Fernbrooke State School

Redbank Plains, QLD

Socio-economic profile

Redbank Plains is a young, family-oriented suburb. The predominant age group is 0–9 years, reflecting a high proportion of young families. The median house price for a 3-bedroom home is around $765k. Specific median weekly income or occupation data were not provided in the sources. citation:OnTheHouse citation:Domain

Country of birth

Suburb-specific country-of-birth data for Redbank Plains were not available in the provided sources. At the national level, the most common overseas countries of birth in Australia are England, India, China, New Zealand, and the Philippines. In Queensland, 9,074 people were born in Samoa. citation:World Data citation:ABS

OSH Care

Helping Hands Network operates the Outside School Hours Care (OSHC) at Fernbrooke State School (8 Regents Drive). Before School Care runs 6:30–8:30am and After School Care runs 2:30–6:00pm on school days. Vacation Care operates 6:30am–6:00pm during holidays. citation:Helping Hands citation:ACECQA

Extracurricular activities

The provided sources do not name specific extracurricular programs (e.g., sports, music, or clubs) offered at Fernbrooke State School. The school's OSHC program includes named activities like "Rise then Shine" (before school) and "Stay and Play" (after school) run by Helping Hands. No other school-based extracurricular clubs were listed. citation:Helping Hands

Local amenities and groceries

Redbank Plains is serviced by Mount View Shopping Centre and Town Square (357 Redbank Plains Rd). Nearby parks include Blue Gum Park. The provided sources do not identify specific specialty or ethnic supermarkets in the suburb. General grocery chains (e.g., IGA) operate nationally but no Redbank Plains-specific location was named. citation:rent.com.au citation:Scoop Digital

Weeknight dining

Casual, family-friendly options in Redbank Plains include Thai Flame Restaurant & Takeaway (381 Redbank Plains Rd – Thai cuisine, open Mon–Sun 11am–3pm and 4pm–9pm) and Pizza Hut Redbank Plains (Shop 54, Town Square, 357 Redbank Plains Rd – dine-in, takeaway, and delivery). Nando's Town Square is another nearby option. citation:Online Dining citation:Scoop Digital

Tutoring and enrichment

A specific local tutoring option is Caroline S., a private tutor offering online sessions in Redbank Plains via HighSchoolTutors.com.au. No physical tutoring or enrichment centres (e.g., Kumon or Kip McGrath) were named in the provided sources. Online platform Preply offers language tutoring but is not suburb-specific. citation:HighSchoolTutors citation:Preply

Commute

Redbank Plains is car-dependent with "minimal transit options," though bus service is possible. The nearest Queensland Rail (QR) train line is the Ipswich line (via Translink), which connects to Brisbane CBD. Specific travel times to Brisbane CBD were not provided in the sources. citation:rent.com.au citation:Translink

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