gardens Point]], slopes upward to the north-west where the city is bounded by parkland and the inner city suburb of [[Spring Hill, Queensland|Spring Hill]] to the north. The CBD is bounded to the north-east by the suburb of [[Fortitude Valley, Queensland|Fortitude Valley]]. To the west the CBD is bounded by [[Milton, Queensland|Milton]], [[Petrie Terrace]], and [[Kelvin Grove, Queensland|Kelvin Grove]].


In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, the suburb of Brisbane City had a population of 12,587 people.<ref name=Census2021/>
==Geography==
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. As a general rule, the streets aligned northwest-south east are named after male members of the [[House of Hanover]], while the northeast-south west aligned streets are named after female members. [[Queen Street, Brisbane|Queen Street]] is the central roadway. It forms the pivotal axis for the grid of roads within the district.


== Geography ==
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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, Brisbane|Wickham Park]]. It occupies an area of 1.367&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>. 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, Brisbane|Queen Street]] (named in honour of [[Queen Victoria]]) is Brisbane's traditional [[main street]] and contains its largest [[Pedestrian zone|pedestrian mall]], the [[Queen Street Mall]]. Streets named after female members ([[Adelaide Street, Brisbane|Adelaide]], [[Alice Street, Brisbane|Alice]], [[Ann Street, Brisbane|Ann]], [[Charlotte Street, Brisbane|Charlotte]], [[Elizabeth Street, Brisbane|Elizabeth]], [[Margaret Street, Brisbane|Margaret]], and [[Mary Street, Brisbane|Mary]]) run parallel to [[Queen Street, Brisbane|Queen Street]] and perpendicular to streets named after male members ([[Albert Street, Brisbane|Albert]], [[Edward Street, Brisbane|Edward]], [[George Street, Brisbane|George]], and [[William Street, Brisbane|William]]).
[[Image:BrisbaneByNight2004.jpg|thumb|250px|left|Brisbane by night from the southern bank of the Brisbane River, looking from east to west.]]
==Attractions==
The City contains many tall office buildings occupied by corporations and government departments. The areas around the [[Queen Street Mall, Brisbane|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, Brisbane|George Street]] and [[Adelaide Street, Brisbane|Adelaide]] and [[Ann Street, Brisbane|Ann]] Streets. A financial district is forming in the area around Eagle Street.


The CBD's [[Town square|squares]] include [[King George Square]], [[Post Office Square, Brisbane|Post Office Square]] and [[ANZAC Square, Brisbane|ANZAC Square]] (home to the city's central [[war memorial]]).
The Southern end of the Peninsula is the location of [[Parliament House, Brisbane|Queensland's Parliament House]], the [[Queensland University of Technology]] Gardens Point Campus and the [[Brisbane City Botanic Gardens]].
==Transport==
'''By Road''', three road bridges connect the CBD with the southern bank of the Brisbane River: the [[Captain Cook Bridge, Brisbane|Captain Cook Bridge]], the [[Victoria Bridge, Brisbane|Victoria Bridge]], and the [[William Jolly Bridge]]. The [[Story Bridge, Brisbane|Story Bridge]] connects Fortitude Valley with [[Kangaroo Point, Queensland|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.


The Brisbane central business district was built on a spur of the [[Taylor Range (Queensland)|Taylor Range]] with the highest spot in the suburb being [[Wickham Terrace]].<ref name="thenandnow">{{cite book |title=Brisbane Then and Now |last=Gregory |first=Helen |year=2007 |publisher=Salamander Books |location=Wingfield, South Australia |isbn=978-1-74173-011-1 |page=60 }}</ref> [[North Quay, Brisbane|North Quay]] is an area in the CBD that was a landing point during the first European exploration of the [[Brisbane River]].
'''By Bicycle''', the [[Goodwill Bridge, Brisbane|Goodwill Bridge]] allows cross river access to South Bank.
[[Category:Suburbs of Brisbane]]
[[Category:Central business districts]]


=== Petrie Bight ===
{{Main|Petrie Bight}}


Petrie Bight is a reach of the [[Brisbane River]] ({{coord|-27.4636|153.0351|type:river_region:AU-QLD|name=Petrie Bight}}),<ref>{{cite QPN|26538|Petrie Bight|access-date=3 February 2015}}</ref> 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.<ref name="btn">{{cite web |url=http://www.abc.net.au/queensland/federation/stories/s281845.htm |title=Brisbane – Then and Now – The Centenary of Federation |access-date=21 August 2009 |date=24 April 2001 |publisher=[[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121110010052/http://www.abc.net.au/queensland/federation/stories/s281845.htm |archive-date=10 November 2012}}</ref> The site was named after [[Andrew Petrie]] and has been the base for water police and in earlier times wharves.<ref name="thenandnow2">{{cite book |title=Brisbane Then and Now |last=Gregory |first=Helen |year=2007 |publisher=Salamander Books |location=Wingfield, South Australia |isbn=978-1-74173-011-1 |page=20 }}</ref> The location of [[Customs House, Brisbane|Customs House]] and the preference for wharves was due to the site being directly downstream from the central business district.<ref name="thenandnow2" />


== History ==
{{Brisbane-geo-stub}}
{{See also|Early Streets of Brisbane|l1=Penal colony history of central Brisbane}}
'''Wharf Street Baptist Church''' opened at 38 Wharf Street (corner of Adelaide Street, {{Coord|-27.4652|153.0296|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=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 [[Italianate architecture|Early Italianate style]] and was built by [[Andrew Petrie]]. The church was {{Convert|57 by 34|ft}} 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 [[Baptist City Tabernacle|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.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Queensland Baptist churches by date of erection/opening|url=https://www.bhsq.org/barq/churches100years/index.html|url-status=live|access-date=2021-11-29|website=Baptist Church Archives Queensland|archive-date=26 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211126074653/https://www.bhsq.org/barq/churches100years/index.html}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=1859 Wharf Street|url=https://www.bhsq.org/barq/churches100years/images/1859-Wharf-St.html|url-status=live|access-date=2021-11-29|website=Baptist Church Archives Queensland|archive-date=26 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211126074802/https://www.bhsq.org/barq/churches100years/images/1859-Wharf-St.html}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|date=12 February 1859|title=The Roster at Ipswich.|volume=XIII|page=3|newspaper=[[The Moreton Bay Courier]]|issue=728|location=Queensland, Australia|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article3721952|via=National Library of Australia|accessdate=29 November 2021|archive-date=2 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211202014908/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/3721952|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="qhr2">{{cite QHR|14950|Baptist City Tabernacle|600175|accessdate=1 August 2014}}</ref> The building is no longer extant. On Tuesday 25 May 2021, a Baptist Historic plaque was placed at the site to commemorate the church.<ref>{{Cite web|date=1 June 2021|title=Archives and Baptist Heritage: Baptist Heritage – 7th Historic Plaque Unveiled at Significant City Site|url=https://www.qbmagazine.org.au/qb-ministries/archives-and-baptist-heritage/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-12-24|website=The QB Magazine|archive-date=6 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211206201048/https://www.qbmagazine.org.au/qb-ministries/archives-and-baptist-heritage/}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Plaque No 7|url=https://www.bhsq.org/bhq/plaques/plaque07.html|url-status=live|access-date=2021-12-24|website=Baptist Heritage Queensland|archive-date=24 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211224045143/https://www.bhsq.org/bhq/plaques/plaque07.html}}</ref>

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.<ref>{{Cite QSA Agency|8518|Brisbane National School|25 July 2020
}}</ref>
[[File:Brisbane CBD and the Brisbane River, as seen from Kangaroo Point, 1989.jpg|thumb|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 ({{Coord|-27.4628|153.0302|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Your Church (Church of Christ)}}) to establish their first church, still operating as at 2021 under the name Your Church.<ref>{{Citation|author1=Haigh, George|title=Churches of Christ in Queensland : 100 years venturing in faith|pages=111|publication-date=1983|publisher=Historical Committee, Conference of Churches of Christ in Queensland|isbn=978-0-909116-38-5|author2=Churches of Christ in Queensland|year=1983}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Your Church in Brisbane City|url=https://430annstreet.com/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-06-21|language=en-US|archive-date=24 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210624202735/https://430annstreet.com/}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Since 1883 – Your Church in Brisbane City|url=https://430annstreet.com/legacy/|access-date=2021-06-21|language=en-US|archive-date=24 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210624202331/https://430annstreet.com/legacy/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Google maps|url=https://www.google.com.au/maps/@-27.4629657,153.0304735,3a,75y,307.44h,100.48t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sNus5TOOUahok1beds2KOKw!2e0!7i16384!8i8192|access-date=21 June 2021|title=430 Ann Street}}</ref>

The Brisbane City Library opened in 1965, moving into [[Brisbane Square]] in 2006.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.plconnect.slq.qld.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0012/388497/SLQ_StatsBulletin1617_20171109.pdf|title=Public Libraries Statistical Bulletin 2016–17|date=November 2017|website=Public Libraries Connect|publisher=[[State Library of Queensland]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180130022546/http://www.plconnect.slq.qld.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0012/388497/SLQ_StatsBulletin1617_20171109.pdf|archive-date=30 January 2018|url-status=live|access-date=30 January 2018}}</ref>

The city centre was damaged by the [[2010–2011 Queensland floods|2010-2011 floods]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Flood - Queensland, 2010-2011 |url=https://knowledge.aidr.org.au/resources/flood-queensland-2010-2011/ |access-date=2023-08-23 |website=Australian Disaster Resilience Knowledge Hub |archive-date=6 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230606101024/https://knowledge.aidr.org.au/resources/flood-queensland-2010-2011/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

== Demographics ==
[[File:Bne2017 2.png|thumb|Skyline of the central business district from Mount Coot-tha 2017.]]
In the {{CensusAU|2016}}, Brisbane City had a population of 9,460 people.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%.<ref name="Census2016">{{Census 2016 AUS|id=SSC30381|name=Brisbane City (SSC)|access-date=20 October 2018|quick=on}}</ref>

In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, Brisbane City had a population of 12,587 people.<ref name="Census2021">{{Census 2021 AUS|id=SAL30379|name=Brisbane City (SAL)|access-date=16 June 2024|quick=on}}</ref>

== Education ==
There are no schools in the central business district. The nearest government primary schools are [[Brisbane Central State School]] in neighbouring [[Spring Hill, Queensland|Spring Hill]] to the north and Petrie Terrace State School in neighbouring [[Petrie Terrace]] to the west. The nearest government secondary schools are Fortitude Valley State Secondary College in neighbouring [[Fortitude Valley, Queensland|Fortitude Valley]] to the north-east and [[Kelvin Grove State College]] in neighbouring [[Kelvin Grove, Queensland|Kelvin Grove]] to the north.<ref name="globeschools">{{cite web |title=Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments |url=https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/ |access-date=27 June 2024 |website=Queensland Globe |publisher=[[Queensland Government]] |archive-date=19 December 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171219175447/https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

Queensland University of Technology has its major campus at Gardens Point ({{Coord|-27.4767|153.0281|type:edu_region:AU-QLD|name=Queensland University of Technology (Gardens Point Campus)}}), located between [[Parliament House, Brisbane|Parliament House]], the City Botanic Gardens, and the Brisbane River.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Gardens Point campus |url=https://www.qut.edu.au/about/campuses-and-facilities/gardens-point-campus |access-date=2024-06-28 |website=News |publisher=Queensland University of Technology |archive-date=23 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240623200247/https://www.qut.edu.au/about/campuses-and-facilities/gardens-point-campus |url-status=live }}</ref> It hosts an art gallery and operates [[Old Government House, Brisbane|Old Government House]] as a museum; both of these and other facilities are open to the public.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Public venues |url=https://www.qut.edu.au/about/campuses-and-facilities/public-venues |access-date=2024-06-28 |website=News |publisher=Queensland University of Technology |archive-date=10 March 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140310172122/http://www.ciprecinct.qut.edu.au/about/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

A number of other universities have premises in the Brisbane CBD for events, networking, and short courses, but their major teaching and research facilities are not in the CBD.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Event spaces at UQ Brisbane City |url=https://about.uq.edu.au/venues/brisbane-city |access-date=2024-06-28 |publisher=University of Queensland |archive-date=6 May 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240506031149/https://about.uq.edu.au/venues/brisbane-city |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Brisbane’s Premier Restaurant, Events And Heritage Destination |url=https://customshouse.com.au/ |access-date=2024-06-28 |website=Customs House |language=en-AU |archive-date=17 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240617151125/https://customshouse.com.au/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=JCU Brisbane - About Brisbane |url=https://www.jcu.edu.au/brisbane/about-brisbane |access-date=2024-06-28 |publisher=James Cook University |archive-date=6 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240606023534/https://www.jcu.edu.au/brisbane/about-brisbane |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Brisbane |url=https://www.cqu.edu.au/about-us/locations/brisbane |access-date=2024-06-28 |website=CQUniversity Australia |language=en-AU |archive-date=19 March 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180319142627/https://www.cqu.edu.au/about-us/locations/brisbane |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=UniSQ Brisbane |url=https://www.unisq.edu.au/about-unisq/locations/brisbane |access-date=2024-06-28 |publisher=University of Southern Queensland |archive-date=1 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240601065329/https://www.unisq.edu.au/about-unisq/locations/brisbane |url-status=live }}</ref>

== Buildings and precincts ==
{{See also|List of tallest buildings in Brisbane}}
[[File:Albert Street Uniting Church, Brisbane, October 2021.jpg|thumb|upright|The [[Albert Street Uniting Church]]]]
[[File:Brisbane Residential Buildings.jpg|thumb|[[Soleil (Brisbane)|Soleil building]] under construction]]
Up until 1964, a Brisbane City Council regulation limited building heights to {{convert|132|ft|m|abbr=on}}.<ref name="b150s">{{cite book |title=Brisbane 150 Stories |author=McBride, Frank|year=2009 |publisher=Brisbane City Council Publication |isbn=978-1-876091-60-6 |pages=284–285 |display-authors=etal}}<!--|access-date=10 February 2011--></ref> Some of the first skyscrapers built in the CBD include the SGIO building (now [[Suncorp Plaza]]) in 1970 and [[AMP Place, Brisbane|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).<ref>{{Cite book |title=Brisbane Australia Towards the 21st Century |publisher=Focus Books Pty Ltd |year=1991 |edition=1st |location=Double Bay NSW}}</ref>

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

The Brisbane CBD is one of the major business hubs in Australia.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.etravelblackboard.com/index.asp?id=73027&nav=13|title=Brisbane business visitor numbers skyrocket|date=3 January 2008|work=Brisbane Marketing Convention Bureau|publisher=e-Travel Blackboard|access-date=13 January 2008|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110120134851/http://www.etravelblackboard.com/index.asp?id=73027&nav=13|archive-date=20 January 2011}}</ref> 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, Brisbane|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, Brisbane|George Street]] and [[Adelaide Street, Brisbane|Adelaide]] and [[Ann Street, Brisbane|Ann]] Streets.

The government precinct was an area centred on the [[Lands Administration Building|Executive Building]] that includes many [[Government of Queensland|Queensland Government]] offices. [[111 George Street]], [[Mineral House]], and [[Education House]] are also located here. [[1 William Street, Brisbane|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, Brisbane|Queen's Wharf]] megaproject is under construction along the southern end of William Street, which includes a pedestrian bridge crossing the [[Riverside Expressway]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://qwtower.com.au/gallery/ | title=Gallery | date=6 May 2022 | access-date=21 September 2022 | archive-date=21 September 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220921162021/https://qwtower.com.au/gallery/ | url-status=live }}</ref>

=== Rental prices ===
[[File:Brisbane CBD (11261000363).jpg|thumb|right|High rise view of the CBD at night.]]
Like most other Australian capital cities, Brisbane has [[Australian property bubble|experienced dramatic rises in rental prices]] for residential and office space before the [[Great Recession]]. At the beginning of 2008, the Brisbane central business district contained 1.7 million square metres of office space.<ref name=news1>{{cite news |url=http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,23170498-421,00.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20070728091913/http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,23170498-421,00.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=28 July 2007 |title=Business boom leaves Brisbane without office space |access-date=25 November 2008 |work=[[news.com.au]] |publisher=[[News Limited]] }}</ref>
High demand in the office market had pushed vacancy rates in the Brisbane CBD to 0.7% by January 2008, the lowest in Australia.<ref name=news1 /> 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%.<ref name="boso">{{Cite news |url=http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/queensland/brisbane-office-space-overload-20130814-2rwif.html |title=Brisbane office space overload |author=Marissa Calligeros |access-date=15 August 2013 |date=15 August 2013 |work=Brisbane Times|publisher=Fairfax Media |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130816014457/http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/queensland/brisbane-office-space-overload-20130814-2rwif.html |archive-date=16 August 2013}}</ref>

== Attractions ==
[[File:Brisbane City Hall, 275 George Street, 69 Ann Street, 300 George, Brisbane, Feb 2020.jpg|thumb|right|[[Brisbane City Hall]] houses the [[Museum of Brisbane]] and offices of the [[Brisbane City Council]].]]
Major landmarks and attractions in the CBD include [[Brisbane City Hall|City Hall]] (including the [[Museum of Brisbane]]), the [[Story Bridge]], the [[Howard Smith Wharves]], [[ANZAC Square, Brisbane|ANZAC Square]], [[St John's Cathedral (Brisbane)|St John's Cathedral]], the [[Brisbane River]] and its [[Brisbane River#Brisbane Riverwalk|Riverwalk]] network, the [[City Botanic Gardens]], [[Roma Street Parkland]], [[Parliament House, Brisbane|Queensland Parliament House]], [[Old Government House, Queensland|Old Government House]] and [[Customs House, Brisbane|Customs House]].

== Heritage listings ==
[[File:Former National Australia Bank at 308 Queen Street, Brisbane, 2021.jpg|thumb|right|The [[National Australia Bank Building]], located on [[Queen Street, Brisbane|Queen Street]], was heritage listed in October 1992.]]
Brisbane has many [[heritage-listed]] sites, including:
* [[Adelaide Street, Brisbane#Heritage listings|a number of properties]] in [[Adelaide Street, Brisbane]]
* [[Albert Street, Brisbane#Heritage listings|a number of properties]] in [[Albert Street, Brisbane]]
* [[Alice Street, Brisbane#Heritage listings|a number of properties]] in [[Alice Street, Brisbane]]
* [[Ann Street, Brisbane#Heritage listings|a number of properties]] in [[Ann Street, Brisbane]]
* Boundary Street: [[Howard Smith Wharves]]<ref>{{cite QHR|16518|Howard Smith Wharves|601781|access-date=19 June 2013}}</ref>
* [[Charlotte Street, Brisbane#Heritage listings|a number of properties]] in [[Charlotte Street, Brisbane]]
* Coronation Drive: [[Coronation Drive retaining wall]]<ref name=qhr>{{cite QHR|14909|Coronation Drive (North Quay) Retaining Wall|600134|access-date=1 August 2014}}</ref>
* 15 Countess Street: [[Roma Street railway station]]<ref>{{cite QHR|15972|Roma Street Railway Station|601208|access-date=19 June 2013}}</ref>
* [[Creek Street, Brisbane#Heritage listings|a number of properties]] in [[Creek Street, Brisbane]]
* 118 Eagle Street: [[Mooney Memorial Fountain]]<ref>{{cite QHR|14862|Eagle Street Fountain|600087|access-date=19 June 2013}}</ref>
* 118A Eagle Street: [[Eagle Street Fig Trees]]<ref>{{cite QHR|19562|Eagle Street Fig Trees|602440|access-date=19 June 2013}}</ref>
* 123 Eagle Street ({{coord|-27.4673|153.0307|region:AU-QLD_type:landmark|display=inline|name=Riverside Centre}}): [[Riverside Centre]]<ref>{{cite QHR||Riverside Centre|602401|access-date=17 October 2024}}</ref>
* [[Edward Street, Brisbane#Heritage listings|a number of properties]] in [[Edward Street, Brisbane]]
* [[Elizabeth Street, Brisbane#Heritage listings|a number of properties]] in [[Elizabeth Street, Brisbane]]
* [[Margaret Street, Brisbane#Heritage listings|a number of properties]] in [[Margaret Street, Brisbane]]
* 20–30 Market Street: [[Wenley House]]<ref>{{cite QHR|14903|Wenley House|600128|access-date=19 June 2013}}</ref>
* [[Mary Street, Brisbane#Heritage listings|a number of properties]] in [[Mary Street, Brisbane]]
* [[North Quay, Brisbane#Heritage listings|a number of properties]] in [[North Quay, Brisbane]]
* [[Queen Street, Brisbane#Heritage listings|a number of properties]] in [[Queen Street, Brisbane]]
* Skew Street: [[First Brisbane Burial Ground]]<ref>{{cite QHR|31411|First Brisbane Burial Ground|700009|access-date=19 June 2013}}</ref>
* Skew Street: [[William Jolly Bridge]]<ref>{{cite QHR|16450|William Jolly Bridge|601694|access-date=19 June 2013}}</ref>
* 168 [[Turbot Street, Brisbane|Turbot Street]]: [[Brisbane Dental Hospital and College]]<ref>{{cite QHR|16645|Brisbane Dental Hospital and College|601909|access-date=19 June 2013}}</ref>
* 224 [[Turbot Street, Brisbane|Turbot Street]]: [[King Edward Park Air Raid Shelter]]<ref>{{cite QHR|19596|King Edward Park Air Raid Shelter|602475|access-date=19 June 2013}}</ref>
* 436 [[Upper Roma Street]]: [[Hellesvere]]<ref>{{cite QHR|15055|Hellesvere|600280|access-date=19 June 2013}}</ref>
* [[William Street, Brisbane#Heritage listings|a number of properties]] in [[William Street, Brisbane]]

== Transport ==
{{See also|Transport in Brisbane}}
By road, four road bridges connect the CBD with the southern bank of the Brisbane River: the [[Captain Cook Bridge, Brisbane|Captain Cook Bridge]], the [[Victoria Bridge, Brisbane|Victoria Bridge]], the [[William Jolly Bridge]] and the [[Go Between Bridge]]. The [[Story Bridge]] connects Fortitude Valley with [[Kangaroo Point, Queensland|Kangaroo Point]] and provides access to the city from the southern bank. The Captain Cook Bridge connects the [[Pacific Motorway (Brisbane–Brunswick Heads)|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.<ref>[https://www.brisbane.qld.gov.au/traffic-and-transport/parking-in-brisbane/parking-meters-and-fees Parking meters and fees] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220312115837/https://www.brisbane.qld.gov.au/traffic-and-transport/parking-in-brisbane/parking-meters-and-fees |date=12 March 2022 }}. Brisbane City Council. Retrieved on 14 March 2022.</ref>

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, Brisbane|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 River#Brisbane Riverwalk|Brisbane Riverwalk]], a pedestrian and cyclist pathway adjoins the central business district along the river bank.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.brisbane.qld.gov.au/BCC:STANDARD::pc=PC_1217 |title=About RiverWalk |publisher=[[Brisbane City Council]] |access-date=5 January 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060916142104/http://www.brisbane.qld.gov.au/BCC%3ASTANDARD%3A%3Apc%3DPC_1217 |archive-date=16 September 2006 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

[[File:King George Square Busway Station.jpg|thumb|center|800px|King George Square Busway Station, an [[wikt:underground|underground]] bus station]]

== In popular culture ==
The Brisbane CBD has featured in a number of films, including:
* ''[[Inspector Gadget 2]]'', the sequel to ''[[Inspector Gadget (film)|Inspector Gadget]]'', featured many scenes showing the [[Brisbane CBD]], [[South Bank, Queensland|South Bank]] and [[Kangaroo Point, Brisbane, Australia|Kangaroo Point]].
* ''[[The Marine]]'', a film featuring [[John Cena]], featured the Golden Triangle district of the CBD, during a scene in which an explosion occurred.
* ''[[Fool's Gold (2008 film)|Fool's Gold]]'', a 2008 film featured the CBD primarily the Botanic Gardens throughout the beginning of the film.
* One of [[Jackie Chan]]'s films, ''[[Jackie Chan's First Strike]]'', featured the city in many scenes to the end of the film from Fortitude Valley, east of the CBD.
* The Brisbane CBD was used in Powderfinger's 2009 music video "[[All of the Dreamers]]".
* The 2009 vampire film ''[[Daybreakers]]'' was filmed in Brisbane.
* In the 2015 film ''[[San Andreas (film)|San Andreas]]'' starring [[Dwayne Johnson]], several streets of the CBD were used to portray [[San Francisco]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.couriermail.com.au/entertainment/confidential/lockyer-valley-gold-coast-and-brisbane-star-in-background-of-disaster-film-san-andreas/news-story/1e513416c4d94673b27057f6f16ba5c0 |title=Lockyer Valley, Gold Coast and Brisbane star in background of disaster film San Andreas |last=Arnold |first=Rikki-Lee |work=The Courier-Mail |date=30 May 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171014203806/http://www.couriermail.com.au/entertainment/confidential/lockyer-valley-gold-coast-and-brisbane-star-in-background-of-disaster-film-san-andreas/news-story/1e513416c4d94673b27057f6f16ba5c0 |archive-date=14 October 2017}}</ref>
* In the 2017 film ''[[Thor: Ragnarok]]'', [[Mary Street, Brisbane|Mary Street]] was used in a scene with [[Chris Hemsworth]] and [[Tom Hiddleston]] to portray [[New York City]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.news.com.au/national/queensland/thor-ragnarok-trailer-features-scene-filmed-in-brisbane-laneway/news-story/8e3391f927a9e8e7628dc4368013ade7 |title=Thor Ragnarok trailer features scene filmed in Brisbane laneway |last=Price |first=Amy |work=news.com.au |date=12 April 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170419132913/http://www.news.com.au/national/queensland/thor-ragnarok-trailer-features-scene-filmed-in-brisbane-laneway/news-story/8e3391f927a9e8e7628dc4368013ade7 |archive-date=19 April 2017}}</ref>

== See also ==
{{Portal|Queensland}}
* [[List of Brisbane suburbs]]

== References ==
{{Reflist|30em}}

== Further reading ==
* ''Petrie-Terrace Brisbane 1858–1988'' – Its ups and downs, R. Fisher, Boolarong, 1988 {{ISBN|0-86439-050-5}}
* {{Cite web |last=East |first=John W. |date=2019 |title=The lost heritage of Eagle Street: a case study in the commercial architecture of Brisbane 1860-1930 |url=https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:733239 |publisher=[[University of Queensland]]}}

== External links ==
{{Commons category|Brisbane CBD}}
* {{cite web|title=Explore the Classic City Centre|url=https://www.brisbane.qld.gov.au/sites/default/files/city_centre_heritage_trail_final.pdf|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210721100442/https://www.brisbane.qld.gov.au/sites/default/files/city_centre_heritage_trail_final.pdf|archive-date=21 July 2021|website=Brisbane Heritage Trails|publisher=[[Brisbane City Council]]|date=2013}}
{{Suburbs of Brisbane City Council}}
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For the local government area, see City of Brisbane.

Brisbane CBD
Brisbane, Queensland
Brisbane CBD, looking across the Brisbane River from South Brisbane, 2020
Brisbane CBD is located in Queensland
Brisbane CBD
Brisbane CBD
Coordinates27°28′04″S 153°01′34″E / 27.4677°S 153.0261°E / -27.4677; 153.0261 (City of Brisbane (centre of suburb))
Population12,587 (2021 census)[1]
 • Density5,030/km2 (13,040/sq mi)
Established1825
Postcode(s)4000
Area2.5 km2 (1.0 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)City of Brisbane
(Central Ward)[2]
CountyStanley
ParishNorth Brisbane
State electorate(s)McConnel
Federal division(s)Brisbane
Suburbs around Brisbane CBD:
Petrie Terrace Kelvin Grove
Spring Hill		 Fortitude Valley
Milton Brisbane CBD Kangaroo Point
South Brisbane South Brisbane Kangaroo Point
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 also colloquially referred to as the "Brisbane CBD", "the city", or simply "town". The CBD is located on a point on the northern bank of the Brisbane River, historically known as Meanjin, Mianjin or Meeanjin in the local Yuggera dialect.[4] The triangular-shaped peninsula 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 Milton, Petrie Terrace, and Kelvin Grove.

In the 2021 census, the suburb of Brisbane City had a population of 12,587 people.[1]

Geography

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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

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Main article: Petrie Bight

Petrie Bight is a reach of the Brisbane River (27°27′49″S 153°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

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See also: Penal colony history of central Brisbane

Wharf Street Baptist Church opened at 38 Wharf Street (corner of Adelaide Street, 27°27′55″S 153°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

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″S 153°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]

Demographics

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

In the 2016 census, Brisbane City had a population of 9,460 people.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%.[23]

In the 2021 census, Brisbane City had a population of 12,587 people.[1]

Education

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There are no schools in the central business district. The nearest government primary schools are Brisbane Central State School in neighbouring Spring Hill to the north and Petrie Terrace State School in neighbouring Petrie Terrace to the west. The nearest government secondary schools are Fortitude Valley State Secondary College in neighbouring Fortitude Valley to the north-east and Kelvin Grove State College in neighbouring Kelvin Grove to the north.[24]

Queensland University of Technology has its major campus at Gardens Point (27°28′36″S 153°01′41″E / 27.4767°S 153.0281°E / -27.4767; 153.0281 (Queensland University of Technology (Gardens Point Campus))), located between Parliament House, the City Botanic Gardens, and the Brisbane River.[25] It hosts an art gallery and operates Old Government House as a museum; both of these and other facilities are open to the public.[26]

A number of other universities have premises in the Brisbane CBD for events, networking, and short courses, but their major teaching and research facilities are not in the CBD.[27][28][29][30][31]

Buildings and precincts

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See also: List of tallest buildings in Brisbane
The Albert Street Uniting Church
Soleil building under construction

Up until 1964, a Brisbane City Council regulation limited building heights to 132 ft (40 m).[32] 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).[33]

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.[34] 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.[35]

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 Great Recession. At the beginning of 2008, the Brisbane central business district contained 1.7 million square metres of office space.[36] High demand in the office market had pushed vacancy rates in the Brisbane CBD to 0.7% by January 2008, the lowest in Australia.[36] 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%.[37]

Attractions

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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

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The National Australia Bank Building, located on Queen Street, was heritage listed in October 1992.

Brisbane has many heritage-listed sites, including:

Transport

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See also: Transport in Brisbane

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.[50]

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.[51]

King George Square Busway Station, an underground bus station
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The Brisbane CBD has featured in a number of films, including:

See also

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