
Brisbane City is the central
suburb
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and
central business district
A central business district (CBD) is the Commerce, commercial and business center of a city. It contains commercial space and offices, and in larger cities will often be described as a financial district. Geographically, it often coincides wit ...
of
Brisbane
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, the state capital of
Queensland
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, Australia.
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
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, historically known as ''Meanjin'', ''Mianjin'' or ''Meeanjin'' in the local
Yuggera
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dialect. The triangular-shaped peninsula is bounded by the
median
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of the Brisbane River to the east, south and west. 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
Fortitude Valley (often called "The Valley" by local residents) is an inner suburb of the City of Brisbane, the state capital of Queensland, Australia. In the , Fortitude Valley had a population of 9,708 people. The suburb features two pedestri ...
. To the west the CBD is bounded by
Milton,
Petrie Terrace
Petrie Terrace is an inner suburb in the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. In the , Petrie Terrace had a population of 1,168 people.
Geography
The suburb is by road west of the Brisbane General Post Office. The precinct is bordered ...
, and
Kelvin Grove.
In the , the suburb of Brisbane City had a population of 12,587 people.
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Geography
The Brisbane central business district is an area of densely concentrated skyscrapers and other buildings, interspersed by several parks such as Roma Street Parklands
Roma Street Parkland covers 11 hectares in the centre of the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. The Roma Street Parkland is adjacent to the former Brisbane Transit Centre and the Roma Street railway station from which it takes its nam ...
, City Botanic Gardens
The City Botanic Gardens (formerly the Brisbane Botanic Gardens) is a heritage-listed botanic garden on Alice Street, Brisbane City, City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It was also known as Queen's Park. It is located on Gardens Poi ...
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
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. Queen Street (named in honour of Queen Victoria
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) is Brisbane's traditional main street and contains its largest pedestrian mall
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, the Queen Street Mall
The Queen Street Mall is a pedestrian mall located on Queen Street in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. The mall extends approximately from George Street to Edward Street, and has more than 700 retailers over of retail space, which incl ...
. Streets named after female members (Adelaide
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, Alice
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* Alice (name), most often a feminine given name, but also used as a surname
Literature
* Alice (''Alice's Adventures in Wonderland''), a character in books by Lewis Carroll
* ''Alice'' series, children's and teen books by ...
, Ann
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Anne is sometimes used as a male name in ...
, Charlotte, Elizabeth
Elizabeth or Elisabeth may refer to:
People
* Elizabeth (given name), a female given name (including people with that name)
* Empress Elisabeth (disambiguation), lists various empresses named ''Elisabeth'' or ''Elizabeth''
* Princess Elizabeth ...
, Margaret
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, and Mary
Mary may refer to:
People
* Mary (name), a female given name (includes a list of people with the name)
Religion
* New Testament people named Mary, overview article linking to many of those below
* Mary, mother of Jesus, also called the Blesse ...
) run parallel to Queen Street and perpendicular to streets named after male members (Albert
Albert may refer to:
Companies
* Albert Computers, Inc., a computer manufacturer in the 1980s
* Albert Czech Republic, a supermarket chain in the Czech Republic
* Albert Heijn, a supermarket chain in the Netherlands
* Albert Market, a street mar ...
, Edward
Edward is an English male name. It is derived from the Anglo-Saxon name ''Ēadweard'', composed of the elements '' ēad'' "wealth, fortunate; prosperous" and '' weard'' "guardian, protector”.
History
The name Edward was very popular in Anglo-S ...
, George
George may refer to:
Names
* George (given name)
* George (surname)
People
* George (singer), American-Canadian singer George Nozuka, known by the mononym George
* George Papagheorghe, also known as Jorge / GEØRGE
* George, stage name of Gior ...
, and William
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).
The CBD's squares
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include King George Square
King George Square is a town square, public square located between Adelaide Street, Brisbane, Adelaide Street and Ann Street, Brisbane, Ann Street (and between two sections of Albert Street, Brisbane, Albert Street) in Brisbane, Queensland, A ...
, Post Office Square and ANZAC Square (home to the city's central war memorial
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Symbolism
Historical usage
It has ...
).
The Brisbane central business district was built on a spur of the Taylor Range
The Taylor Range or Herbert Taylor Range is a mountain range on the western edge of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It was first named The Glenmorrison Range by John Oxley during his exploration of the area in January 1824. In 1828, the colonia ...
with the highest spot in the suburb being Wickham Terrace
Wickham Terrace is one of the historic streets of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It is known as the street of private medical specialists.
Geography
Wickham Terrace commences at the western corner of the intersection of Ann Street, Brisbane, ...
. North Quay is an area in the CBD that was a landing point during the first European exploration of the Brisbane River
The Brisbane River (Turrbal language, Turrbal: ) is the longest river in South East Queensland, Australia. It flows through the city of Brisbane, before emptying into Moreton Bay on the Coral Sea. John Oxley, the first European to explore the ...
.
Petrie Bight
Petrie Bight is a reach of the Brisbane River
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(), which gives its name to the small pocket of land centred on the area under the Story Bridge
The Story Bridge is a heritage-listed steel cantilever bridge spanning the Brisbane River built to carry vehicular, bicycle and pedestrian traffic between the northern and the southern suburbs of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It is the long ...
'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. The site was named after Andrew Petrie
Andrew Petrie (June 1798 – 20 February 1872) was a Scottish-Australian pioneer, architect and builder in Brisbane, Queensland.
Early life
Andrew Petrie was born in June 1798 in Fife, Scotland, to parents Walter Petrie and Margaret (''née'' ...
and has been the base for water police and in earlier times wharves. The location of Customs House
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and the preference for wharves was due to the site being directly downstream from the central business district.
History
Wharf Street Baptist Church opened at 38 Wharf Street (corner of Adelaide Street, ) on 6 February 1859. It was the first Baptist church
Baptists are a denomination within Protestant Christianity distinguished by baptizing only professing Christian believers ( believer's baptism) and doing so by complete immersion. Baptist churches generally subscribe to the doctrines of ...
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
Andrew Petrie (June 1798 – 20 February 1872) was a Scottish-Australian pioneer, architect and builder in Brisbane, Queensland.
Early life
Andrew Petrie was born in June 1798 in Fife, Scotland, to parents Walter Petrie and Margaret (''née'' ...
. The church was 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
Thomas Blacket Stephens (5 January 1819 – 26 August 1877) was a wealthy Brisbane businessman and newspaper proprietor who also served as an alderman and mayor of Brisbane Municipal Council,Brisbane City Council Archives a Member of the Legisl ...
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
Wickham Terrace is one of the historic streets of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It is known as the street of private medical specialists.
Geography
Wickham Terrace commences at the western corner of the intersection of Ann Street, Brisbane, ...
. The Wharf Street church was sold, holding its last service on 5 October 1890 with the tabernacle being dedicated on 9 October 1890. The building is no longer extant. On Tuesday 25 May 2021, a Baptist Historic plaque was placed at the site to commemorate the church.
On 2 April 1860, the Queensland Government
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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.
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 () to establish their first church, still operating as at 2021 under the name Your Church.
The Brisbane City Library opened in 1965, moving into Brisbane Square
Brisbane Square is a high-rise Office building, office Skyscraper, tower in Brisbane central business district, Brisbane City, Queensland, Australia. The building has 38 floors and rises to a height of 151 metres. The building's main use is for ...
in 2006.
The city centre was damaged by the 2010-2011 floods.
Demographics
In the , 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%.
In the , Brisbane City had a population of 12,587 people.
Education
There are no schools in the central business district. The nearest government primary schools are Brisbane Central State School
Brisbane Central State School, also known as Leichhardt Street State School, and Brisbane Practicing School, is a heritage-listed state school, public Mixed-sex education, coeducational primary school, located at 85 Rogers Street, Spring Hill, ...
in neighbouring Spring Hill to the north and Petrie Terrace State School in neighbouring Petrie Terrace
Petrie Terrace is an inner suburb in the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. In the , Petrie Terrace had a population of 1,168 people.
Geography
The suburb is by road west of the Brisbane General Post Office. The precinct is bordered ...
to the west. The nearest government secondary schools are Fortitude Valley State Secondary College in neighbouring Fortitude Valley
Fortitude Valley (often called "The Valley" by local residents) is an inner suburb of the City of Brisbane, the state capital of Queensland, Australia. In the , Fortitude Valley had a population of 9,708 people. The suburb features two pedestri ...
to the north-east and Kelvin Grove State College
Kelvin Grove State College is a government primary secondary school in Kelvin Grove, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, three kilometres from Brisbane’s central business district and adjacent the Kelvin Grove campus of Queensland University o ...
in neighbouring Kelvin Grove to the north.
Queensland University of Technology has its major campus at Gardens Point (), located between Parliament House
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Meeting places of parliament
Australia
* Parliament House, Canberra, Parliament of Australia
* Parliament House, Adelaide, Parliament of South Australia
* Parliament House, Brisbane, Parliament of Queensland
* P ...
, the City Botanic Gardens, and the Brisbane River. It hosts an art gallery and operates Old Government House as a museum; both of these and other facilities are open to the public.
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.
Buildings and precincts
Up until 1964, a Brisbane City Council regulation limited building heights to . Some of the first skyscrapers built in the CBD include the SGIO building (now Suncorp Plaza
Suncorp Plaza is a high-rise building in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
Suncorp Plaza, formerly known as the State Government Insurance Office (Queensland), SGIO Building and SGIO Theatre, Theatre, is located on the intersection of Albert ...
) 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).
In the last few decades the number of apartment building
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s that have been constructed has increased substantially. Brisbane is home to several of Australia's tallest buildings. Brisbane's tallest buildings are Brisbane Skytower
Brisbane Skytower is a skyscraper at 222 Margaret Street in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. The 90-storey residential tower is Brisbane's tallest building, and the sixth tallest building in Australia. It is also the largest residential bui ...
at 270 metres, The One
The One may refer to:
Buildings
* The One (shopping centre), a shopping centre in Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong
* The One (Toronto), a mixed-use skyscraper under development in Toronto, Canada
* The One, a residential skyscraper under constru ...
at 264 metres, One William Street at 260 metres, Soleil
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at 243 metres, Aurora Tower at 207 metres, Riparian Plaza
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at 200 metres, One One One Eagle Street
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at 195 metres, and Infinity
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at 249 metres, which was completed in 2014.
The Brisbane CBD is one of the major business hubs in Australia. 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
The Queen Street Mall is a pedestrian mall located on Queen Street in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. The mall extends approximately from George Street to Edward Street, and has more than 700 retailers over of retail space, which incl ...
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
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and Ann
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Anne is sometimes used as a male name in ...
Streets.
The government precinct was an area centred on the Executive Building that includes many Queensland Government
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offices. 111 George Street, Mineral House, and Education House are also located here. 1 William Street
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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
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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
The Riverside Expressway is part of the Pacific Motorway that runs through Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It is located on the western side of the Brisbane CBD and is made up of various bridges and overpasses. The North Bank development was ...
.
Rental prices
Like most other Australian capital cities, Brisbane has experienced dramatic rises in rental prices for residential and office space before the Great Recession
The Great Recession was a period of market decline in economies around the world that occurred from late 2007 to mid-2009. . At the beginning of 2008, the Brisbane central business district contained 1.7 million square metres of office space.
High demand in the office market had pushed vacancy rates in the Brisbane CBD to 0.7% by January 2008, the lowest in Australia. 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%.
Attractions
Major landmarks and attractions in the CBD include City Hall
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(including the Museum of Brisbane
The Museum of Brisbane (MoB) is a history and art museum in Brisbane, Australia. The museum explores contemporary and historic Brisbane through a program of art and social history exhibitions, workshops, talks, guided tours, and children's activi ...
), the Story Bridge
The Story Bridge is a heritage-listed steel cantilever bridge spanning the Brisbane River built to carry vehicular, bicycle and pedestrian traffic between the northern and the southern suburbs of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It is the long ...
, the Howard Smith Wharves
Howard Smith Wharves is a heritage-listed wharf on the Brisbane River beneath Bowen Terrace in Brisbane central business district, Brisbane City and Fortitude Valley, Queensland, Fortitude Valley, Queensland, Australia. It was built from 1939 ...
, ANZAC Square, St John's Cathedral, the Brisbane River
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and its Riverwalk network, the City Botanic Gardens
The City Botanic Gardens (formerly the Brisbane Botanic Gardens) is a heritage-listed botanic garden on Alice Street, Brisbane City, City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It was also known as Queen's Park. It is located on Gardens Poi ...
, Roma Street Parkland
Roma Street Parkland covers 11 hectares in the centre of the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. The Roma Street Parkland is adjacent to the former Brisbane Transit Centre and the Roma Street railway station from which it takes its n ...
, Queensland Parliament House
Parliament House in Brisbane is the meeting place of the Parliament of Queensland, housing its only chamber, the Legislative Assembly. It is located on the corner of George Street and Alice Street at Gardens Point in the CBD, and is next ...
, Old Government House and Customs House
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.
Heritage listings
Brisbane has many heritage-listed
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sites, including:
* a number of properties in Adelaide Street, Brisbane
Adelaide Street is a major street in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It runs between and parallel to Queen Street, Brisbane, Queen Street and Ann Street, Brisbane, Ann Street.
History
By May 1873 there was a Primitive Methodist Church in Adel ...
* a number of properties in Albert Street, Brisbane
Albert Street is a street in the Brisbane central business district, Queensland, Australia. It was named after Prince Albert, the Prince Consort of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom. Albert Street railway station is being built directly bene ...
* a number of properties in Alice Street, Brisbane
Alice Street is a street in the Brisbane CBD, Queensland, Australia. It is the most southern major road in the city's central business district, running parallel to the other female-named streets in the city. It was named after Princess Alice of ...
* a number of properties in Ann Street, Brisbane
Ann Street runs parallel to Adelaide Street and is the northernmost street in the Brisbane CBD in Queensland, Australia. The street is named for Anne, Queen of Great Britain, as part of the CBD street naming series of female British royalty. It ...
* Boundary Street: Howard Smith Wharves
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* a number of properties in Charlotte Street, Brisbane
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* Coronation Drive: Coronation Drive retaining wall
* 15 Countess Street: Roma Street railway station
Roma Street railway station is a commuter and long-distance passenger train station located in the Brisbane central business district, central business district of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It is the junction station for the North Coast ...
* a number of properties in Creek Street, Brisbane
Creek Street is a major street in the central business district of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. The street follows a one-way south–north direction, starting at the beginning of Charlotte Street and cutting through Elizabeth Street, Quee ...
* 118 Eagle Street: Mooney Memorial Fountain
* 118A Eagle Street: Eagle Street Fig Trees
Eagle Street Fig Trees is a heritage-listed group of trees at 118A Eagle Street, Brisbane City, City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. They were planted by Walter Hill. It is also known as Fig Tree Reserve and Plantation Reserve. It was ad ...
* 123 Eagle Street (): Riverside Centre
* a number of properties in Edward Street, Brisbane
Edward Street is a busy thoroughfare in the Brisbane central business district, Queensland, Australia. It is a one-way street located between Albert Street, Brisbane, Albert Street and Creek Street, Brisbane, Creek Street, and runs from Uppe ...
* a number of properties in Elizabeth Street, Brisbane
Elizabeth Street is a major street in the centre of the city in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. The street was one of the Early Streets of Brisbane, earliest in Brisbane being established at the beginning of settlement in Brisbane as Moreton B ...
* a number of properties in Margaret Street, Brisbane
Margaret Street is a major road in the Brisbane central business district, central business district of Brisbane. The street is one of a number that were named after female members of the House of Hanover, royal family shortly after the penal co ...
* 20–30 Market Street: Wenley House
* a number of properties in Mary Street, Brisbane
Mary Street is a major road in the Brisbane central business district. The street is one of a number that were named after female queens and princesses of the royal family shortly after the penal colony was settled. Charlotte Street is posit ...
* a number of properties in North Quay, Brisbane
North Quay is a location in the Brisbane central business district and the name of a street in the same area, running along the Brisbane River from an intersection near Makerston Street to the top of the Queen Street mall, linking the Victori ...
* a number of properties in Queen Street, Brisbane
Queen Street is the main street of Brisbane, the capital of Queensland, Australia. It is named after Queen Victoria.
The western part of the street is covered by a new plaza at the base of Brisbane Square and underneath part of the western hal ...
* Skew Street: First Brisbane Burial Ground
* Skew Street: William Jolly Bridge
The William Jolly Bridge is a heritage-listed road bridge over the Brisbane River between North Quay, Brisbane, North Quay in the Brisbane central business district and Grey Street in South Brisbane, within City of Brisbane, Queensland, Austra ...
* 168 Turbot Street: Brisbane Dental Hospital and College
Brisbane Dental Hospital and College is a heritage-listed former dental hospital at 168 Turbot Street, Brisbane City, Queensland, Australia. It was designed by Raymond C Nowland and built from 1938 to 1941 by the Queensland Department of P ...
* 224 Turbot Street: King Edward Park Air Raid Shelter
King Edward Park Air Raid Shelter is a heritage-listed former air raid shelter at 224 Turbot Street, Brisbane City, City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It was designed by Frank Gibson Costello and built by Brisbane City Council. It wa ...
* 436 Upper Roma Street
Roma Street is a major street in Brisbane, the capital of Queensland, Australia. It is named after Diamantina Bowen, Diamantina Bowen (née di Roma), the wife of the first Governor of Queensland, George Bowen.
Geography
Roma Street is the mai ...
: Hellesvere
Hellesvere is a heritage-listed detached house at 436 Upper Roma Street, Brisbane, Upper Roma Street, Brisbane City, Queensland, Brisbane City, City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It was built . It is also known as Eton. It was added to t ...
* a number of properties in William Street, Brisbane
William Street is a small, relatively quiet road in the uptown part of the Brisbane central business district. The street is historically significant to the city's early development as a penal colony. The first convict buildings were built along ...
Transport
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
The William Jolly Bridge is a heritage-listed road bridge over the Brisbane River between North Quay, Brisbane, North Quay in the Brisbane central business district and Grey Street in South Brisbane, within City of Brisbane, Queensland, Austra ...
and the Go Between Bridge
The Go Between Bridge, formerly known as the Hale Street Link, is a toll bridge for vehicles, pedestrians and cyclists over the Brisbane River in inner-city Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. The bridge connects Merivale and Cordelia Streets in ...
. The Story Bridge
The Story Bridge is a heritage-listed steel cantilever bridge spanning the Brisbane River built to carry vehicular, bicycle and pedestrian traffic between the northern and the southern suburbs of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It is the long ...
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
The Riverside Expressway is part of the Pacific Motorway that runs through Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It is located on the western side of the Brisbane CBD and is made up of various bridges and overpasses. The North Bank development was ...
which runs along the south western edge of the city. Heading under and bypassing the CBD is the Clem Jones Tunnel
The M7 Clem Jones Tunnel (CLEM7), known during its development as the North–South Bypass Tunnel (NSBT), is a A$3.2 billion motorway grade toll road under the Brisbane River, between Woolloongabba and Bowen Hills in Brisbane, Queensland. ...
. Because on-street car parking is in high demand, parking meters are installed across the inner city.
By bicycle and foot, the Goodwill Bridge
The Goodwill Bridge is a pedestrian and cyclist bridge which spans the Brisbane River in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. The bridge connects the South Bank Parklands in South Brisbane to Gardens Point in the Brisbane CBD.
The Goodwill B ...
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
The Kangaroo Point Bridge is a pedestrian and cyclist bridge across the Brisbane River in Brisbane, Australia. The bridge connects the suburb of Kangaroo Point with the Brisbane central business district.
The design for the bridge is a single ...
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
Queen Street bus station is the primary bus terminus in Brisbane central business district in Queensland, Australia. It is underneath Uptown, Brisbane (formerly the Myer Centre) & Queen Street Mall. It opened on 26 March 1988 along with the ...
and King George Square busway station
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. Suburban train services pass through Central railway station, and Roma Street railway station
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. 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
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high speed ferry service, popular with tourists and commuters, operates services along the Brisbane River
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between the University of Queensland
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and Northshore Hamilton, stopping at several CBD wharves.
The Brisbane Riverwalk
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, a pedestrian and cyclist pathway adjoins the central business district along the river bank.
In popular culture
The Brisbane CBD has featured in a number of films, including:
* ''Inspector Gadget 2
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'', the sequel to ''Inspector Gadget
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'', featured many scenes showing the Brisbane CBD
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, South Bank
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and Kangaroo Point.
* ''The Marine
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'', a film featuring John Cena
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, featured the Golden Triangle district of the CBD, during a scene in which an explosion occurred.
* ''Fool's Gold
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Pyrite's metallic Lustre (mineralogy), lu ...
'', a 2008 film featured the CBD primarily the Botanic Gardens throughout the beginning of the film.
* One of Jackie Chan
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'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
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'' was filmed in Brisbane.
* In the 2015 film '' San Andreas'' starring Dwayne Johnson
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, several streets of the CBD were used to portray San Francisco
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.
* In the 2017 film '' Thor: Ragnarok'', Mary Street was used in a scene with Chris Hemsworth
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and Tom Hiddleston
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to portray New York City
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.
See also
* List of Brisbane suburbs
This is a list of the almost 450 suburbs in the Brisbane metropolis, Queensland, Australia.
Local government areas
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References
Further reading
* ''Petrie-Terrace Brisbane 1858–1988'' – Its ups and downs, R. Fisher, Boolarong, 1988
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External links
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