Redland Bay
Redland Bay is growing fast, but expensive to rent.
Redland Bay is growing fast, up 3.75% in the latest year against 1.76% for Queensland; a place people are actively moving to. The trade-offs: renting is expensive, a median of $790 a week (RTA, 2026-Q2); the nearest train station is a fair way off (Beenleigh, about 11.5 km).
Mostly free-standing houses, with a median age of 39 and households on a median $2,074 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's good
- growing fast, up 3.75% in the latest year against 1.76% for Queensland
- a place people are actively moving to
What to weigh up
- renting is expensive, a median of $790 a week (RTA, 2026-Q2)
- the nearest train station is a fair way off (Beenleigh, about 11.5 km)
Redland Bay on the map
The Australian Bureau of Statistics Statistical Area 2 outline for Redland Bay, QLD.
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
Redland Bay against the Queensland average, both set to 100 in the first year shown so the growth rates compare.
Redland Bay population grew from 16,097 in 2016 to 20,283 in 2025, a change of 26.0% over the period, against 17.0% for the Queensland average.
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| Year | Redland Bay | Queensland average |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 16,097 | 4,845,152 |
| 2017 | 16,574 | 4,926,380 |
| 2018 | 17,142 | 5,006,623 |
| 2019 | 17,598 | 5,088,847 |
| 2020 | 17,845 | 5,165,613 |
| 2021 | 18,100 | 5,215,814 |
| 2022 | 18,472 | 5,310,905 |
| 2023 | 18,886 | 5,450,235 |
| 2024 | 19,550 | 5,571,890 |
| 2025 | 20,283 | 5,669,764 |
Where the growth is coming from
Redland Bay gained 2,022 residents from internal migration and 178 from overseas in the year to June 2025, while 1,593 people moved away — a net addition of 607 before natural increase.
- Internal migration in+2,022
- Internal migration out+1,520
- Overseas migration in+178
- Natural increase+126
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-yearlyThe 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.
| Measure | 2016 | 2021 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 15,591 | 17,765 | +14% |
| Median age | 38 | 39 | +1 yr |
| Median household income | $1,754/wk | $2,074/wk | +18% |
| Median weekly rent | $450/wk | $470/wk | +4.4% |
| Born overseas | 21.2% | 20.8% | -0.5 pts |
Who lives here
Census · five-yearlyFrom 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
Income
Housing
Work
Household
Country of birth
Language at home
How homes are held
- Owned outright 29.3%
- Mortgaged 46.1%
- Rented 22.6%
- Other / not stated 2.0%
What it costs to rent
Residential Tenancies Authority · 2026-Q2Median 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.
Rent over time
All dwellings in Redland Bay against the Greater Brisbane median.
Median weekly rent in Redland Bay went from $690 in 2024-Q1 to $790 in 2026-Q2, up 14%, against $656 for Greater Brisbane now.
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| Year | Redland Bay | Greater Brisbane |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-Q1 | $690 | $562 |
| 2024-Q2 | $690 | $590 |
| 2024-Q3 | $700 | $574 |
| 2024-Q4 | $700 | $594 |
| 2025-Q1 | $720 | $585 |
| 2025-Q2 | $725 | $624 |
| 2025-Q3 | $750 | $612 |
| 2025-Q4 | $720 | $633 |
| 2026-Q1 | $750 | $625 |
| 2026-Q2 | $790 | $656 |
By dwelling type — 2026-Q2 quarter
| Type | 1 bed | 2 bed | 3 bed | 4+ bed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| House | — | — | $700n=23 | $800n=78 |
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 Redland Bay was $790 for the 2026-Q2 quarter, up 9% on a year earlier. That is $134 a week above the Greater Brisbane median. By type: a 3-bedroom house $700.
Show every quarter, with the year-on-year change
| Quarter | Median rent | Year on year | Greater Brisbane |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-Q2 | $790 | +9.0% | $656 |
| 2026-Q1 | $750 | +4.2% | $625 |
| 2025-Q4 | $720 | +2.9% | $633 |
| 2025-Q3 | $750 | +7.1% | $612 |
| 2025-Q2 | $725 | +5.1% | $624 |
| 2025-Q1 | $720 | +4.3% | $585 |
| 2024-Q4 | $700 | +12.9% | $594 |
| 2024-Q3 | $700 | +9.4% | $574 |
| 2024-Q2 | $690 | +12.2% | $590 |
| 2024-Q1 | $690 | +15.0% | $562 |
| 2023-Q4 | $620 | +3.3% | $575 |
| 2023-Q3 | $640 | +6.7% | $536 |
| 2023-Q2 | $615 | +7.0% | $526 |
| 2023-Q1 | $600 | +5.3% | $496 |
| 2022-Q4 | $600 | +9.1% | $495 |
| 2022-Q3 | $600 | +17.6% | $455 |
| 2022-Q2 | $575 | +12.7% | $454 |
| 2022-Q1 | $570 | +18.8% | $428 |
| 2021-Q4 | $550 | +15.8% | $436 |
| 2021-Q3 | $510 | +6.3% | $416 |
| 2021-Q2 | $510 | +8.5% | $408 |
| 2021-Q1 | $480 | +6.7% | $405 |
| 2020-Q4 | $475 | +3.3% | $401 |
| 2020-Q3 | $480 | +5.5% | $392 |
| 2020-Q2 | $470 | −1.1% | $383 |
| 2020-Q1 | $450 | −6.3% | $394 |
| 2019-Q4 | $460 | +0.0% | $391 |
| 2019-Q3 | $455 | +1.1% | $384 |
| 2019-Q2 | $475 | +5.6% | $383 |
| 2019-Q1 | $480 | +9.1% | $387 |
| 2018-Q4 | $460 | +0.0% | $383 |
| 2018-Q3 | $450 | −2.2% | $381 |
| 2018-Q2 | $450 | — | $383 |
| 2018-Q1 | $440 | — | $386 |
| 2017-Q4 | $460 | — | $384 |
| 2017-Q3 | $460 | — | $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-yearlyThe 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 disadvantageDecile 7score 1,042
- Advantage & disadvantage (IRSAD)Higher decile means more relative advantageDecile 6score 1,016
- Economic resources (IER)Income and housing capacityDecile 9score 1,076
- Education & occupation (IEO)Education and occupational skill levelsDecile 5score 973
Safety context
Queensland Police Service · July 2026How much crime is reported where Redland Bay sits — measured for its whole police division, because that is the finest area the Queensland Police Service publishes.
Redland Bay is policed by the Queensland Police Service Redland Bay Division, which also covers Sheldon - Mount Cotton. The reported-offence figures below are for the whole division, not Redland Bay specifically.
Most-reported offences · Redland Bay Division, last 12 months
- Other Theft (excl. Unlawful Entry)1,273 /100k−52% vs QLD↑ 11%
- Drug Offences955 /100k−43% vs QLD↑ 59%
- Assault430 /100k−59% vs QLD↓ 26%
- Unlawful Use of Motor Vehicle262 /100k−22% vs QLD↑ 78%
- Unlawful Entry201 /100k−70% vs QLD↓ 18%
Rate per 100,000 people across the whole Redland Bay Division — not Redland Bay 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 Redland Bay Division over the last 12 months, running 52% below the Queensland rate and up on the year before. None of this is specific to Redland Bay — a police division usually spans several suburbs, so treat it as area context, not a street-level read.
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| Offence category | Division | Queensland | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other Theft (excl. Unlawful Entry) | 1,273 per 100k | 2,632 per 100k | ↑ 11% vs prior year |
| Drug Offences | 955 per 100k | 1,666 per 100k | ↑ 59% vs prior year |
| Assault | 430 per 100k | 1,053 per 100k | ↓ 26% vs prior year |
| Unlawful Use of Motor Vehicle | 262 per 100k | 338 per 100k | ↑ 78% vs prior year |
| Unlawful Entry | 201 per 100k | 677 per 100k | ↓ 18% 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 Redland Bay 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. Redland Bay is in Redland City, so no council flood mapping is shown here. That is not the same as having no flood risk — check Redland City Council's own flood information for Redland Bay.
Redland City Council’s flood information for Redland Bay →Getting around, and what's nearby
OpenStreetMap · quarterlyWhat 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.
Within the Redland Bay SA2, OpenStreetMap records 6 childcare and kindergarten centres, 1 hospital, 2 supermarkets and 50 green spaces. For families: 18 playgrounds. Eating out and socialising: 5 restaurants. Staying active: 24 sports fields. Also 2 shopping centres. The nearest train station, Beenleigh, is about 11,500 m from the suburb centre. OpenStreetMap also maps 57 bus stops here.
GPs and clinics, cafés, pubs and bars and gyms are not well mapped in OpenStreetMap yet, so no count is shown for them here. See this area on OpenStreetMap →
List every mapped place
Schools
- Kindilan Outdoor Education And Conference Centre
- Scenic Shores State School
- Redland Bay State School
Childcare & kindergartens
- Little Scholars School of Early Learning
- Grasshoppers Early Learning Centre
- Goodstart Early Learning
- Redland Bay Early Education Centre
- Little Scholars School of Early Learning Redland Bay
Gyms & fitness
- Jetts Fitness
- CrossFit 4165
Shopping centres
- Red Edge Shopping Centre
- Redland Bay Shopping Village
Hospitals
- Redlands Satellite Hospital
GPs & clinics
- Ave Maria Medical Centre
- Red Edge Medical Centre
Supermarkets
- IGA
- Woolworths
Green spaces
- Glenhaven Close Drainage Reserve
- Isaac Place Bushland Refuge
- Azure Park
- Grevillea Street Bushland Refuge
- Collins Park
- Grevillea Street Park
- Denham Boulevard Park
- Denham Urban Habitat
Parks and trails
Brisbane City Council · biannuallyCouncil park and trail data on this site is published by Brisbane City Council, and covers the Brisbane City Council area only. Redland Bay is in Redland City, 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 timetablesHow to reach the city centre from Redland Bay on public transport — the routes you'd catch here, how long they take and how often they run.
From Redland Bay, route 281 runs to the Brisbane CBD in about 95 minutes — it joins the South East Busway at Eight Mile Plains. Times are scheduled and in-vehicle only — they exclude walking, waiting and any transfer.
Routes to the city from Redland Bay
- 281Shoreline Ave Redland Bay - Brisbane City~95 min · peak only · via the busway at Eight Mile Plains
These are timetabled figures for a typical weekday. Plan a door-to-door trip on the TransLink journey planner →
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| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Fastest scheduled trip to the Brisbane CBD | about 95 min |
| 281 — Shoreline Ave Redland Bay - Brisbane City | about 95 min, joins the busway at Eight Mile Plains |
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.
The Redland Bay SA2 contains 1 school, and it is a government school. NAPLAN results for each school are on its My School profile (ACARA). For area context, Redland Bay sits in decile 5 of the ABS SEIFA index of education and occupation nationally and 58% of adults here completed Year 12 (Census 2021).
The centre of this SA2 is zoned for Victoria Point State High School (junior secondary), Victoria Point State High School (senior secondary).
Parts of the SA2 also fall in the catchment of Carbrook State School (primary), Redland Bay State School (primary), Mount Cotton State School (primary), Victoria Point State School (primary), Shailer Park State High School (junior secondary), Beenleigh State High School (junior secondary), Shailer Park State High School (senior secondary), Beenleigh State High School (senior secondary).
Catchments can divide a suburb — confirm your address on EdMap.
Show school list
- Redland Bay State School · State · Prep–6
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 Cleveland - Stradbroke
Others in the same ABS district, by population growth. If this one doesn't fit, one of these might.
- HereRedland Bay+3.8%
- 01Southern Moreton Bay Islands+5.2%
- 02Victoria Point+2.0%
- 03Thornlands+2.0%
- 04Ormiston+1.9%
- 05Cleveland+1.2%
- 06North Stradbroke Island+0.8%
- 07Sheldon - Mount Cotton+0.5%
Dots place each suburb's growth on the same scale, slowest at left.
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