The City of Ipswich is a Local Government Area within the Brisbane metropolitan area in South East Queensland, covering an area of 65.7 square kilometres (25.4 sq mi) along the coast about 40 kilometres (25 mi) southwest of Brisbane, the capital of Queensland. The City of Ipswich has a population of 172,700 (2012)
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