Redbank Plains
QLD 4301 · Ipswich
24,349 (2021) → 28,390 est. (2025)
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Redbank Plains is a suburb in Ipswich, QLD 4301, about 27km from Brisbane CBD. Recent property sales in Redbank Plains are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has 5 schools, a transport score of 28/100, and is about 39km inland. Redbank Plains has an overall score of 50/100, based on transport, liveability and education, plus a separate residential safety score of 79/100.
Demographics
Age distribution
Housing tenure
- Owned
- Mortgage
- Rented
Commute to work
- Car
- Public transport
- Walk/cycle
- Work from home
Top countries of birth: New Zealand (9.88%), Samoa (2.63%), England (1.84%), India (1.37%), Philippines (1.26%)
Top languages: Samoan (5.17%), Vietnamese (0.9%), Punjabi (0.8%), Hindi (0.7%), Spanish (0.68%)
Source: ABS Census 2021
Property
Suburb-level sale prices aren't published for QLD. Median weekly rents:
Source: RTA Queensland · Updated Q1 2026
Residential Safety
QLDdoesn't publish crime data at the suburb level. The rates shown are the Ipswich local-government-area average applied to this suburb, so other suburbs in the same LGA share the same figures.
Recorded residential incidents (latest year), with rate per 100,000 residents:
Residential incidents over time
Sum of the five residential categories above — not all recorded crime.
Area crime context
An independent score — crime data quality varies by state, so safety is shown separately and is not part of the overall score.
Source: Queensland Police Service (LGA-level) · Updated 2025
Schools
Average ICSEA of schools within 10km 977 (below the national average of 1000).
In suburb
- St Ann's SchoolPrimary · CatholicICSEA 1026
- Staines Memorial CollegeCombined · IndependentICSEA 1002
- Fernbrooke State SchoolPrimary · GovernmentICSEA 963
- Redbank Plains State High SchoolSecondary · GovernmentICSEA 937
- Redbank Plains State SchoolPrimary · GovernmentICSEA 912
Nearby (within 10km)
- WoodLinks State SchoolPrimary · Government · 2.4kmICSEA 969
- Augusta State SchoolPrimary · Government · 2.6kmICSEA 1028
- Woogaroo Creek State SchoolPrimary · Government · 2.6kmICSEA 945
- Kruger State SchoolPrimary · Government · 3.5kmICSEA 946
- St Augustine's CollegeCombined · Catholic · 3.8kmICSEA 1054
- Bellbird Park State Secondary CollegeSecondary · Government · 3.8kmICSEA 953
- Collingwood Park State SchoolPrimary · Government · 4.3kmICSEA 957
- Challenge Trade and Business CollegeSecondary · Independent · 4.6kmICSEA 1010
- Riverview State SchoolPrimary · Government · 5.3kmICSEA 855
- Bundamba State Secondary CollegeSecondary · Government · 5.4kmICSEA 898
- Redbank State SchoolPrimary · Government · 5.5kmICSEA 920
- Spring Mountain State SchoolPrimary · Government · 5.5kmICSEA 1061
Source: ACARA 2023
Transport
Source: TfNSW GTFS
Liveability
Amenities within 2–3km
Counted within a short distance of the suburb centre (so nearby facilities count), with the in-boundary count shown beneath.
Source: Bureau of Meteorology · OpenStreetMap
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Frequently asked questions about Redbank Plains
Is Redbank Plains safe?
Redbank Plains has a residential safety score of 79/100, based on residential crime (break-ins, theft from dwellings, vehicle theft, domestic assault and robbery) per resident relative to the NSW median. Its total recorded incident rate is 6,948 per 100,000 across all categories.
How far is Redbank Plains from Brisbane CBD?
Redbank Plains is about 26.5 km from Brisbane CBD, an estimated 92 minutes by public transport.
What schools are in Redbank Plains?
Redbank Plains has 5 schools, with an average ICSEA of 968 (the national average is 1000). Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Redbank Plains?
Redbank Plains has a transport score of 28/100 and 67 bus stops.