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Ipswich
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Place details
- Locality
- Ipswich
- Region
- Queensland
- Country
- Australia
- Population
- 2,958
- Timezone
- Australia/Brisbane
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Country
- Australia
- State
- Queensland
- Region
- South East Queensland
- Lga
- City of Ipswich
- Location
- 42.7 km (26.5 mi) SW of Brisbane CBD
- State electorates
- Ipswich Ipswich West Bundamba Lockyer Jordan
- Federal divisions
- Blair Oxley Wright
- Elevation
- 50 m (160 ft)
- Total
- 115,913 (2021)
- Time zone
- UTC+10:00 ( AEST )
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Ipswich
- Population
- 232930
- Area
- 1090
- Elevation
- 50
- Official website
- www.ipswich.qld.gov.au
- Image
- Ipswich - panoramio.jpg
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- Commons category
- Ipswich, Queensland
- postal code
- 4305
- inception
- 1846-00-00
- maximum temperature record
- 44.3
- minimum temperature record
- -4.9
- native label
- Ipswich
- P12749
- February 21
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Article
Ipswich (/ˈɪpswɪtʃ/ ) is an urban centre within the City of Ipswich in South East Queensland, Australia. Situated on the Bremer River, it is approximately 40 km (25 mi) west of the Brisbane central business district. Ipswich is renowned for its architectural, natural and cultural heritage, and the city preserves and operates from many of its historical buildings, with more than 6000 heritage-listed sites and over 500 parks. Ipswich was founded in 1827 as a mining settlement, and soon developed into a major commercial and population centre. The suburb of the same name serves as the city's central business district. In the 2021 census, the population of the urban area of Ipswich was 115,913 people.
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