Suburb in Ipswich

Redbank, QLD

Redbank had a population of 2,931 at the 2021 Census (+59.8% since 2016). Median age 30.0. Median weekly household income $1,325. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Redbank at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Queensland.

In Ipswich

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Redbank's population grew by 59.8% to 2,931, faster than Queensland as a whole (+9.6%). With a median age of 30.0, it is younger than the QLD average (38.2). Children under 10 make up 17.4% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 8.7%.

56.8% of households rent, a larger share than the QLD average of 33.6%. 23.0% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 3.3% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 981 households.

The median household earns $1,325 a week, below the QLD average of $1,676. Renters pay a median $350 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $1,447 a month.

40.2% of residents were born overseas, more than the QLD average of 24.1%. 29.5% use a language other than English at home. 37.8% report no religion, lower than the QLD average (44.8%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Redbank beside QLD and Australia.

MeasureRedbankQLDAustralia
Population2,9315,156,15825,422,828
Growth since 2016+59.8%+9.6%+8.6%
Median age30.038.238.2
Households9811,869,4529,275,123
Flats and apartments3.3%12.5%14.3%
Renting56.8%33.6%31.1%
Owned outright23.0%29.5%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,325$1,676$1,747
Median rent a week$350$364$376
Median mortgage repayment a month$1,447$1,740$1,866
Born overseas40.2%24.1%29.3%
Other language at home29.5%14.1%23.6%
No religion37.8%44.8%41.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Population and age

Each census since 2011, and the age profile in 2021.

Population

+59.8% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 1,6052011
  2. 1,8342016
  3. 2,9312021

Age

Median age 30.0, against 38.2 for Queensland.

Redbank Queensland
Share of people by age, Redbank and Queensland
0–917.4%
10–1913.2%
20–2919.2%
30–3915.0%
40–499.9%
50–599.1%
60–697.2%
70–795.0%
80+3.7%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Cultural background

The largest groups in Redbank at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. English33.8%
  2. Australian22.5%
  3. Samoan12.9%
  4. Irish7.8%
  5. Scottish6.8%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Samoan9.1%
  2. Tagalog1.5%
  3. Hindi1.4%
  4. Filipino1.3%
  5. Mandarin1.0%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. New Zealand12.5%
  2. Samoa4.4%
  3. England3.3%
  4. the Philippines3.3%
  5. Fiji1.8%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Around Redbank

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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