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| Brookwater Ipswich, Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 27°39′32″S152°53′50″E / 27.6588°S 152.8972°E /-27.6588; 152.8972 (Brookwater (centre of suburb)) | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 2,902 (SAL2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4300 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 3.1 km2 (1.2 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | City of Ipswich | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Jordan | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Oxley | ||||||||||||||
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Brookwater is asuburb in theCity of Ipswich,Queensland, Australia.[2] It is one of the suburbs of theGreater Springfield Development. In the2021 census, Brookwater had a population of 2,902 people.[3]
Brookwater is bordered byBellbird Park to the north,Augustine Heights to the west,Springfield to the east, andSpringfield Central in the south.
Brookwater was named and bounded in 2003.[2]
TheUrban Development Institute of Australia judged Brookwater to be the best residential subdivision in 2006.[4]
In the2016 census, Brookwater had a population of 2,151 people.[5]
In the2021 census, Brookwater had a population of 2,902 people.[3]
There are no schools in Brookwater. The nearest government primary schools are Augusta State School in neighbouringAugustine Heights to the west and Spring Mountain State School inSpring Mountain to the south-west. The nearest government secondary schools areRedbank Plains State High School inRedbank Plains to the west and Springfield Central State High School in neighbouringSpringfield Central to the south.[6]
There is a Goodstart Early Learning childcare centre in Brookwater.[7]
Mater Health Centre Brookwater is a private hospital (27°39′49″S152°53′30″E / 27.6635°S 152.8918°E /-27.6635; 152.8918 (Mater Health Centre Brookwater)).[8]
Brookwater Golf and Country Club has an 18-hole golf course at 1 Tournament Drive (27°39′47″S152°53′39″E / 27.6630°S 152.8943°E /-27.6630; 152.8943 (Brookwater Golf and Country Club)).[9][10] The golf course was designed byGreg Norman. The par 72 golf course measures 6,505 metres (21,342 ft) and has been voted as Queensland's number one golf course in Golf Australia Magazine's best 50 courses.[when?][11] Brookwater has also hosted theIsuzu Queensland Open and the 2015 Emirates Golf Challenge.
Brookwater Village Shopping Centre has a Woolworths shopping centre, restaurants and cafés at 2 Tournament Drive (27°39′49″S152°53′30″E / 27.6636°S 152.8917°E /-27.6636; 152.8917 (Brookwater Village Shopping Centre)).[12]
There are a number of parks in the suburb, including:
The closest train station to Brookwater isSpringfield Central railway station on theSpringfield railway line. It branches from theIpswich railway line afterDarra railway station. TheCentenary Highway,Logan Motorway andIpswich Motorway are all nearby.
