Redbank Plains, Queensland


Redbank Plains is a suburb in the City of Ipswich, Queensland, Australia. In the, Redbank Plains had a population of 19,299 people.

Geography

Redbank Plains is by road from the Ipswich CBD and approximately from the Brisbane CBD.

History

The history of the name is not recorded, but the neighbouring suburb of Redbank was named by Major Edmund Lockyer in September 1925 due to the red soil on the bank of the Brisbane River.
A school was opened in 1868 by the Roman Catholic Church. On 17 January 1870 it became Redbank Plains Non Vested School. In 1873 a new school was built and on 9 Feb 1874 it opened as Redbank Plains State School.
The Redbank Plains Library opened in 1985. It had a major refurbishment in 2010.
Redbank Plains State High School opened on 27 January 1987.
Staines Memorial College opened 25 January 2005 in Springfield. It is named in the memory of Graham Staines, a missionary in India who was burned to death by fundamentalist Hindus in 1999. In 2010 the college relocated to Redbank Plains.
Fernbrooke State School opened on 1 January 2017.
St Ann's Catholic Primary School opened in 2020 with 98 students in Prep to Year 3.
In the, Redbank Plains had a population of 19,299 people.

Amenities

The Ipswich City Council operates the Redbank Plains Library in Moreton Avenue.

Education

Redbank Plains State School is a government primary school for boys and girls at 39-53 School Road. In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 739 students with 54 teachers and 38 non-teaching staff. It includes a special education program.
Fernbrooke State School is a government primary school for boys and girls at 8 Regents Drive. In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 386 students with 23 teachers and 12 non-teaching staff.
St Ann's School is a Catholic primary school for boys and girls on a site on Halletts Road, adjacent to the Cashmere Rd Reserve. The school opened in 2020 with 98 students in Prep to Year 3 with Years 4 to 6 to be added in each successive year.
Staines Memorial College is a private primary and secondary school for boys and girls at 227-263 School Road. It is a non-denominational Christian school. In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 471 students with 34 teachers and 31 non-teaching staff.
Redbank Plains State High School is a government secondary school for boys and girls at Willow Road. In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 1729 students with 142 teachers and 67 non-teaching staff. It includes a special education program.

Weather radar

The CP2 weather radar is located at the end of Vic Cumner Drive. This polarmetric radar was established in 2007 and is used to measure rainfall, rain drop sizes and for the detection of hail storms. The data collected by the specialist radar facility that is operated by the Bureau of Meteorology and the National Centre for Atmospheric Research is used in a range of research projects by The Centre for Australian Weather and Climate Research. Unlike the nearby radars at Mount Stapylton and Marburg, the radar does not provide a streaming media loop to the public.