West Ipswich is a

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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 , West Ipswich had a population of 512 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

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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

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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.

Demographics

In the , West Ipswich had a population of 494 people. In the , West Ipswich had a population of 512 people.

Heritage listings

West Ipswich has a number of

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sites, including: * 277 Brisbane Street: City View Hotel * 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 12 Omar Street (corner of Keogh Street, ). 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 12 Omar Street (entrance on 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 Bremer State High School (Bremer SHS) is a public co-educational secondary school located in Ipswich, Queensland, Australia. It is administered by the Queensland Department of Education, with an enrolment of 1,925 students and a teaching staff o ...

in neighbouring Ipswich CBD 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 b ...

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