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Proclaimed a city

1904

Location

Queensland, South East

Area

1,090 km²

Estimated resident population

251,148 (ABS ERP 2023)

Projected resident population

480,000 by the year 2041 (ShapingSEQ 2023)

Persons aged 17 years and under

63,016
(ABS Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021)

Persons aged 60 years and over

36,798
(ABS Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021)

Median age

33 years

Major industries by employment

  1. Health care and social assistance (18.3%)
  2. Education and Training (11.5%)
  3. Manufacturing (10.6%)

City of Ipswich - Economic Profile

The city of Ipswich's economic profile contains information from official sources, Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), as well as Australia's leading economic modellers (NIEIR).

Economic profile | Ipswich | economy.id

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Ipswich City Council respectfully acknowledges the Traditional Owners, the Jagera, Yuggera and Ugarapul people of the Yugara/Yagara Language Group, as custodians of the land and waters we share. We pay our respects to their Elders past, present and emerging, as the keepers of the traditions, customs, cultures and stories of proud peoples.