Redlands has grown by just over 11,000 people since 2006 according to the 2011 Census figures released today but the growth rate has slowed.
The Census recorded 138,666 people living in Redland City, up from 127,627 in 2006, and 113,811 in 2001.
The population growth between 2006 and 2011 was 8.6 per cent, compared with 12.1 per cent between 2001 and 2006.
In the 2011 Census, women comprised 51 per cent of the population, and the median age of a Redland resident was 39. This compares with a median age of 36 for Queensland and 37 for Australia.
(Median is the middle value - a figure there is an equal number either side).
Children aged up to 14 years make up 20 per cent of the population and those aged over 65 years make up 14.5 per cent.
The average number of children per family is 1.9, and the median weekly income is $1365 and the median monthly mortgage repayment is $2000. While the median weekly rent is $350, and the average motor vehicle per household is 1.9.
A higher percentage of people in Redland are married (53 per cent) compared with Queensland 47.9 per cent and Australia (48.7 per cent).
With almost three in four Redland residents born in Australia, locals are much less likely to speak a foreign language than people living in other parts of the nation.
Locally, 91 per cent said they only spoke English at home compared to the nationwide figure of about 77 per cent.