Brisbane City Council | 104,884 followers on LinkedIn. Dedicated to a better Brisbane. | Brisbane is the largest local government in Australia with 26 wards and 27 councillor positions. Today, Brisbane City Council has an annual budget of more than $3.4 billion, an asset base of $35.9 billion and serves a population of 1.2+ million people. With a permanent workforce of more than 7000, Council employees deliver core local government services including roads and infrastructure, bus and ferry services, environment protection and local parks, as well as neighbourhood planning.