City of Redcliffe explained

Type:lga
City of Redcliffe
State:qld
Image Upright:0.81
Pop:51,174
Density:1343.1
Area:38.1
Est:1824
Mayor:Cr Allan Sutherland
Url:https://web.archive.org/web/20080321084019/http://www.redcliffe.qld.gov.au/
Postcode:4019, 4020, 4021, 4022
Fedgov:Petrie
Near-Nw:Caboolture
Near-N:Deception Bay
Near-Ne:Moreton Bay
Near-E:Moreton Bay
Near-W:Pine Rivers
Near-Sw:Brisbane
Near-S:Bramble Bay
Near-Se:Moreton Bay
Dist1:23
Location1:Brisbane CBD

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 and a population of 51,174 people in the .

Suburbs

The City of Redcliffe included the following suburbs:

History

Caboolture Division was created on 11 November 1879 as one of 74 divisions around Queensland under the Divisional Boards Act 1879.[1] 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), Redcliffe Division (5 April 1888) and Maroochy Division (5 July 1890).

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

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.[2] [3] The first Redcliffe Hospital opened in 1961.[4]

On 13 June 1959 the Town of Redcliffe became the City of Redcliffe.

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.

Demographics

In the (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.

Male! style="width:50px;"
FemaleTotal
Total personsexcluding overseas visitors24,53526,63951,174
  Aged 15 years and over19,79522,27542,070
  Aged 65 years and over4,1095,6949,803
<-- Has "Aboriginal" and "Torres Strait Islander" been merged into one "Indigenous" category in the 2006 Census? -->
Indigenous5105071,017
  Aged 18 years and over270309579 <-- START old "Aboriginal" and "Torres Strait Islander" rows: - Aboriginal 384 432 816 - Torres Strait Islander 40 37 77 - Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
persons who are of both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander origin
17 16 33 END old "Aboriginal" and "Torres Strait Islander" rows -->
Born in Australia18,03219,61237,644
Born overseasIncludes 'Inadequately described', 'At sea', and 'Not elsewhere classified'4,9125,34010,252
<-- START Is citizenship and overseas visitors details still to come? - Australian citizen 20,904 22,944 43,848 - Australian citizen aged 18 years and over 15,805 18,027 33,832 - - Overseas visitors 104 141 245 - END -->
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics

Council structure

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

The Council had an annual budget of approximately $65 million (2005/06)[5] 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

Sister cities

The City of Redcliffe had two Sister City arrangements:[12]

Surrounding local government areas

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.

External links

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Caboolture Town History . 6 May 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080528032655/http://www.moretonbay.qld.gov.au/discover.aspx?id=348 . 28 May 2008 . dead .
  2. News: 2 June 1952. 1st Woman on council. 3. The Courier-Mail. 4839. Queensland, Australia. National Library of Australia. 4 August 2021.
  3. News: 17 June 1952. Council wants woman on board. 2 (CITY FINAL). Brisbane Telegraph. Queensland, Australia. National Library of Australia. 4 August 2021.
  4. Web site: 2015-06-01. Half a century of caring for the community. live. 2021-08-04. Redcliffe Hospital. en-AU. https://web.archive.org/web/20210804081315/https://metronorth.health.qld.gov.au/redcliffe/news/half-century-caring-community . 4 August 2021 .
  5. Redcliffe City Council . Redcliffe City Council Annual Report 2005/2006 . 2006 . 3 August 2007 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070829113440/http://redcliffe.qld.gov.au/Annual%20Report%202005%202006.pdf . 29 August 2007 .
  6. News: Queensland Mayors and Shire Chairmen. . . 24 February 1906 . 1 October 2015 . 22 . National Library of Australia.
  7. Book: Consolidated Index to Queensland Government Gazette 1859–1919. 2004. Queensland Family History Society. 1-876613-79-3.
  8. Book: Pugh. Theophilus Parsons. Pugh's Almanac for 1927. 1927. 13 June 2014.
  9. News: LEFT WORK TO CARRY BRICKS. 20 July 1949. 11 (LAST RACE). National Library of Australia. Brisbane Telegraph. 23 April 2017.
  10. Web site: Atfield. Cameron. 2016-03-07. Ask the candidates: Moreton Bay Regional Council. 2021-07-07. Brisbane Times. en.
  11. Web site: Moore. Cathy. 23 October 2019. Paying tribute to community man, much loved father and husband. live. 2021-07-07. Redcliffe & Bayside Herald. en-AU. 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 . 10 March 2022 .
  12. Web site: Redcliffe City Council . Council A-Z Services . 2006 . 4 January 2007 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070103185918/http://www.redcliffe.qld.gov.au/services.htm#S . 3 January 2007 . dead .