South Ripley
Ipswich, Queensland
Harmony Crescent, South Ripley
South Ripley is located in Queensland
South Ripley
South Ripley
Coordinates27°43′18″S 152°49′26″E / 27.7216°S 152.8238°E / -27.7216; 152.8238 (South Ripley (centre of locality))
Population712 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density14.099/km2 (36.52/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4306
Area50.5 km2 (19.5 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s)City of Ipswich
State electorate(s)
Federal division(s)Blair
Suburbs around South Ripley:
Deebing Heights
Ripley		 Swanbank White Rock
Goolman South Ripley Spring Mountain
Peak Crossing Lyons Greenbank

South Ripley is a rural locality and suburb of Ipswich in the City of Ipswich, Queensland, Australia.[2][3] South Ripley is part of the Ecco Ripley urban development area. In the 2016 census, South Ripley had a population of 712 people.[1]

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.[4][5]

History

South Ripley is situated in the Yugarabul traditional Indigenous Australian country of the Brisbane and surrounding regions.[6]

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.[7] It was at 1166-1176 Ripley Road (27°43′16″S 152°49′03″E / 27.7211°S 152.8174°E / -27.7211; 152.8174 (Ripley State School (former))).[8]

In the 2011 census, South Ripley had a population of 344 people.[9]

In the 2016 census, South Ripley had a population of 712 people.[1]

Ripley Valley State School and Ripley Valley State Secondary College opened on 1 January 2020.[10][11]

Amenities

The Ipswich City Council operates a fortnightly mobile library service which visits Providence Parade.[12]

Education

Ripley Valley State School is a government primary (P-6) school for boys and girls at 110 Botany Drive (27°41′44″S 152°48′47″E / 27.6956°S 152.8131°E / -27.6956; 152.8131 (Ripley Valley State School)).[13] 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).[14]

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 (27°41′39″S 152°48′37″E / 27.6942°S 152.8103°E / -27.6942; 152.8103 (Ripley Valley State Secondary College)).[15] 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).[16]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "South Ripley (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. ↑ "South Ripley – locality in City of Ipswich (entry 49526)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
  3. ↑ Council, Ipswich City (6 April 2020). "Division 1". www.ipswich.qld.gov.au. Archived from the original on 16 July 2021. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
  4. ↑ "South Ripley, Queensland". Google Maps. Archived from the original on 23 February 2022. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
  5. ↑ "Bundamba Lagoon (entry 5210)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
  6. ↑ "AIATSIS code E66: Yugarabul". Federal government. Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies. Archived from the original on 13 August 2020. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
  7. ↑ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  8. ↑ "Moreton 40 Chain map AG2 series sheet 2 south" (Map). Queensland Government. 1922. Archived from the original on 23 February 2022. Retrieved 23 February 2022.
  9. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "South Ripley". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
  10. ↑ "Opening and closing dates of Queensland Schools". Queensland Government. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
  11. ↑ "History". Ripley Valley State Secondary College. 22 November 2019. Archived from the original on 11 March 2021. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
  12. ↑ "Ipswich Libraries: Mobile library schedule of stops - January to June 2018" (PDF). Ipswich City Council. Archived (PDF) from the original on 30 January 2018. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  13. ↑ "Ripley Valley State School". Ripley Valley State School. 23 July 2019. Archived from the original on 11 March 2021. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
  14. ↑ "School Annual Report 2020" (PDF). Ripley Valley State School. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 March 2022. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
  15. ↑ "Ripley Valley State Secondary College". Ripley Valley State Secondary College. 30 July 2019. Archived from the original on 11 March 2021. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
  16. ↑ "Annual Report 2020" (PDF). Ripley Valley State Secondary College. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 March 2022. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
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