Redbank, Queensland Redbank, Queensland Redbank is a suburb of the City of Ipswich, Queensland, Australia. It is approximately south-west of Brisbane CBD, the capital of Queensland. At the 2016 Australian Census, the suburb recorded a population of 1,834. At the 2016 Australia Census, Redbank had an unemployment rate of 14.5%, more than double the Australian unemployment rate of 6.9%. The origin of the suburb name is from a description of the area provided by Major Edmund Lockyer whilst exploring in a boat along the Brisbane River. While the Redbank area is known for its agricultural and pastoral origins, it has a more
Tropical North Queensland Wet Tropics. Within the tourism industry, the phrase is used to mean varying areas of the tropical region of the state, usually within Far North Queensland. Different government departments also have varying definitions for what is meant by "Tropical North Queensland" and Tropical Australia. Tropical North Queensland Tropical North Queensland is the northern part of Queensland, Australia, an area from about the city of Mackay north to the tip of Cape York. The tropical region of Queensland covers 54% of the state's area some , and includes the whole area above the latitude 23.5 degrees south, taking in an area