The Ipswich Electorate

The Ipswich electorate focuses on the CBD and surrounding suburbs of Ipswich. The electorate is mainly residential but includes light manufacturing, retail and service industries. Ipswich people work mainly in those areas or in the city's traditional industries such as the Railway. Many commute to work in Brisbane. The electorate includes the suburbs of East Ipswich, Booval, Silkstone, Eastern Heights, Raceview, Flinders View, Ripley, Woodend, Sadliers Crossing, Yamanto and Churchill.