 Ipswich is a city and Local Government Area situated on the Bremer River in South East Queensland, Australia. It is located approximately 40 kilometres south-west of the state capital, Brisbane. The Ipswich LGA comprises an area of 1,207 km² and has a population of approximately 137,000.
It is the site of the RAAF Base Amberley, the largest operational Royal Australian Air Force base in Australia. Based here are the 1st and 6th Squadrons, flying F-111 strike aircraft, and 38 Squadron's Caribou transport aircraft.A large shopping complex is being developed in the Springfield suburb which was, when designed (and possibly when completed), the largest shopping centre in the southern hemisphere. Accompanying this is a satellite campus of the University of Southern Queensland, which has its primary campus in Toowoomba. |
