Redridge | |||||||||||||
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| Coordinates: 25°10′00″S 152°21′00″E / 25.1666°S 152.3500°E / -25.1666; 152.3500 (Redridge (centre of locality)) | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||
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| Area | |||||||||||||
• Total | 69.6 km2 (26.9 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 711 (2021 census)[2] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 10.216/km2 (26.46/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+10:00 (AEST) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 4660 | ||||||||||||
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Redridge is a rural locality in the Bundaberg Region, Queensland, Australia.[3] In the 2021 census, Redridge had a population of 711 people.[2]
Geography
The Gregory River forms the north-eastern boundary of the locality, while Stockyard Creek forms the southern and south-eastern boundaries.[4]
The Goodwood Road passes through the locality from the west (North Isis) to north-east (Goodwood).[4]
A cane tramway enters the locality from the north-west (Farnsfield) and extends towards the south-east of the locality and terminates there. It provides a means to transport harvested sugarcane to the Isis Central sugar mill.[4]
Although most of the land is used for a variety of crop growing (including sugarcane), there is some residential development in the south-west of the locality, mostly rural residential acreage blocks.[4]
Demographics
In the 2016 census, Redridge had a population of 628 people.[5]
In the 2021 census, Redridge had a population of 711 people.[2]
Education
There are no schools in Redridge. The nearest government primary schools are in Goodwood State School in neighbouring Goodwood to the north-east and Childers State School in Childers to the south-west. The nearest government secondary school is Isis District State High School in Childers. There is also a Catholic primary school in Childers.[4]
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Redridge (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Redridge (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ "Redridge – locality in Bundaberg Region (entry 44763)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
- ^ a b c d e "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Redridge (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
