Redbank Plains Demographics (QLD) Local Stats

Redbank Plains (4301) is a suburb of Brisbane, Ipswich, Queensland. It is about 25 kms from QLD's capital city of Brisbane. Redbank Plains is in the federal electorates of Blair, Oxley.

In the 2011 census the population of Redbank Plains was 14,976 and is comprised of approximately 50.4% females and 49.6% males.

The median/average age of the population of Redbank Plains is 26 years of age.

66.9% of people living in the suburb of Redbank Plains were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 10.1% New Zealand, 3.2% England, 2.3% Samoa, 0.9% Vietnam, 0.8% Philippines, 0.8% Fiji, 0.7% Sudan, 0.7% India, 0.4% South Africa, 0.4% Netherlands, 0.3% Germany, 0.3% South Sudan, 0.3% Scotland, 0.2% Cook Islands.

78.5% of people living in Redbank Plains speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 5.2% Language spoken at home not stated, 5.1% Samoan, 4.1% Other, 1.6% Vietnamese, 0.7% Spanish, 0.7% Arabic, 0.5% Hindi, 0.3% Tagalog, 0.3% Filipino .

The religious makeup of Redbank Plains is 25.3% No religion, 19.6% Catholic, 14.9% Anglican, 9.8% Religious affiliation not stated, 4.8% Uniting Church, 4.3% Christian, nfd, 3.4% Latter-day Saints, 3.0% Presbyterian and Reformed, 3.0% Pentecostal, 2.0% Baptist.

40.3% of people are married, 44.5% have never married and 7.9% are divorced and 4.8% are separated. There are 268 widowed people living in Redbank Plains.

61.0% of the people living in Redbank Plains over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 23.2% are working on a part time basis. Redbank Plains has an unemployment rate of 9.6%.

The main occupations of people living in Redbank Plains are 17.2% Labourers, 16.1% Technicians & trades workers, 14.6% Machinery operators & drivers, 14.6% Clerical & administrative workers, 10.1% Community & personal service workers, 9.6% Sales workers, 9.2% Professionals, 6.3% Managers, 2.3% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Redbank Plains work in are 19.2% Manufacturing, 12.3% Retail trade, 10.5% Health care and social assistance, 8.5% Construction, 7.6% Transport, postal and warehousing, 6.1% Public administration and safety, 5.3% Wholesale trade, 5.1% Accommodation and food services, 4.5% Education and training.

12.9% of homes are fully owned, and 34.6% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 49.8% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $613 per week and the median household income is $1247 per week.

The median rent in Redbank Plains is $310 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1690 per month.

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