Ipswich is the innermost suburb of Ipswich, Queensland, Australia. The suburb situated on the Bremer River. At the 2011 Australian Census the suburb recorded a population of 2,356.
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 (27°37′01″S 152°46′09″E). Denmark Hill with its exclusive residential area and conservation park is to the west (27°37′09″S 152°45′14″E). 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.
Ipswich has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
5 Brisbane Street: Queensland Country Women's Association Girls' Hostel
25 Brisbane Street: Ulster Hotel
89 Brisbane Street: Queensland National Bank
93 Brisbane Street: William Johnston's Shops
116 Brisbane Street: Old Ipswich Town Hall
116A Brisbane Street: former Bank of Australasia
124 Brisbane Street: St Pauls Anglican Church
169-175 Brisbane Street: Bostock Chambers
188 Brisbane Street: Baptist Church
231 Brisbane Street: Flour Mill
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: Liberty Hall
22 Limestone Street: St Stephen's Church
88 Limestone Street: Ipswich Technical College
103 Limestone Street: Penrhyn
109 Limestone Street: Colthup's House
7 Macalister Street: To-Me-Ree
Mary Street: St Marys Roman Catholic Church
Milford Street: Queens Park
1A Milford Street: Claremont
10A Milford Street: Walter Burley Griffin Incinerator
11 Murphy Street: Brickstone
63 Nicholas Street: Soldiers' Memorial Hall
3 Parker Avenue: Ipswich Mental Hospital (Challinor Centre)
21 Quarry Street: Central Congregational Church Manse
30 Quarry Street: Toronto (formerly known as Devonshire Cottage)
43 Quarry Street: Gooloowan
Rockton Street: Rockton
20 Roderick Street: Keiraville
66 Roderick Street: Ozanam House
Woodend Road: Ipswich Grammar School Buildings
There are three forms of public train transport servicing the Ipswich region.
Queensland Rail City network offers regular services to and from Ipswich railway station 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.
Queensland Rail buses offer direct daily services to Gatton, Helidon, Fernvale, Lowood, Coominya, Esk, and Toogoolawah.
An Airport Express Bus operates from Ipswich to Brisbane Airport on a regular basis. Bookings are essential.
Ipswich also has direct access to the Ipswich Motorway (linking to Brisbane); the Cunningham Highway (linking to Warwick); the Warrego Highway (linking to Toowoomba); and the Centenary Highway (linking Springfield and the Ripley Valley to Brisbane).
The Westlander train pasts through Ipswich Station once a week to Toowoomba and Charleville.
Greyhound Australia (coaches) offer daily direct services to Toowoomba, Mount Isa, Charleville and Sydney from the Ipswich Transit Centre.
Crisps Coaches offer daily direct services to and from Warwick, Queensland and Stanthorpe.
University of Southern Queensland, Ipswich Campus, formerly the Ipswich Campus of the University of Queensland and the Ipswich Mental Hospital (Challinor Centre)
Ipswich Girls' Grammar School, established 1892
Ipswich Central Primary
Ipswich Special School
Ipswich Hospital 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)
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
In the 2011 Census the population of Ipswich is 2,536, 51.6% female and 48.4% male. The median/average age of the Ipswich population is 37 years of age. 76.5% of people living in Ipswich were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were New Zealand 3.7%, England 3.4%, India 0.9%, Papua New Guinea 0.6%, Malaysia 0.6%. 85.3% of people speak English as their first language 0.7% Cantonese, 0.6% Kirundi (Rundi), 0.6% Malayalam, 0.5% German, 0.4% Mandarin.
