The City of Redcliffe was Queensland's first settlement set amid Moreton Bay , Bramble Bay and Deception Bay and is now home to more than 50,000 residents.

The suburb of Clontarf is home to one of the southern hemisphere's longest bridges (at 2.8km long), first opened in 1935, and now only open to pedestrians. The bridge area is also home to a very healthy population of pelicans.

Amongst Clontarf's residential area is widespread wetland, two schools, parks and walking and bike tracks. The suburb also has its own small beach, Bells Beach. 

North of Brisbane's CBD, Redcliffe is accessible via the Bruce Highway and the Gateway Arterial Road to the Port of Brisbane and the Brisbane domestic and international airports (only 20 minutes away). 

A lingering concern among locals working in the Brisbane CBD is the lack of a rail link through to Redcliffe. Currently the line terminates at Brighton with no plans to extend across the Hornibrook Bridge into Redcliffe.

The suburb has a diverse range of both public and private business activities including tourism, manufacturing and light industry, retail and the fishing and seafood industry.

The Redcliffe City Council has made a strong commitment to economic growth with recent initiatives including the construction of a new library and art gallery and the redevelopment of the Redcliffe hospital. The main commercial element is retail trade with most local residents commuting to Brisbane for work.

Families are well catered for with several primary, high and special schools in Redcliffe and surrounding suburbs. Those undertaking tertiary education have access to a TAFE campus on Klinger Road.