City of Ipswich

City of Ipswich
Queensland
City of Ipswich; Queensland
	Location within South East Queensland
	City of Ipswich Coat of Arms
Coordinates	27°36′40.37″S 152°45′41.95″E / 27.6112139°S 152.7616528°E
Population	229,208 (2021 census)
• Density	209.51/km2 (542.64/sq mi)
Established	1860
Area	1,094 km2 (422.4 sq mi)
Mayor	Teresa Harding
Council seat	Ipswich
Region	South East Queensland
State electorate(s)	Ipswich West; Ipswich; Bundamba; Scenic Rim; Jordan;
Federal division(s)	Oxley; Blair; Wright;
Website	City of Ipswich
	LGAs around City of Ipswich:

The City of Ipswich is a local government area (LGA) located within the southwest of Greater Brisbane, which in turn, is situated within the vast South East region of the state of Queensland. Positioned between the City of Brisbane and the City of Logan to the east and the Scenic Rim Region to the south, the City of Ipswich also borders the Somerset and Lockyer Valley regions to the north and west, respectively. Ipswich is generally taken to include the urban area encompassing the historical city of Ipswich and the surrounding rural areas.^[3]^[2] By the 2021 census, the City of Ipswich, as a local government area, had a population of 229,208 people.^[1]

^ ^a ^b Cite error: The named reference Census2021 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ ^a ^b "Layers: Local government". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
^ "Ipswich City overview". Electoral Commission of Queensland. 2024. Archived from the original on 23 March 2024. Retrieved 23 March 2024.