Marina, viewed from the centre of
Cleveland For the year ending 30 June 2014, Redland City's
Gross Regional Product (GRP) was estimated to be 4.77 billion
dollars. visiting the shore of
Cleveland Key industry sectors include
health care and
social assistance,
retail trade,
education and
training,
sand mining,
construction and
tourism. During the year ending in June 2014, an estimated 41,506 jobs were located in Redland City, along with an estimated 74,089 employed residents, meaning 32,035 (or 47.1%) of Redland City's employed residents who work travel outside of the area to do so.
Mining North Stradbroke Island, one of the world's largest
sand islands, has been the subject of
sand mining operations since 1949. In 2010,
Queensland's Labor Government announced a phase-out of the sand mining industry over a 17-year period, with up to 80% of the island to be covered by
national park. In April 2011, the government then extended key expired mining leases to allow mining to continue at the main
Enterprise sand mine until the end of 2019, while
Sibelco was interested in an extension to 2027. 2013 saw the
LNP Government pass legislation allowing sand mining on the island for an extra 16 years: from 2019 to 2035. For mining to continue past 2019 at the
Enterprise sand mine, the lease owner (currently
Sibelco) would have to apply for an extension in 2019, under legislative amendments passed by the
Newman Government in November 2013. However, if the amendments are repealed by a future government before 2019, the mine will close on 31 December 2019, the closure date legislated by the government in April 2011. The circumstances leading up to this legislative amendment have been referred to Queensland's
Crime and Misconduct Commission. On 6 June 2014, North Stradbroke Island's
traditional owners, the
Quandamooka people, initiated a legal challenge saying, on the grounds that the LNP Government's extension of mining contravened the
Federal Native Title Act. In May 2016, legislation passed by the
Palaszczuk Ministry did confirm that sand mining on North Stradbroke will end by 2019. Mainland
quarries are located in the suburb of
Mount Cotton, and have drawn their own criticisms concerning allegations of
pollution and
OHS breaches.
Development and
high-rise buildings in Cleveland
Toondah Harbour in
Cleveland is the location of the Stradbroke Island Ferry Terminal, used by
water taxis and
vehicular ferries to provide access to North Stradbroke Island. Cleveland's Toondah Harbour and
Redland Bay's Weinam Creek were declared Priority Development Areas (PDAs) under the Economic Development Act 2012 on 21 June 2013. PDA designation allows development to be
fast-tracked, but also means that
local communities and interest groups have less opportunity to comment on issues of concern. The Government and Redland City Council have proposed PDA development schemes which have attracted community opposition. On 23 February, approximately 30 people attended a
rally to protest against the Government's plans to "carve up" the G.J. Walter Park as part of its Toondah Harbour redevelopment proposal. On 4 March 2014 a petition with 1,211 signatures calling for the Government's Toondah Harbour PDA plan to be withdrawn was tabled in the
Queensland Parliament. On 31 May 2014, an approved development scheme was released together with a lengthy report on the 583 submissions received during the
consultation period. On 18 September 2014, the Government and Council announced that Walker Corporation had been selected as preferred
developer for both the Toondah Harbour and Weinam Creek priority development areas. In the , the population of the Redland City was 147,010. The median age was 41 years old, 3 years older than the nationwide median. The male-to-female ratio was 49-to-51. The most commonly nominated ancestries were English (32.1%), Australian (25.2%), Irish (9.0%), Scottish (8.6%), and German (4.5%). 72.5% of people were born in Australia, while the other most common countries of birth were England (6.7%), New Zealand (5.4%), South Africa (1.7%), Scotland (0.9%), and the Philippines (0.5%). Indigenous Australians accounted for 2.3% of the population. The most commonly spoken languages other than English were Afrikaans and Mandarin (0.5% each), German (0.4%), and Italian and Spanish (0.3% each). The most common religious affiliations reported were none (29.8%), Catholic (21.1%), Anglican (17.9%), and Uniting Church (6.1%). , 2008 == Council ==