Redbank Plains is a suburb in the City of Ipswich, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Redbank Plains had a population of 24,349 people.
The history of the name is not recorded, but the neighboring suburb of Redbank was named by Major Edmund Lockyer in September 1825 due to the red soil on the bank of the Brisbane River.
A school (name unknown) was opened in 1868 by the Roman Catholic Church. On 17 January 1870 it became Redbank Plains Non Vested School. In 1873 a new school was built and on 9 Feb 1874 it opened as Redbank Plains State School.
A Primitive Methodist church opened at 382 Redbank Plains Road (27°38′49″S 152°52′09″E / 27.6469°S 152.8693°E) on Sunday 26 December 1875. At January 2010 the church (then known as the Redbank Plains Uniting Church) was still extant. In April 2011 the church was damaged by a fire (suspected to be arson); at that time the church was described as not being used but was still full of its church furniture. Three weeks later in May 2011, the building was completely gutted in another fire (also suspected to be arson). In October 2013 the property was sold for $300,000. As at September 2015 no building was on the site.
The Redbank Plains Library opened in 1985. It had a major refurbishment in 2010.
Redbank Plains State High School opened on 27 January 1987.
Staines Memorial College opened 25 January 2005 in Springfield. It is named in the memory of Graham Staines, a missionary in India who was burned to death by fundamentalist Hindus in 1999. In 2010 the college relocated to Redbank Plains.
Fernbrooke State School opened on 1 January 2017.
St Ann's Catholic Primary School opened in 2020 with 98 students in Prep to Year 3.
In the 2016 census, Redbank Plains had a population of 19,299 people.
In the 2021 census, Redbank Plains had a population of 24,349 people.
History info courtesy of Wikipedia
