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Ipswich QLD 4305

2,827 addresses · 84 streets

Blair Electorate › Ipswich LGA › Ipswich · 31 km from Brisbane

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Living Here

Ipswich is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 2,468 people, with a median age of 45. The typical household earns around $1,134 a week, with median rent near $250 a week. Most homes are houses. About 43% of households own their home and 56% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Ancestry NS. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 1 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

2,468Population
45Median age
$1,134Median household income / wk
$250Median rent / wk
2.1Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Ipswich - Central statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Ipswich itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Ipswich, 700 m north · Railway halt: Bundamba Racecourse, 4.1 km east · Airport: Brisbane Airport, 44.6 km north-east.

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Socio-economic Standing

😟More disadvantaged · 1/10
Economic resources1/10
Education & jobs3/10

Deciles from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest), against all Australian suburbs. The overall figure weighs advantage and disadvantage together; economic resources counts income and housing, and education & jobs counts qualifications and occupation. They often differ. Source: ABS SEIFA 2021.

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 16.3% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Ipswich

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.

Tree cover measures, Ipswich QLD
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202016.3%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202123.8%

Demographics

Unemployment 12% · Labour-force participation 46.7%

Population by age in Ipswich
Population by age, Ipswich QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0-490
5-14218
15-19159
20-24152
25-34301
35-44304
45-54342
55-64340
65-74254
75-84199
85+122
Dwelling types in Ipswich
Dwelling types, Ipswich QLD (ABS Census 2021)
House598
Townhouse143
Apartment134
Other8
Households by weekly income in Ipswich
Households by weekly income, Ipswich QLD (ABS Census 2021)
<$650265
$650-1,499243
$1,500-2,999197
$3,000+140
Top ancestries in Ipswich
Top ancestries, Ipswich QLD (ABS Census 2021)
English895
Australian723
Ancestry NS367
Irish301
Scottish283
Other200
Housing tenure in Ipswich
Housing tenure, Ipswich QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Owned161
Mortgage210
Rented490
Other7
Cars per household in Ipswich
Cars per household, Ipswich QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0159
1345
2240
383
4+42
Commute to work in Ipswich
Commute to work, Ipswich QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Car533
Train18
Bus3
Tram/ferry0
Walked74
Bicycle3
Home108
Top countries of birth in Ipswich
Top countries of birth, Ipswich QLD (ABS Census 2021)
England78
New Zealand69
India34
Papua New Guinea20
Philippines18
China17
Languages used at home in Ipswich
Languages used at home, Ipswich QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Australian Indigenous19
Mandarin19
Malayalam13
Punjabi12
Spanish11
Vietnamese11

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

30,396 bird observations recorded near Ipswich — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Ipswich

Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.

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