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Redcliffe

Redcliffe.

Median weekly rent
$640
▲ 10.3% on a year earlier
Population (ERP)
11,134
▲ 2,886 since 2001
YoY growth
+0.67%
▼ state average +1.76%
Net migration
+124
1,527 in · 1,403 out

The case for Redcliffe is mixed: it is less advantaged than most of Australia (SEIFA 2021, decile 2 of 10); an older population (median age 52 at the 2021 Census, against 38 for Queensland), with fewer young families.

A mix of houses and units, with a median age of 52 and households on a median $1,111 a week at the 2021 Census.

Compiled from ABS regional population (SA2), the 2021 Census, SEIFA 2021, RTA median rents, Queensland Police Service reported offences, OpenStreetMap, TransLink timetables and Queensland Open Data.

What to weigh up

  • it is less advantaged than most of Australia (SEIFA 2021, decile 2 of 10)
  • an older population (median age 52 at the 2021 Census, against 38 for Queensland), with fewer young families

Redcliffe on the map

The Australian Bureau of Statistics Statistical Area 2 outline for Redcliffe, QLD.

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Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors. Boundary: ABS SA2 (ASGS 2021), simplified — an SA2 can differ from the gazetted suburb, and detached parts such as islands may not all be shown.

How the population has changed

Redcliffe against the Queensland average, both set to 100 in the first year shown so the growth rates compare.

RedcliffeQueensland average
201620202025

Redcliffe population grew from 10,507 in 2016 to 11,134 in 2025, a change of 6.0% over the period, against 17.0% for the Queensland average.

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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

Where the growth is coming 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.

  • Internal migration in+1,368
  • Internal migration out+1,336
  • Overseas migration in+159
  • Natural increase-50
    Natural decrease — deaths exceeded births.

Components of population change over the sample year. Natural increase is shown apart from migration so the two are not read as one figure.

How it has changed

Census · five-yearly

The 2016 Census against 2021. Older figures are mapped onto today's boundaries via the ABS Time Series Profile, so comparisons are approximate where borders moved.

Measure20162021Change
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

Who lives here

Census · five-yearly

From the 2021 Census — the most recent available; 2026 Census data isn't expected until mid-2027. Each figure carries its definition, so you know 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

Household

42.5%
Couple family
Share of all households · Queensland 58.0%
15.2%
Couple family with children
Share of all households · Queensland 29.8%
12.8%
One-parent family
Share of all households · Queensland 11.9%
40.3%
Living alone
Lone-person households · Queensland 24.7%
3.4%
Group household
Unrelated adults sharing · Queensland 4.3%

Country of birth

69.2%
Australia
Born here · Queensland 71.4%
6.4%
England
Share of residents · Queensland 3.7%
6.3%
New Zealand
Share of residents · Queensland 4.0%
0.9%
Scotland
Share of residents
0.9%
Philippines
Share of residents · Queensland 1.0%
0.8%
South Africa
Share of residents

Language at home

87.2%
English only
Spoken at home · Queensland 80.5%
1.2%
Other languages, nec
Share of residents · Queensland 2.6%
0.5%
Spanish
Share of residents · Queensland 0.6%
0.5%
Mandarin
Share of residents · Queensland 1.6%
0.4%
Russian
Share of residents
0.3%
Italian
Share of residents

How homes are held

  • Owned outright 31.8%
  • Mortgaged 21.7%
  • Rented 42.4%
  • Other / not stated 4.0%

What it costs to rent

Residential Tenancies Authority · 2026-Q2

Median weekly rent for new tenancies, from the Residential Tenancies Authority's bond lodgements. Compare year-on-year — quarter-to-quarter moves are mostly seasonal noise.

Median weekly rentRTA
$640
▲ 10.3% on a year earlier
Residential Tenancies Authority · 2026-Q2
vs Greater BrisbaneRTA
−$16
Greater Brisbane median $656
Residential Tenancies Authority · 2026-Q2
Sample sizeRTA
137
new bonds lodged in the 2026-Q2 quarter
Residential Tenancies Authority · 2026-Q2

Rent over time

All dwellings in Redcliffe against the Greater Brisbane median.

RedcliffeGreater Brisbane
2024-Q12025-Q12026-Q2

Median weekly rent in Redcliffe went from $545 in 2024-Q1 to $640 in 2026-Q2, up 17%, against $656 for Greater Brisbane now.

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YearRedcliffeGreater Brisbane
2024-Q1$545$562
2024-Q2$560$590
2024-Q3$570$574
2024-Q4$560$594
2025-Q1$580$585
2025-Q2$580$624
2025-Q3$605$612
2025-Q4$455$633
2026-Q1$600$625
2026-Q2$640$656

By dwelling type — 2026-Q2 quarter

Type1 bed2 bed3 bed4+ bed
House——$650n=38$775n=10
Unit / flat$425n=10$540n=46$700n=20—

n is the number of new bonds behind each median — treat a figure with a small n as indicative only.

The median weekly rent across all dwellings in Redcliffe was $640 for the 2026-Q2 quarter, up 10% on a year earlier. That is $16 a week below the Greater Brisbane median. By type: a 3-bedroom house $650 and a 2-bedroom unit $540.

Show every quarter, with the year-on-year change
Redcliffe — all-dwellings median weekly rent by quarter, latest first, with the year-on-year change and the Greater Brisbane median, Queensland Residential Tenancies Authority
QuarterMedian rentYear on yearGreater Brisbane
2026-Q2$640+10.3%$656
2026-Q1$600+3.4%$625
2025-Q4$455−18.8%$633
2025-Q3$605+6.1%$612
2025-Q2$580+3.6%$624
2025-Q1$580+6.4%$585
2024-Q4$560+12.0%$594
2024-Q3$570+17.5%$574
2024-Q2$560+12.0%$590
2024-Q1$545+11.2%$562
2023-Q4$500+5.3%$575
2023-Q3$485+7.8%$536
2023-Q2$500+11.1%$526
2023-Q1$490+11.4%$496
2022-Q4$475+15.9%$495
2022-Q3$450+7.1%$455
2022-Q2$450+11.1%$454
2022-Q1$440+12.8%$428
2021-Q4$410+7.9%$436
2021-Q3$420+13.5%$416
2021-Q2$405+11.0%$408
2021-Q1$390+6.8%$405
2020-Q4$380+2.7%$401
2020-Q3$370+0.0%$392
2020-Q2$365+2.8%$383
2020-Q1$365+2.8%$394
2019-Q4$370+5.7%$391
2019-Q3$370+2.8%$384
2019-Q2$355+0.0%$383
2019-Q1$355+4.4%$387
2018-Q4$350+0.0%$383
2018-Q3$360+0.0%$381
2018-Q2$355—$383
2018-Q1$340—$386
2017-Q4$350—$384
2017-Q3$360—$381

Rent data © the State of Queensland (Residential Tenancies Authority), used under CC BY 4.0, June 2026 release. Figures are the median for new bonds lodged in the quarter, not all tenancies. The RTA suppresses a median where too few bonds were lodged.

How well-off the area is

Census · five-yearly

The ABS SEIFA indexes rank every area by relative advantage and disadvantage. Decile 1 is the lowest tenth of Australia; decile 10 is 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

Safety context

Queensland Police Service · July 2026

How much crime is reported where Redcliffe sits — measured for its whole police division, because that is the finest area the Queensland Police Service publishes.

Redcliffe is policed by the Queensland Police Service Redcliffe Division, which also covers Clontarf, Scarborough - Newport, Rothwell - Kippa-Ring and Margate - Woody Point. The reported-offence figures below are for the whole division, not Redcliffe specifically.

Most-reported offences · Redcliffe Division, last 12 months

  • Other Theft (excl. Unlawful Entry)3,241 /100k+23% vs QLD↑ 11%
  • Drug Offences1,936 /100k+16% vs QLD↑ 59%
  • Assault881 /100k−16% vs QLD↓ 15%
  • Unlawful Entry556 /100k−18% vs QLD↓ 8%
  • Unlawful Use of Motor Vehicle237 /100k−30% vs QLD↓ 15%
  • Robbery48 /100k+6% vs QLD↑ 2%

Rate per 100,000 people across the whole Redcliffe Division — not Redcliffe on its own; the arrow compares the last 12 months with the 12 before.

Of these categories, other theft is reported most across the whole Redcliffe Division over the last 12 months, running 23% above the Queensland rate and up on the year before. None of this is specific to Redcliffe — a police division usually spans several suburbs, so treat it as area context, not a street-level read.

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Redcliffe Division reported-offence rates over the last 12 months, against the Queensland rate, Queensland Police Service reported offences
Offence categoryDivisionQueenslandChange
Other Theft (excl. Unlawful Entry)3,241 per 100k2,632 per 100k↑ 11% vs prior year
Drug Offences1,936 per 100k1,666 per 100k↑ 59% vs prior year
Assault881 per 100k1,053 per 100k↓ 15% vs prior year
Unlawful Entry556 per 100k677 per 100k↓ 8% vs prior year
Unlawful Use of Motor Vehicle237 per 100k338 per 100k↓ 15% vs prior year
Robbery48 per 100k45 per 100k↑ 2% vs prior year

Crime statistics © State of Queensland (Queensland Police Service), used under CC BY 4.0, updated July 2026. Reported offences are counted for the Redcliffe Division; suburb-level detail is not published as open data. Monthly counts are volatile — the 12-month figures above smooth that noise, per QPS’s own guidance.

Flood risk

Has this suburb flooded before, and how much of it is mapped as flood-liable?

Brisbane City Council's flood data covers the Brisbane City Council area only. Redcliffe is in City of Moreton Bay, so no council flood mapping is shown here. That is not the same as having no flood risk — check City of Moreton Bay's own flood information for Redcliffe.

City of Moreton Bay’s flood information for Redcliffe →

Getting around, and what's nearby

OpenStreetMap · quarterly

What OpenStreetMap records inside the suburb boundary. Counts reflect what is tagged in OSM and can undercount a real but less-mapped area. The park count here is OpenStreetMap green space of any kind, including privately held land — it is a different measure from the council parks below.

SchoolsQLD
2
within the SA2
QLD Open Data
ChildcareOSM
0
childcare & kindergartens
OpenStreetMap · Dec 2026
Hospitals & GPsOSM
4
1 hospital · 3 GP/clinics
OpenStreetMap · Dec 2026
SupermarketsOSM
1
full-line grocery
OpenStreetMap · Dec 2026
Green spacesOSM
16
public open space
OpenStreetMap · Dec 2026

Within the Redcliffe SA2, OpenStreetMap records 1 hospital, 3 GP or clinic locations, 1 supermarket and 16 green spaces. 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.

List every mapped place

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

Green spaces

  • Humpybong Park
  • Pearson Park
  • Humpybong Park
  • Captain Cook Park
  • Plume Park
  • Bellevue Park
  • Settlement Cove Park
  • Grant Park

Parks and trails

Brisbane City Council · biannually

Council park and trail data on this site is published by Brisbane City Council, and covers the Brisbane City Council area only. Redcliffe is in City of Moreton Bay, which does not publish an equivalent open dataset, so no council parks are listed here. The green spaces counted in the amenities section above come from OpenStreetMap and are unaffected.

Park locations © Brisbane City Council 2026; tracks and trails © Brisbane City Council 2025. Used under CC BY 4.0.

Getting to the CBD

TransLink timetables

How to reach the city centre from Redcliffe on public transport — the routes you'd catch here, how long they take and how often they run.

Fastest scheduled tripGTFS
~65 min
With one change at Kippa-Ring station
TransLink · best case
Feeder frequencyGTFS
every ~19 min
Toward the interchange, 7–9am
TransLink
Fastest option
680

From Redcliffe there's no one-seat ride to the city: catch route 680 to Kippa-Ring station, about every 19 minutes in the morning peak, then change for the Brisbane CBD — roughly 65 minutes all up. Times are scheduled and in-vehicle only — they exclude walking, waiting and any transfer.

Feeder routes from Redcliffe

  • 680Redcliffe - Chermside via North Lakes and Petrie~12 min to Kippa-Ring, then change (+53 min)
Brisbane CBD — where most services arrive Redcliffe (ABS SA2) · map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors

These are timetabled figures for a typical weekday. Plan a door-to-door trip on the TransLink journey planner →

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Redcliffe — scheduled public-transport commute to the Brisbane CBD, from the TransLink SEQ GTFS feed
MeasureValue
Fastest scheduled trip to the Brisbane CBDabout 65 min
Best route, morning peak (7–9am)about every 19 min
Best route, off-peak (10am–3pm)about every 30 min
680 — Redcliffe - Chermside via North Lakes and Petrieabout 12 min, change at Kippa-Ring (+53 min)

Timetable data © State of Queensland (Department of Transport and Main Roads, TransLink Division), used under CC BY 4.0. Scheduled in-vehicle times for a representative weekday, city-bound — they exclude walking, waiting and transfer time, and real running times vary with traffic.

Schools

Every open Queensland school whose campus sits inside the SA2 boundary, with the average ICSEA across them. Open a school for its own ICSEA, student background and a link to My School.

PrimarySchools
0
including Prep–6
QLD Open Data
SecondarySchools
1
Year 7–12
QLD Open Data
Combined / specialSchools
1
Prep–12 and special
QLD Open Data
GovernmentSchools
2
Queensland state schools
QLD Open Data
Non-governmentSchools
0
Catholic and independent
QLD Open Data

The Redcliffe SA2 contains 2 schools — 1 secondary school and 1 special school, all government. NAPLAN results for each school are on its My School profile (ACARA). For area context, Redcliffe sits in decile 3 of the ABS SEIFA index of education and occupation nationally and 50% of adults here completed Year 12 (Census 2021).

Zoned state schools

The centre of this SA2 is zoned for Scarborough State School (primary), Redcliffe State High School (junior secondary), Redcliffe State High School (senior secondary).

Parts of the SA2 also fall in the catchment of Kippa-Ring State School (primary), Humpybong State School (primary), Clontarf Beach State High School (junior secondary), Clontarf Beach State High School (senior secondary).

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Secondary
Special

School list & catchments: Queensland Government Open Data (Department of Education), licensed CC BY 4.0. ICSEA: ACARA School Profile. NAPLAN: myschool.edu.au (ACARA).

Nearby, in Redcliffe

Others in the same ABS district, by population growth. If this one doesn't fit, one of these might.

  1. HereRedcliffe+0.7%
  2. 01Scarborough - Newport+3.7%
  3. 02Margate - Woody Point+0.7%
  4. 03Clontarf+0.3%
  5. 04Rothwell - Kippa-Ring-0.2%

Dots place each suburb's growth on the same scale, slowest at left.

Redcliffe: common questions

Is Redcliffe a good place to live?
The case for Redcliffe is mixed: it is less advantaged than most of Australia (SEIFA 2021, decile 2 of 10); an older population (median age 52 at the 2021 Census, against 38 for Queensland), with fewer young families. A mix of houses and units, with a median age of 52 and households on a median $1,111 a week at the 2021 Census.
How much does it cost to rent in Redcliffe?
The median weekly rent across all dwellings in Redcliffe was $640 for the 2026-Q2 quarter, up 10% on a year earlier. That is $16 a week below the Greater Brisbane median. By type: a 3-bedroom house $650 and a 2-bedroom unit $540.
Is there flood data for Redcliffe?
Brisbane City Council's flood data covers the Brisbane City Council area only. Redcliffe is in City of Moreton Bay, so no council flood mapping is shown here. That is not the same as having no flood risk — check City of Moreton Bay's own flood information for Redcliffe.
Is Redcliffe a safe suburb?
The Queensland Police Service publishes reported-offence data by police division, not by suburb — Redcliffe sits in the Redcliffe Division. Of these categories, other theft is reported most across the whole Redcliffe Division over the last 12 months, running 23% above the Queensland rate and up on the year before. None of this is specific to Redcliffe — a police division usually spans several suburbs, so treat it as area context, not a street-level read.
How long is the commute from Redcliffe to the Brisbane CBD?
From Redcliffe there's no one-seat ride to the city: catch route 680 to Kippa-Ring station, about every 19 minutes in the morning peak, then change for the Brisbane CBD — roughly 65 minutes all up. Times are scheduled and in-vehicle only — they exclude walking, waiting and any transfer.
What schools are in Redcliffe?
The Redcliffe SA2 contains 2 schools — 1 secondary school and 1 special school, all government. NAPLAN results for each school are on its My School profile (ACARA). For area context, Redcliffe sits in decile 3 of the ABS SEIFA index of education and occupation nationally and 50% of adults here completed Year 12 (Census 2021). Redcliffe falls fully within the state-school catchment of Scarborough State School and Redcliffe State High School.
What amenities and public transport does Redcliffe have?
Within the Redcliffe SA2, OpenStreetMap records 1 hospital, 3 GP or clinic locations, 1 supermarket and 16 green spaces. 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.

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