Kammala wannan jumla: Brisbane ta karbi bakuncin gasar cin kofin duniya ta
Wasannin Commonwealth na 1982 da kuma baje kolin duniya na 1988 (wanda aka sani a cikin gida a matsayin World Expo 88). Waɗannan abubuwan sun kasance tare da ƙimar kuɗin jama'a, gini, da ci gaba da ba a taɓa gani ba a jihar Queensland. Yawan jama'ar Brisbane ya wuce matsakaicin ƙasa a cikin shekaru ashirin da suka gabata na karni na 20, tare da babban matakin ƙaura tsakanin jihohi daga Victoria da New South Wales.