THE size of Redan is approximately 2.2 square kilometres and has 7 parks covering nearly 25.6% of total area.<\/p>\n
The population of Redan in 2011 was 2,975 people and by the 2016 Census the population was 2,893 showing a population decline of 2.8% in the area during that time.<\/p>\n
One of Redan\u2019s earliest public facilities was the Miners\u2019 Racecourse (1862), now the site of a raceway in Morshead Park.<\/p>\n
It ran for 100 years, when its events were transferred to the Dowling Forest racecourse, Miners Rest.<\/p>\n
Morshead Park has tracks for greyhound and harness racing and a large soccer venue.<\/p>\n
The State primary school has a handsome jubilee arched gateway (1934), although the present boundaries for Redan have put the school in Sebastopol.<\/p>\n
Redan was on an electric tramline (1913) along Drummond and Skipton Streets from Ballarat to Sebastopol.<\/p>\n
CoreLogic data indicates that the predominant age group in Redan is 20-29 years with households in Redan being primarily childless couples and are likely to be repaying $1,000 – $1,399 per month on mortgage repayments, and in general, people in Redan work in a professional occupation.<\/p>\n
In 2011, 52.7% of the homes in Redan were owner-occupied compared with 48.5% in 2016.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
THE size of Redan is approximately 2.2 square kilometres and has 7 parks covering nearly 25.6% of total area. The population of Redan in 2011 was 2,975 people and by the 2016 Census the population was 2,893 showing a population decline of 2.8% in the area during that time. One of Redan\u2019s earliest public facilities […]<\/p>\n