Why Invest in Ipswich
IPSWICH"S pride shone like a beacon from the Growth Summit after the city was crowned champion of Queensland’s population growth.
Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) figures show Ipswich has the state’s fastest-growing population over the past year with 5 per cent.
That equates to an extra 7700 people calling Ipswich home,
“With two universities and the Amberley RAAF Base’s $ 770 million expansion and the 350 hectare 1 Billion Dollar Citiswich Business Park development going on.
Ipswich is a town to be reckoned with and now with the Ipswich Motorway’s
3 Billion dollar upgrade well and truly under way there is no impediment to the growth of this town.
There will be nearly 3000 people moving to work at the Amberley RAAF Base as the expansion nears completion in 2010 and 2011.
The Queensland Government’s South East Queensland Regional Plan projects Ipswich’s population will grow to 318000 by 2026 the population stands at approx a little bit over 150,000 so the future for this city is very strong.
The Investment in the over all region is continuing to grow with the Gatton prison being the latest project to get under way.
Late last year the State Government revealed the farming community would host Queensland’s newest prison, a $500 million state-of-the-art high-security facility.The total investment in this project is thought to be upwards of $ 2 billion dollars
Stage One will be complete by 2010 and Premier Anna Bligh said the chosen site could eventually house up to five correctional facilities and 3000 inmates by 2016 and will see employment of up 1800 people.