Redbank, Queensland
| Redbank City of Ipswich, Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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| Population | 1,605 (2011)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4301 | ||||||||||||||
| Location | 29 km (18 mi) from Brisbane | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | City of Ipswich | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Electoral district of Bundamba | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Oxley | ||||||||||||||
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Redbank is a suburb of the City of Ipswich, Queensland, Australia. It is approximately 25 kilometres (16 mi) south-west of Brisbane CBD, the capital of Queensland. At the 2011 Australian Census the suburb recorded a population of 1,605.[1]
The origin of the suburb name is from a description of the area provided by Major Edmund Lockyer whilst exploring in a boat along the Brisbane River.[2]
The Redbank - Bundamba Loop Line comprised a series of railway sidings serving coal mines in the area.[3]
Transport
Redbank railway station provides access to regular Queensland Rail City network services to Brisbane CBD, Ipswich and Rosewood. The Redbank train station has a Queensland Police Service Rail Squad stationed on platform 2. Near the ticket office.
The Redbank Railway Workshops has been operating in the suburb since 1958.
Education
Shopping
See also
References
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Redbank (Ipswich City) (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 24 September 2014.
- ^ Place name details
- ^ The Redbank - Bundamba Loop Line Kerr, J.D. Australian Railway Historical Society Bulletin June, 1968 pp129-147
- ^ http://redbankss.eq.edu.au/wcms/
- ^ http://www.libraries.slq.qld.gov.au/home/services/ipswich/redbank_plaza_library
External links
27°36′S 152°52′E / 27.600°S 152.867°E
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