City of Ipswich Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 27°36′40.37″S 152°45′41.95″E / 27.6112139°S 152.7616528°E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 229,208 (2021) | ||||||||||||||
• Density | 209.51/km2 (542.64/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Established | 1860 | ||||||||||||||
Area | 1,094 km2 (422.4 sq mi)[1] | ||||||||||||||
Mayor | Teresa Harding | ||||||||||||||
Council seat | Ipswich | ||||||||||||||
Region | South East Queensland | ||||||||||||||
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Website | City of Ipswich | ||||||||||||||
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The City of Ipswich is a local government area in Queensland, Australia, located within the southwest of the Brisbane metropolitan area, including the urban area surrounding the city of Ipswich and surrounding rural areas.[2][1] In the 2021 census, the City of Ipswich had a population of 229,208 people.[3]