City of Ipswich

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City of Ipswich
Queensland
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Location within South East Queensland
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City of Ipswich Coat of Arms
City of Ipswich
Coordinates 27°36′40.37″S152°45′41.95″E / 27.6112139°S 152.7616528°E / -27.6112139; 152.7616528
Population229,208 (2021 census) [1]
 • Density209.51/km2 (542.64/sq mi)
Established1860
Area1,094 km2 (422.4 sq mi) [2]
MayorTeresa Harding
Council seat Ipswich
Region South East Queensland
State electorate(s)
Federal division(s)
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Website City of Ipswich
LGAs around City of Ipswich:
Somerset Somerset City of Brisbane
Lockyer Valley City of Ipswich City of Logan
Southern Downs Scenic Rim City of Logan

The City of Ipswich is a local government area (LGA) located within the southwest of Greater Brisbane, which in turn, is situated within the vast South East region of the state of Queensland. Positioned between the City of Brisbane and the City of Logan to the east and the Scenic Rim Region to the south, the City of Ipswich also borders the Somerset and Lockyer Valley regions to the north and west, respectively. Ipswich is generally taken to include the urban area encompassing the historical city of Ipswich and the surrounding rural areas. [3] [2] By the 2021 census, the City of Ipswich, as a local government area, had a population of 229,208 people. [1]

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Geography

The City of Ipswich is centrally located in the South East Queensland region of Australia. Ipswich governs the outer western portion of the Brisbane Metropolitan Area, Queensland, Australia. It covers an area of 1,094 square kilometres (422.4 sq mi) along the coast about 40 kilometres (25 mi) southwest of Brisbane CBD. To the east is the City of Brisbane local government area, and to the west are the rural and agricultural areas of the Brisbane, Lockyer and Fassifern Valleys.

History

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Ipswich Post Office, c. 1890
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Ipswich in flood, 1893

Ipswich is the second-oldest local government area in Queensland, after Brisbane. On 16 November 1859, after the enactment of the Municipalities Act of 1858 in New South Wales, [4] a petition containing 91 signatures was received by the Governor of New South Wales seeking to have Ipswich, which at the time had 3,000 people, granted municipal town status. The petition was gazetted the following day, and no counter-petition was received. [5] [6] [7]

On 29 November, the letters patent authorised by Queen Victoria which were to make Queensland a separate colony were published in New South Wales, and the petition was forwarded to the new Queensland governor, Sir George Ferguson Bowen. On 10 December 1859, the same day that the letters patent were published in Queensland, the petition was regazetted. On 3 March 1860 the Borough of Ipswich was proclaimed, and its first elections were held on 19 April 1860, where John Murphy became its first Mayor. The Municipality's corporate logo was designed by Reverend Lacey H. Rumsey, the rector of St Paul's Church in Ipswich in 1861. [5] [6] [7]

Ipswich applied on 22 November 1904 to become a City, the status being conferred by the Government of Queensland on 1 December 1904 and its first mayor was Hugh Reilly. [7] On its declaration, the City of Ipswich covered only the central area of Ipswich itself – even what are today considered inner suburbs were parts of different entities.

The Greater Ipswich Scheme of 1916

On 13 October 1916, a rationalisation of the local government areas in and around Ipswich was implemented. It involved the abolition of five shires: [8] [9]

resulting in:

Greater Ipswich Scheme of 1949

On 29 January 1949, a new Local Government Act was enacted to further amalgamate local government in the Ipswich area, abolishing the Shire of Normanby and the Shire of Rosewood. The City of Ipswich was enlarged (from 12¼ square miles to 30 square miles) to include the more urban parts of the Shire of Moreton (formerly known as the Shire of Ipswich). The Shire of Moreton was then enlarged by the inclusion of the northern part of the Shire of Normanby and all the Shire of Rosewood. The southern part of the Shire of Normanby was transferred to an enlarged Shire of Boonah. [13] [14] [15]

Further enlargement

The Shire of Moreton was amalgamated into the City of Ipswich on 11 March 1995. [16]

Loss of rural areas

In March 2000, Ipswich ceded some rural territory in Mount Walker, Mutdapilly, Rosevale and Warrill View to the neighbouring Shire of Boonah. Following the major reforms of local government in Queensland, on 15 March 2008, Ipswich lost the largely rural areas of Harrisville and Peak Crossing in its southeast to the new Scenic Rim Region.

On 31 October 2012, a groundbreaking ceremony for the Ecco Ripley housing development project was conducted by then Ipswich mayor Paul Pisasale and Sekisui House. [17]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, the City of Ipswich had a population of 193,733 people. [18]

In the 2021 census, the City of Ipswich had a population of 229,208 people. [1]

Council

Ipswich City Council
Leadership
Teresa Harding, Independent LNP
Structure
SeatsNine elected representatives, including a mayor and eight councillors
Political groups
  •   Independent Labor (4)
  •   Your Voice (2)
  •   Better Brighter Ipswich (1)
  •   Independent (1)
  •   Independent LNP (1)
Elections
Last election
16 March 2024

Ipswich City Council is composed of four wards (divisions), each with two councillors, along with a directly-elected mayor. [19] [20]

Until 2020, the council was made up of 10 councillors each representing one ward. Paul Pisasale, who was re-elected mayor in 2016, resigned on 6 June 2017 citing health concerns (specifically multiple sclerosis). [21] [22]

Division 7 Councillor Andrew Antoniolli and Deputy Mayor Paul Tully both contested the 2017 Ipswich mayoral by-election, held on 19 August 2017, with Antoniolli successful with 54.44% of the vote after preferences. [23]

In May 2018, Antoniolli was charged with seven counts of corruption forcing him to stand down and administrators to take over Ipswich City Council. [21] [24]

In August 2018, the Queensland Government passed legislation to dismiss all of the councillors and replace them with an administrator. [25]

Current composition

The current council, elected in 2024, is:

PositionCouncillorParty
Mayor Teresa Harding Independent LNP
Division 1 Pye Augustine Independent Labor
 Jacob Madsen Independent Labor
Division 2 Paul Tully Your Voice of Experience
 Nicole Jonic Your Voice of Experience
Division 3 Marnie Doyle Better Brighter Ipswich
 Andrew Antoniolli Independent
Division 4  Jim Madden Independent Labor
 David Cullen Independent Labor

Mayors

Past councillors


2016–2018 (10 wards)

YearDiv 1Div 2Div 3Div 4Div 5Div 6Div 7Div 8Div 9Div 10
CouncillorCouncillorCouncillorCouncillorCouncillorCouncillorCouncillorCouncillorCouncillorCouncillor
2016  David Morrison (Ind.) Paul Tully (Ind. Labor) Kerry Silver (Ind. Labor) Kylie Stoneman (Ind. Labor)  Wayne Wendt (Ind. Labor) Cheryl Bromage (Ind. Labor) Andrew Antoniolli (Ind. Labor) Charlie Pisasale (Ind.) Sheila Ireland (Ind.) David Pahlke (Ind.)
2017 David Martin (Ind.)

2020–present (four wards)

YearDivision 1Division 2Division 3Division 4
CouncillorCouncillorCouncillorCouncillorCouncillorCouncillorCouncillorCouncillor
2020  Sheila Ireland (Ind/Team Sheila Ireland) Jacob Madsen (Ind. Labor) Paul Tully (Your Voice) Nicole Jonic (Your Voice) Marnie Doyle (Ind/Ind. Labor/Better Brighter Ipswich) Andrew Fechner (Ind/Better Brighter Ipswich) Kate Kunzelmann (Ind. Labor) Russell Milligan (Ind.)
2023 
2024   
2024  Pye Augustine (Ind. Labor) Andrew Antoniolli (Ind.)  Jim Madden (Ind. Labor) David Cullen (Ind. Labor)

Election results


2024

2024 Queensland local elections: Ipswich
PartyVotes %SwingSeatsChange
  Independent Labor 83,35937.07−3.344Increase2.svg 2
  Independent 43,40619.30+2.811Steady2.svg
  Your Voice of Experience 27,28812.13−8.372Steady2.svg
  Better Brighter Ipswich 23,61310.50+10.501Decrease2.svg 1
  Working For Our Community 21,6219.61+9.610Steady2.svg
  Greens 15,3556.83+6.830Steady2.svg
  Team Sheila Ireland 10,2564.56+4.560Decrease2.svg 1
 Formal votes224,898100.0
 Formal ballots112,44989.32+0.58
 Informal ballots13,45010.68−0.58
 Total125,899100.08
 Registered voters / turnout155,75380.83+2.87

2020

2020 Queensland local elections: Ipswich
PartyVotes %SwingSeatsChange
  Independent Labor 37,28040.412Decrease2.svg 4
  Your Voice of Experience 18,91720.50+20.502Increase2.svg 2
  Independent 15,21216.494Steady2.svg
  Team WORK 7,4838.110Steady2.svg
  Liberal Democrats 7,4338.060Steady2.svg
  Independent LNP 5,9316.430Steady2.svg
 Formal votes184,512100.0
 Formal ballots92,25688.73
 Informal ballots11,72011.27
 Total103,976100.08Decrease2.svg 2
 Registered voters / turnout133,36877.96

Suburbs

The City of Ipswich includes the following settlements:

1 - split with Scenic Rim Region
2 - not to be confused with White Rock in Cairns Region

Initiatives

Beginning in 1994 Ipswich adopted an innovative, community-based, information technology project which aimed to make the city a technology hub at the forefront of the growing move towards the information superhighway. [26] The most prominent feature of the initiative, which was called Global Info-Links, was the development of a new library with free public internet access and the development of a wide area network to which people could subscribe.

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Council plaque at the Central Congregational Church Manse, 2015

In October 2000, the council began erecting cast brass plaques at significant heritage sites. [27]

Services

Ipswich City Council operates four public libraries at Ipswich Central, Redbank, Redbank Plains and Springfield Central. [28] It also operates a mobile library service to Booval, Brassall, Camira, Flinders View (Winston Glades) Goodna, Grandchester, Karalee, Marburg, Rosewood, South Ripley, Walloon, and Willowbank. [29]

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