Redcliffe, Queensland

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Redcliffe
Queensland

A Map of Redcliffe City, highlighting the suburb of Redcliffe
Population: 8,981 (2006)[1]
Postcode: 4020
Property Value: AUD $312,000[2]
Location: 28 km (17 mi) from Brisbane CBD
LGA: Moreton Bay Regional Council
Region: Brisbane
State District: Redcliffe
Federal Division: Petrie
Mean Max Temp Mean Min Temp Rainfall
25.1 °C
77 °F		 16.5 °C
62 °F		 1,094.1 mm
43.1 in
Suburbs around Redcliffe:
Scarborough Scarborough Moreton Bay
Kippa-Ring Redcliffe Moreton Bay
Clontarf Margate Moreton Bay

Redcliffe is an eastern suburb on the Redcliffe peninsula in Queensland, Australia. Along with the surrounding suburbs, it is a popular location for residents of Brisbane seeking a place to relax at its sandy beaches and café strip and hotels on Redcliffe Parade, through the CBD.

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[edit] History

Further information: History of Queensland

Redcliffe holds the distinction of being the first European settlement in Queensland, first visited by Matthew Flinders on 17 July 1799. Explorer John Oxley recommended "Red Cliffs Point" – named after the red-coloured cliffs visible from Moreton Bay – to the Governor Thomas Brisbane as the site of a penal colony. He and Settlement Commandant Lieutenant Miller, with a crew and 29 convicts, sailed on the Amity from Sydney and arrived at Redcliffe on 13 September 1824.

[edit] Attractions and features

Attractions such as Suttons Beach, Redcliffe Jetty, Settlement Cove Lagoon, Redcliffe Museum, Redcliffe Botanic Gardens and Redcliffe Showgrounds are all within the suburb of Redcliffe.

Redcliffe Jetty
Redcliffe Jetty

Every Sunday morning the Jetty Markets are held in Anzac Place, immediately north of the iconic Redcliffe Jetty.

In September each year, Redcliffe celebrates its history as Queensland's first European settlement location with the First Settlement Festival. This festival is chiefly held in the Redcliffe CBD.

[edit] Education

Educational institutions within the suburb of Redcliffe are Redcliffe State High School with over 1050 enrollments,[3] and Redcliffe Special School, as well as the Brisbane North Institute of TAFE's Redcliffe Campus.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). Redcliffe (Redcliffe City) (State Suburb). 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved on 2007-10-13.
  2. ^ "Property – What your house is worth (liftout)", Real Estate Institute of Queensland median house prices, The Sunday Mail, 2007-09-09, pp. 7. 
  3. ^ Redcliffe State High School (SS) : Secondary Enrolments (HTML). Schools Directory. Queensland Government Department of Education, Training and the Arts. Retrieved on 2007-07-27.

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