Ipswich City

Demographics & education

In the 2006 Census, 140,182 people were usually resident in Ipswich City: of these 49.8% were male and 50.2% were female. Of the total population 3.4% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

In the 2006 Census, 24.0% of people usually resident in Ipswich City were children aged 0-14 years, and 19.5% were people aged 55 years and over. The median age was 33 years.

In the 2006 Census, 87.4% of people usually resident in Ipswich City were Australian citizens, 15.4% were born overseas and 0.4% people were overseas visitors.

In the 2006 Census, 48.3% of people aged 15 years and over usually resident in Ipswich City were married, 12.5% were either separated or divorced, 5.0% were widowed and 34.2% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

In the 2006 Census, 78.2% of people usually resident in Ipswich City, stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth were England 4.0%, New Zealand 3.5%, Samoa 0.7%, Viet Nam 0.7% and Scotland 0.6%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for religious affiliation for people usually resident in Ipswich City were Catholic 21.8%, Anglican 19.5%, No Religion 17.9%, Uniting Church 8.0% and Presbyterian and Reformed 3.5%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for language other than English spoken at home by people usually resident in Ipswich City were Samoan 1.5%, Vietnamese 1.0%, Spanish 0.5%, German 0.3% and Dutch 0.2%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 88.0%.

Employment

During the week prior to the 2006 Census, 66,168 people aged 15 years and over in Ipswich City were in the labour force. Of these 63.5% worked full-time, 25.3% worked part-time, 3.3% were away from work, 2.8% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 5.1% were unemployed. 34,059 people were not in the labour force.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for occupation for Ipswich City were Technicians and Trades Workers 17.4%, Labourers 15.4%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 15.3%, Professionals 11.8%, Community and Personal Service Workers 10.5%, Machinery Operators And Drivers 9.9%, Sales Workers 9.3% and Managers 8.6%.

In the 2006 Census, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Ipswich City, the most common responses for industry of employment included School Education 4.4%, Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 3.0%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 3.0%, Hospitals 2.9% and Road Freight Transport 2.9%.

In the 2006 Census in Ipswich City, the median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over who were usual residents was $469, the median family income was $1,122 and the median household income was $1,025.

Family composition

In the 2006 Census, there were 37,302 families in Ipswich City: of these 33.1% were couple families without children, 46.1% were couple families with children, 19.4% were one parent families and 1.5% were other families.

Dwelling structure

Dwellings include visitor only and other not-classifiable households unless otherwise stated

In the 2006 Census 49,590 occupied private dwellings were counted in Ipswich City.

In the 2006 Census, of the occupied private dwellings in Ipswich City, 91.6% were separate houses, 3.4% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 3.9% were flats, units or apartments and 1.0% were other dwellings.

In the 2006 Census in Ipswich City, 26.5% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 37.3% were owned with a mortgage and 29.6% were rented.

In the 2006 Census in Ipswich City, of the occupied private dwellings being rented, 53.1% were rented from a real estate agent, 14.9% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 29.8% were rented from other landlord type.

Dwelling characteristics

In the 2006 Census in Ipswich City, the median weekly rent was $180. The median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,100. The average people per household was 2.8 and the average number of people per bedroom was 1.1.

Household composition

In the 2006 Census in Ipswich City, 73.4% of occupied private dwellings were family households, 19.5% were single (or lone) person households and 3.0% were group households.