North Ipswich, Queensland

North Ipswich Ipswich, Queensland
Population:	4,273 (2006)[1]
Postcode:	4305
Location:	39 km (24 mi) from Brisbane CBD 2 km (1 mi) from Ipswich
LGA:	City of Ipswich Majority in Division 6 Cr Cheryl Bromage and small part of Division 5 Cr Heather Morrow
Federal Division:	Blair
Suburbs around North Ipswich: Muirlea Chuwar North Tivoli Brassall North Ipswich Tivoli and Basin Pocket Woodend Ipswich East Ipswich

North Ipswich is a suburb of Ipswich, Queensland, Australia. This is the birthplace of Queensland Rail. The original site is now the site of Riverlink shopping centre on The Terrace and the current site is used as a joint facility containing the very popular multi award winning Rail Workshop Museum.

Raymonds Hill is a locality within the suburb of North Ipswich.

Education

• St. Josephs Primary School
• North Ipswich State School

Health

• Ipswich Ambulance Station (old site of S.O Booth Blacksmith Shop)

Housing

• Contains a large number of character and heritage listed houses, such as workers cottages that were home to the many railway workers.

• Browns Park contains the first police monument that was funded by public subscripition. The *monument was erected in memory of Constable James Sangster who drowned in the Brisbane river *trying to save a young family from drowning.

• Large World War I monument within the grounds of the Ipswich Rail Workshops

References

1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "North Ipswich (Ipswich City) (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. http://www.censusdata.abs.gov.au/ABSNavigation/prenav/LocationSearch?collection=Census&period=2006&areacode=SSC31395&producttype=QuickStats&breadcrumb=PL&action=401. Retrieved 2008-02-28. 

External links

• University of Queensland: Queensland Places:North Ipswich

Coordinates: 27°37′01″S 152°46′01″E / 27.617°S 152.767°E / -27.617; 152.767