A lot of people think that Brisbane is a small city, but in fact, it is actually quite large, although with a small population when compared to London for example.
Greater Brisbane v Greater London
The Greater Brisbane area is about ten times the size of the Greater London area of 1,572 km2 or 607 sq miles, but with a population of 2,270,800 (2016) being just one quarter of the Greater London population of 8,787,892.