Brisbane CBD Suburb Profile 

In recent years, living in Brisbane CBD has allowed residents to experience a city that has emerged from the shadows of its southern cousins, Sydney and Melbourne. While the district remains a hub of government and corporate activity, lately the city is accruing a collection of impressive bars, pubs, eateries, and community markets. The city centre once served solely as a business precinct, but today it has come to encapsulate the state’s booming cultural expansion. Eating and drinking establishments are infiltrating the CBD’s borders to accommodate the Sunshine State’s burgeoning population and cosmopolitan expectations. 

The CBD is situated on the Brisbane River, and the Queen Street Mall, a pedestrian strip, stretches through its centre. Here you will find the bulk of the district’s shopping precinct—the Myer Centre, Queen’s Plaza, and Wintergarden are the trio of shopping centres in its midst. Designer and independent boutiques also line surrounding Ann and Edward Streets. Skyscrapers stake their claim around this main drag, stretching to the suburb’s borders and clustering at Eagle Street Pier. Living in Brisbane CBD means being surrounded by corporate spaces that sit alongside reminders of the state’s history—illustrious architectural delights from the city’s founding. The Treasury Casino, The Brisbane Club, Queensland Irish Association, and Brisbane Customs House are historic gems dotted amidst Brisbane’s growing concrete jungle. 

Area Features

Regent Theatre

Sitting on Queen Street Mall is The Regent, one of the original Hoyts Picture Palaces from the 1920s. The theatre was built in the elaborate American-style, complete with mezzanine and white marble staircase. Working as a cinema well into the 2000s, The Regent has since been transformed into an information centre for visitors to Brisbane city.

Burnett Lane

After a rather grim beginning as a prison exercise yard and a venue for floggings and hangings, this narrow strip has become a booming foodie mecca, playing home to bars, cafés and eateries.

City Botanic Gardens

Nestled in the bend of the Brisbane River, this manicured expanse of green space is one of Brisbane’s most beloved treasures. A backdrop to notable heritage buildings and art museums, the gardens have riverside walking paths connecting through to the highly rated outdoor venue Riverstage.