About Ripley
Ripley is a suburb of Ipswich, Queensland,
Australia. At the 2011 Australian Census the
suburb recorded a population of 1,024. The
eastern boundary of Ripley is aligned with
Bundamba Creek. The Centenary Highway
passes through the south east corner of Ripley.
Ripley is the eponym of the valley which the
suburb is located within titled Ripley
Valley.
Ripley in its current form exists as a small
community of under 1,000 residents. The
area is part of the Brisbane metropolitan
western growth corridor project. The
development, known as Ecco Ripley is in
response to the local and state governments
solicitation for land releases to alleviate
expected and forecasted population growth
from the general population growth of the
existing communities as well as growth from
interstate and overseas migration.