East Ipswich, Queensland
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East Ipswich is a residential inner-city suburb of Ipswich
, Queensland
, Australia
. One of the older suburbs, East Ipswich is predominantly made up of weatherboard and fibro
houses punctuated with larger heritage houses, and newer townhouses and flats.
The suburb is bordered on the north and west by two sections of the Bremer River (split by small suburb of Basin Pocket); and to the south by Brisbane Road, the city's main arterial link to the Ipswich Motorway
.
A small set of shops on Jacaranda Street provides basic services, while several restaurants line Brisbane Road.
provides access to regular Citytrain
services to Brisbane, Ipswich
and Rosewood
via Ipswich.
Ipswich, Queensland
Ipswich is a city in South-East Queensland, Australia. Situated along the Bremer River Valley approximately 40 kilometres away from the state's capital Brisbane. The suburb by the same name forms the city's Central Business District and administrative centre...
, Queensland
Queensland
Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. One of the older suburbs, East Ipswich is predominantly made up of weatherboard and fibro
Fibro
Fibro, the shortened form of "Fibrous Cement" - or "Fibrous Asbestos Cement", FAC, is a building material made of compressed fibres cemented into rigid sheets....
houses punctuated with larger heritage houses, and newer townhouses and flats.
The suburb is bordered on the north and west by two sections of the Bremer River (split by small suburb of Basin Pocket); and to the south by Brisbane Road, the city's main arterial link to the Ipswich Motorway
Ipswich Motorway
The M7 runs from the junction of Ipswich Road and Granard Road to the M2 Logan Motorway interchange. It is then signed M2 until the junction of the Warrego Highway and the Cunningham Highway between Brisbane and Ipswich in South East Queensland, Australia.It initially passes through the suburbs of...
.
A small set of shops on Jacaranda Street provides basic services, while several restaurants line Brisbane Road.
Transport
East Ipswich railway stationEast Ipswich railway station, Brisbane
East Ipswich Station is a railway station on the Ipswich Line of Brisbane, Australia. It is part of the Queensland Rail City network.It is in Zone 7 of the TransLink integrated public transport system.-Services by platform:...
provides access to regular Citytrain
CityTrain
Citytrain is the brand name of urban, suburban and inter-urban electric passenger railway services in South East Queensland, Australia. Its network, centering in Brisbane, the state capital of Queensland, is approximately in route length...
services to Brisbane, Ipswich
Ipswich, Queensland
Ipswich is a city in South-East Queensland, Australia. Situated along the Bremer River Valley approximately 40 kilometres away from the state's capital Brisbane. The suburb by the same name forms the city's Central Business District and administrative centre...
and Rosewood
Rosewood, Queensland
Rosewood is a small town in the Bremer Valley, Queensland, Australia. It is located 60 km west of the Brisbane CBD in the Ipswich City Council area and is the terminus of QR Citytrain's Rosewood railway line. Rosewood Railway Station provides Citytrain commuter rail services to Ipswich and...
via Ipswich.
Sports facilities
- Hockey/mixed use field
- VigoroVigoroVigoro is a sport like both cricket and baseball and has been mainly played by women. It is most popular in Australia.-History:The game was invented by Englishman John George Grant...
ground which hosts seasonal competitions - West End Rugby LeagueRugby leagueRugby league football, usually called rugby league, is a full contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular grass field. One of the two codes of rugby football, it originated in England in 1895 by a split from Rugby Football Union over paying players...
Football Club - Ipswich United Services Bowls Club