Yes, the ABS definitions of our greater metropolitan areas are very generous, and particularly so in the case of Greater Brisbane. According to the ABS, Greater Brisbane extends up into parts of the South Burnet region and includes farming communities over 180km by road from the city. Places where the people don't work in Brisbane, don't consider themselves to live in Brisbane, and who have no connection with Brisbane other than it being their state capital.
And yet areas where there are a lot of commuters to Brisbane, i.e. Ormeau, Pimpama, Caloundra South etc. they are not included in the metropolitan area, because they're grouped with Gold Coast and Sunshine Coast populations.
True, the ABS boundaries of 'Greater Brisbane' are generous in some ways but seem quite restrictive in others. Perhaps the boundaries are better described as arbitrary rather than generous.
Not much of a population difference between Melb and Syd according to those figures.
Isn't Boston down to Washington, which includes New York, Philadelphia and Baltimore a continuous urban sprawl?
Here is an image of the interface between the Brisbane and Gold Coast urban areas, with the boundary drawn in a red line:
Not if the stats you posted above are correct.
You are correct! I meant they would still be a bit smaller than Melbourne.
