Brisbane City

Brisbane City and the Brisbane River, c.2020

**Brisbane City** is the central business district of Greater Brisbane. It's a commercial and residential suburb home to 9,460 people as of the 2016 census.

Suburbs surrounding Brisbane City

## History

### Establishment as a suburb

Brisbane City was established as a suburb (replacing the prior city suburb) on June 18, 2010 by the Queensland Minister for Natural Resources, Mines and Energy. The boundary between Brisbane City and Milton was amended on May 30, 2014. Brisbane City's boundaries have remained the same since.

## Demographics

In the 2016 census, Brisbane City recorded a population of 9,460 people, 48% female and 52% male. The median age of the Brisbane City population was 29 years, 9 years below the national median. 32.2% of people living in Brisbane City were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were China (8.9%), South Korea (8.3%), England (3.7%), Taiwan (3.2%) and Brazil (2.8%).

Brisbane City is a predominantly non-family suburb with 47.2% of households being family households. Of these family households, 29.0% have children. The other households are single-person households (35.0%) and group households (17.8%).

### Employment and wealth

In 2016, Brisbane City had an unemployment rate of 11.4%, 4.5% higher than the national rate. The top industries were cafes and restaurants (9.6%), computer system design and related services (4.3%), building and other industrial cleaning services (3.8%), legal services (3.5%) and accounting services (3.2%).

The weekly median household income was $1,756 (annually $91,312) and the weekly median personal income was $708 (annually $36,816).

## Education

### Schools

Private schools

* All Hallows' School
* Brisbane Girls Grammar School
* Brisbane Grammar School
* St James College
* St Joseph's College

### Students

Students in Brisbane City

There was a total of 2,423 students living in Brisbane City in 2016, making up 25.6% of all residents. Out of those attending an educational institution, the top responses were university (73.7%), technical institution (13.6%) and secondary school (5.8%).

Students in Brisbane City

79.4% of Brisbane City's residents (aged 15 years or over) had finished year 12 or achieved a higher level of education by the 2016 census. However, it should also be noted that 11.9% of the counted population didn't state their education level.

## References

1. ↑ "Elevation Finder". *Free Map Tools*. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 "2016 Census QuickStats: Brisbane City". *Australian Bureau of Statistics*. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
3. ↑ "Brisbane City 4000 Postcode". *Australia Post*. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
4. ↑ "2016 Census Community Profiles: Brisbane City". *Australian Bureau of Statistics*. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Brisbane suburbs § B". *Brisbane City Council*. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Where is my electorate?". *Electoral Commission of Queensland*. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
7. ↑ "Find my electorate: Brisbane City". *Australian Electoral Commission*. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
8. ↑ "Brisbane City - Suburb". *Queensland Government*. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
9. ↑ "2011 Census QuickStats: Brisbane City". *Australian Bureau of Statistics*. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
10. ↑ "School search: Brisbane". *My School*. Retrieved 22 June 2021.

## External links

* Brisbane Central – Queensland Places
* Brisbane City – Google Maps
* 2016 Census QuickStats: Brisbane City – Australian Bureau of Statistics