Flinders View is a
suburb
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of
Ipswich
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in the
City of Ipswich
The City of Ipswich is a local government area (LGA) located within the southwest of Greater Brisbane, which in turn, is situated within the vast South East region of the state of Queensland. Positioned between the City of Brisbane and the Ci ...
,
Queensland
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, Australia.
In the , Flinders View had a population of 5,816 people.
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Geography
Flinders View is bisected by the Cunningham Highway
The Cunningham Highway is a National Highway (Australia), national highway located in South East Queensland, south-eastern Queensland, Australia. The highway links the Darling Downs region with the urbanised outskirts of Ipswich, Queensland, I ...
which also forms part of the northern and southern boundary of the suburb.
Flinders View consists of four estates, Fairview Rise, Kensington Hills, Jacana Place and Flinders Crest. Major parks include Fairview Park and Nugent Park.
History
The origin of the suburb name is from the view and proximity to Flinders Peak from the suburb of Flinders View.
Demographics
In the , Flinders View had a population of 5,808 people.
Education
There are no schools in Flinders View. The nearest government schools are Raceview State School in neighbouring Raceview to the north and Amberley District State School in neighbouring Yamanto to the west. The nearest government secondary school is Bremer State High School in the Ipswich CBD to the north-west.
Amenities
The Ipswich City Council
The City of Ipswich is a local government area (LGA) located within the southwest of Greater Brisbane, which in turn, is situated within the vast South East region of the state of Queensland. Positioned between the City of Brisbane and the Cit ...
operates a fortnightly mobile library
A bookmobile, or mobile library, is a vehicle designed for use as a library. They have been known by many names throughout history, including traveling library, library wagon, book wagon, book truck, library-on-wheels, and book auto service. Boo ...
service which visits the Winston Glades shopping centre.
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{{Ipswich City
Suburbs of Ipswich, Queensland