Collingwood Park vs Redbank Plains

Redbank Plains is the younger of the two, with a median age of 27 against 31 in Collingwood Park. In both, the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Collingwood Park, most households own their home and about half of households are couple families. In Redbank Plains, most households rent. On these figures, Redbank Plains tends to suit renters.

Collingwood Park and Redbank Plains are both outer Brisbane suburbs, but they differ notably in character. Collingwood Park is smaller with 9,246 residents and scores significantly higher on liveability (50 vs 28) and walkability (75 vs 59), while also reporting lower bushfire risk (0 vs 53) and crime risk (60 vs 74). Redbank Plains is substantially larger at 24,349 people and younger, with a median age of 27 compared to Collingwood Park's 31. Median household incomes favour Collingwood Park at $91,260 annually versus $78,832, though house prices are comparable around $825,000–$850,000. Collingwood Park may suit those prioritising walkability and safety, while Redbank Plains appeals to buyers seeking a larger, younger community.

Written by an AI language model from the figures below. Every number in it is checked against those figures before it is published.

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

Redbank Plains

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more childcare (21 vs 8)
  • has more parks and reserves (15 vs 8)
  • But Collingwood Park carries lower crime risk (60/100 vs 74/100)

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

First-home buyers

Redbank Plains

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper land ($486,500 vs $750,000)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Redbank Plains

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (59% vs 36%)

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

Commuting to the city

Collingwood Park

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (75/100 vs 59/100)

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

Downsizers and retirees

Collingwood Park

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (75/100 vs 59/100)
  • carries lower crime risk (60/100 vs 74/100)
  • But Redbank Plains has more GPs (3 vs 1)

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

Collingwood Park 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.

Collingwood Park 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.

Collingwood Park Redbank Plains
Walkability 75 / 59
Collingwood Park — Walkability: 75/100 Redbank Plains — Walkability: 59/100
Safety 40 / 26
Collingwood Park — Safety: 40/100 Redbank Plains — Safety: 26/100
Low fire risk 100 / 47
Collingwood Park — Low fire risk: 100/100 Redbank Plains — Low fire risk: 47/100

Demographics

Redbank Plains has more residents (24,349 vs 9,246); Collingwood Park has higher household incomes ($91,260 vs $78,832).

Collingwood Park Redbank Plains
Population 9,246 24,349
+163% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +30.2% +26.2%
Median age 31 27
Median household income $91,260/yr
+14% vs other
 $78,832/yr
Median weekly rent $340/wk $350/wk
+3% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Collingwood Park Redbank Plains
0-4 8.5% / 10.0%
Collingwood Park — 0-4: 8.5% Redbank Plains — 0-4: 10.0%
5-14 17.7% / 19.0%
Collingwood Park — 5-14: 17.7% Redbank Plains — 5-14: 19.0%
15-19 7.1% / 7.0%
Collingwood Park — 15-19: 7.1% Redbank Plains — 15-19: 7.0%
20-24 6.6% / 8.6%
Collingwood Park — 20-24: 6.6% Redbank Plains — 20-24: 8.6%
25-34 16.0% / 18.5%
Collingwood Park — 25-34: 16.0% Redbank Plains — 25-34: 18.5%
35-44 15.3% / 13.4%
Collingwood Park — 35-44: 15.3% Redbank Plains — 35-44: 13.4%
45-54 11.5% / 9.6%
Collingwood Park — 45-54: 11.5% Redbank Plains — 45-54: 9.6%
55-64 9.4% / 7.4%
Collingwood Park — 55-64: 9.4% Redbank Plains — 55-64: 7.4%
65-74 5.2% / 4.7%
Collingwood Park — 65-74: 5.2% Redbank Plains — 65-74: 4.7%
75-84 2.2% / 1.5%
Collingwood Park — 75-84: 2.2% Redbank Plains — 75-84: 1.5%
85+ 0.4% / 0.4%
Collingwood Park — 85+: 0.4% Redbank Plains — 85+: 0.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Collingwood Park 49.7% couple families
Collingwood Park — Couple Families: 49.7% Collingwood Park — One Parent Families: 22.4% Collingwood Park — Lone Person: 22.7% Collingwood Park — Group Household: 3.7% Collingwood Park — Other Families: 1.5%
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.

Collingwood Park 35.9% renting
Collingwood Park — Owned Outright: 16.7% Collingwood Park — Mortgage: 47.4% Collingwood Park — Renting: 35.9%
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.

Collingwood Park Redbank Plains
Certificate III & IV 16.5% / 16.0%
Collingwood Park — Certificate III & IV: 16.5% Redbank Plains — Certificate III & IV: 16.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.8% / 6.2%
Collingwood Park — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.8% Redbank Plains — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.2%
Bachelor Degree 7.2% / 5.1%
Collingwood Park — Bachelor Degree: 7.2% Redbank Plains — Bachelor Degree: 5.1%
Postgraduate Degree 1.6% / 1.2%
Collingwood Park — Postgraduate Degree: 1.6% Redbank Plains — Postgraduate Degree: 1.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.2% / 0.8%
Collingwood Park — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.2% Redbank Plains — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.5%).

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.

Collingwood Park Redbank Plains
New Zealand 8.3% / 9.9%
Collingwood Park — New Zealand: 8.3% Redbank Plains — New Zealand: 9.9%
England 2.9% / 1.8%
Collingwood Park — England: 2.9% Redbank Plains — England: 1.8%
Philippines 2.5% / 1.3%
Collingwood Park — Philippines: 2.5% Redbank Plains — Philippines: 1.3%
India 1.4% / 1.4%
Collingwood Park — India: 1.4% Redbank Plains — India: 1.4%
Vietnam 0.9% / 0.6%
Collingwood Park — Vietnam: 0.9% Redbank Plains — Vietnam: 0.6%
Fiji 0.7% / 0.8%
Collingwood Park — Fiji: 0.7% 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.

Collingwood Park 91.7% houses
Collingwood Park — Houses: 91.7% Collingwood Park — Townhouses: 8.1% Collingwood Park — Flats / Apartments: 0.3%
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

Collingwood Park Redbank Plains
Median house price $850,000 $825,000
Median unit price $632,500 $652,000
Median land price $750,000 $486,500
Typical days to sell (houses) 17 days
from 134 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.

Collingwood Park Redbank Plains
3 bed $780K / $788K
Collingwood Park — 3 bed: $780K (59 sales) Redbank Plains — 3 bed: $788K (174 sales)

59 vs 174 sales

4 bed $865K / $836K
Collingwood Park — 4 bed: $865K (148 sales) Redbank Plains — 4 bed: $836K (354 sales)

148 vs 354 sales

5 bed $915K / $907K
Collingwood Park — 5 bed: $915K (15 sales) Redbank Plains — 5 bed: $907K (27 sales)

15 vs 27 sales

Development activity

Collingwood Park 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.

Collingwood Park Redbank Plains
Houses 4.0%
$690/wk on $895K
 3.9%
$630/wk on $849K
Units — 3.3%
$450/wk on $699K

Ranking within QLD

Collingwood Park Redbank Plains
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 64% of QLD Higher than 49% of QLD
Schools Higher than 4% of QLD Higher than 20% of QLD
Walkability Higher than 94% of QLD Higher than 89% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 77% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 97% of QLD Higher than 99% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 55% of QLD Higher than 46% of QLD
Rental yield (units) — Higher than 9% of QLD

Liveability

Collingwood Park scores higher overall (50 vs 28); Collingwood Park is more walkable (75 vs 59).

Collingwood Park Redbank Plains
Grade B D
Score 50/100 28/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

Redbank Plains carries more bushfire risk (53 vs 0); Redbank Plains carries more crime risk (74 vs 60).

Collingwood Park Redbank Plains
Bushfire None
0/100
 Moderate
53/100
Crime Moderate
60/100
 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 12
within 5 km
 9
within 5 km

Schools

Collingwood Park Redbank Plains
Inside the suburb 5
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 2 1
Rated below peers 1 4

Schools in Collingwood Park

  • Collingwood Park State School Government · Primary at peers
  • WoodLinks State School Government · Primary at peers
  • Collingwood Park State Secondary College Government · Secondary below peers
  • Challenge Trade and Business College Independent · Secondary
  • The BUSY School - Collingwood Park Temporary Facility Independent · Secondary

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

Collingwood Park Redbank Plains
Supermarkets 1 5
Cafes & restaurants 1 12
Parks & reserves 8 15
Childcare 8 21
GPs 1 3
Pharmacies 1 2
Banks & Bank@Post 0 2
Fuel stations 1 4
Waterways 4 10

Mobility

Collingwood Park Redbank Plains
Walkability score 75/100 59/100
Distance to Brisbane 30.9 km 32.5 km
+5% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 35 min 38 min
Public transport score 92/100
Bus
 93/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 77.8
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 0.8%
postcode 4301
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 61
postcode 4301
same for both

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.

Collingwood Park Redbank Plains
Car (driver) 76.3% / 78.6%
Collingwood Park — Car (driver): 76.3% Redbank Plains — Car (driver): 78.6%
Worked from Home 12.3% / 9.5%
Collingwood Park — Worked from Home: 12.3% Redbank Plains — Worked from Home: 9.5%
Car (passenger) 6.4% / 7.8%
Collingwood Park — Car (passenger): 6.4% Redbank Plains — Car (passenger): 7.8%
Train 3.7% / 2.9%
Collingwood Park — Train: 3.7% Redbank Plains — Train: 2.9%
Walked Only 0.7% / 0.5%
Collingwood Park — Walked Only: 0.7% Redbank Plains — Walked Only: 0.5%
Bus 0.5% / 0.6%
Collingwood Park — Bus: 0.5% Redbank Plains — Bus: 0.6%

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

Setting

Collingwood Park Redbank Plains
Elevation 49 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 71 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 33.8 km 36.1 km

NBN connectivity

Collingwood Park Redbank Plains
Connectivity score 96/100 100/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 85%
3,922 premises
 100%
8,388 premises

Climate

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

Air quality (annual mean)

Collingwood Park 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

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

Federal electorate

Collingwood Park Redbank Plains
Division Blair
same for both
Member Shayne Neumann
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Collingwood Park

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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