Auckland
559 km²
Brisbane
15,826 km²
New Zealand
Australia
Area Comparison
Auckland is 28.3x smaller than Brisbane
Population Comparison
Auckland has 1.8x fewer people than Brisbane
Brisbane is significantly larger, covering 28.3 times the area of Auckland. Brisbane spans 15,826 km² (6,110 mi²) while Auckland covers 559 km² (216 mi²) — a difference of 15,267 km². You could fit Auckland inside Brisbane approximately 28 times.
To put Auckland's size in perspective, its area of 559 km² is roughly the same size as Seoul. Meanwhile, Brisbane at 15,826 km² is about 2.5x the size of Shanghai.
Auckland's footprint is roughly about 78,000 American football fields, 160 times the area of Central Park, or 9 times the area of Manhattan — pick whichever unit feels intuitive. For Brisbane, that's about 2,200,000 American football fields, 150 times the area of Paris, or 130 times the area of San Francisco.
Auckland is a large metropolitan city in the North Island of New Zealand. It has an urban population of about 1,547,200. It is located in the greater Auckland Region, the area governed by Auckland Council, which includes outlying rural areas and the islands of the Hauraki Gulf, and which has a total population of 1,816,000 as of June 2025. It is the most populous city of New Zealand and the fifth-most populous city in Oceania.
Known as "City of Sails", Auckland covers 559 km² with a population of 1.5 million. The city was established in 1840. Auckland is known for Sky Tower, Hauraki Gulf islands, Auckland Harbour Bridge, among other attractions.
Auckland is the most populous city in New Zealand and the fifth-most populous city in all of Oceania.
Brisbane is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Queensland and the third-most populous city in Australia, with a population of approximately 2.8 million. Brisbane lies at the centre of South East Queensland, a bio-geographical and urban region with an estimated population of 4.1 million as of 2024. The central business district is situated within a peninsula of the Brisbane River approximately 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) from its mouth at Moreton Bay.
Often called "Brissy", Brisbane has an area of 15,826 km² and is home to 2.7 million people. The city dates back to 1824. Visitors come for Brisbane River, South Bank Parklands, Story Bridge, and much more.
Brisbane is Queensland's capital and Australia's third-most populous city with around 2.8 million residents.
Auckland has a population density of 2,630 people per km² — a moderately dense city. Brisbane, with 171 people per km², is a low-density, sprawling urban area. Auckland is dramatically more crowded, with 15.4x the population density.
Size Ratio
Auckland fits inside Brisbane ~28 times
Density Gap
Auckland is 15.4x more densely populated
Auckland covers 559 km². Cities with a similar urban footprint include Budapest (525 km²), Mumbai (603 km²), Madrid (604 km²), Warsaw (517 km²), or Seoul (605 km²).
Brisbane covers 15,826 km². Cities with a similar urban footprint include Beijing (16,411 km²), Hangzhou (16,854 km²), Chengdu (14,378 km²), Sydney (12,368 km²), or Xi'an (10,097 km²).
The straight-line distance from Auckland to Brisbane is 2,289 km (1,422 miles), with an estimated flight time of ~3h 12m.
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