Brisbane Culture - Brisbane is the Capital of Queensland and is one of the major Australian cities. With a modern history dating from 1800's, it was inhabited by Aboriginals way back giving it a rich heritage. Australia is the sixth largest country in the world and is a continent by itself. Australia is in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It measures 4,000 km. from the east to west coast and 3,200 km from north to south. The coastline is 36,735 km all the way around

Geography
Located in the southeastern corner of Queensland, flank by Gold Coast on the south and Sunshine Coast to the north. Brisbane is a river city, situated 25km upstream from the mouth of the Brisbane River.

Population
Australia: 19.5 million
Brisbane: 1.6 million

Ethnic Groups
94% European descent, 4% Asian, 1.5% Aboriginal