Raceview, Queensland

Raceview
Ipswich, Queensland
Edwards Street, 2016
Population 9,721 (2016 census)[1]
Postcode(s) 4305
Location
LGA(s) City of Ipswich
State electorate(s) Ipswich
Federal Division(s) Blair
Suburbs around Raceview:
Ipswich Eastern Heights Silkstone
Blackstone
Churchill Raceview Swanbank
Churchill Flinders View Swanbank

Raceview is a suburb in the City of Ipswich, Queensland, Australia.[2] At the 2016 Australian Census the suburb recorded a population of 9,721.[1]

Geography

The Cunningham Highway passes through the east of Raceview.

History

The origin of the suburb name is from an early racecourse in the area which was located at the end of Grange Road.[2]

Education

  • Raceview State School opened in 1901l[3]
  • Bethany Lutheran Primary School opened in 1928[4]

References

  1. 1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Raceview (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 25 March 2018. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. 1 2 "Raceview - suburb (entry 45071)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
  3. ↑ "Opening and closing dates of Queensland schools". Department of Education and Training. Queensland Government. 1 August 2013. Retrieved 24 January 2017.
  4. ↑ "Opening and closing dates of Queensland schools". Department of Education and Training. Queensland Government. 16 August 2013. Retrieved 24 January 2017.

Coordinates: 27°38′S 152°47′E / 27.633°S 152.783°E / -27.633; 152.783


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