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Redland Bay, QLD 4165 — 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
17,765
Population
Usual residents, Census 2021
39
Median age
Years
20.8%
Born overseas
Born outside Australia
2.8
Household size
Average people per household
Income
$2,074/wk
Household income
Median total weekly household income
$847/wk
Personal income
Median total weekly personal income
Housing
$470/wk
Median rent
Median weekly rent for rented dwellings
$2,076/mo
Median mortgage
Median monthly mortgage repayment
94.5%
Separate houses
Share of occupied dwellings
2.0%
Flats & apartments
Share of occupied dwellings
5.1%
Unoccupied
Private dwellings unoccupied on Census night
Work
62.9%
Employment rate
Employed as a share of people aged 15+
4.1%
Unemployment rate
Unemployed as a share of the labour force
58.3%
Year 12 or above
Highest school year completed
Tenure mix
Owned outright 29.3%Mortgaged 46.1%Rented 22.6%Other / not stated 2.0%

Where the growth came 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.

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+2,022
Internal migration out+1,520
Overseas migration in+178
Natural increase+126
Population (ERP)
20,283
▲ 13,276 since 2001
SA2 · year to Jun 2025
YoY growth
+3.75%
▲ state average +1.76%
Year to Jun 2025
Net migration
+607
2,200 in · 1,593 out
Internal + overseas · 2025
Rank in Greater BrisbaneNice-to-have
25th
Top 10% of 243 SA2s
By growth rate

Estimated resident population

Redland Bay against the Queensland average, rebased to the first year shown.

201620202025

Redland Bay population grew from 16,097 in 2016 to 20,283 in 2025, a change of 26.0% over the period, against the Queensland average.

Show data table
YearRedland BayQueensland average
201616,0974,845,152
201716,5744,926,380
201817,1425,006,623
201917,5985,088,847
202017,8455,165,613
202118,1005,215,814
202218,4725,310,905
202318,8865,450,235
202419,5505,571,890
202520,2835,669,764

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
Population15,59117,765+14%
Median age3839+1 yr
Median household income$1,754/wk$2,074/wk+18%
Median weekly rent$450/wk$470/wk+4.4%
Born overseas21.2%20.8%-0.5 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
3
within the SA2
OpenStreetMap · Sept 2026
ChildcareOSM
6
childcare & kindergartens
OpenStreetMap · Sept 2026
Hospitals & GPsOSM
3
1 hospital · 2 GP/clinics
OpenStreetMap · Sept 2026
SupermarketsOSM
2
full-line grocery
OpenStreetMap · Sept 2026
ParksOSM
50
public open space
OpenStreetMap · Sept 2026

Within the Redland Bay SA2, OpenStreetMap records 3 schools, 6 childcare and kindergarten centres, 1 hospital, 2 GP or clinic locations, 2 supermarkets and 50 parks. For families: 18 playgrounds. Eating out and socialising: 2 cafés, 5 restaurants and 1 pub or bar. Staying active: 2 gyms and 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.

Show facility list
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
Parks
  • 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

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 7
score 1,042
Advantage & disadvantage (IRSAD)
Higher decile means more relative advantage
Decile 6
score 1,016
Economic resources (IER)
Income and housing capacity
Decile 9
score 1,076
Education & occupation (IEO)
Education and occupational skill levels
Decile 5
score 973

Nearby suburbs by growth

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

Map module — future phase
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%