East Ipswich
QLD 4305 · Ipswich
2,321 (2021) → 2,414 est. (2025)
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
East Ipswich is a suburb in Ipswich, QLD 4305, about 29km from Brisbane CBD. Recent property sales in East Ipswich are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has 1 school, a transport score of 91/100, and is about 43km inland. East Ipswich has an overall score of 79/100, based on transport, liveability and education, plus a separate residential safety score of 79/100.
Demographics
Age distribution
Housing tenure
- Owned
- Mortgage
- Rented
Commute to work
- Car
- Public transport
- Walk/cycle
- Work from home
Top countries of birth: New Zealand (3.23%), England (2.93%), Philippines (0.95%), Scotland (0.52%), Samoa (0.43%)
Top languages: Samoan (0.78%), Mandarin (0.56%), Filipino (0.26%), Spanish (0.26%), Hindi (0.22%)
Source: ABS Census 2021
Residential Safety
Small population (under 3,000) — crime rates may be volatile due to low sample size.
QLDdoesn't publish crime data at the suburb level. The rates shown are the Ipswich local-government-area average applied to this suburb, so other suburbs in the same LGA share the same figures.
Recorded residential incidents (latest year), with rate per 100,000 residents:
Residential incidents over time
Sum of the five residential categories above — not all recorded crime.
Area crime context
An independent score — crime data quality varies by state, so safety is shown separately and is not part of the overall score.
Source: Queensland Police Service (LGA-level) · Updated 2025
Schools
Average ICSEA of schools within 10km 973 (below the national average of 1000).
In suburb
- Ipswich East State SchoolPrimary · GovernmentICSEA 906
Nearby (within 10km)
- Ipswich Girls' Grammar School including Ipswich Junior Grammar SchoolCombined · Independent · 0.9kmICSEA 1120
- Ipswich Special SchoolCombined · Government · 1.2kmICSEA 964
- Ipswich Flexible Learning CentreSecondary · Catholic · 1.3kmICSEA 855
- Ipswich North State SchoolPrimary · Government · 1.5kmICSEA 906
- Silkstone State SchoolPrimary · Government · 1.5kmICSEA 936
- Australian Industry Trade College - IpswichSecondary · Independent · 1.5kmICSEA 1020
- Ipswich Central State SchoolPrimary · Government · 1.7kmICSEA 982
- Sacred Heart SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 1.9kmICSEA 1026
- St Mary's Primary SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 2kmICSEA 1046
- St Mary's CollegeSecondary · Catholic · 2.1kmICSEA 1034
- St Edmund's CollegeSecondary · Catholic · 2.2kmICSEA 1040
- YMCA Vocational School - Ipswich - Limestone St CampusSecondary · Independent · 2.2km
Source: ACARA 2023
Transport
Source: TfNSW GTFS
Liveability
Amenities within 2–3km
Counted within a short distance of the suburb centre (so nearby facilities count), with the in-boundary count shown beneath.
Source: Bureau of Meteorology · OpenStreetMap
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Frequently asked questions about East Ipswich
Is East Ipswich safe?
East Ipswich has a residential safety score of 79/100, based on residential crime (break-ins, theft from dwellings, vehicle theft, domestic assault and robbery) per resident relative to the NSW median. Its total recorded incident rate is 6,948 per 100,000 across all categories.
How far is East Ipswich from Brisbane CBD?
East Ipswich is about 28.9 km from Brisbane CBD, an estimated 66 minutes by public transport.
What schools are in East Ipswich?
East Ipswich has 1 school, with an average ICSEA of 906 (the national average is 1000). Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in East Ipswich?
East Ipswich has a transport score of 91/100, including 1 train station and 13 bus stops.