Redcliffe 4020

Redcliffe where Queensland itself began — the first European settlement in the state was planted here in 1824, and the peninsula has been drawing people ever since. Sticking out into Moreton Bay 28km north of Brisbane, it’s a proper coastal centre with the iconic Redcliffe Jetty, the Settlement Cove Lagoon, and a red-dirt foreshore that has serious holiday-town energy. The Dolphins’ entry into the NRL put the town on the national map, but locals know the real draw: water views at half the price of the Gold Coast, a revitalised dining scene around the jetty, and the train line (via Kippa-Ring) that finally connected the peninsula in 2016. House prices have climbed 62% in five years, and there’s still room to move.

Present Day

Redcliffe Beach — the heart of the peninsula. The same stretch of Moreton Bay that carried the brig Amity in 1824 now carries weekend ferry passengers, kayakers, and suntanned families. Redcliffe has been a coastal destination for two centuries.

On September 13, 1824, Lieutenant Henry Miller arrived on the brig Amity with 14 soldiers and 29 prisoners. They landed at Redcliffe to establish Queensland's first European settlement — a penal colony. The location was chosen for its position on Moreton Bay, but the sandy soil couldn't support agriculture and fresh water was scarce. By February 1825, the colony was abandoned and relocated to the Brisbane River.

After the penal colony, Redcliffe lay quiet for decades — an agricultural reserve. The 1880s brought land speculation, and a passenger steamer service from Brisbane started in 1883. The Hornibrook Highway (1935) transformed the peninsula from a holiday destination into a commuter suburb, but Redcliffe retained its identity as a seaside town. The Redcliffe Hospital, Redcliffe Showgrounds, and Redcliffe Sunday Markets all grew to serve the growing population.

Today, Redcliffe is the peninsula's commercial and civic centre — the Redcliffe Hospital, the showgrounds, the markets, the Redcliffe Jetty, kilometres of foreshore parkland, and the Redcliffe Peninsula railway line (opened 2016) connecting to Brisbane in 45 minutes. The median of $920K reflects the suburb's position as the peninsula's most complete coastal city — not a village, not a suburb, but a genuine place with its own identity.

Who Should Buy Here?

Redcliffe is for buyers who want genuine coastal city living — not a beachside suburb that relies on Brisbane for everything, but a real city with its own hospital, its own events, its own character. It's for families who want the beach, the markets, the showgrounds, and a train line — all in one place. Queensland's first settlement didn't work out. The city that grew in its place certainly did.

People & Demographics

Redcliffe has a median age of 38 with 60%. Household income averages $1,580/week (Mid-range for Moreton Bay suburbs). Population +6.2% since 2016.

Property — Houses

Property — Units

Rental Market

Development & Infrastructure Pipeline

Redcliffe has active development projects shaping the suburb's future.

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Living in Redcliffe: Queensland's First (Failed) City

Redcliffe was the site of Queensland's first European settlement — a penal colony established in September 1824, six months before Brisbane. It failed — unsuitable soil, no fresh water, conflicts with the Ningy Ningy people. The settlement was abandoned and the colonists moved up the Brisbane River,