Redcliffe is a residential suburb of the Moreton
Bay Region in the north-east of the Redcliffe
peninsula, approximately 28 kilometres (17 mi)
north-north-east of Brisbane, the state capital
of Queensland, Australia. It serves as the
Central Business District for the Redcliffe
Peninsula and its surrounding suburbs.

Redcliffe is part of the statistical division of
Brisbane.

The city's name originates from "Red Cliff Point"
named by the explorer John Oxley.
Redcliffe became Queensland's first colony in
1824, however it was soon abandoned for
Brisbane.

Since the 1880s, Redcliffe has been a popular
seaside resort location due to its proximity to
Brisbane.

It is served by a small general aviation airfield,
Redcliffe Airport (ICAO: YRED), located 2.5
nautical miles (4.6 km; 2.9 mi) northwest of
Redcliffe in the suburb of Rothwell.In the 2011
census, the population of Redcliffe was 9,201;
52% female and 48% male.

The median age of the Redcliffe population was
44 years of age, 7 years above the Australian
median. Children aged under 15 years made up
15.5% of the population and people aged 65
years and over made up 20.7% of the
population.

68.4% of people living in Redcliffe were born in
Australia, compared to the national average of
69.8%; the next most common countries of
birth were England 7%, New Zealand 6.3%,
Scotland 1%, Philippines 0.8%, Netherlands
0.7%.

86.8% of people spoke only English at home;
the next most popular languages were 0.5%
Italian, 0.4% Tagalog, 0.4% German, 0.3%
Dutch, 0.3% Samoan.