Suburb report · QLD 4301
Redbank Plains
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Population
28,390
Redbank Plains suburb profile
Who lives in Redbank Plains
At 26km from the Brisbane CBD, Redbank Plains is further out than most of the suburbs closest to the city. With 28,390 residents, Redbank Plains is in the largest fifth of Queensland suburbs, well above the 4,480 of the median suburb. It is the largest of the 317 suburbs within 40km of the Brisbane CBD. Redbank Plains skews young, with a median age of 28 against 39 for the median Queensland suburb. Of the 317 suburbs within 40km of the Brisbane CBD, 5 have a younger median age.
Income and home ownership
Households earn a median $88,400 a year, at the 38th percentile for Queensland. On household income it ranks 250 of 317 suburbs within 40km of the Brisbane CBD. At 59.2% renting, Redbank Plains has a higher rental share than 93% of Queensland suburbs, against 69.2% ownership in the median suburb. On ownership it ranks 290 of 317 suburbs within 40km of the Brisbane CBD.
Household mix
The 2021 Census counted 7,481 occupied private dwellings in Redbank Plains, one of the larger housing stocks in Queensland. Families with children are the largest household type at 58.1%, ahead of couples without children at 19% and people living alone at 19.3%. On the share of families with children it ranks 46 of 317 suburbs within 40km of the Brisbane CBD. Few Queensland suburbs have more families with children: 58.1% of households, ahead of 91% of the state. Only 19% of households are couples without children, at the 4th percentile for Queensland.
Housing supply
Approvals have surged: 488 new dwellings were approved across the Redbank Plains statistical area in the year to June 2025, against its 2020 to 2024 average of 265 a year. Supply figures here are for the Redbank Plains statistical area, home to 29,057 residents in 2025, which closely matches Redbank Plains. Per head of population the pipeline is deep: 16.8 approvals per 1,000 residents of that area against 3.2 for the median Queensland area. Between 2020 and 2025 the area's approvals peaked at 488 in 2025 and bottomed at 160 in 2021.
Population trend
The population of the Redbank Plains statistical area surged 20.4% from 2020 to 2025, against 9.7% for Queensland as a whole. Over those 5 years a typical Queensland statistical area added 6.3%, putting this area 14.1 points ahead. That rate is faster than 91% of Queensland statistical areas. Year by year, the change ran from 3.3% in 2025 to 4.4% in 2022.
Against its neighbours
Of the nearby suburbs listed below, Collingwood Park differs most on the owner-occupied share: 64.1% there against 40.8% in Redbank Plains. Bellbird Park is the closest match on the share of people living alone, at 21.3% against 19.3%. At 6km, Goodna counts 10,692 residents against 28,390 in Redbank Plains.
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This report is market intelligence prepared by Chase Wealth Australia for general information only. Figures are statistical estimates for the suburb, not valuations of any individual property, and do not constitute financial or credit advice. Consider your circumstances and seek professional advice before acting. Demographic figures are sourced from the Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census 2021 (licensed CC BY 4.0) where available.