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Living in the Redlands

Situated on majestic Moreton Bay and right on Brisbane’s doorstep, the Redlands is a unique and special part of south-east Queensland. It consists of 537 square kilometres of mainland and island communities.


Location

North of Redland City is Brisbane City and the Sunshine Coast. The Gold Coast lies south and Logan City to the south west.  

Shire DivisionsThe mainland area includes:

  • Thorneside, Birkdale and Wellington Point in the north
  • Mt Cotton and Redland Bay in the south
  • Capalaba, Alexandra Hills and Sheldon in the west
  • Ormiston, Thornlands, Cleveland and Victoria Point in the east.

The islands include uninhabited mangrove habitats, and the tranquil Bay Islands of Russell, Lamb, Karragarra, Macleay and Perulpa.

North Stradbroke Island has three main settlements - Dunwich, Amity Point and Point Lookout. There are also smaller settlements at Myora Springs and Flinders Beach.

Despite our growth, we have retained distinct communities, such as the civic centre of Cleveland, the retail/commerce/business hub at Capalaba, the laidback Bay Island communities, rural Redland Bay and the koala coast areas of Mt Cotton and Sheldon. 


Climate

The Redlands enjoys a comfortable sub-tropical climate with maximum temperatures rarely exceeding 32 degrees Celcius or minimums dropping below 5 degrees Celcius. Annual average rainfall is 1322mm. Check the latest weather updates at www.bom.gov.au/weather/qld/.


Population

One of the fastest growing local government areas in south-east Queensland, in June 2007, the Redland's population was estimated to be 132,971. This is predicted to increase to 182,678 by 2026 based on the latest State Government projection data.


Census quick stats 2006

  • Total: 127,627 persons usually resident in Redland, of which 49 per cent males, 51 per cent females.  
  • Age group: 20.9 per cent children (0-14 years), 25.0 per cent aged 55 years and over. Median age is 38 years. 
  • Citizenship: 87.1 per cent are Australian citizens, 20.8 per cent born overseas and 0.7 per cent overseas visitors.
  • Country of birth: 74 per cent born in Australia, 6.7 per cent England, 5.0 per cent New Zealand, 1 per cent South Africa, 0.9 per cent Scotland and 0.6 per cent Netherlands.

 
Source: Australia Bureau of Statistics