Redbank Plains, in numbers
Growing fast
Up from 19,299 people at the 2016 Census to 24,349 in 2021.
Young
The median age was 27 in 2021.
57.8% rented
Only 10.7% of homes were owned outright. 85.3% were separate houses and 13.0% semi-detached or townhouses.
Ipswich, on Energex's network
Redbank Plains is in the City of Ipswich, inside Energex's South East Queensland network.
Hail country
In the 31 October 2020 storm, 8 cm hail fell at Springfield, about 7 km away, and more than 2,900 requests for help came in across the Ipswich and Logan council areas.
For landlords and tenants
A safety switch within 90 days. If the power points in a rented home aren't protected by an approved safety switch, the owner has to have one installed within 90 days after the tenancy starts.
Smoke alarms at every lease. Since 1 January 2022, Queensland's interconnected photoelectric rules have applied whenever a tenancy starts or is renewed, and the landlord tests and cleans each alarm within 30 days before it begins. Landlords can't hand that job to the tenant.
The tenant's part. Test and clean each alarm at least once every 12 months, and replace flat batteries in alarms that have them.
For owners in newer homes
Newer houses tend to have modern boards with safety switches, so the work is usually about additions: solar, an EV charger, extra air conditioning. If hail damages panels or a storm brings a line down, keep away from anything fallen and call Energex on 13 19 62.
If we owned a rental in Redbank Plains
We'd have an electrician check the safety switch and smoke alarms between tenants, while the house is empty. It's quicker, there's no entry notice to give, and the place is ready before the next lease is signed.
Want a specialist to sort it?
Tell us the job and your postcode. We match the licence-checked local electrician who does this kind of work, and they call you. No ring-around, and your number goes to them alone.