Ipswich City Council

City of Ipswich Queensland
Location within South East Queensland
City of Ipswich Coat of Arms
Population	200,000 (2017)
• Density	170/km2 (430/sq mi)
Established	1860
Area	1,203.7 km2 (464.8 sq mi)
Mayor	Paul Pisasale
Council seat	Ipswich
Region	South East Queensland
State electorate(s)	Ipswich West Ipswich Bundamba
Federal Division(s)	Oxley Blair
Website	City of Ipswich
LGAs around City of Ipswich: Somerset Somerset City of Brisbane Lockyer Valley City of Ipswich City of Logan Southern Downs Scenic Rim City of Logan

Coordinates: 27°36′40.37″S 152°45′41.95″E / 27.6112139°S 152.7616528°E / -27.6112139; 152.7616528

The City of Ipswich is a local government area in Queensland, Australia, including the urban area of the town of Ipswich and surrounding rural areas. Ipswich's population is estimated to grow from the current number of 200,000 people to around 435,000 by 2031.

The City of Ipswich is centrally located in the South East Queensland region of Australia. Ipswich governs the outer western portion of the Brisbane Metropolitan Area, Queensland, Australia. It covers an area of 1,090 square kilometres (420.9 sq mi) along the coast about 40 kilometres (25 mi) southwest of Brisbane CBD. To the east is the City of Brisbane local government area, and to the west are the rural and agricultural areas of the Brisbane, Lockyer and Fassifern Valleys.

Ipswich is the second-oldest local government area in Queensland, after Brisbane. On 16 November 1859, after the enactment of the Municipalities Act of 1858 in New South Wales, a petition containing 91 signatures was received by the Governor of New South Wales seeking to have Ipswich, which at the time had 3,000 people, granted municipal town status. The petition was gazetted the following day, and no counter-petition was received.