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Redcliffe proper is incorporated as a city of the Commonwealth Of Australia , and is governed by a municipal council. DEMOGRAPHICS
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics . ECONOMY Fishing and prawning are the principal primary industries, with mostly light industries located at Clontarf and Kippa-Ring. Tourism is also an important industry to the area with approximately 500,000 tourists visiting each year. This focus on tourism has existed since the late 1800s, when people came by boat to enjoy its safe, sheltered and sandy beaches. The area is rich in natural resources, with many sandy beaches and picturesque parks. It is a popular location for residents of Brisbane seeking a place to relax. From Redcliffe you can access Moreton Island, the Pine Rivers, Hays Inlet and from nearby Deception Bay you can sail down the Caboolture River. The major shopping centres in the area are Redcliffe Seaside Village, Peninsula Fair & Kippa-Ring Village, Margate Village, Scarborough Seaside Village, Woody Point Village and The Zone at Rothwell. Some large national retailers have outlets in Redcliffe, including Coles, K-mart and Woolworths, Retravision, etc. HISTORY Redcliffe holds the distinction of being the first European settlement in Queensland. The area was first visited by Matthew Flinders on 17 July , 1799 . Explorer John Oxley recommended "Red Cliffs Point" to the Governor Thomas Brisbane as the site of a penal colony. He and Settlement Commandant Lieutenant Miller, a crew and 29 convicts sailed on the Amity from Sydney and arrived at Redcliffe on 13 September 1824 . In 1825 the settlement was relocated to the banks of the Brisbane River , and Redcliffe was deserted until the 1860s when it was designated as an agricultural reserve. Residential development began in the 1880s and the population grew significantly after the 1935 when the Hornibrook Highway was opened. The two lane 2.8 km long Hornibrook Bridge crossed the mouth of Pine River and linked the peninsula to Brisbane . A replacement three lane bridge, the Houghton Highway , was opened in 1979 . Redcliffe is also the former home of the Bee Gees who have since described the area as 'paradise'. Actors William McInnes and Peta Wilson and poet Rupert McCall also come from Redcliffe. Redcliffe has a high number of Olympic athletes from its relatively small population. The film "Swimming Upstream" starring Geoffrey Rush used the Redcliffe War Memorial Pool as one of its locations. COMMUNITIES ON AND AROUND THE PENINSULA The suburbs of the City Of Redcliffe are: Clontarf, Queensland - Woody Point, Queensland - Kippa-Ring, Queensland - Margate, Queensland - Scarborough, Queensland - and Rothwell, Queensland on the isthmus connecting the peninsula to the mainland. To the north-west of the peninsula is Deception Bay in the Caboolture Shire and to the south-west and south (across Bramble Bay ) are the suburbs of Brighton and Sandgate of Brisbane . EXTERNAL LINKS |
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