Ipswich

Ipswich is the westernmost city of the Greater Brisbane region in South East Queensland, 44 km west of the City of Brisbane. It had a population of 232,000 in 2021. Wikivoyage

Population 232,930 (Wikidata)

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Before you go

Emergency numbers in Australia

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• 112AnyAll emergencies

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Getting there

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Best-documented sights

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• Ipswich Nature Centre Zoo · 250 m
• Lions Lookout Viewpoint · 260 m
• HMAS Ipswich Memorial · 290 m
• Ipswich-Rosewood Coalminers Memorial Memorial · 720 m
• Ipswich Art Gallery Gallery · 780 m

Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.

Eating nearby

• Pizza 3
• Steak house 1
• Kebab 1

All 6 places to eat

Somewhere to run

• Queens Park 670 m across 180 m
• Limestone Park 890 m across 820 m
• Bob Gamble Park 610 m across 520 m
• River Heart Parklands 610 m across 860 m

Getting around

• Ipswich 750 m
• East Ipswich 1.2 km
• Salisbury Rd at Thorn Street 1.3 km
• RiverLink Shopping Centre 1.4 km
• Thomas Street 2.1 km
• The Workshops Rail Museum 2.1 km

More train stations: Booval 2.4 km, Wulkuraka 3.4 km, Bundamba Racecourse 3.4 km, Bundamba 3.9 km, Ebbw Vale 5.7 km, Karrabin 5.8 km

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