[3] The suburb is bordered on the north and west by two sections of the Bremer River (split by the small suburb of Basin Pocket); and to the south by Brisbane Road, the city's main arterial link to the Ipswich Motorway.

The Main Line railway passes through the suburb from east (Ipswich) to west (Booval); the suburb is served by the East Ipswich railway station.

[4] A small set of shops on Jacaranda Street provides basic services, while several restaurants line Brisbane Road.

On Sunday 12 June 1949, the Apostolic church was officially opened by Apostle Emil Zielke of Bundaberg.

The church had originally been erected at Waterford, but it was demolished and re-erected in East Ipswich by voluntary labour.