Brisbane, the host city for the 2026 BMX Worlds, is in Australia. It is the capital and largest city of Queensland, on Australia’s east coast in the country’s South East Queensland region.
Brisbane lies along the Brisbane River, which flows into Moreton Bay. Its location gives the city a subtropical climate and a strong connection to waterways, beaches, islands and the Pacific coast. The metropolitan area extends well beyond the central business district across the river valley and surrounding hills.
The city’s name comes from Sir Thomas Brisbane, governor of New South Wales from 1821 to 1825. Brisbane began as a penal settlement at Redcliffe in 1824, moved to the Brisbane River in 1825, and became Queensland’s capital when the colony separated from New South Wales in 1859.
Australia is sometimes confused with the wider regional label Oceania. Oceania is a geographic region that includes Australia, New Zealand and many Pacific islands; Australia is the country asked for here. Brisbane is therefore an Australian city and the Queensland state capital.