Redbank Plains, QLD 4301 — Suburb Profile
Population growth, migration, income, rent and the Census 2021 profile for this Statistical Area 2, drawn from ABS regional population and Census releases.
Suburb profile
Census 2021 characteristics. Every figure carries its definition, so a reader knows what is being counted.
Where the growth came from
Redbank Plains gained 3,775 residents from internal migration and 501 from overseas in the year to June 2025, while 3,810 people moved away — a net addition of 466 before natural increase.
Components of change, 2024–25 sample period. Natural increase is shown separately from migration so the two are not read as one figure.
Estimated resident population
Redbank Plains against the Queensland average, rebased to the first year shown.
Redbank Plains population grew from 20,072 in 2016 to 29,057 in 2025, a change of 44.8% over the period, against the Queensland average.
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| Year | Redbank Plains | Queensland average |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 20,072 | 4,845,152 |
| 2017 | 20,942 | 4,926,380 |
| 2018 | 22,113 | 5,006,623 |
| 2019 | 23,213 | 5,088,847 |
| 2020 | 24,125 | 5,165,613 |
| 2021 | 24,921 | 5,215,814 |
| 2022 | 26,006 | 5,310,905 |
| 2023 | 27,135 | 5,450,235 |
| 2024 | 28,131 | 5,571,890 |
| 2025 | 29,057 | 5,669,764 |
Then and now
Census 2016 against Census 2021. Historical figures are mapped onto current boundaries, so comparisons are approximate where borders moved.
Facilities & amenities
What OpenStreetMap records inside the SA2 boundary. Counts reflect features tagged in OSM and can undercount a real, less-mapped area; public pools exclude private backyard pools where tagged.
Within the Redbank Plains SA2, OpenStreetMap records 6 schools, 11 childcare and kindergarten centres, 1 GP or clinic location, 5 supermarkets and 53 parks. For families: 1 library and 27 playgrounds. Eating out and socialising: 3 cafés, 9 restaurants and 1 pub or bar. Staying active: 3 gyms and 27 sports fields. Also 3 shopping centres. The nearest train station, Swanbank, is about 3,550 m from the suburb centre. OpenStreetMap also maps 71 bus stops here.
Show facility list
- Redbank Plains State School
- Redbank Plains Preschool
- St. Ann's School
- Fernbrooke State School
- Redbank Plains State High School
- Staines Memorial College
- Smart Start Early Learning Centre
- Redbank Plains Early Education Centre
- Amaze Early Education and Active Centre
- PEAK Childcare and Kindergarten Redbank Plains
- Redbank Plains Child Care Children's Centre
- Shapes Early Learning Redbank Plains
- Kid's Club Childcare
- Kidz Magic Childcare
- Redbank Plains Library
- 9Round
- Fitstop
- Snap Fitness
- Mountview Shopping Centre
- Target
- Medstar Medical Centre
- Woolworths
- Coles
- Aldi
- Woolworths
- Japgy Supermarket
- Jim Runham Park
- Norm Craswell Park
- Mary Martens Park
- Brennan Park
- Glen Brae Street Park
- Cumner Park
- Redbank Plains Recreation Reserve
- Strollers Cricket Ground
Source: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), via the Overpass API.
Socio-economic indexes
ABS SEIFA 2021 ranks areas by relative advantage and disadvantage. Decile 1 is the lowest tenth nationally, decile 10 the highest.
Nearby suburbs by growth
Ranked list stands in for the choropleth map; the map module is a later phase.