Brisbane's South Asian community sits mainly south of the river — Sunnybank, Runcorn, Calamvale, Stretton and Eight Mile Plains — with rapid growth west through Springfield Lakes, Forest Lake, Redbank Plains and Ipswich, and a newer cluster north around North Lakes and Mango Hill.
It is a smaller community than Melbourne's or Sydney's, and that changes the dynamic: the networks are tighter, word travels faster, and a good number of Brisbane members are also open to matches in Sydney or interstate.
Brisbane's Tamil community is modest in size and closely connected, concentrated south of the river through Sunnybank, Runcorn, Calamvale and Eight Mile Plains, with newer families settling around Springfield Lakes and Redbank Plains. Both Tamil Nadu and Sri Lankan Tamil families are represented, and because the community is smaller, a good number of members are also open to matches in Sydney or Melbourne.