Global CityIntelligence

Australia / Oceania

Brisbane City Intelligence

Brisbane is Queensland's capital, a sub-tropical Australian city with strong outdoor amenity, growing tech and services activity, and active climate-adaptation work. Brisbane is a oceania city of about 2.7M metro in Australia. On the composite city-intelligence score, Brisbane sits comfortably above the indexed median (84/100).

Last updated
2026-05-16
Data year
2025
Population
2.7M metro
View of Brisbane, Australia

Image credit: Image: Chris Olszewski / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0

Overall score

Brisbane is most useful for users comparing outdoor amenity, growing services activity, and connectivity against heat and storm-exposure considerations.

Overall84/100
Affordability64/100
Air quality84/100
Energy78/100

Overall city intelligence

Strong

84/100

Strong outdoor amenity and connectivity profile balanced against housing pressure.

Outdoor amenity

Very high

Sub-tropical climate and outdoor amenity support strong daily life.

Tech-sector activity

Growing

Software, services, and finance shape rising opportunity.

Brisbane data table

The table is part of the initial server-rendered HTML and mirrors the key city score cards.

Brisbane city intelligence data table
MetricValueContext
Overall score84/100Composite score across major city intelligence modules.
Cost of Living64/100Brisbane is moderately expensive on housing and central services, partially offset by amenity and service quality.
Air Quality84/100Brisbane has strong baseline air quality, supported by coastal context, with episodic bushfire smoke the main seasonal concern.
Energy78/100Brisbane benefits from rapid renewable build-out at the state level and one of the world's highest distributed-solar adoption rates.
Safety86/100Brisbane is among the safer large global cities, with low violent-crime context and consistent neighborhood experience.
Internet Speed84/100Brisbane offers fast fiber broadband and reliable mobile coverage, supporting a growing tech and services economy.
Climate Risk70/100Brisbane carries moderate climate exposure from heat, intense rainfall, and storm and flood pressure, balanced by active adaptation programs.
Resilience76/100Climate adaptation and infrastructure continuity context.

Safety

Deterministic safety estimates from our index — planning signals derived from country priors and city data, not official crime statistics.

Safety

Overall safety77/100
Low crime80/100
Personal safety79/100
Night safety70/100
Road safety75/100

Brisbane is estimated to be a generally safe city (77/100 in our safety index), with solid personal-safety indicators, though night-time scores run lower.

Quality of Life

A composite quality-of-life estimate and its component indicators.

Quality of Life

Quality of life83/100
Healthcare86/100
Education90/100
Green space76/100
Cleanliness88/100
Infrastructure95/100
Mobility71/100

Brisbane has a very high quality-of-life estimate (83/100), with notable strengths in healthcare, green space, cleanliness and infrastructure.

Family Friendliness

How the city scores for raising a family, with the indicators that drive it.

Family Friendliness

Family friendliness81/100
Education90/100
Green space76/100
Overall safety77/100

Brisbane scores very high for family living (81/100), helped by education access, safety, parks and green space and healthcare.

Digital Nomad Suitability

Suitability for remote workers, based on connectivity, mobility, and livability.

Digital Nomad Suitability

Digital nomad suitability78/100
Walkability74/100
Cycling69/100
Infrastructure95/100

Brisbane is high for remote workers (78/100), based on connectivity, affordability, walkability, safety and overall livability and day-to-day amenities.

Retirement Suitability

Suitability for retirement, weighing healthcare, affordability, climate, and environment.

Retirement Suitability

Retirement suitability79/100
Healthcare86/100
Cleanliness88/100
Outdoor lifestyle45/100

Brisbane is high for retirement (79/100), appealing for healthcare access, affordability, a comfortable climate and a clean environment.

Emergency and public safety in Brisbane

Local public safety guidance for Brisbane, with the country-level emergency contacts that apply when calling for police, fire, or ambulance.

Verified
Australia emergency contacts
ServiceNumberNotes
Universal emergency (Triple Zero)00024/7000 reaches police, fire, and ambulance dispatch nationally; 112 also works from mobile phones.

For the universal emergency contacts that apply in Brisbane, including police, fire, and ambulance, see the Australia emergency profile.

Public safety sources

Each emergency contact above is attributed to an official emergency service or government publisher. Confirm current numbers directly with these sources.

Last verified: 2026-05-16

Methodology and the wider source registry are documented on the scoring methodology and data sources pages.

Healthcare and hospitals in Brisbane

Healthcare context for Brisbane, with national-level information from Australia where city-specific data is not yet verified. This is informational only and does not provide medical advice.

Verified

For the national healthcare and public-health context that applies in Brisbane, see the Australia healthcare profile.

Healthcare sources

Each entry above is attributed to an official government, public health, or recognised health-system publisher. Confirm current information directly with these sources.

Last verified: 2026-05-16

Related sections: emergency and public safety, scoring methodology, and data sources.

Transport and mobility in Brisbane

Local mobility context for Brisbane, with national-level context from Australia where city-specific data is not yet verified. This is informational only.

Verified

For national transport authorities and operators that apply in Brisbane, see the Australia transport profile.

Transport sources

Each entry above is attributed to an official transport authority, national operator, airport publisher, or government source. Confirm current information directly with these publishers.

Last verified: 2026-05-16

Related sections: emergency and public safety, healthcare and hospitals, cities directory, countries directory, scoring methodology, data sources.

Air quality dataset

Source-attributed air-quality dataset for Brisbane. Verified measurements are surfaced when published from accepted official datasets; transparent fallback is shown otherwise.

Air quality dataset for Brisbane

Verified data unavailableLast updated 2026-05-16 / data year 2025

Verified air-quality measurements are not yet published for this location

Source-attributed values for Brisbane will appear here after the platform integrates verified measurements from accepted official publishers. Until then, structured air-quality module context remains available on the dedicated module page.

Brisbane air-quality dataset coverage
MetricValueData yearStatus
Air qualityVerified air-quality measurements are not yet published for this location.

Data provenance

Source attribution

  • Global City Intelligence — air-quality dataset

    Verified data unavailable
    Publisher
    Global City Intelligence
    Last verified
    2026-05-16

    The air-quality dataset begins empty by design. Verified city-level measurements appear here only after they are sourced from accepted publishers (WHO, EEA, US EPA, OpenAQ, OECD, or official national/city environmental agencies).

Related comparisons

Pairs that share a city, comparison intent, or region — useful for users planning a wider relocation, remote-work, or business decision.

Explore Brisbane modules

City pages link to module and ranking pages so crawlers can move through the topic cluster naturally.

Cost of Living in Brisbane

Brisbane is moderately expensive on housing and central services, partially offset by amenity and service quality.

Air Quality in Brisbane

Brisbane has strong baseline air quality, supported by coastal context, with episodic bushfire smoke the main seasonal concern.

Energy in Brisbane

Brisbane benefits from rapid renewable build-out at the state level and one of the world's highest distributed-solar adoption rates.

Safety in Brisbane

Brisbane is among the safer large global cities, with low violent-crime context and consistent neighborhood experience.

Internet Speed in Brisbane

Brisbane offers fast fiber broadband and reliable mobile coverage, supporting a growing tech and services economy.

Climate Risk in Brisbane

Brisbane carries moderate climate exposure from heat, intense rainfall, and storm and flood pressure, balanced by active adaptation programs.

City rankings

Compare this city against other indexed cities in crawlable ranking tables.

Cost of living in Brisbane

Cost of living estimates for Brisbane — monthly budgets, rent, food, and transport in the local currency, plus an affordability score for comparison. Planning estimates derived from country baselines, not live prices.

Climate in Brisbane

Climate profile for Brisbane — Semi-Arid climate, annual average 23.4°C, comfort score 76/100. Month-by-month temperatures, rainfall, sunshine, and the best months to visit. Deterministic planning estimates, not a forecast.

Economy and jobs in Brisbane

Economy and jobs profile for Brisbane — major economy, economy score 80/100, key industries including technology, research, mining. Employment, salary, startup, remote-work, and career indicators. Deterministic planning estimates.

Universities and education in Brisbane

Education profile for Brisbane — major university city, education score 76/100, 9 representative universities, plus research, student life, and international-student indicators. Deterministic dataset, not institutional rankings.

Healthcare and retirement in Brisbane

Healthcare and retirement profile for Brisbane — major healthcare center, healthcare score 76/100, retirement score 71/100. Medical access, specialist and emergency care, affordability, and retirement suitability. Deterministic planning estimates.

Arrival planning guide for Brisbane

Practical arrival planning context for Brisbane — links into transport, public-safety, healthcare, budgeting tools, and methodology. Not an official airport or travel instruction service.

Neighborhood planning guide for Brisbane

Structured neighborhood research checklist for Brisbane — links into transport, public-safety, healthcare, arrival planning, and budgeting tools. Not a real-estate, rental, or safety-ranking service.

Moving to Brisbane planning guide

Structured relocation research checklist for Brisbane — links into country context, arrival planning, neighborhood research, cost tools, healthcare, public safety, and transport. Not immigration, visa, tax, legal, financial, medical, or property advice.

Visual guide to Brisbane

Source-attributed visual context for Brisbane using verified Wikimedia imagery from the existing media catalog, alongside structured city intelligence and planning links. Not a tourism guide or attractions ranking.

Summer 2026 travel planning guide for Brisbane

Summer 2026 travel planning checklist for Brisbane — links into arrival planning, visual orientation, budget tools, transport, public safety, and healthcare context. Not a weather forecast, events calendar, hotel-price guide, or tourism ranking.

Weekend trip planning guide for Brisbane

Weekend trip planning checklist for Brisbane — links into arrival planning, Summer 2026 travel context, visual orientation, budget tools, transport, public safety, and healthcare context. Not an itinerary, events calendar, hotel-price guide, restaurant guide, or tourism ranking.

Nearby weekend places from Brisbane

Source-backed nearby place records for local-first weekend planning, with verification status, official source links, Wikidata identity, and visual context.

Estimate a monthly budget for Brisbane

Estimate a monthly budget for Brisbane using your own housing, food, transport, healthcare, and lifestyle inputs. Planning estimator only — not an official cost-of-living measurement.

Plan a trip budget for Brisbane

Plan a trip budget for Brisbane using your own accommodation, food, local transport, activities, travel, healthcare buffer, and emergency buffer inputs. Planning estimator only — not an official travel cost estimate.

Nearby cities from Brisbane

Where else nearby you could spend a day or a weekend from Brisbane. Links are derived from geographic proximity, shared region, shared natural-recreation areas, transport corridors, and country borders — not popularity or tourism rankings.

Gold Coast, Australia

Same region · about 71 km from Brisbane. Explore Gold Coast's city intelligence profile.

Toowoomba, Australia

Same corridor · about 107 km from Brisbane. Explore Toowoomba's city intelligence profile.

Bundaberg, Australia

Same region · about 299 km from Brisbane. Explore Bundaberg's city intelligence profile.

Gladstone, Australia

Same region · about 441 km from Brisbane. Explore Gladstone's city intelligence profile.

Related collections

Regional discovery collections that include Brisbane — named natural regions grouping nearby nature, parks, lakes, coasts, and mountains for local-first day and weekend planning.

Themed collections

Theme-first discovery collections that include Brisbane — grouped by outdoor interest (mountains, lakes, coasts, forests, national parks) rather than geography.

Interpretation

Brisbane is most useful for users comparing outdoor amenity, growing services activity, and connectivity against heat and storm-exposure considerations. Its standout dimensions are safety (86/100) and air quality (84/100). The area most worth watching is cost of living (64/100), where the model registers practical gaps. Data year 2025; last updated 2026-05-16. Drawn from 4 institutional references.

Country context is available on the Australia country page. Related rankings include Overall Intelligence, Quality of Life, Remote Work. See where Brisbane appears in global rankings or read the scoring methodology.

Structured indicators on this page are directional and intended for orientation. Verified datasets are being integrated; official sources should be used for critical decisions.

Sources

4 institutional references inform this view, listed below with reliability notes. Structured indicators on this page are directional and intended for orientation; verified datasets are being integrated and official sources should be used for critical decisions.