Description
Redcliffe is a residential suburb of the Brisbane metropolitan area which is located within Moreton Bay Region LGA in the east-northeast of the Redcliffe peninsula. It is located approximately 28km north-northeast of the Brisbane central business district. The suburbs surrounding Redcliffe are Newport, Scarborough, Margate, Clontarf, and Kippa-Ring.
Redcliffe serves as Redcliffe Peninsula’s central business district. It is also part of the statistical division of Brisbane. The suburb got its name from explorer John Oxley which gave it the name “Red Cliff Point”, referring to the red cliff’s woody point. In 1824, Redcliffe became Queensland’s first colony but it was soon abandoned for Brisbane. Redcliffe has been a popular seaside resort location since the 1880s.
It is served by the Redcliffe Airport which is located 2.5 nautical miles northwest of Redcliffe in the suburb of Rothwell. Heritage listings in the suburb include the Anzac Memorial Avenue, Redcliffe Fire Station on Oxley Avenue, Comino’s Arcade on Redcliffe Parade, and former Redcliffe Town Council Chambers on Redcliffe Parade.