Brisbane is a unique blend of the old and new. At its heart, beautifully restored sandstone buildings provide a delightful backdrop to the city's glass towers. The inner city clusters around the loops of the Brisbane River, connected to leafy, open-skied suburban communities by riverside bikeways.
Brisbane residents enjoy a wide range of landscapes and lifestyles including ultra-modern shopping centres, pedestrian malls, alternative culture clusters, up-market commercial precincts and the South Bank Parklands. With over 1000 parks and gardens and the riverside Botanic Gardens at its centre, Brisbane is a green city.
The world-famous Gold Coast lies just to the south and the peaceful Sunshine Coast to the north, with easy access to a variety of natural attractions and scenery including beautiful Moreton Bay, rainforests and rolling rural landscapes.
In this section:
- Population and climate: Provides general information regarding Brisbane's population and climate.
- Accommodation: An overview of living options in Brisbane.
- Cost of living: Summarises the expenses used to calculate the cost of living in Brisbane.
- Food and shopping: A brief overview of Brisbane's popular food and shopping locations.
- Employment: Describes employment conditions in Brisbane.
- Medical and hospital treatment: Describes Brisbane's medical facilities and their availablilty.
- Sport and entertainment: Describes Brisbane's popular sporting, cultural and other recreational activites.
- For international students: Provides international students important information regarding life in Brisbane.