have been replaced by housing, and has its own set of shops. It is relatively close to Victoria Point, and is only a ferry ride away from the bay islands, such as Russell and Macleay. In the , Redland Bay recorded a population of 13,624 people, 50.3% female and 49.7% male. The median age of the Redland Bay population was 37 years, the same as the national median. 75.2% of people living in Redland Bay were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were England 7.6%, New Zealand 5.2%, South Africa 1.7%, Scotland 0.9%, Germany 0.6%. 92.7% of people spoke only English at home; the next most common languages were 0.6% Afrikaans, 0.3% German, 0.2% Dutch, 0.2% Italian, 0.2% Spanish. In the , Redland Bay had a population of 14,958 people. Heritage listings Redland Bay has a number of heritage-listed sites, including: 46-72 Banana Street in Nev Stafford Park (): Redland Bay War Memorial (including a Roll of Honour) 189 School of Arts Road (corner of Collins Street, ): Orange Grove Manor, house with cropped pyramid roof 125-141 Gordon Road (): Redland Bay State School Residence Moores Road (): Moreton Bay Fig trees 398-408 Serpentine Creek Road (): Serpentine Creek Road Cemetery Redland Bay Flying Boat Base From 1953 to 1971, Qantas Empire Flying Boats operated from Redland Bay. These were mainly Sunderland flying boats traveling from Sydney to the United Kingdom. From 1955, Ansett, formerly known as Barrier Reef Airways also operated flying boats from Redland Bay, taking tourists to Hayman Island in North Queensland. Redland Bay was the closest suitable site to Brisbane for a water airport. Since it operated international flights, Brisbane Water Airport at Redland Bay became Brisbane's International Airport for a time. Pre-1946, flying boats used the Hamilton Reach of the Brisbane River. The State and Federal Governments argued for several years over the continued use of the Hamilton Reach, which was congested with shipping and unusable after dark. Activity at Redland Bay reached its peak in the 1950s with 105 commercial flying boat movements in July 1953. There was a steady decline after that until After 1971, Qantas began operating the new Boeing 747 long-haul aircraft that made the Flying Boats obsolete. The base was finally closed in 1972. The terminal for the Flying Boat Base was the jetty at Banana Street, Redland Bay, near the present location of the