Ipswich (C)

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type Local Government Areas
Area code LGA33960
People 193,733
Male 49.4%
Female 50.6%
Median age 32
Families 50,060
Average children per family  null
for families with children 2
for all households (a) 0.9
All private dwellings 72,738
Average people per household 2.8
Median weekly household income $1,410
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,600
Median weekly rent $310
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 1.9

(a) This label has been updated to more accurately reflect the Census concept shown in this data item. The data has not changed.

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People

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Demographics & education

People tables are based on a person's place of usual residence on Census night

People
Persons count based on place of usual residence on Census night
Ipswich (C) % Ipswich (C) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male 95,797 49.4 2,321,889 49.4 11,546,638 49.3
Female 97,937 50.6 2,381,308 50.6 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 8,429 4.4 186,482 4.0 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 193,733 people in Ipswich (C). Of these 49.4% were male and 50.6% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 4.4% of the population.

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Age Ipswich (C) % Ipswich (C) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median age 32 -- 37 -- 38 --
0-4 years 16,211 8.4 296,466 6.3 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 15,896 8.2 317,138 6.7 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 13,820 7.1 299,097 6.4 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 13,460 6.9 296,287 6.3 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 13,931 7.2 316,860 6.7 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 14,660 7.6 320,753 6.8 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 15,357 7.9 325,943 6.9 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 13,165 6.8 305,218 6.5 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 13,059 6.7 322,901 6.9 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 12,680 6.5 322,982 6.9 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 11,697 6.0 308,727 6.6 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 10,404 5.4 292,198 6.2 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 8,659 4.5 260,685 5.5 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 7,165 3.7 242,192 5.1 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 5,172 2.7 180,406 3.8 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 3,753 1.9 126,084 2.7 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 2,414 1.2 83,731 1.8 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 2,246 1.2 85,528 1.8 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Ipswich (C) was 32 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 23.7% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 10.7% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Ipswich (C) % Ipswich (C) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Married 65,124 44.1 1,775,920 46.9 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 6,671 4.5 134,953 3.6 608,059 3.2
Divorced 13,256 9.0 354,382 9.3 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 6,176 4.2 184,671 4.9 985,204 5.2
Never married 56,584 38.3 1,340,580 35.4 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Ipswich (C) aged 15 years and over, 44.1% were married and 13.5% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Ipswich (C) % Ipswich (C) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 58,031 44.1 1,546,502 46.7 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 17,507 13.3 394,739 11.9 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 56,055 42.6 1,367,026 41.3 7,024,973 41.9

In Ipswich (C), of people aged 15 years and over, 44.1% of people were in a registered marriage and 13.3% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Ipswich (C) % Ipswich (C) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Preschool 2,794 4.5 56,639 3.9 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 14,087 22.6 276,468 19.1 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 2,959 4.8 73,844 5.1 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 2,419 3.9 50,202 3.5 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 8,104 13.0 176,138 12.2 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 2,874 4.6 63,080 4.4 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 2,496 4.0 58,927 4.1 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 3,851 6.2 76,992 5.3 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 6,696 10.7 213,221 14.8 1,160,626 16.1
Other 1,741 2.8 37,517 2.6 198,383 2.8
Not stated 14,270 22.9 360,888 25.0 1,707,023 23.7

In Ipswich (C) 32.2% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 31.3% were in primary school, 21.6% in secondary school and 16.9% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Ipswich (C) % Ipswich (C) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 17,729 12.0 693,412 18.3 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 12,790 8.7 330,619 8.7 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 5,590 3.8 111,975 3.0 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 25,075 17.0 576,295 15.2 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 26,065 17.6 625,959 16.5 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 7,346 5.0 163,394 4.3 941,531 4.9
Year 10 21,067 14.3 488,554 12.9 2,054,331 10.8
Certificate level II 141 0.1 2,602 0.1 13,454 0.1
Certificate level I 31 0.0 418 0.0 2,176 0.0
Year 9 or below 12,288 8.3 275,376 7.3 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 796 0.5 15,700 0.4 145,844 0.8
Not stated 15,103 10.2 409,227 10.8 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Ipswich (C), 17.6% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 20.8% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 8.7% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Ipswich (C) % Ipswich (C) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
English 73,758 27.2 1,794,999 27.5 7,852,224 25.0
Australian 70,979 26.2 1,649,284 25.3 7,298,243 23.3
Irish 20,605 7.6 564,334 8.7 2,388,058 7.6
Scottish 19,114 7.1 486,648 7.5 2,023,470 6.4
German 15,713 5.8 296,387 4.5 982,226 3.1

The most common ancestries in Ipswich (C) were English 27.2%, Australian 26.2%, Irish 7.6%, Scottish 7.1% and German 5.8%.

Respondents had the option of reporting up to two ancestries on their Census form, and this is captured by the Ancestry Multi Response (ANCP) variable used in this table. Therefore, the total responses count will not equal the persons count for this area. Calculated percentages represent a proportion of all responses from people in Ipswich (C) (including those who did not state an ancestry).

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Country of birth Ipswich (C) % Ipswich (C) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 141,229 72.9 3,343,657 71.1 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
New Zealand 10,914 5.6 201,206 4.3 518,466 2.2
England 6,026 3.1 180,775 3.8 907,570 3.9
Samoa 1,926 1.0 7,811 0.2 24,017 0.1
India 1,858 1.0 49,145 1.0 455,389 1.9
Philippines 1,774 0.9 39,661 0.8 232,386 1.0

In Ipswich (C), 72.9% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were New Zealand 5.6%, England 3.1%, Samoa 1.0%, India 1.0% and Philippines 0.9%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Ipswich (C) % Ipswich (C) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 50,109 25.9 1,225,441 26.1 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 13,193 6.8 302,904 6.4 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 9,747 5.0 234,425 5.0 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 106,408 54.9 2,575,201 54.8 11,070,538 47.3

In Ipswich (C), 54.9% of people had both parents born in Australia and 25.9% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Ipswich (C) % Ipswich (C) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 116,746 60.3 2,824,420 60.1 12,231,150 52.3
New Zealand 11,743 6.1 236,403 5.0 617,331 2.6
England 11,210 5.8 287,091 6.1 1,403,096 6.0
Samoa 5,176 2.7 21,141 0.4 63,447 0.3
India 2,800 1.4 67,903 1.4 616,939 2.6

In Ipswich (C), the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 60.3%, New Zealand 6.1%, England 5.8%, Samoa 2.7% and India 1.4%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Ipswich (C) % Ipswich (C) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 120,478 62.2 2,897,343 61.6 12,643,365 54.0
New Zealand 11,712 6.0 236,930 5.0 608,329 2.6
England 10,305 5.3 264,169 5.6 1,302,147 5.6
Samoa 4,846 2.5 19,554 0.4 58,724 0.3
Philippines 2,709 1.4 57,947 1.2 325,049 1.4

In Ipswich (C), the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 62.2%, New Zealand 6.0%, England 5.3%, Samoa 2.5% and Philippines 1.4%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Ipswich (C) % Ipswich (C) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 57,505 29.7 1,374,427 29.2 6,933,708 29.6
Catholic 38,323 19.8 1,022,514 21.7 5,291,834 22.6
Anglican 27,307 14.1 719,718 15.3 3,101,185 13.3
Not stated 18,805 9.7 468,042 10.0 2,238,735 9.6
Uniting Church 9,617 5.0 238,313 5.1 870,183 3.7

The most common responses for religion in Ipswich (C) were No Religion, so described 29.7%, Catholic 19.8%, Anglican 14.1%, Not stated 9.7% and Uniting Church 5.0%. In Ipswich (C), Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (62.5%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Ipswich (C) % Ipswich (C) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Samoan 4,089 2.1 14,969 0.3 44,869 0.2
Vietnamese 1,820 0.9 25,914 0.6 277,400 1.2
Spanish 1,030 0.5 21,006 0.4 140,817 0.6
Hindi 921 0.5 18,163 0.4 159,652 0.7
Mandarin 864 0.4 69,474 1.5 596,711 2.5
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English only spoken at home 158,562 81.9 3,820,632 81.2 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 8,996 13.3 242,052 13.5 1,971,011 22.2

In Ipswich (C) 81.9% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Samoan 2.1%, Vietnamese 0.9%, Spanish 0.5%, Hindi 0.5% and Mandarin 0.4%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Ipswich (C) % Ipswich (C) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 54,830 59.2 1,333,193 57.7 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 24,899 26.9 691,751 29.9 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 4,558 4.9 111,509 4.8 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 8,316 9.0 175,665 7.6 787,452 6.9

There were 92,603 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Ipswich (C). Of these 59.2% were employed full time, 26.9% were employed part-time and 9.0% were unemployed.

The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's unemployment rate. More information about Census and labour force status is provided in Understanding the Census and Census Data.

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Employment - hours worked
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Ipswich (C) % Ipswich (C) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 7,926 9.4 235,001 11.0 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 7,029 8.3 201,035 9.4 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 9,945 11.8 255,714 12.0 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 20,091 23.8 410,236 19.2 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 34,744 41.2 922,958 43.2 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Ipswich (C), 9.4% worked 1 to 15 hours, 8.3% worked 16 to 24 hours and 41.2% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Ipswich (C) % Ipswich (C) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Technicians and Trades Workers 12,705 15.1 305,441 14.3 1,447,414 13.5
Clerical and Administrative Workers 12,294 14.6 291,317 13.6 1,449,681 13.6
Professionals 12,254 14.5 423,917 19.8 2,370,966 22.2
Community and Personal Service Workers 10,747 12.8 241,956 11.3 1,157,003 10.8
Labourers 10,654 12.6 225,268 10.5 1,011,520 9.5
Machinery Operators and Drivers 8,383 9.9 147,636 6.9 670,106 6.3
Sales Workers 8,118 9.6 207,795 9.7 1,000,955 9.4
Managers 7,596 9.0 258,509 12.1 1,390,047 13.0

The most common occupations in Ipswich (C) included Technicians and Trades Workers 15.1%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 14.6%, Professionals 14.5%, Community and Personal Service Workers 12.8%, Labourers 12.6%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 9.9%, Sales Workers 9.6% and Managers 9.0%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Ipswich (C) % Ipswich (C) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 3,303 3.9 91,756 4.3 411,808 3.9
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 2,543 3.0 52,291 2.4 254,275 2.4
Defence 2,314 2.7 17,707 0.8 75,462 0.7
Primary Education 2,262 2.7 54,394 2.5 231,198 2.2
Road Freight Transport 1,990 2.4 28,785 1.3 129,528 1.2

Of the employed people in Ipswich (C), the most common responses for industry of employment included Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 3.9%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 3.0%, Defence 2.7%, Primary Education 2.7% and Road Freight Transport 2.4%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Ipswich (C) % Ipswich (C) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Personal 667 -- 660 -- 662 --
Family 1,581 -- 1,661 -- 1,734 --
Household 1,410 -- 1,402 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Ipswich (C) was $667.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Ipswich (C) % Ipswich (C) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 58,131 69.0 1,368,965 64.1 6,574,571 61.5
Car, as passenger 4,727 5.6 112,508 5.3 489,922 4.6
Train 2,914 3.5 42,306 2.0 488,012 4.6
Worked at home 2,519 3.0 112,422 5.3 503,582 4.7
Train, car as driver 1,168 1.4 11,835 0.6 86,003 0.8
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People who travelled to work by public transport 5,797 6.9 152,230 7.1 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 65,246 77.4 1,523,756 71.3 7,305,271 68.4

In Ipswich (C), on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 69.0%, Car, as passenger 5.6%, Train 3.5%, Worked at home 3.0% and Train, car as driver 1.4%. On the day, 6.9% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 77.4% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Ipswich (C) % Ipswich (C) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 103,410 70.0 2,671,858 70.5 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 48,538 32.8 1,063,450 28.1 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 17,158 11.6 407,168 10.7 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 24,191 16.4 714,138 18.8 3,620,726 19.0

In Ipswich (C), of people aged 15 years and over, 70.0% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 32.8% provided care for children and 11.6% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 16.4% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

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Unpaid domestic work, number of hours
People aged 15 years and over
Ipswich (C) % Ipswich (C) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 32,696 22.1 853,120 22.5 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 39,295 26.6 1,017,232 26.8 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 17,182 11.6 448,338 11.8 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 14,239 9.6 353,168 9.3 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Ipswich (C), 26.6% worked 5 to 14 hours, 11.6% worked 15 to 29 hours and 9.6% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Ipswich (C) % Ipswich (C) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 15,875 31.7 481,451 39.4 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 22,872 45.7 518,494 42.5 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 10,474 20.9 201,308 16.5 959,543 15.8
Other family 842 1.7 19,898 1.6 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Ipswich (C), 45.7% were couple families with children, 31.7% were couple families without children and 20.9% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Ipswich (C) % Ipswich (C) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male -- 17.8 -- 18.5 -- 18.2
Female -- 82.2 -- 81.5 -- 81.8

In Ipswich (C), 17.8% of single parents were male and 82.2% were female.

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Employment status of couple families

Employment status of couple families
Labour force, parents or partners aged 15 years and over
Ipswich (C) % Ipswich (C) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 9,504 24.5 225,032 22.5 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 1,246 3.2 39,193 3.9 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 7,935 20.5 212,524 21.3 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 6,815 17.6 144,839 14.5 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 2,200 5.7 57,595 5.8 302,037 6.0
Both not working 6,481 16.7 200,661 20.1 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 2,270 5.9 52,525 5.3 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 2,298 5.9 67,574 6.8 311,381 6.2

In Ipswich (C), of couple families with children, 24.5% had both partners employed full-time, 3.2% had both employed part-time and 20.5% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's unemployment rate. More information about Census and labour force status is provided in Understanding the Census and Census Data.

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Dwellings

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Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

Dwelling count Ipswich (C) % Ipswich (C) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 63,657 92.7 1,656,828 89.4 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 5,017 7.3 195,570 10.6 1,039,874 11.2

In Ipswich (C), 92.7% of private dwellings were occupied and 7.3% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Ipswich (C) % Ipswich (C) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Separate house 56,966 89.5 1,269,653 76.6 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 5,265 8.3 174,984 10.6 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 945 1.5 186,780 11.3 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 318 0.5 16,809 1.0 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in Ipswich (C), 89.5% were separate houses, 8.3% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 1.5% were flats or apartments and 0.5% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Ipswich (C) % Ipswich (C) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 174 0.3 8,306 0.5 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 1,311 2.1 70,628 4.3 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 6,231 9.8 275,203 16.6 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 27,360 43.0 657,978 39.7 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 27,161 42.7 604,269 36.5 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 1,414 2.2 40,448 2.4 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 3.4 -- 3.2 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 2.8 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Ipswich (C), of occupied private dwellings 2.1% had 1 bedroom, 9.8% had 2 bedrooms and 43.0% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.4. The average household size was 2.8 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Ipswich (C) % Ipswich (C) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Owned outright 13,658 21.5 471,407 28.5 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 22,954 36.1 558,439 33.7 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 25,256 39.7 566,478 34.2 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 254 0.4 15,566 0.9 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 1,540 2.4 44,944 2.7 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Ipswich (C), 21.5% were owned outright, 36.1% were owned with a mortgage and 39.7% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Ipswich (C) % Ipswich (C) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Family households 48,539 76.3 1,189,859 71.8 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 12,877 20.2 389,076 23.5 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 2,240 3.5 77,898 4.7 354,917 4.3

In Ipswich (C), of all households, 76.3% were family households, 20.2% were single person households and 3.5% were group households.

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Household income Ipswich (C) % Ipswich (C) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 17.2 -- 19.5 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 10.7 -- 14.4 -- 16.4

In Ipswich (C), 17.2% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 10.7% of households had a weekly income of more than $3000.

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Mortgage & rent

Proportions are calculated using all tenure types for occupied private dwellings. This excludes visitor only and other non-classifiable households.

Rent weekly payments Ipswich (C) % Ipswich (C) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median rent 310 -- 330 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 86.0 -- 87.2 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 14.0 -- 12.8 -- 11.5

The number of households where rent payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure are expressed in this table as a proportion of the total number of households in an area (including those households which were not renting, and excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion.

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Mortgage monthly repayments Ipswich (C) % Ipswich (C) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,600 -- 1,733 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 94.1 -- 93.6 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 5.9 -- 6.4 -- 7.2

The number of households where mortgage repayments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure are expressed in this table as a proportion of the total number of households in an area (including those households which were renting, and excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion.

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Number of motor vehicles

Number of registered motor vehicles Ipswich (C) % Ipswich (C) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
None 3,430 5.4 99,133 6.0 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 20,612 32.4 566,233 34.2 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 24,435 38.4 620,096 37.4 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 13,104 20.6 315,106 19.0 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 2,077 3.3 56,263 3.4 285,197 3.4

In Ipswich (C), 32.4% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 38.4% had two registered motor vehicles and 20.6% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Ipswich (C) % Ipswich (C) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 8,762 13.8 224,855 13.6 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 53,332 83.8 1,387,499 83.7 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 1,565 2.5 44,482 2.7 221,494 2.7

In Ipswich (C), 83.8% of households had at least one person access the internet from the dwelling. This could have been through a desktop/laptop computer, mobile or smart phone, tablet, music or video player, gaming console, smart TV or any other device.

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Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people

selected people & dwelling characteristics

People characteristics

People characteristics
Count based on place of usual residence on Census night.
Ipswich (C) % Ipswich (C) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male 4,224 50.1 92,176 49.4 322,171 49.6
Female 4,204 49.9 94,311 50.6 326,996 50.4
Median age 19 -- 22 -- 23 --

In Ipswich (C), 50.1% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 49.9% were female. The median age was 19 years.

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Dwelling characteristics

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households. These tables represent occupied private dwellings where at least one Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait islander person was present.

Dwelling characteristics
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Ipswich (C) % Ipswich (C) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3.5 -- 3.3 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 1 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 1,299 -- 1,222 -- 1,203 --

In Ipswich (C), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.5 persons, with 1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,299.

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Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Ipswich (C) % Ipswich (C) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 295 -- 270 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,581 -- 1,733 -- 1,660 --

In Ipswich (C), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $295 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,581.

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Small random adjustments have been made to all cell values to protect the confidentiality of data. These adjustments may cause the sum of rows or columns to differ by small amounts from the table totals. For further information, go to the User Guide for QuickStats.

Data reported for Australia and Other Territories now includes Norfolk Island, following an amendment to the Acts Interpretation Act, 1901. Because Norfolk Island has not previously been included in the Census, any 2011 benchmarks will not include Norfolk Island.