Demographics

Ipswich is approximately 4.18 square kilometres. In 2016 the population of Ipswich was 2459. The population is 47% male and 53% female. On average the monthly mortgage repayments in Ipswich are $1400 to $1799. The most common weekly income bracket is $400 to $499 per week. Weekly rents in the area are on average $225 to $275.

Description

Ipswich is an urban centre in south-east Queensland, Australia. Situated on the Bremer River, Ipswich is approximately 40 kilometres (25 mi) west of the Brisbane CBD. The locality of the same name forms the Central Activities District, business and administrative centre of the City of Ipswich. The City of Ipswich has an estimated population of 185,000. Once a large city of its own, today Ipswich has become subsumed into the Brisbane metropolitan area due to urban sprawl and is a part of Brisbane for statistical purposes. It is a major commercial and industrial area that is currently undergoing major transit-oriented urban renewal, which was first planned in the Ipswich Regional Centre Strategy. Ipswich was a major mining centre, particularly coal mining. The city is the 'cradle of coal mining in Queensland'. Other secondary manufacturing industries included earthenware works, sawmills, abattoirs and foundries, while the region is also rich agriculturally. Ipswich is the site of RAAF Base Amberley, the Royal Australian Air Force's largest operational base.

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