Redbank Plains flood & bushfire risk
Of Redbank Plains’s 11,860 mapped properties, 1.1% are in a mapped flood area and 0.1% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Redbank Plains’s flood exposure is below the QLD average of 49.9%, and bushfire exposure is below the QLD average of 17.2%.
Check a specific Redbank Plains address
Risk varies property by property.
Hazard exposure
Where the hazards are in Redbank Plains
Flood and bushfire areas across Redbank Plains. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Redbank Plains
Redbank Plains sits in the Springfield police division, which recorded 4,201 reported offences in the 12 months to Jul 2026.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 4,201 total. Figures are for the whole Springfield police division (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.
Zoning in Redbank Plains
Redbank Plains is mostly residential. The most common zones:
Low density residential — mostly detached houses on standard suburban blocks.
Zone: Residential Low Density
Emerging community — earmarked for future urban development; not yet fully built out.
Zone: Future Urban
Medium density residential — townhouses, terraces and low-rise units (the “missing middle”).
Zone: Residential Medium Density
School catchments in Redbank Plains
Redbank Plains can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Redbank Plains
At the 2021 Census, 29.7% of Redbank Plains’s 24,349 residents were born overseas.
Top ancestries
Top countries of birth
Ancestry counts people reporting each ancestry (up to two each), as a share of responses. Source: ABS 2021 Census.
Development near Redbank Plains
Ipswich council approved 3,522 new dwellings in the 12 months to Jun 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Ipswich council area (not just Redbank Plains). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
- 18 Gammon Way, Redbank Plains QLD 4301
- 19 Banks Court, Redbank Plains QLD 4301
- 19 Farmer Court, Redbank Plains QLD 4301
- 23 Wood Drive, Redbank Plains QLD 4301
- 3 Whitehouse Court, Redbank Plains QLD 4301
- 4 Denise Court, Redbank Plains QLD 4301
- 4 Oborn Street, Redbank Plains QLD 4301
- 9 Delmere Court, Redbank Plains QLD 4301
Nearby suburbs
Other suburbs in Ipswich
Compare Redbank Plains with the rest of the council area, largest first.
Figures are indicative only — verify any specific property with the relevant council. Sources: council/state planning schemes & flood mapping, Geoscape G-NAF, state police crime statistics, ABS.