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Queensland

State

Queensland is a state in northeastern Australia, the second largest and third most populous state in the country. Its capital is Brisbane, and a March 2025 estimate recorded its population at 5,647,468 across an area of 1,723,030 square kilometers. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Capital
Brisbane 1
Population
5,647,468 1
March 2025 estimate from Queensland's own Wikipedia infobox.
Population Estimate Year
2025 1
Area (sq km)
1,723,030 1
Admission Year
1901 1
Latitude
27.46889 degrees south 1
Longitude
153.02361 degrees east 1
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Australia, Countries

Queensland is a state of Australia.

Source Queensland (Wikipedia)
Brisbane, Cities

Brisbane is the capital of Queensland.

Source Brisbane (Wikipedia)
Gold Coast, Cities

Gold Coast is a city in the state of Queensland, Australia; Queensland's capital is Brisbane, not Gold Coast.

Source Gold Coast (Wikipedia)

Has Capital

Brisbane, Cities

Brisbane is the capital of Queensland.

Source Brisbane (Wikipedia)
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Origin Of

Queenslander Architecture

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Burleigh Brewing Company

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Queensland Brewery Ltd

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Yatala Brewery

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Barada language

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Bidjara language

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Biri language

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Dyirbal language

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Gangulu language

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Garrwan languages

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Gudjal language

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Guugu Yimithirr language

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Kalkatungu language

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Kingkel languages

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Kugu Nganhcara

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Kuuk Thaayorre

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Lardil language

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Mayabic languages

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Wik-Mungkan language

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Wik-Ngathan language

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Wik-Ngatharr dialect

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Yandruwandha language

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Yangkaal language

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Yugambeh-Bundjalung languages

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Yukulta language

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Albert's Lyrebird

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Source Albert's lyrebird (Wikipedia)Lead, range
Quote, Lead, range
in a small area on the state border between New South Wales and Queensland
Australian snubfin dolphin

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Source Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Orcaella heinsohni (Animal Diversity Web)Geographic Range, Queensland
Quote, Geographic Range, Queensland
Their range in Australia is from Broome in Western Australia to Brisbane in Queensland.
Blue Kauri

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Bull Kauri

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Buzzing tree frog

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Common spotted cuscus

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Source Common spotted cuscus (Wikipedia)Habitat and environment, where it lives
Quote, Habitat and environment, where it lives
Currently the common spotted cuscus resides in Cape York, Queensland, in northeastern Australia
Coppery brushtail possum

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Source Coppery brushtail possum (Wikipedia)Lead, where it lives
Quote, Lead, where it lives
Coppery brushtails are found within the Atherton Tablelands area of Queensland, in northeastern Australia.
Country mouse

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Source Country mouse (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
It is endemic to Queensland.
Eastern angelshark

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Source Eastern angelshark (Wikipedia)Distribution and range, where it lives
Quote, Distribution and range, where it lives
Found between Cairns, Queensland and Lakes Entrance, Victoria.
Subtropical antechinus

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Source Subtropical antechinus (Wikipedia)Distribution and habitat, Queensland
Quote, Distribution and habitat, Queensland
is found south from Gympie in Queensland, Australia, to the far northeast of New South Wales
Sources
1. Queensland (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Introduction
    Queensland...is a state in northeastern Australia, the second-largest and third-most-populous state in Australia.
  • Infobox, capital
    Capital Brisbane
  • Infobox: population_estimate
    5,647,468 (March 2025) (3rd)
  • Lead section
    With an area of 1,723,030 square kilometres (665,270 sq mi), Queensland is the world's sixth-largest subdivision of any country on earth; it is larger than all but 16 countries.
  • Infobox, coordinates
    27.46889 S 153.02361 E
  • Infobox, country
    Country Australia
  • Article text
    Queensland was among the six colonies which became the founding states of Australia with Federation on 1 January 1901.
  • Part Of: Australia, Lead paragraph
    as QLD or Qld) is a state in northeastern Australia,
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Wikidata: Queensland
Wikidata Q36074, class allow-list match verified against P17/real-world identity (w-geo-qidcite-0926).View the Source
Brisbane (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Associated With: Brisbane, Infobox, State field
    Queensland
  • Has Capital: Brisbane, Infobox, State field (capital-of support)
    Queensland
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Gold Coast (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationAssociated With: Gold Coast, Infobox, State field
Quote, Associated With: Gold Coast, Infobox, State field
Queensland
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