South East Queensland
South East Queensland (SEQ) is a conurbation and region in the Australian state of Queensland, located in the southeastern corner of the state.
| South East Queensland Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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 Regions of Queensland with South East Queensland in the bottom right hand corner of the state | |||||||||||||||
| Population | 3,800,000 (2020)[1][2] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 107.8/km2 (279/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1824 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 35,248 km2 (13,609.3 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | City of Brisbane, City of Gold Coast, Somerset Region, Sunshine Coast Region, City of Moreton Bay, Redland City, Logan City, Shire of Noosa, Scenic Rim Region, City of Ipswich, Lockyer Valley Region, Toowoomba Region | ||||||||||||||
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The region can be defined in many different ways, but it always includes the three largest cities in the state: Brisbane, the Gold Coast and the Sunshine Coast, as well as the city of Ipswich. It is the third-largest metropolitan area in Australia after Greater Sydney and Greater Melbourne.
Cities
In a very broad definition of South East Queensland, it can include the following cities:
- Brisbane
- Gold Coast
- Ipswich
- Sunshine Coast
- Toowoomba
- Tweed Heads (located just south of the New South Wales border, but sometimes included as South East Queensland)
It also can include nearby towns, such as Beaudesert and Esk.
References
- "Population Estimates by Local Government Area, 2019 to 2020". Australian Bureau of Statistics. 2021-03-01. Retrieved 2021-04-05.
- "Our region at a glance". seqmayors.qld.gov.au.
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