Brisbane Stadium – design description

What does the Brisbane Stadium project look like in a nutshell?

Brisbane Stadium is a proposal for a new stadium that would become the main venue for the 2032 Olympic Games. The facility is to stand in Victoria Park, near Brisbane's central business district.

The project was unveiled on March 25, 2025, following a lengthy debate about a stadium for the Olympics, during which various venues and locations were considered and various plans were presented.

The stadium is expected to hold 63,000 spectators and will be given an oval form, allowing it to host Australian football and cricket matches after the Games – ultimately, the new facility is to replace the run-down The Gabba stadium.

How did plans for the new Brisbane Stadium come about?

After Brisbane was awarded in 2021 the rights to host the 2032 Olympic Games, the issue of a stadium to serve as the main venue for the event arose. Initially, there were plans to redevelop The Gabba, and later there were also plans to build a new venue in Victoria Park.

In March 2024, these ideas were rejected. The new plan was to hold the opening and closing ceremonies at Suncorp Stadium, and the athletics competitions at the redeveloped Queensland Sport and Athletics Centre.

However, these plans seemed remarkably modest (the athletics stadium would hold only 40,000 spectators), and as an alternative, an ambitious vision to build a spectacular new Olympic Stadium in Northshore Hamilton emerged from a private initiative.

Following the state election in October 2024, newly elected Queensland Premier David Crisafulli ordered a 100-day review to settle the question of a stadium for the Games. The audit resulted in the 2032 Delivery Plan, which was announced on March 25, 2025. The document identified not only the main stadium, but also the other venues to host the Olympic Games.

According to the new plan, the main stadium for the 2032 Olympics is to be built in Victoria Park, where construction of a stadium for the Games had already been proposed in the past. The plan also presents a preliminary rendering of the facility and the first details of the project.

What does the Brisbane Stadium project entail?

The new facility will be given an oval form to accommodate popular Australian football and cricket matches, as well as the installation of an athletics track for the Games. The stadium is expected to hold 63,000 spectators, with an initial estimated construction cost of 3.785 billion Australian dollars.

The facility is to replace The Gabba, which will be demolished after the Games, and the teams playing there – the Brisbane Lions, Brisbane Heat and Queensland Bulls – are to move to the new stadium. The facility is also expected to become the new venue for matches of the prestigious The Ashes cricket tournament.

Where will Brisbane Stadium be built?

Brisbane Stadium is to be built on the Victoria Park site, 2 km north of Brisbane's central business district. However, the location is controversial – opponents point out that construction will mean the removal of one of the few green areas close to the city centre; Victoria Park also has cultural significance as a place where indigenous people have held gatherings and rituals for generations.