East Ipswich, Queensland Explained

Type:suburb
East Ipswich
City:Ipswich
State:qld
Coordinates:-27.6066°N 152.7761°W
Local Map:yes
Zoom:13
Pop:2321
Postcode:4305
Area:1.7
Timezone:AEST
Utc:+10:00
Dist1:38.5
Location1:Brisbane
Dist2:2.5
Location2:Ipswich
Lga:City of Ipswich
Stategov:Ipswich
Fedgov:Blair
Near-N:Moores Pocket
Near-Ne:Moores Pocket
Near-E:North Booval
Near-Se:Booval
Near-S:Newtown
Near-Sw:Ipswich
Near-W:North Ipswich
Near-Nw:Basin Pocket

East Ipswich is a residential inner-city suburb of Ipswich in the City of Ipswich, Queensland, Australia.[1] In the, East Ipswich had a population of 2,321 people.

Geography

One of the older suburbs, East Ipswich is predominantly made up of weatherboard and fibro houses punctuated with larger heritage houses, and newer townhouses and flats.[2]

The suburb is bordered on the north and west by two sections of the Bremer River (split by the small suburb of Basin Pocket); and to the south by Brisbane Road, the city's main arterial link to the Ipswich Motorway.

The Main Line railway passes through the suburb from east (Ipswich) to west (Booval); the suburb is served by the East Ipswich railway station.

A small set of shops on Jacaranda Street provides basic services, while several restaurants line Brisbane Road.

History

On Sunday 12 June 1949, the Apostolic church was officially opened by Apostle Emil Zielke of Bundaberg. The ceremony was attended by almost 1,000 people. It was the first church of the Apostolic Church of Queensland to be established in Ipswich. The church had originally been erected at Waterford, but it was demolished and re-erected in East Ipswich by voluntary labour.[3]

Ipswich East State School opened on 28 January 1958 with an initial enrolment of 166 students rising to 235 students that year.[4]

In August 1980, East Ipswich Uniting Church congregation in Chermside Road joined Trinity Uniting Church in North Booval.[5]

Demographics

In the, East Ipswich had a population of 2,194 people.

In the, East Ipswich had a population of 2,410 people.

In the, East Ipswich had a population of 2,321 people.

Transport

East Ipswich railway station provides access to regular Queensland Rail City network services to Brisbane, Ipswich and Rosewood via Ipswich.

Education

Ipswich East State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 18-24 Jacaranda Street (-27.6068°N 152.7769°W).[6] [7] In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 373 students with 42 teachers (35 full-time equivalent) and 28 non-teaching staff (17 full-time equivalent).[8] It includes a special education program.[6] [9]

Ipswich Positive Learning Centre is a specific-purpose primary and secondary (5-10) school at 12 Blackwood Street (-27.6057°N 152.7781°W).[6]

There is no general purpose secondary school in East Ipswich. The nearest secondary schools are Bremer State High School in Ipswich CBD and Bundamba State Secondary College in Bundamba.

Sports facilities

Places of worship

The Apostolic Church is at 25 Kendall Street.[10]

Heritage listings

East Ipswich has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

External links

Notes and References

  1. 26 January 2020.
  2. Web site: REIQ Suburb profile - East Ipswich.
  3. News: 13 June 1949 . Big Crowd Sees New Apostolic Church Opened . 2 (DAILY) . . 19,484 . Queensland, Australia . National Library of Australia . 18 April 2022 . 18 April 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220418131623/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/117089472 . live .
  4. Web site: 2020-02-27 . History . 2024-02-24 . Ipswich East State School . en.
  5. Web site: Local History – Trinity Ipswich Uniting Church. 2021-08-28. en-AU. 17 March 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210317082434/https://www.trinityipswichuc.org.au/?page_id=70. live.
  6. Web site: State and non-state school details. Queensland Government. 9 July 2018. 21 November 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181121065959/https://data.qld.gov.au/dataset/state-and-non-state-school-details/resource/5b39065c-df32-415c-994c-5ff12f8de997. 21 November 2018. live.
  7. Web site: 2020-11-29 . Ipswich East State School . 2024-02-24 . Ipswich East State School . en.
  8. Web site: ACARA School Profile 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20181122010027/http://www.acara.edu.au/docs/default-source/default-document-library/school-profile-20172c7b12404c94637ead88ff00003e0139.xlsx?sfvrsn=0. 22 November 2018. live. 22 November 2018.
  9. Web site: Ipswich East SS - Special Education Program. 21 November 2018. 1 June 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200601123637/https://ipsweastss.eq.edu.au/. live.
  10. Web site: Blake . Thom . Apostolic Church of Queensland, East Ipswich . 2022-04-18 . Queensland religious places database . 18 April 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220418131617/https://www.thomblake.com.au/qc_new/view_p.php?id=3254 . live .
  11. 9 July 2013.