Queensland
StateData as of · Metro Power Rankings
State of Australia.
AsiaCapital: BrisbaneLanguage: English
Population
5.6M
Metros tracked
10
4.9M in metros (88%)
Composite score
48.7
Sum across tracked metros
Type
State
At a glance
- Established
- 1859
- Area
- 1,729,742 km² (667,857 mi²)
- Population density
- 3/km² (8/mi²)
- Highest point
- Mount Bartle Frere (1,611 m (5,285 ft))
- Legislature
- Parliament of Queensland
- Human Development Index
- 0.947 (2023)
- House seats
- 30
- Senate seats
- 12
- Rank in Australia
- 3rd of 12 by composite score
- Area rank
- 2nd of 8 by area
- Largest tracked metro
- Brisbane
Civic facts via Wikidata.
Queensland metro footprint
10 metrosLoading map…
Global CapitalContinental MetroMajor MetroRegional HubEstablishedEmergingLocal
Polygons shaded by composite tier. Select a metro for its rank and a link to its page. Boundaries derived from Overture Maps administrative divisions; metros without source coverage are omitted. Some metro footprints may extend beyond the state border where the metropolitan area spans state lines.
10 tracked metros
#88Brisbane★ Capital
2.7M · Major Metro
32.1
#242Gold Coast
781K · Regional Hub
11.7
#970Sunshine Coast
435K · Emerging Metro
1.8
#1126Townsville
235K · Emerging Metro
1.4
#1144Cairns
252K · Emerging Metro
1.3
#2840Mount Isa
19K · Local Metro
0.3
#3278Toowoomba
184K · Local Metro
0.1
#3446Mackay
128K · Local Metro
0.0
#3447Rockhampton
128K · Local Metro
0.0
#3807Gladstone
68K · Local Metro
0.0