Located in Queensland, West Ipswich sits 41 km from Brisbane CBD, around 46 minutes by car. The suburb has 512 residents, a median age of 39, and a median household income of $59,748 per year. By household income, education, and employment patterns, it ranks in the bottom 20% nationally. The suburb grew 3.6% between 2016 and 2021. At the 2021 Census, households here paid a median rent of $270 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $1,517. West Ipswich is characterised by high crime risk and no recorded bushfire exposure. 2 schools sit within the suburb boundary, and walkability is high.
Is West Ipswich a good suburb?
West Ipswich scores a D (34/100) on SuburbScan's Liveability grade — strong on transit, weaker on safety and community.
Mixed results
2 schools
Very walkable
Walkability 86/100 · 40.7 km · 46 min drive to Brisbane
Median available
Median $717K
High crime risk
Fire 0/100 · Crime 98/100
Highly disadvantaged
SEIFA decile 1/10 · median age 39 · 512 residents
Liveability Rating
34 / 100 · Ranked #873 in QLDEach bar is West Ipswich's rank among QLD suburbs, from 0 to 100 (higher is better). Scored on 4 of 5 factors: no school data, so the other factors carry its weight.
Flood data for Queensland covers only the areas mapped there — a blank here is not an all-clear.
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34 / 100
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Median House Price
Public listings dataWest Ipswich's house market is moving lower: the median sale price reached $717,000, about 9% below where it sat a year earlier.
Houses
$717,000
4% below its 4 neighbours (median $750,000)
Based on 17 recorded sales in the last 24 months.
Typically sold in 29 days — median across 5 sales that recorded a listing period
By bedrooms
- 2 bed 5 sales $595K
- 3 bed 8 sales $731K
Units
$453,500
Based on only 5 sales — small sample, take as indicative.
Rental Market
Rental affordability
June quarter 2025136 Acceptable · the average rental household in this region would pay about 22% of its income on the median rent in postcode 4305.
SGS Rental Affordability Index: a score of 100 means rent takes 30% of income, the usual housing-stress line; lower scores are less affordable. "Region" is the capital city or the rest of the state.
Is West Ipswich safe? Crime statistics
2025Crime in West Ipswich sits in the high band, with 51 incidents recorded in 2025 — down about 9% on the prior year.
51 offences
8.9% since 2024Crime Trend
Serious Road Crashes
2020–202420 crashes
where someone was killed or admitted to hospital
Where they happened
Crashes are counted where they happened, so a main road through the suburb carries people passing through; this is not a measure of risk to residents. Roads are listed with 3 or more serious crashes.
Aircraft Noise
ANEF Contour Details
Low aircraft noise
Schools
Two schools serve West Ipswich, and the cohort is trailing peer-suburb performance.
- • 345 students across 2 schools (avg 172)
- • ICSEA 947-950, median 948 (below the national baseline of 1000)
- • Largest: Ipswich West State School (210 students)
Primary
Combined
Walkability
West Ipswich is very walkable on foot — at 86/100, most daily errands can be done on foot.
Public transport
Weekday and weekend service frequency across every stop inside West Ipswich.
- Peak (7-9am + 5-7pm)
- 11.2 arrivals/hr
- Off-peak weekday
- 8.1 arrivals/hr
- Saturday
- 3.4 arrivals/hr
- Median peak wait
- 1 min
- Span of service
- 15.5 hours
Scheduled service only, based on the 21 October 2026 timetable. Reliability (delays, cancellations) not measured.
NBN connectivity
The internet access technology available across NBN premises in West Ipswich.
- Full-fibre (FTTP) share
- 96%
- Premises covered
- 430
NBN Co fixed-line and fixed-wireless premises, as at 30 December 2025. Higher-quality technologies (full fibre) score above copper, wireless, and satellite. Actual speeds depend on your plan.
Amenities
Ipswich: council population
The three add up to the change above. These are council-wide figures from the ABS, not figures for this suburb alone — this suburb's own population is in the census section above.
Socio-economic profile
West Ipswich is home to 512 residents, with a median age of 39, broadly in line with the national figure. Median household income runs at $60,000 a year, with unemployment at 13.0%.
2021 Census · change since 2016
Population
512
Median Age
39
Median Household Income
$59,748/yr
Census Median Rent
$270/wk
Census Median Mortgage
$1,517/mo
Avg Household Size
2.4
Median Personal Income
$31,200/yr
Unemployment Rate
13.0%
Unoccupied Dwellings
12.5%
Total Dwellings
184
Owner-Occupier Rate
42.8%
Houses
82.6%
Rental Stress
23.5%
Mortgage Stress
30.5%
Work From Home
12.7%
Dwelling Types
Property Ownership
Demographics
- Born in Australia
- 78.9%
- English Spoken at Home
- 84.8%
- Employment Rate
- 43.5%
- Completed Year 12
- 33.8%
Occupations
Religion
Country of Birth (overseas)
Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents.
When They Arrived
Share of all residents by the year they arrived in Australia. Periods cover different numbers of years, so compare the shape rather than the bar widths.
0 residents (0.0%) arrived since 2016. Australia’s borders were closed to most arrivals from March 2020, so the last two years of that period are much smaller than the ones before them — nationally 260,799 people arrived in 2019 against 28,521 in 2021.
Languages Spoken at Home
Top languages other than English, as a share of all residents.
Age Distribution
Family & Household Composition
Commute to Work
8% of employed residents work in a capital's city centre (15 of 181).
City centre: the ABS area around each capital's CBD, such as Sydney Inner City or Perth City (which takes in Subiaco and Leederville). 2021 Census place of work.
Local Jobs
People who work in this suburb against employed people who live here, 2021 Census.
About 1,183 people work here; 181 employed residents live here.
A jobs hub: 6.5 jobs for every working resident. At least 85% of the people who work here must live elsewhere.
Counts are by place of work and place of usual residence. The ABS counts jobs in zones; where a zone spans several places, its jobs are shared out by land use. The ABS also adjusts every figure slightly to protect privacy.
Education
Cars per Dwelling
Council Rates
Households face an average residential rates bill of $1,713 a year through Ipswich based on 2025 figures.
Building Approvals: Ipswich
In the year to August 2026, 3,476 new dwellings were approved across Ipswich. That mix is 2,707 houses and 769 units. Approvals are down 7.2% on the same period a year earlier.
New Homes Planned
New homes planned in this suburb: 27 to 70 homes
- No timeframe set 27 to 70 homes
Land the Queensland Government's residential land supply study identifies for future housing (2 parcels), by when it expects lots to be registered. Yields are published in ranges, so these are too.
Aboriginal Cultural Heritage
The Aboriginal party for this area is Yuggera Ugarapul People.
Under Queensland's Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Act 2003 the Aboriginal party for an area follows native title. A native title claim over this area is registered with the Federal Court.
Air Quality
MODERATEPM2.5 averaged 6.8 µg/m³ in 2025 — below Australia's NEPM annual standard (8 µg/m³), slightly above the stricter WHO guideline (5 µg/m³).
PM10 averaged 20.4 µg/m³ · NO₂ averaged 0.64 pphm. Days over the limit in 2025: PM10 4 · NO₂ 0 · ozone 0.
From the Raceview (Ipswich, South East Queensland) monitoring station, 4.6 km away.
Climate & Setting
from Ipswich, 1.5 km- Elevation
- 24 m
- above sea level, at the suburb centre
- Distance to the ocean
- 42.3 km
- Annual rainfall
- —
- Summer max (Jan)
- —
- Winter min (Jul)
- —
Elevation is the ground at the suburb centre, from Geoscience Australia's National Digital Elevation Model. Approximate — it reads high in dense built-up areas. It is a measure of height above sea level and not an indicator of flood risk, which depends on height above nearby waterways.
Industrial Emissions Nearby
1 facility within 5 km- 2.6 kmSoft Drink, Cordial and Syrup ManufacturingTop reported: Oxides of Nitrogen · Carbon monoxide · Total Volatile Organic Compounds
EV adoption
In postcode 4305, 377 of 51,057 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 2.2% (1,112 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 2.9%.
Rooftop solar
In postcode 4305, 14,169 rooftop-solar systems totalling 80.3 MW have been installed since 2001, against 25,703 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 710 went up in the last year.
Counts every system certified since 2001, so a roof re-fitted with a newer system is counted twice, and small commercial systems are included alongside houses — useful for comparing postcodes, not an estimate of how many homes have working panels today.
2026 covers part of the year only, to 2026-07.
First Home Owner Grant
FY2026-27$30,000 for new homes priced up to $750,000.
$30,000 for contracts signed on or after 20 November 2023, with no end date. IT DID NOT REVERT TO $15,000: the tier was due to end 30 June 2026 and the 2026-27 Queensland Budget (23 June 2026) continued it for contracts signed from 1 July 2026. This file carried a "due to revert" note until 2026-09-18 — it was never true, and a note predicting a change is not the same as a change. Cap is "less than $750,000" including land and contract variations — less than, not up to. New homes only: "There are no home owner grants for established homes."
Mortgage repayments
25 mortgage brokers are registered in postcode 4305.
Transfer duty at the owner-occupier rate, and it excludes first home buyer concessions — those can cut it substantially or remove it entirely. Excludes legal, inspection and lender fees. Check with Queensland Revenue Office
The First Home Owner Grant applies to newly built homes only, so it isn't available on an established purchase. A first home buyer building or buying new under $750,000 may qualify for $30,000 — see what qualifies with Queensland Revenue Office.
At $717,000 this is under the $750,000 First Home Owner Grant cap. A first home buyer may qualify for $30,000 on a newly built home — check eligibility with Queensland Revenue Office.
A deposit under 20% usually attracts Lenders Mortgage Insurance, which this doesn't include.
Principal and interest over 30 years, fixed rate. Excludes fees, offset, redraw and LMI. Default rate is the median comparison rate across 1788 advertised products as at 2026-10-27 — indicative only, and not an offer. Your rate depends on the lender, your deposit and your circumstances. Not financial advice.
Federal Electorate
Currently held by Shayne Neumann Australian Labor Party
| Year | Winner | 2PP ALP | 2PP LNP | Swing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Shayne Neumann | 55.7% | 44.3% | +0.5 |
| 2022 | Shayne Neumann | 55.2% | 44.8% | -4.0 |
| 2019 | Shayne Kenneth Neumann | 51.2% | 48.8% | +6.9 |
Results are per division — federal electoral boundaries are redrawn periodically, so the history reflects this division's past, not necessarily the exact suburb's voters across time.
State Electorate
Currently held by Jennifer Howard Australian Labor Party (State of Queensland)
Next state election: 28 October 2028.
| Year | Winner | Won with |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Jennifer Howard ALP | 58.9% |
| 2020 | Jennifer Howard ALP | 66.5% |
Results are per district. Districts were last redrawn in 2017, so results from before then describe the district of that name, not necessarily this suburb's voters. Results: Electoral Commission of Queensland.
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Common questions about West Ipswich
Is West Ipswich a safe place to live?
Recorded crime in West Ipswich is high (98/100, ranked against other QLD suburbs on offences per resident). Offences against shops, venues and visitors are divided by the people who live here, so suburbs with large daytime or visitor populations rank higher than living there may feel.
What natural hazards affect West Ipswich?
West Ipswich has no recorded bushfire history. Part of it sits inside an aircraft noise contour. These are suburb-wide figures; check the address, as flood and bushfire exposure change street by street.
Is West Ipswich a good place to live?
West Ipswich has a SuburbScan Liveability grade of D (34/100), ranked against other QLD suburbs on school quality (25%), safety (25%), SEIFA socio-economic advantage (25%), walkability (15%) and CBD access (10%). Whether it suits you depends on what you weigh — each of those is on this page.
What is the population of West Ipswich?
West Ipswich, QLD had a population of 512 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.
What is the postcode for West Ipswich, QLD?
The postcode for West Ipswich, QLD is 4305.
How far is West Ipswich from Brisbane?
West Ipswich is 41 km from Brisbane CBD by road, about 46 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.
What is the median household income in West Ipswich?
At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in West Ipswich was $59,748 a year. It is the most recent suburb-level income figure until 2026 Census results are released in 2027.
What is the median weekly rent in West Ipswich?
There are too few current rental listings in West Ipswich for a reliable median. At the 2021 ABS Census the median weekly rent was $270, across all dwelling types.
What is the median age in West Ipswich?
The median age of residents in West Ipswich was 39 at the 2021 ABS Census.
How are the schools in West Ipswich?
There are 2 schools inside the West Ipswich boundary: 1 below similar schools on NAPLAN, compared with same-state, same-type schools of similar socio-educational advantage (ICSEA).
Is West Ipswich walkable?
West Ipswich scores 86/100 on the SuburbScan Walkability Score, making it very walkable. The score is a weighted average of public transport, schools, parks, supermarkets, GPs, pharmacies, childcare, and hospitals within walking distance.
What is the air quality in West Ipswich?
The nearest government air-quality monitoring station to West Ipswich (Raceview (Ipswich, South East Queensland)) recorded a 2025 annual mean PM2.5 of 6.8 µg/m³ and PM10 of 20.4 µg/m³. That puts West Ipswich below the Australian NEPM annual standard of 8 µg/m³ but above the stricter WHO guideline of 5 µg/m³.
Is the First Home Owner Grant available in West Ipswich?
First-home buyers in QLD may be eligible for $30,000 towards new homes with a purchase price up to $750,000. The grant is administered by Queensland Revenue Office; confirm current eligibility before signing a contract — state rules and amounts can change.
What council does West Ipswich belong to?
West Ipswich sits within the Ipswich local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.
How much are council rates in West Ipswich?
The average residential rates bill through Ipswich is $1,713 a year (2025). Every suburb in this LGA shares the same schedule — individual bills vary with land value.
How much is being built near West Ipswich?
Across Ipswich, 3,476 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to August 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). That's down 7.2% on the same period a year earlier. These are LGA-level totals — every suburb in the council shares the same figure.
Which federal electorate is West Ipswich in?
West Ipswich sits within the federal Division of Blair, currently held by Shayne Neumann (Australian Labor Party).
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Data freshness
- Census · 2021
- Median sale prices · Oct 2026
- For-sale & rental market · Oct 2026
- Council rates · FY 2025–26
- Building approvals · Aug 2026
- Schools · 2025
- Public transport · Oct 2026
- NBN connectivity · Dec 2025
- Crime · 2025
- Road crashes · 2020–2024
- Air quality · 2025
- Climate · 2006–2026
- Socio-economic (SEIFA) · 2021
- EV adoption · Jan 2025
- First Home Owner Grant · Sep 2026
- Federal electorate · 2025
- State electorate · 2024
- Amenities · Sep 2026
- Health & emergency facilities · Sep 2026
- Industrial emissions (NPI) · 2024/2025
- Coastal erosion · 1988–2025
- Aircraft noise · 2024
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