Willowbank, Queensland

Willowbank is a rural locality in the City of Ipswich, Queensland, Australia. In the, Willowbank had a population of 1,351 people.

Geography
The Cunningham Highway passes through the suburb from north to south.

Both the Willowbank Raceway and Queensland Raceway are located in the Ipswich Motorsport Precinct at Willowbank.

History
The name was introduced when "Willowbank Estate" was advertised for sale in February 1887.

Demographics
In the, Willowbank had a population of 1,315 people.

In the, Willowbank had a population of 1,351 people.

Education
There are no schools in Willowbank. The nearest government primary schools are Amberley District State School in Yamanto to the north-east and Mutdapilly State School in Mutdapilly to the south. The nearest government secondary schools are Bremer State High School in Ipswich CBD to the north-east and Rosewood State High School in Rosewood to the north-west.

Amenities
The Ipswich City Council operates a fortnightly mobile library service which visits Heit Park in Heit Street (-27.65768°N, 152.69306°W).

Facilities
Warrill Park Lawn Cemetery is at 12 Anderson Day Drive (-27.6805°N, 152.6891°W). It is the main cemetery of the City of Ipswich providing lawn burials, columbarium walls and scattering gardens for cremated remains.

Attractions
The Ipswich Motorsport Precinct at 102 Champions Way. It consists of:


 * Willowbank Raceway for drag racing (-27.69571°N, 152.66265°W)
 * Queensland Raceway for circuit racing (-27.69045°N, 152.65494°W)
 * Ipswich Kart Club for kart racing on a sealed track (-27.69332°N, 152.66647°W)
 * Ipswich City Dirt Kart Club for kart racing on a dirt track (-27.69198°N, 152.66088°W)
 * Ipswich West Moreton Auto Club for autocross, sprints, and short circuit touring car racing on a dirt track (-27.69381°N, 152.65968°W)
 * Ipswich Switches Junior Speedway Club provides motorcycle racing for all ages on speedway and dirt track (-27.69266°N, 152.66354°W)

Events
In June each year, the Willowbank Raceway holds the Winternationals, the largest drag racing event outside the United States.