What does it feel like to live in Brisbane?
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What does it feel like to live in Brisbane?

Brisbane Life Study takes a snapshot of our city’s performance across several areas – from jobs and loneliness to walkability and tree cover – to assess quality of life and liveability.

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The Brisbane Life Study,and why it matters to our city in 2024
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The Brisbane Life Study,and why it matters to our city in 2024

Welcome to our new series,the Brisbane Life Study,where we investigate the city’s main challenges – and solutions to them – as the population grows.

  • bySean Parnell
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According to the Brisbane Life Study,air quality in the city is among the best of any capital city.

The air in Brisbane is cleaner than other cities,but change is coming

While heavy industry is no longer polluting the air,there is still friction between people and the environment in south-east Queensland.

  • byTony Moore
The Hamilton Northshore precinct has become a test case for balancing developer profits with sustainability and liveability.

Feel the burn:In these towers,the windows provide more than a view

In one of Brisbane’s biggest urban redevelopment precincts,some residents talk about having to deal with the sun’s ‘morning burn’ or ‘evening burn’.

  • byTony Moore
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Brisbane is getting hotter – some parts more than others

Experts believe more needs to be done to prevent and mitigate the impact of Brisbane’s “heat islands”,where temperatures are higher and liveability is lower.

  • byTony Moore
Brisbane has more suburbs with good tree cover than other state capitals.

Aerial images show the Brisbane suburbs where the landscape is changing

Brisbane has more suburbs with good tree cover than any other state capital. The challenge is keeping it.

  • byTony Moore
It’s easier to get around on foot in Brisbane’s inner suburbs,a report says.

Striding or stumbling? Walkability in Brisbane a tale of two cities

Research suggests inner Brisbane is great for pedestrians,but advocates say it doesn’t tell the whole story.

  • byCameron Atfield
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Brisbane’s battle to maintain open space no walk in the park

Brisbane’s reputation as one of Australia’s greenest cities is well deserved,but experts question whether the mix is right when it comes to public open space.

  • byCameron Atfield
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Cities are increasingly acknowledging the role they play in keeping people connected. The way they are planned and designed can impact loneliness,while the places where people work,play and live can promote meaningful social interactions.

How Brisbane can grow while bringing people together

Brisbane may have shrugged off its “big country town” label,but planning decisions will determine whether it retains its sense of community.

  • byCourtney Kruk
The exact number of Skid Row’s homeless population varies,but some estimates suggest up to 5000 unhoused individuals call the area home.

Brisbane’s slippery slope:From housing woes to Skid Row

Like Los Angeles,Brisbane is an Olympic city in the throes of a homelessness crisis. And both are searching for solutions.

  • byCourtney Kruk
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If you build it,will they come? Calls for a rethink on social infrastructure planning

For most,the quality – or otherwise – of their life can come down to one word – access. So how does Brisbane fare?

  • byCameron Atfield
What is the future of the Brisbane CBD?

Has WFH put the future of Brisbane’s CBD in jeopardy?

The pandemic changed the way we work,but as we crawl out of the COVID years,is the shift really permanent?

  • byCourtney Kruk
Australian governments offer incentives to buy an electric vehicle,but subsidies for e-bikes could be even more beneficial.

Most Brisbane traffic isn’t for work,yet everything leads to the city

More than 30 per cent of all transport trips in Greater Brisbane are less than six kilometres in length and two-thirds are for school drop-offs,meeting friends and for shopping.

  • byTony Moore
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Better educated,more discerning workers set to seize future jobs

Education levels are still higher in other cities,but Brisbane is expected to enjoy a white-collar jobs boom – even if health and aged care still dominates.

  • bySean Parnell
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