Brassall has a southern boundary partially marked by the Bremer River and a western alignment along Ironpot Creek. The northern boundary follows the Warrego Highway.[3] Brassall now incorporates part of the old suburb of Raymond Hill. Ipswich–Warrego Highway Connection Road is the main road through the suburb. It runs through from east to north.[4]
The suburb name first appears on a plan drawn by surveyor James Warner on 6 October 1851; however, the origin of the suburb name is unknown.[2] It was also known as Hungry Flats, as was a stop over for bullock teams that were transporting logs from Pine Mountain to Hancocks saw mill at North Ipswich.[5]
Brassall was a separate shire (Shire of Brassall) with its own council from March 1860 until 1 January 1917 when the area became part of the City of Ipswich.
The Brisbane Valley railway line passed through Brassall. The line opened from Ipswich to Lowood on 16 June 1884, and was extended through a number of stages until it reached Yarraman on 1 May 1913. The line closed in 1993. The disused rail corridor was used to construct the Brassall Bikepath, which is part of the Brisbane Valley Rail Trail.
Brassall Provisional School opened on 10 September 1894.[6] On 10 July 1899 it became Brassall State School.[7]
St Mark's Lutheran Evangelican Church was originally at Gatton where it was dedicated on 29 October 1950.[10] In 1967 the church was relocated to Brassall, where it was rededicated on 19 November 1967.[11][12][13]
Ipswich State High School opened on 1 July 1951.[7]
Ipswich Adventist School opened on 21 January 1968.[7]
The suburb was officially bounded and named in 1991.[14]
North Ipswich Uniting Church was originally located at 105 Downs Street, North Ipswich. It was previously the North Ipswich Presbyterian Church, until the Uniting Church in Australia was established in 1977.[15]
Since 2003, Brassall has been a key development area in the city of Ipswich. Formerly bushland and farming area leading into the West Moreton district; Brassall has been extensively developed. A new estate named "Grammar Park Estate" opened in Brassall in early 2002. It has since developed significantly with investors subdividing land. A property on Henry street was bought for over $1.5 million and has since been subdivided into over 28 house blocks. Grammar Park Estate now has over 1000 houses.[citation needed]
Demographics
In the 2016 census, Brassall had a population of 10,898 people.[16]
In the 2021 census, Brassall had a population of 12,115 people. 82.8% of residents were born in Australia, with the next most common countries of birth being New Zealand at 3.0%, England at 2.4%, the Philippines at 0.8%, Scotland at 0.4% and South Africa at 0.4%. 89.1% of people only spoke English at home, the next most common languages spoken at home were Samoan at 0.5%, Mandarin at 0.4%, Tagalog at 0.3%, Auslan at 0.2% and French at 0.2%. The most common religions in Brassall were No Religion at 43.7%, Catholic at 15.0%, Anglican at 11.2% and Uniting Church at 4.1%. The most common occupations in Brassall were Community and Personal Service Workers at 15.2%, Technicians and Trades Workers at 14.9%, Professionals at 14.9%, Clerical and Administrative Workers at 13.4%, Labourers at 12.2%, Sales Workers at 10.0%, Machinery Operators and Drivers at 9.0% and Managers at 8.6%. The highest levels of educational attainment in Brassall were Certificate III graduates at 18.0% followed by Year 10 graduates at 14.4%, Year 12 graduates at 16.8% and Bachelor degrees and higher at 12.1%.[1]
^"Brassall Anglicans". Queensland Times. Vol. LXIV, no. 11, 329. Queensland, Australia. 13 February 1923. p. 5. Archived from the original on 28 August 2021. Retrieved 6 July 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
^Anglican Church of Southern Queensland. "Closed Churches". Archived from the original on 3 April 2019. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
^"NEW LUTHERAN CHURCH AT GATTON". Queensland Times. No. 19, 918. Queensland, Australia. 3 November 1950. p. 5 (DAILY). Archived from the original on 17 February 2021. Retrieved 17 February 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
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