The numbers from Ipswich’s 2026 valuation cycle are not incremental. They are transformational.

Land values across Ipswich City have surged dramatically, with the latest 2026 valuation revealing a combined land value of $48.64 billion — a 51 per cent increase since the last valuation issued in 2023. Ninety thousand properties were revalued. The growth is not concentrated in one pocket. It is systemic.

Key drivers include expanded development opportunities under the Ipswich City Plan 2025, ongoing population growth, and increasing supply of land in emerging communities such as Ripley Valley and Rosewood. Communities including Ripley, South Ripley and Spring Mountain recorded significant increases, reflecting ongoing population growth and large-scale residential development in the western corridor.

The industrial story is equally compelling. Industrial land values in Ipswich recorded the strongest growth of any sector, rising 80.5 per cent to a total value of $3.6 billion — driven by well-located estates close to major freeway networks continuing to attract logistics, manufacturing and distribution businesses.

Ripley Valley remains SEQ’s most significant residential growth engine. The Ripley Valley Priority Development Area covers 4,680 hectares and is planned to ultimately deliver 48,750 dwellings to house a population of 131,000 people. The PDA Development Scheme was most recently amended in July 2025. This is a multi-decade commitment by the Queensland Government — and it creates ongoing transactional demand for development-ready land throughout the corridor.

The Ipswich City Plan 2025, effective from July 2025, targets approximately 100,000 new dwellings over the next 20 years — more than doubling the existing housing stock by the mid-2040s. This equates to a required delivery rate of roughly 5,000 new homes per year, significantly above recent construction averages. The gap between target and delivery is not a problem for the market to solve. It is an opportunity for landowners to capture.

The Residential Activation Fund has committed $73.6 million to critical infrastructure in Ipswich to unlock land — covering just 26,100 new lots, well short of the 100,000 new dwelling target. Government funding unlocks demand. Private land supply captures value. The arithmetic is straightforward. Land Nation, in partnership with The Urban Land Agency, provides direct advisory capability across SEQ’s western growth corridors. If you hold development land in Ipswich, Ripley, Logan or surrounds, we can tell you exactly what the market will pay. Reach out today.