Our Community: Demographic Profile of Ipswich (2016)

Ipswich City Council Profile Toowoomba LAIDLEY MINDEN MARBURG HAIGSLEA BRASSALL IPSWICH CENTRAL COLLEGESCROSSING PINE MOUNTAIN FLINDERS PEAK MT WALKER BROOKWATER CUNNINGHAM’S LOOKOUT ROSEWOOD RAAFBASE AMBERLEY GRANDCHESTER MUTDAPILLY WARRILL VIEW HARRISVILLE PEAK CROSSING RIPLEY SPRINGFIELD GOODNA Esk Warwick Boonah Brisbane (30 mins) Gold Coast (1 hour) B R I S B A N E V A L L E Y R O S E W O O D R O A D C U N N I N G H A M H I G H W A Y C E N T E N A R Y H I G H W A Y I P S W I C H B O O N A H R O S E W O O D W A R R I L L V I E W R D K A R R A B I N R O S E W O O D L A I D L E Y P L A I N L A N D W A R R E G O H I G H W A Y Data Sources and methodology Ipswich City Council area. Graphs and tables are calculated excluding “not stated” and “not applicable” responses. Suburb data is sourced from ABS QuickStats. Small areas or major amendments to boundaries may effect data reported. Data within this report includes the Usual Place of Residence data however there are some measures that use enumerated data such as dwelling base data. For a full list of sources, please see the References section within the report. This report draws upon ABS Census 2016 and 2011 data for Ipswich and benchmarks against Queensland, Australia and other Local Government Areas (LGAs) that are of comparable size or have similar characteristics as Ipswich. These LGAs are Brisbane, Logan, Moreton Bay, Townsville and Toowoomba. Data has been sourced from Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) using a range of products and tools including Census data (2006, 2011 and 2016), QuickStats and TableBuilder Pro for the The citywide profile provides a ‘point-in-time’ snapshot on a range of Census topics relating to the residents who live in the Ipswich region. This report has been prepared to present an overview of Ipswich residents and the data captured will be used to inform future policy decisions and directions of the Council. This report benchmarks demographic information against other Local Government Area and, where appropriate, identifies changes and trends over a number of years. Page 2