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{{Infobox Australian place | type = lga
{{Use Australian English|date=August 2019}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2019}}
| name = City of Redcliffe
{{Infobox Australian place
| state = qld
| image = SEQ-U-LGA-map-RCC.png
| type = lga
| name = City of Redcliffe
| imagesize= 101
| state = qld
| caption = Map of [[Redcliffe City, Queensland|Redcliffe City]] in [[South East Queensland]]
| logo = Redcliffe city council.svg
| image = SEQ-U-LGA-map-RCC.png
| logosize = 150
| image_upright = 0.81
| caption = Map of [[Redcliffe City, Queensland|Redcliffe City]] in [[South East Queensland]]
| pop = 51,174
| logo = Redcliffe city council.svg
| pop_year = {{CensusAU|2006}}
| pop = 51,174
| pop_year = {{CensusAU|2006}}
| pop_footnotes = <ref name="ABS">{{Census 2006 AUS|id=LGA36200 |name=City of Redcliffe (Local Government Area)|accessdate=16 February 2014|quick=on}}</ref>
| pop_footnotes = <ref name="ABS">{{Census 2006 AUS|id=LGA36200 |name=City of Redcliffe (Local Government Area)|accessdate=16 February 2014|quick=on}}</ref>
| density = 1343.1
| density = 1343.1
| area = 38.1
| area = 38.1
| est = 1824
| est = 1824
| mayor = Cr [[Allan Sutherland]]
| mayor = Cr [[Allan Sutherland]]
| url = http://web.archive.org/web/20080321084019/http://www.redcliffe.qld.gov.au
| url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080321084019/http://www.redcliffe.qld.gov.au/
| postcode = 4019, 4020, 4021, 4022
| postcode = 4019, 4020, 4021, 4022
| stategov = [[Electoral district of Redcliffe|Redcliffe]], [[Electoral district of Murrumba|Murrumba]]
| stategov = [[Electoral district of Redcliffe|Redcliffe]], [[Electoral district of Murrumba|Murrumba]]
| fedgov = [[Division of Petrie|Petrie]]
| fedgov = [[Division of Petrie|Petrie]]
| near-nw = [[Shire of Caboolture|Caboolture]]
| near-nw = [[Shire of Caboolture|Caboolture]]
| near-n = ''[[Deception Bay]]''
| near-n = ''[[Deception Bay (Queensland)|Deception Bay]]''
| near-ne = ''[[Moreton Bay]]''
| near-ne = ''[[Moreton Bay]]''
| near-e = ''[[Moreton Bay]]''
| near-e = ''[[Moreton Bay]]''
| near-w = [[Shire of Pine Rivers|Pine Rivers]]
| near-w = [[Shire of Pine Rivers|Pine Rivers]]
| near-sw = [[City of Brisbane|Brisbane]]
| near-sw = [[City of Brisbane|Brisbane]]
| near-s = ''[[Bramble Bay]]''
| near-s = ''[[Bramble Bay]]''
| near-se = ''[[Moreton Bay]]''
| near-se = ''[[Moreton Bay]]''
| dist1 = 23
| dist1 = 23 <!-- road distances as per template instructions -->
| location1= [[Brisbane central business district|Brisbane CBD]]
| location1= [[Brisbane central business district|Brisbane CBD]]
}}
}}


'''City of Redcliffe''' is a former [[Local government in Australia|local government area]] in [[South East Queensland]], [[Australia]]. In 2008 it was amalgamated with the Shires of [[Shire of Pine Rivers|Pine Rivers]] and [[Shire of Caboolture|Caboolture]] to create [[Moreton Bay Region]].
The '''City of Redcliffe''' is a former [[Local government in Australia|local government area]] in [[South East Queensland]], Australia. In 2008, it was amalgamated with the Shires of [[Shire of Pine Rivers|Pine Rivers]] and [[Shire of Caboolture|Caboolture]] to create [[Moreton Bay Region]], later renamed [[City of Moreton Bay]]. It was in the northern part of the [[County of Stanley, Queensland|County of Stanley]], with a total area of {{Convert|38.1|km2}} and a population of 51,174 people in the {{CensusAU|2006}}.<ref name="ABS" />


{{details|Redcliffe Peninsula}}
It is in the northern part of the [[County of Stanley, Queensland|County of Stanley]]. The council covers the suburbs of [[Clontarf, Queensland|Clontarf]], [[Kippa-Ring, Queensland|Kippa-Ring]], [[Margate, Queensland|Margate]], [[Redcliffe, Queensland|Redcliffe]], [[Rothwell, Queensland|Rothwell]], [[Scarborough, Queensland|Scarborough]] and [[Woody Point, Queensland|Woody Point]] – a total area of 38.1&nbsp;km² with a population of 51,174.<ref name="ABS" />


==Suburbs==
{{details|Redcliffe City, Queensland}}
The City of Redcliffe included the following suburbs:


* [[Redcliffe, Queensland|Redcliffe]]
==History of the council==
* [[Clontarf, Queensland|Clontarf]]
* [[Kippa-Ring, Queensland|Kippa-Ring]]
* [[Margate, Queensland|Margate]]
* [[Newport, Queensland|Newport]]
* [[Rothwell, Queensland|Rothwell]]
* [[Scarborough, Queensland|Scarborough]]
* [[Woody Point, Queensland|Woody Point]]

==History==
[[File:Redcliffe Division, March 1902.jpg|thumb|Map of Redcliffe Division and adjacent local government areas, March 1902. Legend: Kedron Division & Sandgate Borough (See Diagram)]]
[[File:Redcliffe Division, March 1902.jpg|thumb|Map of Redcliffe Division and adjacent local government areas, March 1902. Legend: Kedron Division & Sandgate Borough (See Diagram)]]
[[Caboolture Division]] was created on 11 November 1879 as one of 74 divisions around Queensland under the ''Divisional Boards Act 1879''.<ref name=dba1879>{{Gazette QLD|title=Proclamation [Caboolture Division]|volume=25|page=994|date=11 November 1879}}</ref><ref name=cabd>{{cite QSA Agency|549|Caboolture Divisional Board|20 September 2013}}</ref><ref name="ctb">{{cite web | title = Caboolture Town History | url=http://www.moretonbay.qld.gov.au/discover.aspx?id=348 | accessdate = 2008-05-06 }}</ref> It was centred on [[Caboolture, Queensland|Caboolture]], which was at that time a small logging town, and initially covered all of Moreton Bay and much of the [[Sunshine Coast, Queensland|Sunshine Coast]], but by 1890 had shrunk considerably with the separate incorporation of the [[Pine Division]] (21 January 1888),<ref>{{cite QSA Agency|1483|Pine Divisional Board|20 September 2013}}</ref> [[Redcliffe Division]] (5 April 1888)<ref name=redd>{{cite QSA Agency|1686|Redcliffe Divisional Board|28 December 2013}}</ref> and [[Maroochy Division]] (5 July 1890).<ref>{{cite QSA Agency|1377|Maroochy Divisional Board|20 September 2013}}</ref>
[[Caboolture Division]] was created on 11 November 1879 as one of 74 divisions around Queensland under the ''Divisional Boards Act 1879''.<ref name=dba1879>{{Gazette QLD|title=Proclamation [Caboolture Division]|volume=25|page=994|date=11 November 1879}}</ref><ref name=cabd>{{cite QSA Agency|549|Caboolture Divisional Board|20 September 2013}}</ref><ref name="ctb">{{cite web | title = Caboolture Town History | url = http://www.moretonbay.qld.gov.au/discover.aspx?id=348 | access-date = 6 May 2008 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080528032655/http://www.moretonbay.qld.gov.au/discover.aspx?id=348 | archive-date = 28 May 2008 | url-status = dead }}</ref> It was centred on [[Caboolture, Queensland|Caboolture]], which was at that time a small logging town, and initially covered all of Moreton Bay and much of the [[Sunshine Coast, Queensland|Sunshine Coast]], but by 1890 had shrunk considerably with the separate incorporation of the [[Pine Division]] (21 January 1888),<ref>{{cite QSA Agency|1483|Pine Divisional Board|20 September 2013}}</ref> [[Redcliffe Division]] (5 April 1888)<ref name=redd>{{cite QSA Agency|1686|Redcliffe Divisional Board|28 December 2013}}</ref> and [[Maroochy Division]] (5 July 1890).<ref>{{cite QSA Agency|1377|Maroochy Divisional Board|20 September 2013}}</ref>


Redcliffe Division became the [[Shire of Redcliffe]] on 31 March 1903 after the ''Local Authorities Act 1902'' was enacted.<ref name=redd/><ref name=reds>{{cite QSA Agency|1685|Redcliffe Shire Council|28 December 2013}}</ref> On 28 May 1921 it became the [[Town of Redcliffe]].<ref name=reds/><ref name=redt>{{cite QSA Agency|1688|Redcliffe Town Council|28 December 2013}}</ref> on 13 June 1959 it became City of Redcliffe.<ref name=redt/><ref name=redc>{{cite QSA Agency|1687|Redcliffe City Council|28 December 2013}}</ref>
Redcliffe Division became the [[Shire of Redcliffe]] on 31 March 1903 after the ''Local Authorities Act 1902'' was enacted.<ref name=redd/><ref name=reds>{{cite QSA Agency|1685|Redcliffe Shire Council|28 December 2013}}</ref> On 28 May 1921 it became the [[Town of Redcliffe]].<ref name=reds/><ref name=redt>{{cite QSA Agency|1688|Redcliffe Town Council|28 December 2013}}</ref>

In June 1952 Keitha Drake was elected as the first female member of the Redcliffe local government. Her reason for standing for election was to get a hospital for Redcliffe's growing population.<ref>{{cite news|date=2 June 1952|title=1st Woman on council|page=3|newspaper=[[The Courier-Mail]]|issue=4839|location=Queensland, Australia|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article50315961|via=National Library of Australia|accessdate=4 August 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Citation|author1=Slaughter|first=Leslie E|title=Redcliffe's 160 years|url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/work/6457231|pages=49|publication-date=1959|publisher=Redcliffe Town Council}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|date=17 June 1952|title=Council wants woman on board|page=2 (CITY FINAL)|newspaper=[[Brisbane Telegraph]]|location=Queensland, Australia|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article216602194|via=National Library of Australia|accessdate=4 August 2021}}</ref> The first Redcliffe Hospital opened in 1961.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2015-06-01|title=Half a century of caring for the community|url=https://metronorth.health.qld.gov.au/redcliffe/news/half-century-caring-community|url-status=live|access-date=2021-08-04|website=Redcliffe Hospital|language=en-AU|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210804081315/https://metronorth.health.qld.gov.au/redcliffe/news/half-century-caring-community |archive-date=4 August 2021 }}</ref>

On 13 June 1959 the Town of Redcliffe became the City of Redcliffe.<ref name="redt" /><ref name="redc">{{cite QSA Agency|1687|Redcliffe City Council|28 December 2013}}</ref>


On 27 June 2007 the [[Government of Queensland|Queensland Government]]'s [[Local Government Reform Commission]] recommended the City of Redcliffe merge with neighbouring [[Shire of Pine Rivers]] and [[Shire of Caboolture]], to become the [[Moreton Bay Region]]. This came into effect on 15 March 2008, under the ''Local Government (Reform Implementation) Act 2007'' passed by the [[Parliament of Queensland]] on 10 August 2007.<ref name=redc/><ref name=mbr>{{cite QSA Agency|11038|Moreton Bay Regional Council|28 December 2013}}</ref>
On 27 June 2007 the [[Government of Queensland|Queensland Government]]'s [[Local Government Reform Commission]] recommended the City of Redcliffe merge with neighbouring [[Shire of Pine Rivers]] and [[Shire of Caboolture]], to become the [[Moreton Bay Region]]. This came into effect on 15 March 2008, under the ''Local Government (Reform Implementation) Act 2007'' passed by the [[Parliament of Queensland]] on 10 August 2007.<ref name=redc/><ref name=mbr>{{cite QSA Agency|11038|Moreton Bay Regional Council|28 December 2013}}</ref>

== Demographics ==
In the {{CensusAU|2006}} (the last one), the City of Redcliffe had a population of 51,174 people with a female skew. Indigenous Australians were 1.9% of the population, while 27.2% were born overseas, 5.1% of the population spoke a language other than English at home.<ref name="pop">{{Census 2006 AUS|id=LGA36200|name=Redcliffe (C) (Local Government Area)|quick=on|accessdate=3 August 2007}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="margin: 0 auto 0 auto;"
|+'''Redcliffe Population as per 2006 Census'''
!&nbsp;
! style="width:50px;" |Male
! style="width:50px;" |Female
! style="width:50px;" |Total
|-
| style="line-height:15px;" |'''Total persons'''
<small>excluding overseas visitors</small>
| align="right" |24,535
| align="right" |26,639
| align="right" |51,174
|-
|&nbsp;&nbsp;'''Aged 15 years and over'''
| align="right" |19,795
| align="right" |22,275
| align="right" |42,070
|-
|&nbsp;&nbsp;'''Aged 65 years and over'''
| align="right" |4,109
| align="right" |5,694
| align="right" |9,803
|-
| colspan="4" |<!-- Has "Aboriginal" and "Torres Strait Islander" been merged into one "Indigenous" category in the 2006 Census? -->
|-
|'''Indigenous'''
| align="right" |510
| align="right" |507
| align="right" |1,017
|-
|&nbsp;&nbsp;'''Aged 18 years and over'''
| align="right" |270
| align="right" |309
| align="right" |579 <!-- START old "Aboriginal" and "Torres Strait Islander" rows:
|-
| '''Aboriginal'''
| align="right" | 384 || align="right" | 432 || align="right" | 816
|-
| '''Torres Strait Islander'''
| align="right" | 40 || align="right" | 37 || align="right" | 77
|-
| style="line-height:15px;" | '''Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander'''<br /><small>persons who are of both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander origin</small>
| align="right" | 17 || align="right" | 16 || align="right" | 33
END old "Aboriginal" and "Torres Strait Islander" rows -->
|-
| colspan="4" |
|-
|'''Born in Australia'''
| align="right" |18,032
| align="right" |19,612
| align="right" |37,644
|-
| style="line-height:15px;" |'''Born overseas'''
<small>Includes 'Inadequately described', 'At sea', and 'Not elsewhere classified'</small>
| align="right" |4,912
| align="right" |5,340
| align="right" |10,252
|-
| colspan="4" |<!-- START Is citizenship and overseas visitors details still to come?
|-
| '''Australian citizen'''
| align="right" | 20,904 || align="right" | 22,944 || align="right" | 43,848
|-
| '''Australian citizen aged 18 years and over'''
| align="right" | 15,805 || align="right" | 18,027 || align="right" | 33,832
|-
| colspan="4" |
|-
| '''Overseas visitors'''
| align="right" | 104 || align="right" | 141 || align="right" | 245
|-
| colspan="4" |
END -->
|-
| colspan="4" style="text-align:center;" |<small>'''Source:''' Australian Bureau of Statistics<ref name="pop" /></small>
|}


==Council structure==
==Council structure==
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==Council services==
==Council services==
[[Image:Settlement-cove-lagoon.JPG|thumb|181px|Settlement Cove in [[Redcliffe, Queensland|Redcliffe]] was developed by Redcliffe City Council]]
[[Image:Settlement-cove-lagoon.JPG|thumb|181px|Settlement Cove in [[Redcliffe, Queensland|Redcliffe]] was developed by Redcliffe City Council]]
The Council had an annual budget of approximately $65 million (2005/06)<ref>{{cite paper | author = Redcliffe City Council | title = Redcliffe City Council Annual Report 2005/2006 | year = 2006 | url = http://www.redcliffe.qld.gov.au/Annual%20Report%202005%202006.pdf | format = [[PDF]] | accessdate = 2007-08-03 }}</ref> with works involving such areas as road maintenance and construction, community, cultural and youth activities, town planning and development, water and sewerage, waste management and recycling, maintenance of parks and public areas, library services, public health and animal control, and business and tourism support.
The Council had an annual budget of approximately $65 million (2005/06)<ref>{{cite journal | author = Redcliffe City Council | title = Redcliffe City Council Annual Report 2005/2006 | year = 2006 | url = http://www.redcliffe.qld.gov.au/Annual%20Report%202005%202006.pdf | access-date = 3 August 2007 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070829113440/http://redcliffe.qld.gov.au/Annual%20Report%202005%202006.pdf | archive-date = 29 August 2007 }}</ref> with works involving such areas as road maintenance and construction, community, cultural and youth activities, town planning and development, water and sewerage, waste management and recycling, maintenance of parks and public areas, library services, public health and animal control, and business and tourism support.


==Chairmen and mayors==
==Chairmen and mayors==
* 1888: Edmund MacDonnell
* 1888: Edmund MacDonnell
* 1906: P. P. Fewings <ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article20823471 |title=Queensland Mayors and Shire Chairmen. |newspaper=[[The_Queenslander|The Queenslander (Brisbane, Qld. : 1866 - 1939)]] |location=Brisbane, Qld. |date=24 February 1906 |accessdate=1 October 2015 |page=22 |publisher=National Library of Australia}}</ref>
* 1906: P. P. Fewings <ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article20823471 |title=Queensland Mayors and Shire Chairmen. |newspaper=[[The Queenslander]] |date=24 February 1906 |access-date=1 October 2015 |page=22 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref>
* 1908: E.F. Morgan <ref name=ggindex>{{cite book|title=Consolidated Index to Queensland Government Gazette 1859-1919|year=2004|publisher=[[Queensland Family History Society]]|isbn=1 876613 79 3}}</ref>
* 1908: E.F. Morgan <ref name=ggindex>{{cite book|title=Consolidated Index to Queensland Government Gazette 1859–1919|year=2004|publisher=[[Queensland Family History Society]]|isbn=1-876613-79-3}}</ref>
* 1927: J. B. Dunn <ref>{{cite book|last1=Pugh|first1=Theophilus Parsons|title=Pugh's Almanac for 1927|date=1927|url=http://www.textqueensland.com.au/pughs-almanac|accessdate=13 June 2014}}</ref>
* 1927: J. B. Dunn <ref>{{cite book|last1=Pugh|first1=Theophilus Parsons|title=Pugh's Almanac for 1927|date=1927|url=http://www.textqueensland.com.au/pughs-almanac|access-date=13 June 2014}}</ref>
* 1930–1943: Alfred Henry Langdon<ref>{{Citation|title=A. H. Langdon|url=http://trove.nla.gov.au/work/161121951|date=1933|author1=Unknown|access-date=23 April 2017}}</ref>
* 1943 - Joseph Hendry Grice
* 1946–1949?: Robert Thomas (Bob) Bradley<ref>{{cite news|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article212202872|title=LEFT WORK TO CARRY BRICKS|date=20 July 1949|page=11 (LAST RACE)|via=National Library of Australia|newspaper=[[Brisbane Telegraph]]|access-date=23 April 2017}}</ref>
* 1955–1964: [[Jim Houghton (politician)|Jim Houghton]]
*1991 - 1997: Barry Bolton<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=Atfield|first=Cameron|date=2016-03-07|title=Ask the candidates: Moreton Bay Regional Council|url=https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/national/queensland/ask-the-candidates-moreton-bay-regional-council-20160229-gn62tt.html|access-date=2021-07-07|website=Brisbane Times|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Moore|first=Cathy|date=23 October 2019|title=Paying tribute to community man, much loved father and husband|url=https://www.couriermail.com.au/questnews/moreton/paying-tribute-to-community-man-much-loved-father-and-husband/news-story/61e7213ed5d3a527ff9a8c6e2aee8db7|url-status=live|access-date=2021-07-07|website=[[Redcliffe & Bayside Herald]]|language=en-AU|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220310071552/https://www.couriermail.com.au/questnews/moreton/paying-tribute-to-community-man-much-loved-father-and-husband/news-story/61e7213ed5d3a527ff9a8c6e2aee8db7 |archive-date=10 March 2022 }}</ref>
*1998 - 2008: Alan Sutherland (first mayor of the Moreton Bay Region)<ref name=":0" />


==Sister cities==
==Sister cities==
Redcliffe City Council, on behalf of the City of Redcliffe, has two Sister City arrangements:<ref>{{cite web | publisher = Redcliffe City Council | title = Council A-Z Services | work = | year = 2006 | url = http://www.redcliffe.qld.gov.au/services.htm#S | accessdate = 2007-01-04 }}</ref>
The City of Redcliffe had two Sister City arrangements:<ref>{{cite web | publisher = Redcliffe City Council | title = Council A-Z Services | year = 2006 | url = http://www.redcliffe.qld.gov.au/services.htm#S | access-date = 4 January 2007 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070103185918/http://www.redcliffe.qld.gov.au/services.htm#S | archive-date = 3 January 2007 | url-status = dead }}</ref>
* {{flagicon|Japan}} [[Japan]] – [[Sanyō-Onoda, Yamaguchi]]*
* {{flagu|Japan}} – [[Sanyō-Onoda, Yamaguchi]]*
* {{flagicon|Australia}} [[Australia]] – [[Winton, Queensland]]*
* {{flagu|Australia}} – [[Winton, Queensland]]*

*Sister City arrangements in doubt under [[Moreton Bay Regional Council]].


==Surrounding local government areas==
==Surrounding local government areas==
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==External links==
==External links==
* {{cite web|title=Welcome to Redcliffe|work=Official website|url=http://www.redcliffe.qld.gov.au/|publisher=City of Redcliffe|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20080323183121/http://www.redcliffe.qld.gov.au/|archivedate=23 March 2008}}
* {{cite web|title=Welcome to Redcliffe|work=Official website|url=http://www.redcliffe.qld.gov.au/|publisher=City of Redcliffe|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080323183121/http://www.redcliffe.qld.gov.au/|archive-date=23 March 2008}}
*[http://www.lgp.qld.gov.au/applications/lgdirectory/CouncilInfo/Default.aspx?OrgCode=REDC Local Government Directory – Redcliffe City Council profile]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070302042122/http://www.lgp.qld.gov.au/applications/lgdirectory/CouncilInfo/Default.aspx?OrgCode=REDC Local Government Directory – Redcliffe City Council profile]


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Latest revision as of 21:51, 18 June 2024

City of Redcliffe
Queensland
Map of Redcliffe City in South East Queensland
Population51,174 (2006 census)[1]
 • Density1,343.1/km2 (3,479/sq mi)
Established1824
Postcode(s)4019, 4020, 4021, 4022
Area38.1 km2 (14.7 sq mi)
MayorCr Allan Sutherland
Location23 km (14 mi) from Brisbane CBD
State electorate(s)Redcliffe, Murrumba
Federal division(s)Petrie
WebsiteCity of Redcliffe
LGAs around City of Redcliffe:
Caboolture Deception Bay Moreton Bay
Pine Rivers City of Redcliffe Moreton Bay
Brisbane Bramble Bay Moreton Bay

The City of Redcliffe is a former local government area in South East Queensland, Australia. In 2008, it was amalgamated with the Shires of Pine Rivers and Caboolture to create Moreton Bay Region, later renamed City of Moreton Bay. It was in the northern part of the County of Stanley, with a total area of 38.1 square kilometres (14.7 sq mi) and a population of 51,174 people in the 2006 census.[1]

Further information: Redcliffe Peninsula

Suburbs

[edit]

The City of Redcliffe included the following suburbs:

History

[edit]
Map of Redcliffe Division and adjacent local government areas, March 1902. Legend: Kedron Division & Sandgate Borough (See Diagram)

Caboolture Division was created on 11 November 1879 as one of 74 divisions around Queensland under the Divisional Boards Act 1879.[2][3][4] It was centred on Caboolture, which was at that time a small logging town, and initially covered all of Moreton Bay and much of the Sunshine Coast, but by 1890 had shrunk considerably with the separate incorporation of the Pine Division (21 January 1888),[5] Redcliffe Division (5 April 1888)[6] and Maroochy Division (5 July 1890).[7]

Redcliffe Division became the Shire of Redcliffe on 31 March 1903 after the Local Authorities Act 1902 was enacted.[6][8] On 28 May 1921 it became the Town of Redcliffe.[8][9]

In June 1952 Keitha Drake was elected as the first female member of the Redcliffe local government. Her reason for standing for election was to get a hospital for Redcliffe's growing population.[10][11][12] The first Redcliffe Hospital opened in 1961.[13]

On 13 June 1959 the Town of Redcliffe became the City of Redcliffe.[9][14]

On 27 June 2007 the Queensland Government's Local Government Reform Commission recommended the City of Redcliffe merge with neighbouring Shire of Pine Rivers and Shire of Caboolture, to become the Moreton Bay Region. This came into effect on 15 March 2008, under the Local Government (Reform Implementation) Act 2007 passed by the Parliament of Queensland on 10 August 2007.[14][15]

Demographics

[edit]

In the 2006 census (the last one), the City of Redcliffe had a population of 51,174 people with a female skew. Indigenous Australians were 1.9% of the population, while 27.2% were born overseas, 5.1% of the population spoke a language other than English at home.[16]

Redcliffe Population as per 2006 Census
  Male Female Total
Total persons

excluding overseas visitors

24,535 26,639 51,174
  Aged 15 years and over 19,795 22,275 42,070
  Aged 65 years and over 4,109 5,694 9,803
Indigenous 510 507 1,017
  Aged 18 years and over 270 309 579
Born in Australia 18,032 19,612 37,644
Born overseas

Includes 'Inadequately described', 'At sea', and 'Not elsewhere classified'

4,912 5,340 10,252
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics[16]

Council structure

[edit]

The Redcliffe City Council consisted of one Mayor and seven councillors. The mayor and councillors represented the entire city, elected every four years by popular vote.

Council services

[edit]
Settlement Cove in Redcliffe was developed by Redcliffe City Council

The Council had an annual budget of approximately $65 million (2005/06)[17] with works involving such areas as road maintenance and construction, community, cultural and youth activities, town planning and development, water and sewerage, waste management and recycling, maintenance of parks and public areas, library services, public health and animal control, and business and tourism support.

Chairmen and mayors

[edit]
  • 1888: Edmund MacDonnell
  • 1906: P. P. Fewings [18]
  • 1908: E.F. Morgan [19]
  • 1927: J. B. Dunn [20]
  • 1930–1943: Alfred Henry Langdon[21]
  • 1943 - Joseph Hendry Grice
  • 1946–1949?: Robert Thomas (Bob) Bradley[22]
  • 1955–1964: Jim Houghton
  • 1991 - 1997: Barry Bolton[23][24]
  • 1998 - 2008: Alan Sutherland (first mayor of the Moreton Bay Region)[23]

Sister cities

[edit]

The City of Redcliffe had two Sister City arrangements:[25]

Surrounding local government areas

[edit]

Redcliffe is immediately north of Brisbane's area, connected from Clontarf to Brighton via the historic Hornibrook Bridge and Houghton Highway. Shire of Pine Rivers is to the south-west of the peninsula, and Shire of Caboolture to the north-west.

References

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  1. ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "City of Redcliffe (Local Government Area)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 16 February 2014.
  2. ^ "Proclamation [Caboolture Division]". Queensland Government Gazette. 11 November 1879. p. 25:994.
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  8. ^ a b "Agency ID 1685, Redcliffe Shire Council". Queensland State Archives. Retrieved 28 December 2013.
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  10. ^ "1st Woman on council". The Courier-Mail. No. 4839. Queensland, Australia. 2 June 1952. p. 3. Retrieved 4 August 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
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  24. ^ Moore, Cathy (23 October 2019). "Paying tribute to community man, much loved father and husband". Redcliffe & Bayside Herald. Archived from the original on 10 March 2022. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
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