Brisbane Square
Population
Brisbane is Australia’s third largest city - with only Melbourne and Sydney being larger. Brisbane’s resident population in 2006 was 1.76 million, according to the 2006 Census by the Australian Bureau of Statistics.
The Brisbane City Council says that 16,000 people move to the city each year.
Cultural diversity
The population is also culturally diverse. Currently over 28% of Brisbane’s population was born overseas. In 2006 over 17% of the population spoke a language other than English at home with Mandarin, Vietnamese, Cantonese, Italian and Samoan being some of the most commonly spoken languages. (According to the 2006 Census ABS)
Brisbane’s Sister Cities
Brisbane has six (6) active Sister City Relationships:
- KOBE, Japan
- AUCKLAND, New Zealand
- SHENZHEN, People’s Republic of China
- SEMARANG, Indonesia
- KAOHSIUNG, Taiwan
- DAEJEON, Republic of Korea
- CHONGQING, People's Republic of China
- ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates
More facts and figures
For more facts and statistics about Brisbane visit the Brisbane City Council website. The Living in Brisbane 2026 document also has some useful statistics and predictions about Brisbane's population and demographics.
