Queensland
StateState of Australia.
AsiaCapital: BrisbaneLanguage: English
Population
5.6M
Metros tracked
10
4.9M in metros (88%)
Composite score
48.6
Sum across tracked metros
Type
State
At a glance
- Established
- 1859
- Area
- 1,729,742 km²
- Population density
- 3 /km²
- 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. Hover for rank, click to open the metro 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
32.0
2.7MMajor Metro
#240Gold Coast
11.7781KRegional Hub
#942Sunshine Coast
1.8435KEmerging Metro
#1097Townsville
1.4235KEmerging Metro
#1116Cairns
1.3252KEmerging Metro
#2778Mount Isa
0.319KLocal Metro
#3261Toowoomba
0.1184KLocal Metro
#3458Mackay
0.0128KLocal Metro
#3459Rockhampton
0.0128KLocal Metro
#3810Gladstone
0.068KLocal Metro
| Rank | Metro | Population | Score | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #89 | Brisbane★ Capital | 2.7M | 32.0 | Major Metro |
| #240 | Gold Coast | 781K | 11.7 | Regional Hub |
| #942 | Sunshine Coast | 435K | 1.8 | Emerging Metro |
| #1097 | Townsville | 235K | 1.4 | Emerging Metro |
| #1116 | Cairns | 252K | 1.3 | Emerging Metro |
| #2778 | Mount Isa | 19K | 0.3 | Local Metro |
| #3261 | Toowoomba | 184K | 0.1 | Local Metro |
| #3458 | Mackay | 128K | 0.0 | Local Metro |
| #3459 | Rockhampton | 128K | 0.0 | Local Metro |
| #3810 | Gladstone | 68K | 0.0 | Local Metro |