Redridge, Queensland
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Redridge is a
locality Locality may refer to: * Locality, a historical named location or place in Canada * Locality (association), an association of community regeneration organizations in England * Locality (linguistics) * Locality (settlement) * Suburbs and localitie ...
in the
Bundaberg Region The Bundaberg Region is a local government area in the Wide Bay–Burnett region of Queensland, Australia, about north of Brisbane, the state capital. It is centred on the city of Bundaberg, and also contains a significant rural area surroundin ...
,
Queensland Queensland ( , commonly abbreviated as Qld) is a States and territories of Australia, state in northeastern Australia, and is the second-largest and third-most populous state in Australia. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Austr ...
, Australia. In the , Redridge had a population of 711 people.


Geography

The Gregory River forms the north-eastern boundary of the locality, while Stockyard Creek forms the southern and south-eastern boundaries. The Goodwood Road passes through the locality from the west (
North Isis North Isis is a rural Suburbs and localities (Australia), locality in the Bundaberg Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , North Isis had a population of 566 people. Geography The Bruce Highway touches the south-west boundary of North Isis ( ...
) to north-east ( Goodwood). A cane tramway enters the locality from the north-west (
Farnsfield Farnsfield is a large Village#United Kingdom, village and civil parish in Nottinghamshire in Sherwood Forest. It is in the local government district of Newark and Sherwood. The population of the civil parish as at the United Kingdom Census 20 ...
) and extends towards the south-east of the locality and terminates there. It provides a means to transport harvested
sugarcane Sugarcane or sugar cane is a species of tall, Perennial plant, perennial grass (in the genus ''Saccharum'', tribe Andropogoneae) that is used for sugar Sugar industry, production. The plants are 2–6 m (6–20 ft) tall with stout, jointed, fib ...
to the
Isis Central sugar mill Isis Central Sugar Mill is a sugar cane mill at Kevin Livingstone Drive, Isis Central, Bundaberg Region of Queensland, Australia. Isis Central Sugar Mill produces raw sugar, molasses and electricity. History Isis Sugar Central Mill was founde ...
. Although most of the land is used for a variety of crop growing (including sugarcane), there is some residential development in the south-west of the locality, mostly
rural residential A hobby farm (also called a lifestyle block, acreage living, or rural residential) is a smallholding or small farm that is maintained without expectation of being a primary source of income. Some are held simply to bring homeowners closer to n ...
acreage blocks.


Demographics

In the , Redridge had a population of 628 people. In the , Redridge had a population of 711 people.


Education

There are no schools in Redridge. The nearest primary schools are in Goodwood and Childers. The nearest secondary school is in Childers.


References

{{Bundaberg Region Bundaberg Region Localities in Queensland