Bundamba Lagoon is located in the south-east part of the locality.

[4][5] South Ripley is situated in the Yugarabul traditional Indigenous Australian country of the Brisbane and surrounding regions.

[6] Bundamba Upper State School opened on 2 February 1874.

[1] The Ipswich City Council operates a fortnightly mobile library service which visits Providence Parade.

[15] Ripley Valley State Secondary College is a government secondary (7-12) school for boys and girls on the corner of Providence Parade and Parkway Avenue (27°41′39″S 152°48′37″E / 27.6942°S 152.8103°E / -27.6942; 152.8103 (Ripley Valley State Secondary College)).