Brisbane City

There are 6 States in Australia, each with a Capital City LGA.

Except for Brisbane, their area is based primarily on the Central Business District.

Brisbane is unique, as revealed in this table.

STATE	CAPITAL CITY LGA	AREA IN SQ KILOMETRES	POPULATION AS AT 2021
South Australia	Adelaide	15.57	25,026
Western Australia	Perth	20.01	28,463
News South Wales	Sydney	25	211,632
Victoria	Melbourne	37.7	149,615
Tasmania	Hobart	77.9	56,684
Queensland	Brisbane	1,343	1,264,024

Brisbane has 197 suburbs, ranging from inner city to rural, and includes a small number of Islands.

This size and diversity was achieved when, in 1924, The Queensland Government abolished 20 local government areas and merged them into the new Brisbane City