Yamanto, Queensland
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| Yamanto Ipswich, Queensland |
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| Population: | 3,624 (2006)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Postcode: | 4305 | ||||||||||||
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| LGA: | City of Ipswich | ||||||||||||
| State electorate: | Electoral district of Ipswich | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division: | Blair | ||||||||||||
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Yamanto is a suburb of Ipswich, Queensland, Australia.
The origin of the suburb is from a former cotton plantation which was originally spelt as Yamahanto. Previous names used for this area were Loamside and Mine Accident. The names were given to the railway station in the Yamanto area on the now defunct Fassifern railway line.[2]
In 2010 this suburb is seeing a Huge growth corridor being developed in the adjacent Ripley Valley Ripley, Queensland and major influx of businesses as well as redevelopment of existing businesses. In conjunction with the expansion of the nearby RAAF Base Amberley.
[edit] References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Yamanto (Ipswich City) (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. http://www.censusdata.abs.gov.au/ABSNavigation/prenav/LocationSearch?collection=Census&period=2006&areacode=SSC31595&producttype=QuickStats&breadcrumb=PL&action=401. Retrieved 2008-02-28.
- ^ Place name details
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