North Ipswich, Queensland

North Ipswich Ipswich, Queensland
Bremer River, 2015
North Ipswich
Coordinates	27°36′5″S 152°45′47″E / 27.60139°S 152.76306°ECoordinates: 27°36′5″S 152°45′47″E / 27.60139°S 152.76306°E
Population	4,587 (2011)[1]
Postcode(s)	4305
Location	39 km (24 mi) from Brisbane CBD 2 km (1 mi) from Ipswich
LGA(s)	City of Ipswich Majority in Division 6 Cr Cheryl Bromage and small part of Division 5 Cr Heather Morrow
Federal Division(s)	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. At the 2011 Australian Census the suburb recorded a population of 4,587.^[1] The southern boundary of the suburb follows the Bremer River.

North Ipswich 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 Rail Workshop Museum.

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

Education

North Ipswich State School

• St. Josephs Primary School
• North Ipswich State School

Housing

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

Monuments

• James Sangster Memorial. Browns Park contains the first police monument that was funded by public subscription. The monument was erected in memory of Constable James Sangster who drowned in the Brisbane river trying to save a young family from drowning in the 1893 Brisbane floods.
• Ipswich Railway Workshops War Memorial is a large World War I monument within the grounds of the North Ipswich Railway Workshops

Heritage listings

Mihi Creek Complex, 2015

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

• About 130m west of the corner of WM Hughes Street and Musgrave Street: Sandstone Railway Culvert^[2]
• Bremer Street: Ipswich Town Wharves^[3]
• off Bremer Street: Bremer River Rail Bridge^[4]
• Downs Street: James Sangster Memorial^[5]
• 2 Downs Street: Heiner Road Railway Overpass^[6]
• 15 Lowry Street: Hotel Cecil^[7]
• Mihi Junction: Mihi Creek Complex^[8]
• North Street: North Ipswich Railway Workshops^[9]
• North Street: Ipswich Railway Workshops War Memorial^[10]
• North Street: Railway Historical Centre^[11]
• Parker Lane: Klondyke Coke Ovens^[12]
• 42 & 42B The Terrace: former Queensland Woollen Manufacturing Company mill^[13]

References

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "North Ipswich (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 25 September 2014.
2. "Sandstone Railway Culvert (entry 602562)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 9 July 2013.
3. "Remnants of Ipswich Town Wharves (entry 602567)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 9 July 2013.
4. "Bremer River Rail Bridge and pylons and abutments of old bridges (entry 602568)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 9 July 2013.
5. "James Sangster Memorial (entry 602581)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 9 July 2013.
6. "Heiner Road Railway Overpass (entry 602467)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 9 July 2013.
7. "Hotel Cecil (entry 600603)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 9 July 2013.
8. "Mihi Creek Complex (entry 700010)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 9 July 2013.
9. "North Ipswich Railway Workshops Complex (entry 601526)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 9 July 2013.
10. "Ipswich Railway Workshops War Memorial (entry 600605)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 9 July 2013.
11. "Railway Historical Centre (entry 600604)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 9 July 2013.
12. "Klondyke Coke Ovens (entry 602566)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 9 July 2013.
13. "Queensland Woollen Manufacturing Company Ltd (former) (entry 602572)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 9 July 2013.

External links

• University of Queensland: Queensland Places:North Ipswich