The 2,700 hectares of land that make up Brisbane Airport has been officially classed as a 'suburb'.

Originally known as Eagle Farm, the land on which the airport sits has now been renamed as Brisbane Airport Suburb in order to provide "clarity, consistency and a greater sense of place for airport staff, stakeholders, tourists, visitors and suppliers."

Brisbane Airport suburb is home to more than 360 businesses, and more than 17,000 people who work at the airport. This figure is expected to grow to 50,000 by 2029.

Julieanne Alroe, CEO of Brisbane Airport, said: "Despite the location being widely recognised as 'Brisbane Airport' since the opening of the site 20 years ago, there remained some inconsistencies and confusion around issues such as official locality guides, maps and postal related services.

"As such, Brisbane Airport warrants this formal recognition as an independent suburb, more importantly, as the airport community and tourism numbers grow, it will assist with navigation to the airport and further support our request for a post office on site to service this growing population."

Brisbane Airport is built on an area of land which has been known as Eagle Farm since 1839 when the land was used to be an old convict farm.

Alroe added: " It goes without saying that the suburb of Eagle farm will always be a treasured and respected part of Brisbane Airport's history.

"We will ensure through information in the Brisbane Airport Experience Centre that Brisbane Airport's Eagle Farm origins are not forgotten."