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QLD · Ipswich Council
West Ipswich, 4305
Est. population · Jun 2025
527
Growth (1 yr)
+0.6%
Growth (5 yr)
+1.5%
Median age
39
Median income
$1,149/wk
Employment rate
43.5%
Languages at home
4%non-English
Mostly English at home
2021 Census · usual residence
Desirability score
- Education hub
- Excellent transport
- Café precinct
- Heritage area
- High desirability
Suburb profile
West Ipswich is a well-connected smaller community in Ipswich Council with everyday amenities close at hand. Residents are mostly families and working professionals, with plenty of young families in the mix. There is a dense cluster of schools and early-learning options nearby.
A genuine café and dining culture runs through the area, denser than many peers of a similar size. Open space is thinner than in many metro suburbs, so residents often travel a little further for a longer park day. Reasonably walkable — many errands reachable on foot or by bus, and buses help with longer trips.
Purchase and rent costs sit on the more affordable side of the local range. This is a mature, settled pocket where the existing streetscape still defines the local character.
Desirability sits below average overall, with community and employment, plus safety the main drag compared with similar metro suburbs.
At a glance
West Ipswich snapshot
A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk
Median rent
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No data available
Population (ERP)
527
+0.6% annual growth
Dwelling vacancy
11.0%
Census unoccupied dwellings
Livability profile
Desirability pillars vs the peer median (50th percentile)
How it compares
Relative standing using percentiles, ranks, and national deciles
Desirability
#177
among Metro Brisbane · Established
Safety
70th
percentile in state (higher = safer)
Pop. growth
30th
percentile in QLD
Advantage (IRSAD)
1/10
national SEIFA decile
School ICSEA
34th
percentile among schools with ICSEA
Population growth
Recent ERP change over 1 and 5 years
Housing mix
Dwelling types from the 2021 Census
Risks & flags
Quick scan — open a section below for full context
Living here
Desirability
Ranks & confidence
- Desirability score
- 34.2/100 — Below average
- National rank
- 4837th in Australia
- State rank
- 1043rd in QLD
- Peer rank
- #177 among Metro Brisbane · Established suburbs
- Cohort rank
- #374 among Metro Brisbane suburbs
- Data confidence
- 75%
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
Population
Estimated resident population
527(June 2025)
+0.6% annual · +1.5% over 5 years · 30th percentile in QLD
Growth figures & methodology
- Annual growth
- +0.6%
- 5-year growth
- +1.5%
- Change in 1 year
- +3
- Change in 5 years
- +8
- Growth rank in QLD
- 30th percentile
ABS Estimated Resident Population allocated to this suburb from SA2-level data. Not an official ABS suburb count.
Methodology
Figures are allocated from ABS Estimated Resident Population at Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2), using 2021 Census share within overlapping SA2 regions. Where Census data is unavailable, area overlap is used instead.
The dashed chart line is a simple growth-trend estimate to June 2030 (~550), extrapolated at +0.1% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.
2021 Census figures
2021 Census
- Population
- 512
- Median age
- 39
- Median household income / week
- $1,149
- Dwelling vacancy
- 11%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 23 of 210
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,517
- Employment rate
- 43.5%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 152 / 34 / 0
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Employment, household income and age diversity (2021 Census)
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
- Estimated Resident Population — Australian Bureau of Statistics · 2025 · Updated · SA2 ERP allocated to suburb boundaries
Community & culture
No 2021 Census cultural diversity data for this suburb yet.
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Crime & safety
Reported offences are running lower than the same point last year.
Offence counts & rates
- Total offences (Jan 2026 to Aug 2026)
- 29
- Against the person
- 6
- Against property
- 13
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 55
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 85 residents
- State safety percentile
- 70.3th (lower crime is better)
- Increase (daily rate, partial year)
- +8.4%
Most common offence types
- Drug Offences734
- Good Order Offences385
- Other Property Damage332
- Other Theft (Excl. Unlawful Entry)1134
- Traffic And Related Offences429
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Crime rate and year-on-year trend
Data sources & freshness
- QPS Online Crime Map — Queensland Police Service · Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 → Jan 2026 to Aug 2026; Jan 2026 to Aug 2026 · Updated · Calendar-year aggregates
Family & Lifestyle
Schools & preschools
- Schools within 2 km
- 14
- Median school ICSEA (14 schools)
- 971
- Median ICSEA percentile
- 34th
School list
- Ipswich West State SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 947 · 24th percentile · LBOTE 11% · 210 students · Top SEA quarter 5% · 0.2 km awayView on My School →
- Ipswich West Special SchoolSpecial · Government · ICSEA 950 · 25th percentile · LBOTE 15% · 135 students · Top SEA quarter 7% · 0.3 km awayView on My School →
- Blair State SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 952 · 26th percentile · LBOTE 3% · 320 students · Top SEA quarter 5% · 0.9 km awayView on My School →
- Ipswich Grammar SchoolCombined · Independent · ICSEA 1114 · 88th percentile · LBOTE 32% · 1,336 students · Top SEA quarter 47% · 0.9 km awayView on My School →
- St Mary's Primary SchoolPrimary · Catholic · ICSEA 1041 · 65th percentile · LBOTE 7% · 556 students · Top SEA quarter 17% · 1.2 km awayView on My School →
- Leichhardt State SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 862 · 6th percentile · LBOTE 20% · 304 students · Top SEA quarter 1% · 1.3 km awayView on My School →
- St Edmund's CollegeCombined · Catholic · ICSEA 1049 · 68th percentile · LBOTE 5% · 1,171 students · Top SEA quarter 20% · 1.3 km awayView on My School →
- St Mary's CollegeSecondary · Catholic · ICSEA 1033 · 61th percentile · LBOTE 7% · 730 students · Top SEA quarter 14% · 1.3 km awayView on My School →
- Immaculate Heart SchoolPrimary · Catholic · ICSEA 1002 · 48th percentile · LBOTE 11% · 248 students · Top SEA quarter 9% · 1.4 km awayView on My School →
- Bremer State High SchoolSecondary · Government · ICSEA 938 · 21th percentile · LBOTE 14% · 2,020 students · Top SEA quarter 3% · 1.6 km awayView on My School →
Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)
School and preschool counts, median school ICSEA
Data sources & freshness
- ACARA school locations — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · 2025 · Updated · Annual release
- School ICSEA scores — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · 2025 · Updated · Annual release
Childcare
1 childcare service from OpenStreetMap
- kindergartenkindergarten
Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)
Childcare centre count
Data sources & freshness
- Childcare services — OpenStreetMap · current · Updated
Public transport
5 public transport stops in this suburb
- Brisbane St at Clay Street
- Brisbane St at Clay Street
- Brisbane St at Hooper Street
- Brisbane St at Keogh Street
- Brisbane St at Tiger Street
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Public transport stop coverage
Data sources & freshness
- GTFS public transport stops — State transport authority open-data feeds · current · Updated
Amenities
76 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
1 cafes · 1 pubs · 1 supermarkets · 1 pharmacies · 4 fast food · 3 petrol stations
Local character & venue list
Local character
- Reasonably walkable — many errands reachable on foot or by bus
- Walkability proxy
- 60/100
- Cafés per 1,000 residents
- 1.95
- Food & drink per 1,000 residents
- 11.72
- Parks per 1,000 residents
- 0
Food & drink(6)
- Zarraffa's CoffeeCafe
Unit 4 242 Brisbane Street, West Ipswich
- Charlie de CodFast food
- Hungry Jack'sFast food
242 Brisbane Street, West Ipswich
- OportoFast food
- Sunshine KebabsFast food
242 Brisbane Street, West Ipswich
- The Witch HotelPub
254 Brisbane Street
Shopping(4)
- 7-ElevenConvenience store
- Star MartConvenience store
242 Brisbane Street, West Ipswich
- IGASupermarket
Community(2)
- Kindergarten
- Ipswich West State SchoolSchool
West Ipswich
Health & services(1)
- Chemist WarehousePharmacy
Sport & outdoors(1)
- Gym
242 Brisbane Street, West Ipswich
Transport(4)
4 bus stops
Other(45)
- Ipswich City PoundAnimal Shelter
- Battery WorldBattery
Unit G2 260-262 Brisbane Street, West Ipswich
- Bench
- Barry MillsCar repair
- Ipswich Muffler Shop & MechanicalCar repair
- MAS Automotive Service CentreCar repair
2 Pound Street, West Ipswich
- MidasCar repair
- The Salvation ArmyCharity
307 Brisbane Street, West Ipswich
- Compressed Air (2)
- TK MaxxDepartment Store
- Bunnings WarehouseDoityourself
- Battery CentralElectrical
- SpotlightFabric
339 Brisbane Street
- Ipswich BBQs and FireplacesFireplace
- Funeral Directors
- Fantastic FurnitureFurniture
- Central Mowers IpswichHardware
- City View HotelHotel
277 Brisbane Street
- Ultimate MotorbikesMotorcycle
- AnacondaOutdoor
- Inspirations PaintPaint
- Wattyl Paint CentrePaint
- Ipswich Homemaker CentreParking
- Ipswich Pet & AquariumParking
- Parking (12)
- Parking Entrance (3)
- Ipswich Party HireParty
228 Brisbane Street, West Ipswich
- Ipswich Pet & AquariumPet
- 7-ElevenPetrol station
- CaltexPetrol station
242 Brisbane Street, West Ipswich
- Metro Petroleum West IpswichPetrol station
256 Brisbane Street, West Ipswich
- The Haggarty GroupRecycling
347-349 Brisbane Street, West Ipswich
- TomraRecycling
- Press Business MachinesStationery
- Loxon StorageStorage Rental
323 Brisbane Street, West Ipswich
- Telephone
- Brisbane Street TobacconistTobacco
- Tobacco StationTobacco
242 Brisbane Street, West Ipswich
- ActrolTrade
Unit 5 2 Pound Street, West Ipswich
- Haymans Electrical & DataTrade
Unit 4b 2 Pound Street, West Ipswich
- TradelinkTrade
2 Pound Street, West Ipswich
- Triple J Plasterboard and TilesTrade
2 Pound Street, West Ipswich
- BridgestoneTyres
- Jax Tyres & AutoTyres
222 Brisbane Street, West Ipswich
- TyrepowerTyres
309 Brisbane Street, West Ipswich
Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe). Transport stops are summarised by type rather than listed individually.
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Food, shopping, recreation and sport (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- Local amenity insights — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated
Health access
- Hospitals & GP clinics in suburb
- 2
- Nearest hospital
- Hospital (1.2 km)
- Nearest hospital type
- Hospital
- Nearest hospital emergency
- Emergency department
- Emergency department in suburb
- Not in suburb
- Chemist WarehousePharmacy
- PhysiotherapistPhysiotherapist
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Hospitals and GP clinics
Data sources & freshness
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · current · Updated
NDIS participation
- NDIS participants (31 March 2026)
- 27
- Participants per 1,000 residents
- 51.2
Active NDIS participants allocated from NDIA Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2, ASGS 2016) counts to this suburb boundary. Not an official suburb-level NDIS figure · as at 31 March 2026.
For NDIS spend and service-demand exploration by SA2 or postcode, see the Care Sector Demand Map.
Data sources & freshness
- NDIS participants by SA2 — National Disability Insurance Agency · 2026-Q1 · Updated · Quarterly SA2 counts allocated to suburb boundaries
Weather
Typical conditions by season for suburbs in the same ~44 km climate area. Rainfall totals are summed from monthly WorldClim layers; rainy-day counts are approximate.
Summer (Dec–Feb)
- Usual max / min
- 28° / 18°
- Rainfall
- 493 mm · ~62 rainy days
Autumn (Mar–May)
- Usual max / min
- 25° / 14°
- Rainfall
- 343 mm · ~43 rainy days
Winter (Jun–Aug)
- Usual max / min
- 20° / 7°
- Rainfall
- 144 mm · ~18 rainy days
Spring (Sep–Nov)
- Usual max / min
- 25° / 12°
- Rainfall
- 249 mm · ~31 rainy days
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Temperature and humidity comfort
Data sources & freshness
- Seasonal climate normals — WorldClim 2.1 · Updated
Future & Planning
Heritage
5 heritage places
- City View HotelState heritage place
- IdavineState heritage place
- Little Ipswich State SchoolState heritage place
- NotnelState heritage place
- Residence, 1 Burnett Street (c1874)State heritage place
Data sources & freshness
- State heritage register — State heritage authority · current · Updated
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- No overlay at centroid
Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via Queensland Bushfire Prone Area mapping.
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Bushfire hazard overlays
Data sources & freshness
- Hazard planning overlays — State government hazard layers · current · Updated
Politics & representation
- Federal electorate
- Blair
- Member of Parliament
- Shayne NEUMANN (Australian Labor Party)
- Results from
- 2025 federal election
- Electorate enrolment (2025)
- 142,006
- Turnout (2025)
- 88.2%
- Swing since 2022 (2025)
- +0.5 pp toward Labor
Two-party preferred (2025)
Coalition 44.3%Labor 55.7%
Estimated suburb voting profile
Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 2.8 km away).
Coalition 39.6%Labor 60.4%
4.7 percentage points more Labor-leaning than the electorate
Estimated swing since 2022: -1.1 pp toward Coalition
Nearest polling places
- West IpswichLabor 60.1% · Coalition 39.9% TPP (2025)0.2 km away
- Sadliers CrossingLabor 61.2% · Coalition 38.8% TPP (2025)0.9 km away
- LeichhardtLabor 61.0% · Coalition 39.0% TPP (2025)1.3 km away
- One MileLabor 69.1% · Coalition 30.9% TPP (2025)1.4 km away
- Ipswich CentralLabor 61.2% · Coalition 38.8% TPP (2025)1.9 km away
Federal electorate from AEC federal division boundaries (2025 redistribution). Division-level results are official AEC figures from the latest general election, with by-election updates where applicable. The estimated suburb profile blends up to eight nearest ordinary polling booths in the same electorate using inverse-distance weighting from the suburb centroid — an approximation, not official AEC data. Nearest polling places are shown for reference.
Data sources & freshness
- Federal election results — Australian Electoral Commission · Updated · 2025 election with by-election overlays
Socio-economic
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 1/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 1/10
ABS Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA), 2021 release — the latest available, derived from the 2021 Census. Deciles rank suburbs nationally from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest).
What do IRSAD and IRSD measure?
IRSAD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage. Combines indicators of advantage (e.g. high income, skilled occupations) and disadvantage. Higher decile = more advantaged relative to other Australian areas.
IRSD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Disadvantage. Focuses on disadvantage only (e.g. low income, unemployment, limited education). Higher decile = less disadvantage nationally.
A new SEIFA edition typically follows each census; the ABS has not announced a release date beyond 2021.
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD decile)
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
More in Ipswich Council
Other suburbs in the same local government area.
Comparable suburbs
Similar population and socio-economic profile in other parts of Queensland.