Ripley Valley Priority Development Area

The Ripley Valley Priority Development Area (PDA) covers an area of 4,680 hectares and is located approximately five kilometres south east of the Ipswich CBD and south of the Cunningham Highway. The PDA offers opportunities for further residential growth to meet the region's affordable housing needs and will potentially develop into 48,750 dwellings to house a population of 131,000 people.

The Ripley Valley PDA was declared on 8 October 2010 with Ipswich City Council (ICC) being delegated assessment powers and functions on 30 September 2013 from the Minister for Economic Development Queensland (MEDQ).