Augustine Heights vs Redbank Plains

Redbank Plains is the younger of the two, with a median age of 27 against 31 in Augustine Heights. In both, the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Augustine Heights, most households own their home and most households are couple families. In Redbank Plains, most households rent. Houses cost more in Augustine Heights: a median of $970,000, against $825,000 in Redbank Plains, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Augustine Heights tends to suit couples, while Redbank Plains suits renters.

Which one suits you?

There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.

Families with school-age kids

Augustine Heights

ahead on 4 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
  • carries lower crime risk (57/100 vs 74/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (85% vs 70%)
  • But Redbank Plains has more childcare (21 vs 7)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Redbank Plains

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper land ($486,500 vs $1,300,000)
  • has cheaper houses ($825,000 vs $970,000)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Redbank Plains

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (59% vs 40%)
  • has cheaper rent ($350/wk vs $410/wk)
  • But Augustine Heights leaves renters under less rental stress (16% vs 23%)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Redbank Plains

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (32.5 km vs 34.7 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Redbank Plains

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (3 vs 0)
  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (15% vs 5%)
  • But Augustine Heights carries lower crime risk (57/100 vs 74/100)

Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

Augustine Heights and Redbank Plains drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Augustine Heights Redbank Plains
Hides rows where both suburbs match

Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.

Side by side, out of 100

Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.

Augustine Heights Redbank Plains
Walkability 56 / 59
Augustine Heights — Walkability: 56/100 Redbank Plains — Walkability: 59/100
Safety 43 / 26
Augustine Heights — Safety: 43/100 Redbank Plains — Safety: 26/100
Low fire risk 35 / 47
Augustine Heights — Low fire risk: 35/100 Redbank Plains — Low fire risk: 47/100

Demographics

Redbank Plains has more residents (24,349 vs 6,088); Augustine Heights has higher household incomes ($129,168 vs $78,832).

Augustine Heights Redbank Plains
Population 6,088 24,349
+300% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +24.8% +26.2%
Median age 31 27
Median household income $129,168/yr
+39% vs other
 $78,832/yr
Median weekly rent $410/wk
+15% vs other
 $350/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Augustine Heights Redbank Plains
0-4 9.4% / 10.0%
Augustine Heights — 0-4: 9.4% Redbank Plains — 0-4: 10.0%
5-14 19.6% / 19.0%
Augustine Heights — 5-14: 19.6% Redbank Plains — 5-14: 19.0%
15-19 6.6% / 7.0%
Augustine Heights — 15-19: 6.6% Redbank Plains — 15-19: 7.0%
20-24 5.6% / 8.6%
Augustine Heights — 20-24: 5.6% Redbank Plains — 20-24: 8.6%
25-34 16.2% / 18.5%
Augustine Heights — 25-34: 16.2% Redbank Plains — 25-34: 18.5%
35-44 19.3% / 13.4%
Augustine Heights — 35-44: 19.3% Redbank Plains — 35-44: 13.4%
45-54 13.2% / 9.6%
Augustine Heights — 45-54: 13.2% Redbank Plains — 45-54: 9.6%
55-64 5.9% / 7.4%
Augustine Heights — 55-64: 5.9% Redbank Plains — 55-64: 7.4%
65-74 3.2% / 4.7%
Augustine Heights — 65-74: 3.2% Redbank Plains — 65-74: 4.7%
75-84 0.9% / 1.5%
Augustine Heights — 75-84: 0.9% Redbank Plains — 75-84: 1.5%
85+ 0.1% / 0.4%
Augustine Heights — 85+: 0.1% Redbank Plains — 85+: 0.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Augustine Heights 71.0% couple families
Augustine Heights — Couple Families: 71.0% Augustine Heights — One Parent Families: 14.0% Augustine Heights — Lone Person: 12.6% Augustine Heights — Group Household: 1.8% Augustine Heights — Other Families: 0.6%
Redbank Plains 43.5% couple families
Redbank Plains — Couple Families: 43.5% Redbank Plains — One Parent Families: 26.9% Redbank Plains — Lone Person: 23.3% Redbank Plains — Group Household: 4.4% Redbank Plains — Other Families: 1.8%
Couple Families One Parent Families Lone Person Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Augustine Heights 40.2% renting
Augustine Heights — Owned Outright: 9.6% Augustine Heights — Mortgage: 50.3% Augustine Heights — Renting: 40.2%
Redbank Plains 59.2% renting
Redbank Plains — Owned Outright: 11.0% Redbank Plains — Mortgage: 29.8% Redbank Plains — Renting: 59.2%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Augustine Heights Redbank Plains
Certificate III & IV 13.8% / 16.0%
Augustine Heights — Certificate III & IV: 13.8% Redbank Plains — Certificate III & IV: 16.0%
Bachelor Degree 14.4% / 5.1%
Augustine Heights — Bachelor Degree: 14.4% Redbank Plains — Bachelor Degree: 5.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.9% / 6.2%
Augustine Heights — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.9% Redbank Plains — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.2%
Postgraduate Degree 4.8% / 1.2%
Augustine Heights — Postgraduate Degree: 4.8% Redbank Plains — Postgraduate Degree: 1.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.5% / 0.8%
Augustine Heights — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.5% Redbank Plains — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.0%).

Where residents were born

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.

Augustine Heights Redbank Plains
New Zealand 6.4% / 9.9%
Augustine Heights — New Zealand: 6.4% Redbank Plains — New Zealand: 9.9%
India 7.1% / 1.4%
Augustine Heights — India: 7.1% Redbank Plains — India: 1.4%
England 3.9% / 1.8%
Augustine Heights — England: 3.9% Redbank Plains — England: 1.8%
Philippines 1.6% / 1.3%
Augustine Heights — Philippines: 1.6% Redbank Plains — Philippines: 1.3%
South Africa 1.6% / 0.4%
Augustine Heights — South Africa: 1.6% Redbank Plains — South Africa: 0.4%
Fiji — / 0.8%
Augustine Heights — Fiji: not among its largest Redbank Plains — Fiji: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (9.9%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Augustine Heights 95.4% houses
Augustine Heights — Houses: 95.4% Augustine Heights — Townhouses: 4.5% Augustine Heights — Flats / Apartments: 0.1%
Redbank Plains 85.3% houses
Redbank Plains — Houses: 85.3% Redbank Plains — Townhouses: 13.0% Redbank Plains — Flats / Apartments: 1.7%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Augustine Heights Redbank Plains
Median house price $970,000 $825,000
Median unit price — $652,000
Median land price $1,300,000 $486,500
Typical days to sell (houses) 28 days
from 39 sales
 20 days
from 269 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Augustine Heights Redbank Plains
3 bed $845K / $788K
Augustine Heights — 3 bed: $845K (8 sales) Redbank Plains — 3 bed: $788K (174 sales)

8 vs 174 sales

4 bed $960K / $836K
Augustine Heights — 4 bed: $960K (104 sales) Redbank Plains — 4 bed: $836K (354 sales)

104 vs 354 sales

5 bed $1.34M / $907K
Augustine Heights — 5 bed: $1.34M (11 sales) Redbank Plains — 5 bed: $907K (27 sales)

11 vs 27 sales

Development activity

Augustine Heights Redbank Plains
New dwellings approved 3,476
across Ipswich
same for both
Approvals change year on year -7%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Augustine Heights Redbank Plains
Houses 3.6%
$710/wk on $1.03M
 3.9%
$630/wk on $849K
Units — 3.3%
$450/wk on $699K

Ranking within QLD

Augustine Heights Redbank Plains
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 93% of QLD Higher than 49% of QLD
Schools Higher than 67% of QLD Higher than 20% of QLD
Walkability Higher than 88% of QLD Higher than 89% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 93% of QLD Higher than 77% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 95% of QLD Higher than 99% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 27% of QLD Higher than 46% of QLD
Rental yield (units) — Higher than 9% of QLD

Liveability

Augustine Heights scores higher overall (59 vs 28).

Augustine Heights Redbank Plains
Grade B D
Score 59/100 28/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

Redbank Plains carries more crime risk (74 vs 57); Augustine Heights carries more bushfire risk (65 vs 53).

Augustine Heights Redbank Plains
Bushfire Moderate
65/100
 Moderate
53/100
Crime Moderate
57/100
 High
74/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
 9
within 5 km

Schools

Augustine Heights Redbank Plains
Inside the suburb 3 5
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 1
same for both
Rated below peers 1 4

Schools in Augustine Heights

  • Augusta State School Government · Primary above peers
  • St Augustine's College Catholic · Combined at peers
  • Woogaroo Creek State School Government · Primary below peers

Schools in Redbank Plains

  • Redbank Plains State High School Government · Secondary at peers
  • Fernbrooke State School Government · Primary below peers
  • Redbank Plains State School Government · Primary below peers
  • St Ann's School Catholic · Primary below peers
  • Staines Memorial College Independent · Combined below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Augustine Heights Redbank Plains
Supermarkets 1 5
Cafes & restaurants 3 12
Parks & reserves 6 15
Childcare 7 21
GPs 0 3
Pharmacies 0 2
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 0 2
Fuel stations 2 4
Waterways 3 10

Mobility

Augustine Heights sits further from the CBD (34.7 km vs 32.5 km).

Augustine Heights Redbank Plains
Walkability score 56/100 59/100
Distance to Brisbane 34.7 km
+6% vs other
 32.5 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 36 min 38 min
Public transport score 92/100
Bus
 93/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 49.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
 153.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
 0 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 1.9%
postcode 4300
 0.8%
postcode 4301
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 74
postcode 4300
 61
postcode 4301

How people get to work

Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.

Augustine Heights Redbank Plains
Car (driver) 71.6% / 78.6%
Augustine Heights — Car (driver): 71.6% Redbank Plains — Car (driver): 78.6%
Worked from Home 17.6% / 9.5%
Augustine Heights — Worked from Home: 17.6% Redbank Plains — Worked from Home: 9.5%
Car (passenger) 5.0% / 7.8%
Augustine Heights — Car (passenger): 5.0% Redbank Plains — Car (passenger): 7.8%
Train 4.3% / 2.9%
Augustine Heights — Train: 4.3% Redbank Plains — Train: 2.9%
Walked Only 0.7% / 0.5%
Augustine Heights — Walked Only: 0.7% Redbank Plains — Walked Only: 0.5%
Bus 0.4% / 0.6%
Augustine Heights — Bus: 0.4% Redbank Plains — Bus: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (78.6%).

Setting

Augustine Heights Redbank Plains
Elevation 47 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 71 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 34.9 km 36.1 km

NBN connectivity

Augustine Heights Redbank Plains
Connectivity score 88/100 100/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 78%
2,079 premises
 100%
8,388 premises

Climate

Augustine Heights Redbank Plains
Annual rainfall —
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Augustine Heights Redbank Plains
PM2.5 6.8 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 20.4 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.64 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Augustine Heights Redbank Plains
Average residential rate $1,713/yr
same for both
Council Ipswich
same for both

Federal electorate

Augustine Heights Redbank Plains
Division Oxley Blair
Member Milton Dick Shayne Neumann
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Augustine Heights Redbank Plains
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Augustine Heights

Easy Commute Family Large Blocks Outer Parks Transport Hub Young Families

Redbank Plains

Easy Commute Family Large Blocks Outer Transport Hub Young Families

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