Ipswich and West Moreton, QLD
About the Ipswich and West Moreton region
This Queensland region lies inland of the coastal reaches of south-east Queensland, and is made up of 13,000 km² of rolling mountain ranges and fertile valleys. It is bordered to the south by the mountains that lie along the NSW border, by the slopes of the Great Dividing Range to the west, and the Wide Bay Burnett region to the north.
The region includes the key agricultural area of the Lockyer Valley (known for its delicious fresh vegetables), the notable regional city of Ipswich, and a range of semi-urban and rural land between the two.
The region is the traditional home of the Jagera, Yuggera and Ugarapul people.
Local councils
Queensland's Ipswich and West Moreton region includes 4 municipalities: Ipswich City Council, Lockyer Valley Regional Council, Scenic Rim Regional Council and Somerset Regional Council.
Climate information
This region has a sub-tropical climate, like the rest of south-east Queensland. Its average temperature is 24 °C in summer, 20 °C in autumn and spring, and 14 °C in winter. It enjoys an annual average rainfall of approximately 800-1000 mm.
Population
The estimated population of the Ipswich and West Moreton region is reported as 333,380 as of 2019.
The region enjoys a steady average annual population growth rate of 2.8%, meaning its population is increasing, and the low median age of 35.1 years tells us this is a region dominated by working-age individuals.
Education
Ipswich and West Moreton has a number of excellent kindergartens, pre-schools, special schools, primary and secondary schools for parents to choose between when making the decision on where to send their children to school.
Those wishing to undertake tertiary may choose to do so at one of the region's universities, including the University of Southern Queensland and the University of Queensland, both of which have campuses in Ipswich. Students can also choose to pursue a degree in a vocational trade at a TAFE campus — the region has two, located in Ipswich and Springfield.
Employment and local businesses
The Ipswich and West Moreton region has a Gross Regional Product of almost $14 billion, and is home to 126,243 jobs. The region's top five industries by number of people employed are healthcare & social assistance, retail, manufacturing, construction and education & training.
The region's key city of Ipswich has an economy largely supported by its long-established manufacturing and defence industries,
Housing
The median house price is $350,000 in Ipswich, $330,000 in Lockyer Valley, $450,000 in Scenic Rim and $330,000 in Somerset. All are below the Queensland median of $460,000.
The region had a median weekly house rental (for a 3-bedroom home) of $320, which is well below the Queensland median of $370.
Events
Where: Aratula, QLD
When: Annually, in July
What: This festival is the crowning jewel of the Scenic Rim's Eat Local Week, bringing together producers, suppliers, retailers and chefs from all corners of the region to provide visitors with a sumptuous variety of gourmet food and fresh produce. There's more than just food on offer — a host of family-friendly events, including the celebrated Tractor Pulling Competition, make this the perfect day out for all ages.
Where: Grandchester, QLD
When: Annually, in September
What: This iconic and award-winning Queensland event began in 2002 as all great things do — with a bunch of mates mucking around and challenging themselves to take on an epic 117 km mountain bike ride. The tradition stuck, and almost 20 years on, people travel from far and wide to have a crack at this mountain bike marathon. EPIC offers a host of event, allowing novices and professionals alike to enjoy themselves over the weekend-long competition
Where: Boonah, QLD
When: Annually, in June
What: This annual event celebrates Scenic Rim region's the rich Scottish heritage and history with a tribute to the magnificent Clydesdale horse. Some of the best-bred Clydesdales in Australia and their owners make the trek to Boonah for the show, which is not to be missed by any who have an interest in the breed.
Additional Information
Ipswich and West Moreton has 4 subregions. Use the list below or the map above to learn more about individual subregions.
Ipswich and West Moreton Schools
- Government Schools
- Independent Schools
Combined
- Crow's Nest State School CROWS NEST QLD 4355
- Woodcrest State College SPRINGFIELD QLD 4300
Primary
- Amberley District State School YAMANTO QLD 4305
- Aratula State School ARATULA QLD 4309
- Ashwell State School ASHWELL QLD 4340
- Augusta State School AUGUSTINE HEIGHTS QLD 4300
- Beaudesert State School BEAUDESERT QLD 4285
- Beechmont State School BEECHMONT QLD 4211
- Benarkin State School BENARKIN QLD 4306
- Blackbutt State School BLACKBUTT QLD 4314
- Blair State School SADLIERS CROSSING QLD 4305
- Blenheim State School BLENHEIM QLD 4341
- Boonah State School BOONAH QLD 4310
- Brassall State School BRASSALL QLD 4305
- Bundamba State School BUNDAMBA QLD 4304
- Camira State School CAMIRA QLD 4300
- Canungra State School CANUNGRA QLD 4275
- Carole Park State School WACOL QLD 4076
- Churchill State School CHURCHILL QLD 4305
- Clarendon State School CLARENDON QLD 4311
- Collingwood Park State School COLLINGWOOD PARK QLD 4301
- Coominya State School COOMINYA QLD 4311
- Darlington State School DARLINGTON QLD 4285
- Deebing Heights State School DEEBING HEIGHTS QLD 4306
- Esk State School ESK QLD 4312
- Fernbrooke State School REDBANK PLAINS QLD 4301
- Fernvale State School FERNVALE QLD 4306
- Flagstone Creek State School FLAGSTONE CREEK QLD 4344
- Forest Hill State School FOREST HILL QLD 4342
- Gabbinbar State School CENTENARY HEIGHTS QLD 4350
- Gatton State School GATTON QLD 4343
- Geham State School GEHAM QLD 4352
- Glamorgan Vale State School GLAMORGAN VALE QLD 4306
- Gleneagle State School GLENEAGLE QLD 4285
- Glenore Grove State School GLENORE GROVE QLD 4342
- Goodna State School GOODNA QLD 4300
- Grandchester State School GRANDCHESTER QLD 4340
- Grantham State School GRANTHAM QLD 4347
- Haigslea State School HAIGSLEA QLD 4306
- Harlaxton State School HARLAXTON QLD 4350
- Harlin State School HARLIN QLD 4306
- Harrisville State School HARRISVILLE QLD 4307
- Hatton Vale State School HATTON VALE QLD 4341
- Helidon State School HELIDON QLD 4344
- Hillview State School HILLVIEW QLD 4285
- Ipswich Central State School IPSWICH QLD 4305
- Ipswich East State School EAST IPSWICH QLD 4305
- Ipswich North State School NORTH IPSWICH QLD 4305
- Ipswich West State School WEST IPSWICH QLD 4305
- Kalbar State School KALBAR QLD 4309
- Karalee State School KARALEE QLD 4306
- Kentville State School KENTVILLE QLD 4341
- Kilcoy State School KILCOY QLD 4515
- Kruger State School BELLBIRD PARK QLD 4300
- Laidley District State School LAIDLEY QLD 4341
- Lake Clarendon State School LAKE CLARENDON QLD 4343
- Leichhardt State School LEICHHARDT QLD 4305
- Linville State School LINVILLE QLD 4306
- Lockrose State School LOCKROSE QLD 4342
- Lowood State School LOWOOD QLD 4311
- Ma Ma Creek State School MA MA CREEK QLD 4347
- Marburg State School MARBURG QLD 4346
- Maroon State School MAROON QLD 4310
- Middle Ridge State School MIDDLE RIDGE QLD 4350
- Minden State School MINDEN QLD 4311
- Mount Alford State School MOUNT ALFORD QLD 4310
- Mount Crosby State School KARANA DOWNS QLD 4306
- Mount Kilcoy State School MOUNT KILCOY QLD 4515
- Mount Marrow State School MOUNT MARROW QLD 4306
- Mount Sylvia State School MOUNT SYLVIA QLD 4343
- Mount Tarampa State School MOUNT TARAMPA QLD 4311
- Mount Whitestone State School MOUNT WHITESTONE QLD 4347
- Murphy's Creek State School MURPHYS CREEK QLD 4352
- Mutdapilly State School MUTDAPILLY QLD 4307
- New state primary school Ripley Valley - Providence RIPLEY VALLEY QLD 4306
- Patrick Estate State School PATRICK ESTATE QLD 4311
- Peak Crossing State School PEAK CROSSING QLD 4306
- Prenzlau State School PRENZLAU QLD 4311
- Raceview State School RACEVIEW QLD 4305
- Rangeville State School RANGEVILLE QLD 4350
- Rathdowney State School RATHDOWNEY QLD 4287
- Redbank Plains State School REDBANK PLAINS QLD 4301
- Redbank State School REDBANK QLD 4301
- Riverview State School RIVERVIEW QLD 4303
- Roadvale State School ROADVALE QLD 4310
- Ropeley State School ROPELEY QLD 4343
- Rosewood State School ROSEWOOD QLD 4340
- Silkstone State School SILKSTONE QLD 4304
- Spring Mountain State School SPRING MOUNTAIN QLD 4300
- Springfield Central State School SPRINGFIELD CENTRAL QLD 4300
- Springfield Lakes State School SPRINGFIELD LAKES QLD 4300
- St Bernard State School TAMBORINE MOUNTAIN QLD 4272
- Tamborine Mountain State School TAMBORINE MOUNTAIN QLD 4272
- Tamrookum State School TAMROOKUM QLD 4285
- Tarampa State School TARAMPA QLD 4311
- Tent Hill Lower State School LOWER TENTHILL QLD 4343
- Thornton State School THORNTON QLD 4341
- Tivoli State School TIVOLI QLD 4305
- Toogoolawah State School TOOGOOLAWAH QLD 4313
- Toowoomba East State School EAST TOOWOOMBA QLD 4350
- Veresdale Scrub State School VERESDALE SCRUB QLD 4285
- Walloon State School WALLOON QLD 4306
- Warrill View State School WARRILL VIEW QLD 4307
- Withcott State School WITHCOTT QLD 4352
- WoodLinks State School COLLINGWOOD PARK QLD 4301
Secondary
- Beaudesert State High School BEAUDESERT QLD 4285
- Bellbird Park State Secondary College BELLBIRD PARK QLD 4300
- Boonah State High School BOONAH QLD 4310
- Bremer State High School IPSWICH QLD 4305
- Bundamba State Secondary College BUNDAMBA QLD 4304
- Centenary Heights State High School CENTENARY HEIGHTS QLD 4350
- Ipswich State High School BRASSALL QLD 4305
- Kilcoy State High School KILCOY QLD 4515
- Laidley State High School LAIDLEY QLD 4341
- Lockyer District State High School GATTON QLD 4343
- Lowood State High School LOWOOD QLD 4311
- New state high school Ripley Valley - Providence RIPLEY VALLEY QLD 4306
- Queensland Pathways State College - Bundamba Campus BUNDAMBA QLD 4304
- Queensland Pathways State College - Goodna Campus GOODNA QLD 4300
- Redbank Plains State High School REDBANK PLAINS QLD 4301
- Rosewood State High School ROSEWOOD QLD 4340
- Springfield Central State High School SPRINGFIELD CENTRAL QLD 4300
- Tamborine Mountain State High School TAMBORINE MOUNTAIN QLD 4272
- Toogoolawah State High School TOOGOOLAWAH QLD 4313
- Toowoomba State High School MOUNT LOFTY QLD 4350
Special
- Claremont Special School SILKSTONE QLD 4304
- Goodna Special School GOODNA QLD 4300
- Ipswich Special School IPSWICH QLD 4305
- Ipswich West Special School WEST IPSWICH QLD 4305
Combined
- Agnew School - Toowoomba TOOWOOMBA QLD 4350
- Downlands College TOOWOOMBA QLD 4350
- Fairholme College TOOWOOMBA QLD 4350
- Highlands Christian College TOOWOOMBA QLD 4350
- Hymba Yumba Independent School SPRINGFIELD QLD 4300
- Ipswich Girls' Grammar School EAST IPSWICH QLD 4305
- Ipswich Grammar School IPSWICH QLD 4305
- St Augustine's College AUGUSTINE HEIGHTS QLD 4300
- St Peters Lutheran College Springfield SPRINGFIELD CENTRAL QLD 4300
- Staines Memorial College REDBANK PLAINS QLD 4301
- Tamborine Mountain College NORTH TAMBORINE QLD 4272
- The Kooralbyn International School KOORALBYN QLD 4285
- Toowoomba Anglican School TOOWOOMBA QLD 4350
- Toowoomba Grammar School EAST TOOWOOMBA QLD 4350
- West Moreton Anglican College KARRABIN QLD 4306
Primary
- All Saints' School BOONAH QLD 4310
- Bethany Lutheran Primary School RACEVIEW QLD 4305
- Concordia Lutheran College - Martin Luther Primary Campus TOOWOOMBA QLD 4350
- Good Shepherd Catholic Primary School SPRINGFIELD LAKES QLD 4300
- Immaculate Heart School LEICHHARDT QLD 4305
- Ipswich Adventist School BRASSALL QLD 4305
- Maridahdi Early Childhood Community School TOOWOOMBA QLD 4350
- Mater Dei Primary School TOOWOOMBA QLD 4350
- Our Lady of Good Counsel School GATTON QLD 4343
- Peace Lutheran Primary School GATTON QLD 4343
- Sacred Heart School BOOVAL QLD 4304
- St Ann's School REDBANK PLAINS QLD 4301
- St Brigid's Primary School ROSEWOOD QLD 4340
- St Francis Xavier's School GOODNA QLD 4300
- St Joseph's School NORTH IPSWICH QLD 4305
- St Mary's Primary School IPSWICH QLD 4305
- St Mary's School BEAUDESERT QLD 4285
- St Mary's School LAIDLEY QLD 4341
- St Saviour's Primary School TOOWOOMBA QLD 4350
- St Thomas More's Primary School TOOWOOMBA QLD 4350
- The Springfield Anglican College - Primary Campus SPRINGFIELD QLD 4300
- Westside Christian College - Alice St Campus GOODNA QLD 4300
Secondary
- Australian Industry Trade College - Toowoomba TOOWOOMBA CITY QLD 4350
- Faith Lutheran College - Plainland PLAINLAND QLD 4341
- McAuley College BEAUDESERT QLD 4285
- New Secondary Catholic School Plainland PLAINLAND QLD 4341
- St Edmund's College WOODEND QLD 4305
- St Joseph's College TOOWOOMBA QLD 4350
- St Mary's College IPSWICH QLD 4305
- St Peter Claver College RIVERVIEW QLD 4303
- St Saviour's College TOOWOOMBA QLD 4350
- The Springfield Anglican College SPRINGFIELD QLD 4300
- Westside Christian College GOODNA QLD 4300
- YOS Lawnton - Goodna Campus GOODNA QLD 4300
Special
- Ipswich Flexible Learning Centre IPSWICH QLD 4305
- Woodstock Flexible Learning Centre TAMBORINE QLD 4270
- YMCA Vocational School - Bundamba Campus BUNDAMBA QLD 4304
- YMCA Vocational School - Ipswich Campus IPSWICH QLD 4305
- Youth and Community Learning Centre TOOWOOMBA QLD 4350
Ipswich and West Moreton Housing
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Houses in Ipswich and West Moreton
The price of a house in Ipswich and West Moreton ranges from around $3,000 to $4,750,000.
A typical house in has 4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms & parking for 3 cars.
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Apartments in Ipswich and West Moreton
The price of a apartment in Ipswich and West Moreton ranges from around $230,000 to $1,200,000.
A typical apartment in has 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms & parking for 1 car.
Ipswich and West Moreton Census Information
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Dwelling Type
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Tenure Type
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Change in Residence
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Working Population
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Top 5 Industries
What industries do people in Ipswich and West Moreton work in?
- Health care and social assistance
- Retail trade
- Manufacturing
- Construction
- Education and training
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Family Size
How many people live in a household in Ipswich and West Moreton?
Source: ABS 2016 Census GCP
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