South East Queensland

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South East Queensland (SEQ) is a bio-geographical, metropolitan and statistical region in the state of Queensland, Australia, with a population of approximately 4.0 million out of the state's total population of 5.5 million. The area covered by South East Queensland varies, depending on the definition of the region, though it tends to include Queensland's three largest cities: the capital city of Brisbane, the Gold Coast, and the Sunshine Coast. Its most common uses are for political and sociological purposes, and covers 35,248 square kilometres (13,609 sq mi) and incorporates 11 local government areas, extending 240 kilometres (150 mi) from Noosa in the north to the Gold Coast and New South Wales border in the south (some sources include Tweed Heads, which is contiguous as a conurbation with Brisbane/Gold Coast), and 140 kilometres (87 mi) west to Toowoomba (which is also considered part of the Darling Downs region). It is the third-largest urban area in Australia by population. South...

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