East Ipswich is a residential inner-city

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Ipswich Ipswich () is a port town and borough in Suffolk, England, of which it is the county town. The town is located in East Anglia about away from the mouth of the River Orwell and the North Sea. Ipswich is both on the Great Eastern Main Line r ...

in the

City of Ipswich The City of Ipswich is a local government area in Queensland, Australia, located within the southwest of the Brisbane metropolitan area, including the urban area surrounding the city of Ipswich and surrounding rural areas. Geography The Ci ...

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, Australia. In the , East Ipswich had a population of 2,410 people.

Geography

One of the older suburbs, East Ipswich is predominantly made up of weatherboard and

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houses punctuated with larger heritage houses, and newer townhouses and flats. The suburb is bordered on the north and west by two sections of the Bremer River (split by the small suburb of Basin Pocket); and to the south by Brisbane Road, the city's main arterial link to the

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. The Main Line railway passes through the suburb from east (

) to west (

Booval Booval is a suburb of Ipswich in the City of Ipswich, Queensland, Australia. In the Booval had a population of 2,622 people. Geography Booval contains both residential and commercial areas. Booval straddles Brisbane Road, the main arterial lin ...

); the suburb is served by the

East Ipswich railway station East Ipswich railway station is located on the Main line in Queensland, Australia. It serves the suburb of East Ipswich in City of Ipswich. It opened in 1879 as Limestone, being renamed East Ipswich in 1892. Services East Ipswich is served by ...

. A small set of shops on Jacaranda Street provides basic services, while several restaurants line Brisbane Road.

History

On Sunday 12 June 1949, the Apostolic church was officially opened by Apostle Emil Zielke of

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. The ceremony was attended by almost 1,000 people. It was the first church of the

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to be established in Ipswich. The church had originally been erected at

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, but it was demolished and re-erected in East Ipswich by voluntary labour. Ipswich East State School opened on 28 January 1958. In August 1980, East Ipswich Uniting Church congregation in Chermside Road joined Trinity Uniting Church in North Booval. At the , East Ipswich had a population of 2,194 people. In the , East Ipswich had a population of 2,410 people.

Transport

provides access to regular

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services to Brisbane,

and

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via Ipswich.

Education

Ipswich East State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at Jacaranda Street (). In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 373 students with 42 teachers (35 full-time equivalent) and 28 non-teaching staff (17 full-time equivalent). It includes a

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program. Ipswich Positive Learning Centre is a specific-purpose primary and secondary (5-10) school at 12 Blackwood Street (). There is no general purpose secondary school in East Ipswich. The nearest secondary schools are

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Ipswich CBD Ipswich () is the central suburb and central business district of Ipswich in the City of Ipswich, Queensland, Australia. It is also known as Ipswich CBD (central business district). In the , the suburb had a population of 2,459 people. Geog ...

and

Bundamba State Secondary College Bundamba State Secondary College (formerly Bundamba State High School) is a public secondary school in the Ipswich suburb of Bundamba, Queensland, Australia. It was established in 1970 and named after its situated suburb of Bundamba. It is kno ...

Bundamba Bundamba is a suburb of Ipswich in the City of Ipswich, Queensland, Australia. In the Bundamba had a population of 6,514 people. Geography The Bremer River forms the western part of the suburb's northern boundary. The Warrego Highway enters ...

Sports facilities

*Hockey/mixed use field * Vigoro ground which hosts seasonal competitions *West End

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Football Club *Ipswich United Services Bowls Club

Places of worship

The Apostolic Church is at 25 Kendall Street.

Heritage listings

East Ipswich has a number of

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sites, including: * 1 York Street: Kyeewa

References

External links

* * {{Ipswich City Suburbs of Ipswich, Queensland