Eastern Heights, Queensland



Eastern Heights is a residential suburb in the City of Ipswich, Queensland, Australia. At the 2016 Australian Census the suburb recorded a population of approximately 3,700.

Geography

Eastern Heights is bordered to the west by Queens Park and Limestone Park.

History

The origin of the suburb name is from a high ridge on the eastern side of the Ipswich CBD.
St Peter's Anglican Church was dedicated on 25 September 1977 by Archbishop Felix Arnott. Its closure circa 2 May 2009 was approved by Archbishop Phillip Aspinall.

Transport

Eastern Heights is serviced by a regular bus service.

Education

To serve the growing settlement, the Newtown State School opened in 1882. In 1915 the old school buildings were put up for sale. One section found its way to Redbank Plains State School while the other became the property of W. Pysden a boot repairer in East Street, Ipswich. Many buildings in the Ipswich area have a similar history of migration.
There are no schools currently in Eastern Heights, Silkstone Primary lie just to the east in Silkstone, while Ipswich Central Primary lie just to the west. Bremer State High School used to lie in the east as with Silkstone Primary, but has since moved further south-west of the suburb.

Parks and sports facilities

Eastern Heights has a number of heritage-listed sites, including: