West Ipswich is a suburb of Ipswich in the City of Ipswich, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, West Ipswich had a population of 512 people.
West Ipswich was earlier known as Little Ipswich when urban settlers inhabited the area in 1840s. The suburb covered various prominent places such as Brisbane Street shopping area, the showground, Denmark Hill, etc., which were transferred to the central suburb of Ipswich in 1991. It still has many old buildings that date back to 1900s.
Little Ipswich State School opened on 1 August 1861 under headmaster William O'Donnell. The school was later renamed Ipswich West State School. On 17 September 1883, the school was splits into Ipswich West Boys State School and Ipswich West Girls and Infants State School. On 1 January 1934, the two schools were amalgamated to form Ipswich West State School.
The Little Ipswich railway station was on the Dugandan railway line from 1882 to 1964 and remained on the Churchill railway line after the closure of most of the Dugandan line in 1964. It was on the south-east corner of Pound and Keogh Streets (27°37′18″S 152°45′02″E / 27.6218°S 152.7505°E).
Ipswich West Opportunity School opened in 1973 under principal Kevin Morris. In January 1979, it was renamed Ipswich West Special School.
In the 2016 census, West Ipswich had a population of 494 people.
In the 2021 census, West Ipswich had a population of 512 people.
History info courtesy of Wikipedia
