Redbank, Queensland

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Redbank
City of IpswichQueensland
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
Suburbs around Redbank:
Moggill Moggill Moggill
Riverview Redbank Goodna
Collingwood Park Redbank Plains Goodna

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 Citytrain 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

  • Redbank State School [4]
  • The council library [5]

Shopping

See also

References

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  2. Place name details
  3. The Redbank - Bundamba Loop Line Kerr, J.D. Australian Railway Historical Society Bulletin June, 1968 pp129-147
  4. http://redbankss.eq.edu.au/wcms/
  5. http://www.libraries.slq.qld.gov.au/home/services/ipswich/redbank_plaza_library

External links

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