New residents boost Ipswich growth rate
Published on 20 November 2025
Ipswich’s growth rate has shot to 3.5 per cent with more than 2,300 new residents unpacking the moving boxes over the past three months.
Ipswich City Council Infrastructure, Planning and Assets Committee Chairperson Councillor Andrew Antoniolli said council’s most recent quarterly data highlighted the city’s sustained growth.
“Our beautiful city is now home to 268,186 people, with an additional 2,331 residents moving in over the past three months to enjoy all that Ipswich has to offer,” Cr Antoniolli said.
“Ripley was the fastest growing suburb during the July-September period, adding 167 new dwellings with 515 people, followed by Spring Mountain, White Rock, South Ripley, and Redbank Plains.
“With an annual growth rate of 3.5 per cent, we are on track to become a city of 270,000 by the end of the year.
“This growth has been supported by the construction of 840 new residential dwellings during the September quarter of 2025 – a 19.3 per cent rise on the previous quarter.
“Council is supporting housing availability and affordability required for the entire South East Queensland region, with 1,178 lots approved from July to September, 348 lots created and 54 reconfiguring a lot applications determined.
“This underlines the importance of our continued advocacy for other levels of government to partner with council in delivering improved transport infrastructure for this part of our city.
“With the Ripley Valley identified as a Priority Development Area by the State Government, we urgently need other levels of government to commit to and complete improvements to the Cunningham and Centenary highways and a public transport corridor linking Springfield Central and Ipswich Central.”
The quarterly Planning and Regulatory Services report card also shows:
- 390 development applications determined
- 688 community clinic immunisations undertaken
- 14.97km of additional pathways and bikeways created
- 12.59km of additional local roads
- 3,440 plumbing inspections
- 352 food licence and other health inspections
- 127 building inspections
- 175 sediment and erosion control inspections.
The full Planning and Regulatory Services Quarterly Report can be read here.