West Ipswich, Queensland Explained

Type:suburb
West Ipswich
City:Ipswich
State:qld
Coordinates:-27.6202°N 152.7483°W
Pop:512
Postcode:4305
Area:0.7
Timezone:AEST
Utc:+10:00
Local Map:yes
Zoom:14
Dist1:1.4
Dir1:SW
Location1:Ipswich CBD
Dist2:43.8
Dir2:SW
Location2:Brisbane CBD
Lga:City of Ipswich
Stategov:Ipswich
Fedgov:Blair
Near-N:Sadliers Crossing
Near-Ne:Ipswich CBD
Near-E:Ipswich CBD
Near-Se:Ipswich CBD
Near-S:Churchill
Near-Sw:Leichhardt
Near-W:Leichhardt
Near-Nw:Sadliers Crossing

West Ipswich is a suburb of Ipswich in the City of Ipswich, Queensland, Australia.[1] 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 Main Line railway.

History

West Ipswich was earlier known as Little Ipswich when urban settlers inhabited the area in 1840s.[2] 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.[3]

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.[4]

The Little Ipswich railway station was on the Dugandan railway line from 1882 to 1964 and remained on the Churchill railway line after the closure of most of the Dugandan line in 1964.[5] [6] [7] It was on the south-east corner of Pound and Keogh Streets (-27.6218°N 152.7505°W).[8] [9]

Ipswich West Opportunity School opened in 1973 under principal Kevin Morris. In January 1979, it was renamed Ipswich West Special School.[10]

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 heritage-listed sites, including:

Education

Ipswich West State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 12 Omar Street (corner of Keogh Street, -27.6207°N 152.7506°W).[16] [17] 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).[18]

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, -27.6195°N 152.7518°W).[19] 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 in neighbouring Ipswich CBD to the south-east and Ipswich State High School in Brassall to the north.

Amenities

Willey Street Park has a BMX track (-27.6247°N 152.754°W).[20] The Ipswich and West Moreton BMX Club use this track.[21]

External links

Notes and References

  1. 7 March 2022.
  2. Web site: GLIMPSES OF EARLY IPSWICH. - OLD PLACES AND INCIDENTS. The '40 DECADE. THE ORIGINAL ROAD FROM SOUTH BRISBANE TOWARDS THE CONDAMINE. NO. VII. - Queensland Times (Ipswich, Qld. : 1909 - 1954) - 12 Apr 1920 . 2024-07-17 . Trove . en.
  3. Web site: West Ipswich. 9 June 2020. Queensland Places. University of Queensland. 2 April 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200402033612/https://queenslandplaces.com.au/west-ipswich. live.
  4. Web site: 2020-02-07 . History . 2022-03-12 . Ipswich West State School . en . 2 March 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220302081837/https://ipswichwestss.eq.edu.au/our-school/history . live .
  5. 9 June 2020.
  6. Book: Kerr, John. Triumph of narrow gauge : a history of Queensland Railways. 1990. Boolarong Publications. 978-0-86439-102-5. 57–58, 224.
  7. Web site: 1952. Map 40: Two-mile series. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200608192349/https://gisservices.information.qld.gov.au/arcgis/rest/directories/historicalscans/cad_scans/cad-map-2mile-qld-2m40-admin-bdy-1952.jpg. 8 June 2020. 9 June 2020. Queensland Government. Map.
  8. Book: Gregory's Street Directory of Brisbane and Suburbs and Metropolitan Road Guide. 1975. 11.
  9. Web site: 2 October 2020 . Railway stations and sidings - Queensland . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20201005070354/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/transport-features-queensland-series/resource/84fff9a0-e315-4844-9c4d-63934562a9bd . 5 October 2020 . 5 October 2020 . Queensland Open Data . Queensland Government.
  10. Web site: 2019-05-22 . Our school . 2022-03-12 . Ipswich West Special School . en . 2 March 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220302080717/https://ipswwestspecs.eq.edu.au/our-school . live .
  11. 9 July 2013.
  12. 9 July 2013.
  13. 9 July 2013.
  14. 9 July 2013.
  15. 9 July 2013.
  16. Web site: 9 July 2018 . State and non-state school details . live . 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 . 21 November 2018 . Queensland Government.
  17. Web site: 2020-02-07 . Ipswich West State School . 2022-03-12 . Ipswich West State School . en . 2 March 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220302075639/https://ipswichwestss.eq.edu.au/ . live .
  18. Web site: ACARA School Profile 2018 . 28 January 2020 . . 27 August 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200827085246/https://www.acara.edu.au/docs/default-source/default-document-library/school-profile-2018.xlsx . live .
  19. Web site: 2020-11-29 . Ipswich West State Special School . 2023-10-06 . Ipswich West Special School . en . 2 March 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220302075639/https://ipswwestspecs.eq.edu.au/ . live .
  20. Web site: 20 November 2020 . Land for public recreation - Queensland . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20201122211519/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/land-for-public-recreation-queensland/resource/d55804bc-f416-478b-8e9a-c12587ce8009 . 22 November 2020 . 22 November 2020 . Queensland Open Data . Queensland Government.
  21. Web site: 2014-03-06 . Willey Street Park (BMX Track) . 2022-03-12 . . en.