West Ipswich is a

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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 ...

Queensland ) , nickname = Sunshine State , image_map = Queensland in Australia.svg , map_caption = Location of Queensland in Australia , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = Australia , established_title = Before federation , established_ ...

, Australia. In the , West Ipswich had a population of 494 people.

Geography

The suburb is bounded to the west in part by the Bremer River, to the south by the river and Deebing Creek, to the north in part by the

Main Line railway The Main Line is a railway line in South East Queensland, Australia. It was opened in a series of sections between 1865 and 1867. It commences at Roma St Station in Brisbane and extends west 161 km to Toowoomba. It is the first narrow gau ...

History

West Ipswich was earlier known as Little Ipswich when urban settlers inhabited the area in 1840s. The suburb covered various prominent places such as Brisbane Street shopping area, the showground, Denmark Hill, etc., which were transferred to the central suburb of Ipswich in 1991. It still has many old buildings that date back to 1900s. Little Ipswich State School opened on 1 August 1861 under headmaster William O'Donnell. The school was later renamed Ipswich West State School. On 17 September 1883, the school was splits into Ipswich West Boys State School and Ipswich West Girls and Infants State School. On 1 January 1934, the two schools were amalgamated to form Ipswich West State School. The Little Ipswich railway station was on the

Dugandan railway line The Dugandan railway line was a branch railway in the Scenic Rim region of South East Queensland, Australia. It was also known as the Fassifern railway line. It operated from 1882 to 1964. Geography The line began west of Ipswich station ...

from 1882 to 1964 and remained on the Churchill railway line after the closure of most of the Dugandan line in 1964. It was on the south-east corner of Pound and Keogh Streets (). Ipswich West Opportunity School opened in 1973 under principal Kevin Morris. In January 1979, it was renamed Ipswich West Special School. In the , West Ipswich had a population of 494 people.

Heritage listings

West Ipswich has a number of

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sites, including: * 277 Brisbane Street:

City View Hotel City View Hotel is a heritage-listed hotel at 277 Brisbane Street, Ipswich, City of Ipswich, Queensland, Australia. It was designed by George Brockwell Gill and built . It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 21 October 1992. Hist ...

* 1 Burnett Street: William Berry residence * 2 Burnett Street: Idavine * 6 Burnett Street: Notnel * 12 Omar Street: Ipswich West State School

Education

Ipswich West State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at the corner of Omar Street and Keogh Streets (). In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 241 students with 16 teachers (15 full-time equivalent) and 14 non-teaching staff (10 full-time equivalent). Ipswich West Special School is a special primary and secondary (Prep-12) school for boys and girls at the corner of Omar Street and Tiger Street (). In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 88 students with 20 teachers (19 full-time equivalent) and 29 non-teaching staff (19 full-time equivalent). There are no mainstream secondary schools in West Ipswich. The nearest mainstream government secondary schools are

Bremer State High School , established = 1959 , principal = Ross Bailey , type = Public, co-educational, secondary, day school , city = Ipswich , state = Queensland , country = Australia , coordinat ...

in neighbouring

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 ...

to the south-east and

Ipswich State High School Ipswich State High School is a state secondary school in the suburb of Brassall, Ipswich, Queensland, Australia, established in 1963, On the site of the original Brassall State High School. Simon Riley is the current principal since 2005. The ...

in Brassall to the north.

Amenities

Willey Street Park has a

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(). The Ipswich and West Moreton BMX Club use this track.

References

External links

* {{Ipswich City Suburbs of Ipswich, Queensland