Redridge is a

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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 ) , nickname = Sunshine State , image_map = Queensland in Australia.svg , map_caption = Location of Queensland in Australia , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = Australia , established_title = Before federation , established_ ...

, Australia. In the , Redridge had a population of 628 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 locality in the Bundaberg Region, Queensland ) , nickname = Sunshine State , image_map = Queensland in Australia.svg , map_caption = Location of Queensland in Australia , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_na ...

) to north-east ( Goodwood). A cane tramway enters the locality from the north-west (

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) and extends towards the south-east of the locality and terminates there. It provides a means to transport harvested sugarcane 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 in New Zealand, or acreage living or rural residential in Australia) is a smallholding or small farm that is maintained without expectation of being a primary source of income. Some are held merely to ...

acreage blocks.

Education

There are no schools in Redridge. The nearest primary schools are in Goodwood and

Childers Childers is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Alisa Childers (born 1975), American singer * Ambyr Childers (born 1988), American actress *Bob Childers (1946–2006), American country/folk singer-songwriter *Buddy Childers (1926– ...

. The nearest secondary school is in Childers.

References

{{Bundaberg Region Bundaberg Region Localities in Queensland