South Ripley, Queensland

{{Infobox Australian place

| type = suburb

| name = South Ripley

| state = qld

| image = South_Ripley,_QLD.jpg

| caption = Harmony Crescent, South Ripley

| coordinates = {{coord|-27.7216|152.8238|type:city_region:AU-QLD|display=inline,title|name=South Ripley (centre of locality)}}

| pop = 4069

| pop_year = {{CensusAU|2021}}

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| established =

| postcode = 4306

| area = 50.5

| timezone = AEST

| utc = +10:00

| dist1 = 11.8

| dir1 = SSE

| location1 = Ipswich CBD

| dist2 = 45.0

| dir2 = SW

| location2 = Brisbane CBD

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| lga = City of Ipswich

| stategov = Ipswich

| stategov2 = Bundamba

| fedgov = Blair

| near-n = Swanbank

| near-ne = White Rock

| near-e = Spring Mountain

| near-se = Greenbank

| near-s = Lyons

| near-sw = Peak Crossing

| near-w = Goolman

| near-nw = Deebing Heights
Ripley

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South Ripley is a rural locality and suburb of Ipswich in the City of Ipswich, Queensland, Australia.{{cite QPN|49526|South Ripley|locality in City of Ipswich|accessdate=13 February 2022}}{{Cite web|last=Council|first=Ipswich City|date=2020-04-06|title=Division 1|url=https://www.ipswich.qld.gov.au/about_council/its-your-council/mayor-and-councillors/division-1|access-date=2021-07-16|website=www.ipswich.qld.gov.au|language=en|archive-date=16 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210716073516/https://www.ipswich.qld.gov.au/about_council/its-your-council/mayor-and-councillors/division-1|url-status=live}} South Ripley is part of the Ecco Ripley urban development area. In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, South Ripley had a population of 4,069 people.

Geography

As a locality, South Ripley is the valley created by Bundamba Creek, which runs in a north-south direction in the locality. Bundamba Lagoon is located in the south-east part of the locality.{{cite web|title=South Ripley, Queensland|url=https://maps.google.com.au/maps?q=south+ripley&hl=en&ll=-27.716509,152.816906&spn=0.095282,0.154324&sll=-16.880752,145.74484&sspn=0.051497,0.077162&hnear=South+Ripley+Queensland&t=h&z=13|website=Google Maps|accessdate=20 November 2014|archive-date=23 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220223034824/https://www.google.com.au/maps?q=south+ripley&hl=en&ll=-27.716509,152.816906&spn=0.095282,0.154324&sll=-16.880752,145.74484&sspn=0.051497,0.077162&hnear=South+Ripley+Queensland&t=h&z=13|url-status=live}}{{cite QPN|5210|Bundamba Lagoon|accessdate=20 November 2014}}

History

South Ripley is situated in the Yugarabul traditional Indigenous Australian country of the Brisbane and surrounding regions.{{Cite web|title=AIATSIS code E66: Yugarabul|url=https://collection.aiatsis.gov.au/austlang/language/e66|access-date=31 July 2020|website=Federal government|publisher=Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies|archive-date=13 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200813095617/https://collection.aiatsis.gov.au/austlang/language/e66|url-status=live}}

Bundamba Upper State School opened on 2 February 1874. In 1909, it was renamed Ripley State School. It closed in 1930 due to low student numbers.{{Citation|author1=Queensland Family History Society|title=Queensland schools past and present|publication-date=2010|edition=Version 1.01|publisher=Queensland Family History Society|isbn=978-1-921171-26-0}} It was at 1166-1176 Ripley Road ({{Coord|-27.7211|152.8174|type:edu_region:AU-QLD|name=Ripley State School (former)}}).{{Cite web|date=1922|title=Moreton 40 Chain map AG2 series sheet 2 south|url=https://gisservices.information.qld.gov.au/arcgis/rest/directories/historicalscans/cad_scans/cad-map-40chn-moreton-ag2-sh2-south-1922.jpg|access-date=23 February 2022|publisher=Queensland Government|type=Map|archive-date=23 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220223034554/https://gisservices.information.qld.gov.au/arcgis/rest/directories/historicalscans/cad_scans/cad-map-40chn-moreton-ag2-sh2-south-1922.jpg|url-status=live}}

Ripley Valley State School and Ripley Valley State Secondary College opened on 1 January 2020.{{Cite QldSchool|accessdate=2 March 2022}}{{Cite web |date=2019-11-22 |title=History |url=https://ripleyvalleyssc.eq.edu.au/our-college/history |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210311124827/https://ripleyvalleyssc.eq.edu.au/our-college/history |archive-date=11 March 2021 |access-date=2022-03-02 |website=Ripley Valley State Secondary College |language=en}}

Demographics

In the {{CensusAU|2011}}, South Ripley had a population of 344 people.{{Census 2011 AUS|id=SSC31504 |name=South Ripley|accessdate=20 November 2014|quick=on}}

In the {{CensusAU|2016}}, South Ripley had a population of 712 people.{{Census 2016 AUS|id=SSC32623|name=South Ripley (SSC)|accessdate=20 October 2018|quick=on}}

In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, South Ripley had a population of 4,069 people.{{Census 2021 AUS|id=SAL32598|name=South Ripley (SAL)|access-date=28 February 2023|quick=on}}

Amenities

The Ipswich City Council operates a fortnightly mobile library service which visits Providence Parade.{{Cite web|url=http://www.library.ipswich.qld.gov.au/files/2018/01/mobile-library-calendar-jan-june-2018-A4.pdf|title=Ipswich Libraries: Mobile library schedule of stops - January to June 2018|last=|first=|date=|website=Ipswich City Council|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180130110326/http://www.library.ipswich.qld.gov.au/files/2018/01/mobile-library-calendar-jan-june-2018-A4.pdf|archive-date=30 January 2018|url-status=live|access-date=30 January 2018}}

Education

Ripley Valley State School is a government primary (P-6) school for boys and girls at 110 Botany Drive ({{Coord|-27.6956|152.8131|type:edu_region:AU-QLD|name=Ripley Valley State School}}).{{Cite web |date=2019-07-23 |title=Ripley Valley State School |url=https://ripleyvalleyss.eq.edu.au/ |access-date=2022-03-02 |website=Ripley Valley State School |language=en |archive-date=11 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210311115247/https://ripleyvalleyss.eq.edu.au/ |url-status=live }} In 2020, its first year of operation, the school had an enrolment of 336 students with 26 teachers (24 full-time equivalent) and 20 non-teaching staff (13 full-time equivalent).{{Cite web |title=School Annual Report 2020 |url=https://ripleyvalleyss.eq.edu.au/supportandresources/formsanddocuments/documents/a790_ripley_valley_state_school_sar2020.pdf |website=Ripley Valley State School |access-date=2 March 2022 |archive-date=2 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220302082250/https://ripleyvalleyss.eq.edu.au/supportandresources/formsanddocuments/documents/a790_ripley_valley_state_school_sar2020.pdf |url-status=live }}

Ripley Valley State Secondary College is a government secondary (7-12) school for boys and girls on the corner of Providence Parade and Parkway Avenue ({{Coord|-27.6942|152.8103|type:edu_region:AU-QLD|name=Ripley Valley State Secondary College}}).{{Cite web |date=2019-07-30 |title=Ripley Valley State Secondary College |url=https://ripleyvalleyssc.eq.edu.au/ |access-date=2022-03-02 |website=Ripley Valley State Secondary College |language=en |archive-date=11 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210311115249/https://ripleyvalleyssc.eq.edu.au/ |url-status=live }} In 2020, its first year of operation, the school had an enrolment of 154 students in Years 7 and 8 (the only years of school initially offered) with 15 teachers and 16 non-teaching staff (13 full-time equivalent).{{Cite web |title=Annual Report 2020 |url=https://ripleyvalleyssc.eq.edu.au/supportandresources/formsanddocuments/annualreports/ripley%20valley%20state%20secondary%20college%20annual%20report%202020.pdf |access-date=2 March 2022 |website=Ripley Valley State Secondary College |archive-date=2 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220302082329/https://ripleyvalleyssc.eq.edu.au/supportandresources/formsanddocuments/annualreports/ripley%20valley%20state%20secondary%20college%20annual%20report%202020.pdf |url-status=live }}

References

External links

{{cite web|title=Ipswich Southern Localities|url=http://www.queenslandplaces.com.au/ipswich-southern-localities|work=Queensland Places|publisher=Centre for the Government of Queensland, University of Queensland}}

Category:City of Ipswich

Category:Localities in Queensland