East Ipswich
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.
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.
Ipswich East State School opened on 28 January 1958 with an initial enrolment of 166 students rising to 235 students that year.
In August 1980, East Ipswich Uniting Church congregation in Chermside Road joined Trinity Uniting Church in North Booval.
Demographics
In the 2011 census, East Ipswich had a population of 2,194 people.
In the 2016 census, East Ipswich had a population of 2,410 people.
In the 2021 census, 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°36′24″S 152°46′37″E / 27.6068°S 152.7769°E). 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). It includes a special education program.
Ipswich Positive Learning Centre is a specific-purpose primary and secondary (5-10) school at 12 Blackwood Street (27°36′21″S 152°46′41″E / 27.6057°S 152.7781°E).
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
- Hockey/mixed use field
- Vigoro ground which hosts seasonal competitions
- West End Rugby league Football Club
- Ipswich United Services Bowls Club
Places of worship
The Apostolic Church is at 25 Kendall Street.
Heritage listings
East Ipswich has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
- 1 York Street: Kyeewa
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "East Ipswich (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ "East Ipswich – suburb in City of Ipswich (entry 45042)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
- ^ "REIQ Suburb profile - East Ipswich".
- ^ "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
- ^ "Big Crowd Sees New Apostolic Church Opened". Queensland Times. No. 19, 484. Queensland, Australia. 13 June 1949. p. 2 (DAILY). Archived from the original on 18 April 2022. Retrieved 18 April 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
- ^ "History". Ipswich East State School. 27 February 2020. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
- ^ "Local History – Trinity Ipswich Uniting Church". Archived from the original on 17 March 2021. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "East Ipswich (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 18 October 2011.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "East Ipswich (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ "State and non-state school details". Queensland Government. 9 July 2018. Archived from the original on 21 November 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
- ^ "Ipswich East State School". Ipswich East State School. 29 November 2020. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
- ^ "ACARA School Profile 2017". Archived from the original on 22 November 2018. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
- ^ "Ipswich East SS - Special Education Program". Archived from the original on 1 June 2020. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
- ^ Blake, Thom. "Apostolic Church of Queensland, East Ipswich". Queensland religious places database. Archived from the original on 18 April 2022. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
- ^ "Kyeewa (entry 600602)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 9 July 2013.
External links
- * "East Ipswich". Queensland Places. Centre for the Government of Queensland, University of Queensland.