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What it costs to live in Redland, QLD
Redland council area, Queensland. About 172,831 people lived here in 2025. Here's what rent, power, fuel, the pokies and crime look like, and how each one sits against the rest of Queensland.
Rent
$720
A week. That's the median rent on new leases in the June quarter 2026.
Pokies losses
$779
Lost for every adult in a year. That's 87% of the QLD average.
See pokies losses in RedlandElectricity
$1,988
A year on the default offer in the Energex network area, for 4,600 kWh. That's the most a standing offer can cost. A typical plan here costs $1,907.
See electricity pricesUnleaded petrol
196c
A litre, on average, at 33 stations here over the year to August 2026. That's 6c more than the QLD average.
See when fuel is cheapestCrime police recorded
Offences against the person, 2025–26
Police recorded 1,505 of these in Redland. That's 871 for every 100,000 people, or 58% of the QLD average. Five years before, in 2020–21, it was 415, so it has gone up 110%.
See each year
| Year | Recorded | Per 100,000 | QLD per 100,000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025–26 | 1,505 | 871 | 1,512 |
| 2024–25 | 1,662 | 962 | 1,562 |
| 2023–24 | 1,364 | 803 | 1,550 |
| 2022–23 | 1,316 | 790 | 1,467 |
| 2021–22 | 1,022 | 625 | 1,273 |
| 2020–21 | 671 | 415 | 883 |
| 2019–20 | 528 | 329 | 738 |
| 2018–19 | 617 | 388 | 739 |
| 2017–18 | 652 | 416 | 737 |
| 2016–17 | 521 | 337 | 706 |
Offences against property, 2025–26
Police recorded 4,727 of these in Redland. That's 2,735 for every 100,000 people, or 56% of the QLD average. Five years before, in 2020–21, it was 2,411, so it has gone up 13%.
See each year
| Year | Recorded | Per 100,000 | QLD per 100,000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025–26 | 4,727 | 2,735 | 4,928 |
| 2024–25 | 4,560 | 2,638 | 4,868 |
| 2023–24 | 5,155 | 3,033 | 5,204 |
| 2022–23 | 4,757 | 2,856 | 5,290 |
| 2021–22 | 3,969 | 2,428 | 4,610 |
| 2020–21 | 3,899 | 2,411 | 4,154 |
| 2019–20 | 4,994 | 3,113 | 5,118 |
| 2018–19 | 5,366 | 3,376 | 5,075 |
| 2017–18 | 4,603 | 2,934 | 4,887 |
| 2016–17 | 4,160 | 2,690 | 4,694 |
This is crime that police recorded in the area over a year, July to June. Lots of crime is never reported, and a rise can mean police are looking harder, not just that more crime happened. Each state counts crime its own way, so only compare a council with its own state.
Suburbs in Redland
Who lives in each one, their homes and how they get around.
Look further
- Rents across Australia: what tenants really pay by suburb and postcode.
- Pokies losses by council: where the most is lost, in four states.
- Fuel prices: the price cycle and the cheapest day to fill up.
- Compare Redland with another area, side by side.
- Look up another area.
Sources: recorded crime, © State of Queensland (Queensland Police Service), Reported offences by LGA, CC BY 4.0; Australian Bureau of Statistics, CC BY 4.0. Population: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Regional population, CC BY 4.0. Pokies losses: the state's gambling regulator (see the pokies page for its credit). Rent: state rental bond data (see the rent pages). Electricity: Default Market Offer 2026–27: © Commonwealth of Australia (Australian Energy Regulator), CC BY 4.0; retailers' plans under the Consumer Data Right. Fuel: Queensland Government, Fuel Price Reporting, CC BY 4.0.