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Redcliffe, QLD 4020 — 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.

Compared with Queensland average

Suburb profile

Census 2021 characteristics. Every figure carries its definition, so a reader knows what is being counted.

People
10,434
Population
Usual residents, Census 2021
52
Median age
Years
26.0%
Born overseas
Born outside Australia
2.0
Household size
Average people per household
Income
$1,111/wk
Household income
Median total weekly household income
$625/wk
Personal income
Median total weekly personal income
Housing
$334/wk
Median rent
Median weekly rent for rented dwellings
$1,600/mo
Median mortgage
Median monthly mortgage repayment
51.5%
Separate houses
Share of occupied dwellings
37.4%
Flats & apartments
Share of occupied dwellings
9.2%
Unoccupied
Private dwellings unoccupied on Census night
Work
44.4%
Employment rate
Employed as a share of people aged 15+
6.9%
Unemployment rate
Unemployed as a share of the labour force
50.0%
Year 12 or above
Highest school year completed
Tenure mix
Owned outright 31.8%Mortgaged 21.7%Rented 42.4%Other / not stated 4.0%

Where the growth came from

Redcliffe gained 1,368 residents from internal migration and 159 from overseas in the year to June 2025, while 1,403 people moved away — a net addition of 124 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.

Internal migration in+1,368
Internal migration out+1,336
Overseas migration in+159
Natural increase-50
Population (ERP)
11,134
▲ 2,886 since 2001
SA2 · year to Jun 2025
YoY growth
+0.67%
▼ state average +1.76%
Year to Jun 2025
Net migration
+124
1,527 in · 1,403 out
Internal + overseas · 2025
Rank in Greater BrisbaneNice-to-have
194th
Top 80% of 243 SA2s
By growth rate

Estimated resident population

Redcliffe against the Queensland average, rebased to the first year shown.

201620202025

Redcliffe population grew from 10,507 in 2016 to 11,134 in 2025, a change of 6.0% over the period, against the Queensland average.

Show data table
YearRedcliffeQueensland average
201610,5074,845,152
201710,5214,926,380
201810,5375,006,623
201910,5495,088,847
202010,5565,165,613
202110,5675,215,814
202210,6065,310,905
202310,7725,450,235
202411,0605,571,890
202511,1345,669,764

Then and now

Census 2016 against Census 2021. Historical figures are mapped onto current boundaries, so comparisons are approximate where borders moved.

Census DataPacks · 5-yearly
Population10,16110,434+2.7%
Median age4852+4 yrs
Median household income$983/wk$1,111/wk+13%
Median weekly rent$300/wk$334/wk+11%
Born overseas26.2%26.0%-0.2 pts

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.

SchoolsOSM
2
within the SA2
OpenStreetMap · Sept 2026
ChildcareOSM
0
childcare & kindergartens
OpenStreetMap · Sept 2026
Hospitals & GPsOSM
4
1 hospital · 3 GP/clinics
OpenStreetMap · Sept 2026
SupermarketsOSM
1
full-line grocery
OpenStreetMap · Sept 2026
ParksOSM
16
public open space
OpenStreetMap · Sept 2026

Within the Redcliffe SA2, OpenStreetMap records 2 schools, 1 hospital, 3 GP or clinic locations, 1 supermarket and 16 parks. For families: 1 library and 7 playgrounds. Eating out and socialising: 9 cafés, 13 restaurants and 3 pubs and bars. Staying active: 2 public pools and 28 sports fields. The nearest train station, Kippa-Ring, is about 2,550 m from the suburb centre. OpenStreetMap also maps 58 bus stops here.

Show facility list
Schools
  • Redcliffe State High School
  • Redcliffe Special School
Libraries
  • Redcliffe Library
Public pools
  • Settlement Cove Lagoon
Hospitals
  • Redcliffe Hospital
GPs & clinics
  • Redcliffe Medical Clinic
  • Doctors Bulk Billing
Supermarkets
  • Woolworths
Parks
  • Humpybong Park
  • Pearson Park
  • Humpybong Park
  • Captain Cook Park
  • Plume Park
  • Bellevue Park
  • Settlement Cove Park
  • Grant Park

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.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD)
Lower decile means more relative disadvantage
Decile 2
score 933
Advantage & disadvantage (IRSAD)
Higher decile means more relative advantage
Decile 2
score 922
Economic resources (IER)
Income and housing capacity
Decile 2
score 917
Education & occupation (IEO)
Education and occupational skill levels
Decile 3
score 937

Nearby suburbs by growth

Ranked list stands in for the choropleth map; the map module is a later phase.

Map module — future phase
01Scarborough - Newport+3.7%
02Moreton Island+1.2%
03Margate - Woody Point+0.7%
04Clontarf+0.3%
05Rothwell - Kippa-Ring-0.2%