Brisbane City
1,375,301
Australia's largest council by population. The river, the CityCats and the inner suburbs. Check any address on FloodWise before you sign a lease.
Brisbane City guideMoving to Brisbane? Start here.
Plain English guides to Brisbane's council areas, suburbs, real costs and the trades worth calling, with every fact sourced and dated.
Find your council area
Greater Brisbane is split across five big councils. Your council sets your rates and runs your bins, libraries and local roads, so it is worth knowing which one you will land in.
Moreton Bay
532,445
From the Bribie Island beaches to the range at Mount Glorious and Dayboro, growing around several town centres.
Moreton Bay guideLogan
403,515
Grew 3.1% in a year, yet council says 70% of its land is still rural, semi rural or conservation.
Logan guideIpswich
268,272
Queensland's oldest provincial city, with heritage streets and fast growing estates at Ripley and Springfield.
Ipswich guideRedland
172,831
The Redlands Coast, with ferries from Cleveland across to North Stradbroke Island (Minjerribah).
Redland guideBrowse by topic
The questions people moving here ask most, sorted the way you will need them.
Moving to Brisbane
Costs, rego and licence transfers, and your first weeks.
Suburbs
What each suburb is actually like to live in.
Trades & Services
Shortlists for when something breaks and you do not know who to call.
Cost & Lifestyle
Rent, transport, schools, weather and everyday life.
Council Areas
Rates, bins, hospitals, schools and transport by council.
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