Statistics and Facts
Proclaimed a city | 1904 | |
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Location | Queensland, South East | |
Area | 1,090 km² | |
Estimated resident population | 210,000 (as at 16 March 2018, ICC) | |
Projected resident population | 520,000 by the year 2041 (South East Queensland Regional Plan) | |
Persons aged 15 years and under | 47,906,23.9% of total area population (as at 2016, OESR) | |
Persons aged 65 years and over | 20,585,10.3% of total area population (as at 2016, OESR) | |
| Median age | 32.3 years (as at 2016, QGSO) | |
Major industries | Health care and social assistance (13.2% of region's employed labour, QGSO); retail trade (10.5%); manufacturing (10%) |