Map of Brisbane, Australia

Brisbane is the administrative centre of Queensland, Australia, with a population of about 2,780,063. It lies at 27.4679°S, 153.0281°E. Brisbane is about 944 km (587 mi) northeast of Canberra, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Logan City, 21 km to the southeast.

Brisbane at a glance

Where is Brisbane?

• The 3rd largest city in Australia by recorded population.
• The largest city in Queensland on this site.
• Located in the Southern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 10 h 24 min on the shortest day to 13 h 53 min on the longest day (around 21 June and 21 December).

Cities near Brisbane

• Logan City — 21 km southeast
• Gold Coast — 71 km southeast
• Caloundra — 74 km north
• Sunshine Coast — 90 km north
• Toowoomba — 106 km west
• Hervey Bay — 244 km north
• Bundaberg — 297 km north
• Coffs Harbour — 315 km south
• Gladstone — 440 km northwest
• Port Macquarie — 441 km south

Largest cities in Queensland

• Gold Coast — 640,778
• Sunshine Coast — 398,840
• Logan City — 345,098
• Townsville — 201,313
• Cairns — 153,075
• Toowoomba — 142,163
• Caloundra — 96,305
• Mackay — 84,333
• Rockhampton — 81,021
• Bundaberg — 73,747

Largest cities in Australia

• Sydney — 5,638,830
• Melbourne — 5,435,590
• Perth — 2,384,371
• Adelaide — 1,469,163
• Gold Coast — 640,778
• Newcastle — 508,437
• Sunshine Coast — 398,840
• Canberra — 367,752
• Logan City — 345,098
• Geelong — 282,809

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.