Ipswich Central () is the central

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Ipswich Ipswich () is a port town and Borough status in the United Kingdom, borough in Suffolk, England. It is the county town, and largest in Suffolk, followed by Lowestoft and Bury St Edmunds, and the third-largest population centre in East Anglia, ...

in the

City of Ipswich The City of Ipswich is a local government area (LGA) located within the southwest of Greater Brisbane, which in turn, is situated within the vast South East region of the state of Queensland. Positioned between the City of Brisbane and the Ci ...

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, Australia. In the , Ipswich had a population of 2,468 people.

Geography

The suburb is situated on the Bremer River. The suburb of Ipswich has a number of distinct areas. The Ipswich central business district is in the north with the Bremer River forming the northern boundary. Limestone Hill and its parklands are to the east (). Denmark Hill with its exclusive residential area and conservation park is to the west (). A mixture of health, educations and residential areas make up the south. The Ipswich CBD is centred on Brisbane and Limestone Streets, and the Ipswich Mall, and includes major supermarkets and chain stores, specialties stores and the many government agencies. Most street parking is controlled by parking meters in business hours.

History

In 1860 a Baptist Church opened in Ipswich. On Monday 11 December 1876 a foundation stone was laid for a new Baptist church building, which opened about 19 June 1877. Ipswich Girls Grammar School opened on 1 February 1892.

Demographics

In the , Ipswich had a population of 2,459 people. In the , Ipswich had a population of 2,468 people.

Heritage listings

Ipswich has a number of

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sites, including: * 5 Brisbane Street:

Queensland Country Women's Association Girls' Hostel Queensland Country Women's Association Girls' Hostel is a heritage-listed detached house at 5 Brisbane Street, Ipswich, City of Ipswich, Queensland, Australia. It was built from to . It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 21 Octo ...

* 25 Brisbane Street: Ulster Hotel * 89 Brisbane Street:

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* 93 Brisbane Street: William Johnston's Shops * 116 Brisbane Street:

Old Ipswich Town Hall Old Ipswich Town Hall is a heritage-listed former town hall at 116 Brisbane Street, Ipswich, Queensland, Ipswich, City of Ipswich, Queensland, Australia. It was designed by James Percy Owen Cowlishaw and built from 1861 to 1879. It is also know ...

* 116A Brisbane Street: former

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* 124 Brisbane Street: St Pauls Anglican Church * 169–175 Brisbane Street:

Bostock Chambers Bostock Chambers is a heritage-listed office building at 169–175 Brisbane Street, Ipswich, City of Ipswich, Queensland, Australia. It was designed by George Brockwell Gill and built in 1915. It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on ...

* 188 Brisbane Street:

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* 231 Brisbane Street:

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* 253 Brisbane Street: Hotel Metropole * 68 Chermside Road: St Michaels Nursing Home * 82 Chermside Road: Ipswich Girls' Grammar School Buildings * 82 Chermside Road: Lime Kiln Remains * 48 d'Arcy Doyle Place (formerly Nicholas Street): St Paul's Young Men's Club * Ellenborough Street: Ipswich Central Mission * Ellenborough Street: Railway Signal Cabin and Turntable * 45 East Street: Ipswich & West Moreton Building Society building * 59 East Street: Old Ipswich Courthouse * 86 East Street: Uniting Church Central Memorial Hall * 1 Ginn Street: Ginn Cottage * 14 Gray Street: Ipswich Club House * Limestone Street:

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* 22 Limestone Street: St Stephen's Church * 88 Limestone Street: Ipswich Technical College * 103 Limestone Street:

Penrhyn Penryn is a Cornish word meaning 'headland' that may refer to: *Penryn, Cornwall, United Kingdom, a town of about 7,000 on the Penryn River ** Penryn railway station, a station on the Maritime Line between Truro and Falmouth Docks, and serves the ...

* 109 Limestone Street: Colthup's House * 7 Macalister Street: To-Me-Ree * Milford Street: Queens Park * 1A Milford Street:

Claremont Claremont may refer to: Places Australia *Claremont, Ipswich, a heritage-listed house in Queensland * Claremont, Tasmania, a suburb of Hobart * Claremont, Western Australia, a suburb of Perth * Town of Claremont, Perth * Claremont Airbase, an ...

* 10A Milford Street: Walter Burley Griffin Incinerator * 11 Murphy Street: Brickstone * 63 Nicholas Street: Soldiers' Memorial Hall * 3 Parker Avenue:

Ipswich Mental Hospital Ipswich Mental Hospital is a heritage-listed psychiatric hospital at 3 Parker Avenue, Ipswich, City of Ipswich, Queensland, Australia. It was designed by Queensland Works Department and built from 1933 to 1940. It is also known as Ipswich Hosp ...

(Challinor Centre) * 21 Quarry Street: Central Congregational Church Manse * 30 Quarry Street:

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(formerly known as Devonshire Cottage) * 43 Quarry Street: Gooloowan * Rockton Street: Rockton * 20 Roderick Street: Keiraville * 66 Roderick Street: Ozanam House

Transport

Local transport

There are three forms of public train transport servicing the Ipswich region. *

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offers regular services to and from

Ipswich railway station Ipswich railway station is on the Great Eastern Main Line in the East of England, serving the town of Ipswich, Suffolk. It is down the line from London Liverpool Street and, on the main line, it is situated between to the south and to the n ...

to Brisbane, Brisbane Airport, the eastern suburbs, and western suburbs (as far as Rosewood). *Westside Buslines is the prominent bus company in Ipswich, linking all sides of town to Ipswich CBD; Redbank; Springfield; or Forest Lake (in Brisbane). *Southern Cross Citilink is a bus which operates between Ipswich and Indooroopilly via Riverlink, Karalee, Chuwar, Karana Downs, Anstead, and Kenmore. *

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buses offer direct daily services to Gatton, Helidon, Fernvale,

Lowood Lowood is a rural town and Suburbs and localities (Australia), locality in the Somerset Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Lowood had a population of 4,082 people. Geography The town is on the Brisbane River, west of th ...

Coominya Coominya is a rural town and suburbs and localities (Australia), locality in the Somerset Region in South East Queensland, South East Queensland, Australia. The town is located west of the state capital, Brisbane and approximately from Wivenho ...

, Esk, and Toogoolawah. *An Airport Express Bus operates from Ipswich to

Brisbane Airport Brisbane Airport is an international airport serving Brisbane, the capital of the Australian state of Queensland. The airport services 31 airlines flying to 50 domestic and 29 international destinations, total amounting to more than 22.7 mill ...

on a regular basis. Ipswich also has direct access to the

Ipswich Motorway The Ipswich Motorway (M7) is a major road that connects Brisbane and Ipswich in South East Queensland, Australia. It commences at the junction of Ipswich Road and Granard Road and proceeds through to the M2 Logan Motorway interchange. It is t ...

(linking to Brisbane); the

Cunningham Highway The Cunningham Highway is a National Highway (Australia), national highway located in South East Queensland, south-eastern Queensland, Australia. The highway links the Darling Downs region with the urbanised outskirts of Ipswich, Queensland, I ...

(linking to Warwick); the

Warrego Highway The Warrego Highway is located in southern Queensland, Australia. It connects coastal centres to the south western areas of the state, and is approximately 715 km in length. It takes its name from the Warrego River, which is the endpoint ...

(linking to Toowoomba); and the

Centenary Highway The M5 (Centenary Motorway) is a motorway in the western suburbs of Brisbane, Australia. It starts at the terminus of the A5 Centenary Highway at Springfield, and ends at Kenmore where it changes its name to the M5 Western Freeway. It fe ...

(linking Springfield and the Ripley Valley to Brisbane).

Long distance transport

The Westlander ''The Westlander'' is an Australian passenger train operated by Queensland Rail on the Main and Western lines between Brisbane and the outback town of Charleville. Background In the 1888 timetable the train from Brisbane to Roma was offic ...

train pasts through Ipswich Station twice a week to

Toowoomba Toowoomba ( ), nicknamed 'The Garden City' and 'T-Bar', is a city on the border of South East Queensland and Darling Downs regions of Queensland, Australia. It is located west of Queensland's capital, Brisbane. The urban population of Toowoom ...

and Charleville. *

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(coaches) offer daily direct services to

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, Charleville and

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from the Ipswich Transit Centre. *

Crisps Coaches Crisps Coaches is an Australian bus company operating services in South East Queensland and Northern New South Wales Services Crisps Coaches is a bus and coach operator, based in Warwick, Queensland, Warwick. As well as local school services it ...

offer daily direct services to and from

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and

Stanthorpe Stanthorpe is a rural town and locality in the Southern Downs Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Stanthorpe had a population of 5,286 people. The area surrounding the town is known as the Granite Belt. Geography Stant ...

Education

Ipswich Central State School is a government primary (Early Childhood to Year 6) school for boys and girls at Griffith Road (). In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 708 students with 54 teachers (50 full-time equivalent) and 43 non-teaching staff (28 full-time equivalent). It includes a special education program. Ipswich Special School is a special primary and secondary (Early Childhood to Year 12) school for boys and girls at 2a Milford Street (). In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 116 students with 51 teachers (41 full-time equivalent) and 67 non-teaching staff (39 full-time equivalent). Bremer State High School is a government secondary (7–12) school for boys and girls at 133-153 Warwick Road (). In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 1867 students with 146 teachers (143 full-time equivalent) and 83 non-teaching staff (61 full-time equivalent). Ipswich Flexible Learning Centre is a Catholic secondary (7–12) school for boys and girls at Cnr Queen Victoria Parade & Milford Place (). In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 121 students with 13 teachers (9 full-time equivalent) and 13 non-teaching staff (9 full-time equivalent). Ipswich Girls' Grammar School is a private primary and secondary (Prep–12) school for boys and girls at Cnr Queen Victoria Parade & Chermside Road (). In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 852 students with 73 teachers (69 full-time equivalent) and 126 non-teaching staff (53 full-time equivalent). The

University of Southern Queensland The University of Southern Queensland is a public research university based in Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia, the sixth largest city in the Australian state of Queensland Founded in 1967 after a successful campaign by the local Darling Down ...

has a campus at Ipswich Campus. It was formerly the Ipswich Campus of the

University of Queensland The University of Queensland is a Public university, public research university located primarily in Brisbane, the capital city of the Australian state of Queensland. Founded in 1909 by the Queensland parliament, UQ is one of the six sandstone ...

and the

(Challinor Centre).

Libraries

The Ipswich Council operates the Ipswich Central Library at 40 South Street. It opened in 1994 and had a major refurbishment in 2017.

Health

Ipswich Hospital Ipswich Hospital is a large district general hospital in Heath Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England. It is now managed by East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust which was formed on 1 July 2018 by the merging of Ipswich Hospital NHS Trust w ...

, Chelmsford Avenue *St Andrews Private Hospital, Roderick Street Many GPs and specialists can be found in Brisbane and Limestone Street, and near both hospitals.

Parks and sports facilities

* Queens Park * Limestone Park (AFL, running track, velodrome, netball) * Sandy Gallop Golf Course * BMX track * Denmark Hill Conservation Park * Ipswich Show Ground (including indoor sports centre)

Places of worship

* St Mary's Catholic Church, Elizabeth Street * St Paul's Anglican Church, Brisbane Street * Calvary Baptist Church, Chermside Street * Uniting Church, Ellenborough Street * Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, cnr Hunter and Haig Streets * The Salvation Army, South Street * Jehovah's Witnesses, Salisbury Street * St John's Lutheran Church, Roderick Street * Centro Church, Pring Street

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ipswich (Suburb), Queensland Suburbs of Ipswich, Queensland Central business districts in Queensland