South East Queensland (SEQ) is a
biogeographical, political, and administrative
region of the
state of
Queensland in
Australia, which contains 3.4 million people out of the state's population of 4.8 million. The area covered by South East Queensland varies, depending on the definition of the region. Its most common use is for political purposes, and covers and incorporates 11
local government areas, extending from
Noosa in the north to the
Gold Coast and
New South Wales border in the south (some sources include
Tweed Heads (NSW) which is contiguous as an urban area with Brisbane/Gold Coast), and west to
Toowoomba (which is simultaneously considered part of the
Darling Downs region).