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Ipswich vs Sunshine Coast

Name: Ipswich vs Sunshine Coast — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Council (LGA) comparison ≈ 110 km apart · Ipswich profile · Sunshine Coast profile

Ipswich Sunshine Coast

Sunshine Coast and Ipswich are both large Queensland areas, but they have very different profiles. Sunshine Coast is a much older area, with a typical resident aged 43 and 21.7% of people aged 65 and over. In contrast, Ipswich is far younger, with a typical age of 33 and a much higher share of children under 15 (23.4%). This age gap is reflected in housing; Sunshine Coast has a far higher share of homes owned outright (33.9%), while Ipswich has a far higher share of renters (39.4%) and more detached houses (88.7%).

The gap in home ownership has widened since 2016, but the two areas are very similar in other ways. Typical weekly household incomes are nearly the same, at $1,595 in Sunshine Coast and $1,668 in Ipswich. Both areas also have a similar share of people who have moved in the last five years (around 48%) and similar rates of long-term health conditions. While Sunshine Coast has a far higher annual rainfall than Ipswich, both areas sit near the national figure for the share of people who identify as having no religion.

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Where they differ most

Median age: 10 yrs older in Sunshine Coast Separate houses: 15.6 pts higher in Ipswich Owned outright: 13.7 pts higher in Sunshine Coast Full-time: 9.3 pts higher in Ipswich Population: 113,333 larger in Sunshine Coast

Demographics & Identity

Population in Ipswich in Sunshine Coast +113,333 larger in Sunshine Coast gap widening

229,208 87th pct 342,541 89th pct

Median age in Ipswich in Sunshine Coast +10 yrs older in Sunshine Coast gap narrowing

33 yrs 11th pct 43 yrs 57th pct

Age structure

29.8% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +6.4 pts 23.4%

22.0% Older adults (45–64) +4.6 pts ▸ 26.6%

23.4% Children (0–14) ◂ +6.0 pts 17.4%

11.4% Seniors (65+) +10.3 pts ▸ 21.7%

13.3% Youth (15–24) ◂ +2.4 pts 10.9%

Marital status

42.2% Married +6.4 pts ▸ 48.6%

40.4% Never married ◂ +8.7 pts 31.7%

9.1% Divorced +1.8 pts ▸ 10.9%

3.9% Widowed +1.5 pts ▸ 5.4%

4.4% Separated ◂ +1.0 pts 3.4%

Age & sex structure

Ipswich Sunshine Coast

Bars show the share of each area's own population, so differently sized areas stay comparable.

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

72.9% Australia +1.4 pts ▸ 74.3%

2.8% England +3.1 pts ▸ 5.9%

5.3% New Zealand ◂ +1.1 pts 4.3%

2.0% India ◂ +1.3 pts 0.7%

1.2% Philippines ◂ +0.8 pts 0.5%

0.6% South Africa +0.6 pts ▸ 1.2%

0.6% Vietnam ◂ +0.5 pts 0.1%

0.3% China ◂ +0.1 pts 0.2%

0.2% Nepal +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.1% Italy +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

Ancestry

36.4% English +9.2 pts ▸ 45.6%

34.6% Australian +0.9 pts ▸ 35.5%

9.0% Irish +3.5 pts ▸ 12.5%

9.3% Scottish +3.1 pts ▸ 12.3%

7.0% German ◂ +0.5 pts 6.6%

2.6% Indian ◂ +1.8 pts 0.9%

1.7% Italian +0.9 pts ▸ 2.6%

1.6% Dutch +0.4 pts ▸ 2.0%

1.8% Filipino ◂ +1.1 pts 0.7%

1.6% Chinese ◂ +0.6 pts 1.0%

1.0% Vietnamese ◂ +0.9 pts 0.2%

0.4% Greek +0.1 pts ▸ 0.5%

Language

Language used at home

79.8% English only +9.0 pts ▸ 88.8%

1.0% Punjabi ◂ +0.7 pts 0.3%

0.9% Vietnamese ◂ +0.8 pts 0.1%

0.6% Hindi ◂ +0.5 pts 0.1%

0.6% Tagalog ◂ +0.4 pts 0.2%

0.5% Mandarin ◂ +0.2 pts 0.3%

0.3% Arabic ◂ +0.2 pts 0.1%

0.1% Italian +0.2 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.2% Cantonese ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

0.1% Greek even 0.1%

Religion

Religious affiliation

41.9% No religion +4.8 pts ▸ 46.7%

44.6% Christianity ◂ +1.0 pts 43.6%

8.0% Not stated ◂ +0.8 pts 7.1%

1.9% Hinduism ◂ +1.2 pts 0.7%

1.3% Other religions ◂ +0.8 pts 0.5%

1.3% Buddhism ◂ +0.3 pts 1.0%

1.0% Islam ◂ +0.8 pts 0.2%

0.0% Judaism even 0.1%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Ipswich in Sunshine Coast +1 more in Sunshine Coast

80 88th pct 81 88th pct

Schools/1k kids in Ipswich in Sunshine Coast +0.13 more in Ipswich

1.49 8th pct 1.36 5th pct

Students in Ipswich in Sunshine Coast +5,295 more in Sunshine Coast

51,277 88th pct 56,572 89th pct

Avg size in Ipswich in Sunshine Coast +57 larger in Sunshine Coast

641 93rd pct 698 97th pct

ICSEA in Ipswich in Sunshine Coast +52 higher in Sunshine Coast

997 65th pct 1,050 82nd pct

Highest year of school

54.8% Year 12 +1.6 pts ▸ 56.4%

22.1% Year 10 +0.6 pts ▸ 22.7%

9.4% Year 9 or below ◂ +2.4 pts 6.9%

7.0% Year 11 +0.5 pts ▸ 7.6%

Highest qualification level

37.2% Certificate III / IV ◂ +5.2 pts 32.0%

18.3% Bachelor degree +4.9 pts ▸ 23.2%

16.3% Advanced diploma / diploma +0.6 pts ▸ 16.8%

5.0% Postgraduate degree +1.2 pts ▸ 6.3%

3.0% Graduate diploma / certificate +0.7 pts ▸ 3.7%

3.3% Certificate I / II ◂ +1.3 pts 2.0%

Field of qualification

18.2% Management & commerce ◂ +1.2 pts 17.0%

15.6% Engineering & related ◂ +2.3 pts 13.3%

13.6% Society & culture ◂ +2.0 pts 11.6%

9.9% Health +3.0 pts ▸ 12.9%

7.5% Education +1.8 pts ▸ 9.3%

5.0% Architecture & building +2.5 pts ▸ 7.5%

6.3% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +0.3 pts 6.1%

2.6% Creative arts +0.9 pts ▸ 3.5%

2.7% Information technology ◂ +1.1 pts 1.6%

1.5% Agriculture & environment +0.6 pts ▸ 2.2%

1.8% Natural & physical sciences +0.3 pts ▸ 2.1%

Income

Personal income in Ipswich in Sunshine Coast +$40 higher in Ipswich gap narrowing

$795 62nd pct $755 53rd pct

Household income in Ipswich in Sunshine Coast +$73 higher in Ipswich gap narrowing

$1,668 70th pct $1,595 65th pct

Family income in Ipswich in Sunshine Coast +$16 higher in Ipswich gap narrowing

$1,936 62nd pct $1,920 61st pct

Household income distribution

34.2% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +4.2 pts 30.0%

28.6% $650–$1,499 even 28.6%

13.4% Under $650 +2.0 pts ▸ 15.4%

10.0% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +0.8 pts 9.2%

6.9% $4,000 or more +2.2 pts ▸ 9.1%

Personal income distribution

39.0% Under $650 +1.9 pts ▸ 40.9%

35.4% $650–$1,499 ◂ +2.3 pts 33.2%

16.3% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +0.8 pts 15.5%

1.9% $3,000 or more +1.7 pts ▸ 3.7%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

11.8% Mental health ◂ +2.4 pts 9.4%

10.6% Asthma ◂ +2.5 pts 8.1%

8.6% Arthritis +1.9 pts ▸ 10.5%

9.1% Other condition ◂ +0.4 pts 8.7%

5.1% Diabetes ◂ +1.4 pts 3.7%

3.5% Heart disease +1.1 pts ▸ 4.7%

2.5% Cancer +1.3 pts ▸ 3.8%

2.1% Lung condition +0.1 pts ▸ 2.2%

0.9% Stroke +0.3 pts ▸ 1.1%

0.4% Dementia +0.5 pts ▸ 0.9%

Number of long-term health conditions

60.9% None +0.8 pts ▸ 61.6%

19.9% One condition +0.2 pts ▸ 20.1%

6.7% Two conditions ◂ +0.1 pts 6.6%

3.7% Three or more ◂ +0.2 pts 3.4%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Ipswich in Sunshine Coast +4,177 larger in Ipswich

12,509 93rd pct 8,332 90th pct

Median age in Ipswich in Sunshine Coast +3 yrs older in Sunshine Coast

20 yrs 7th pct 23 yrs 29th pct

Median income in Ipswich in Sunshine Coast +$44 higher in Sunshine Coast

$609 65th pct $653 74th pct

Household income in Ipswich in Sunshine Coast +$232 higher in Sunshine Coast

$1,553 65th pct $1,785 79th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Ipswich in Sunshine Coast +0.3 larger in Ipswich gap steady

2.8 87th pct 2.5 71st pct

Family composition

58.3% Couples with children ◂ +5.1 pts 53.2%

21.0% Couples without children +11.2 pts ▸ 32.2%

19.6% One-parent families ◂ +5.8 pts 13.8%

1.1% Other families ◂ +0.3 pts 0.8%

Household size

31.0% 2 people +7.2 pts ▸ 38.2%

22.0% 1 person +1.5 pts ▸ 23.5%

17.6% 3 people ◂ +2.4 pts 15.1%

16.7% 4 people ◂ +2.0 pts 14.7%

7.6% 5 people ◂ +1.7 pts 5.9%

5.1% 6 or more ◂ +2.5 pts 2.6%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Ipswich in Sunshine Coast +$110 higher in Sunshine Coast gap widening

$330 71st pct $440 90th pct

Mortgage in Ipswich in Sunshine Coast +$315 higher in Sunshine Coast gap widening

$1,600 63rd pct $1,915 79th pct

People / bedroom in Ipswich in Sunshine Coast even gap steady

0.80 43rd pct 0.80 43rd pct

How homes are owned or rented

39.4% Rented ◂ +12.1 pts 27.3%

38.1% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +3.5 pts 34.5%

20.2% Owned outright +13.7 pts ▸ 33.9%

0.8% Other tenure +2.0 pts ▸ 2.9%

1.5% Not stated ◂ +0.1 pts 1.4%

Types of homes

88.7% Separate house ◂ +15.6 pts 73.1%

9.2% Townhouse / semi-detached +3.9 pts ▸ 13.0%

1.7% Flat or apartment +11.1 pts ▸ 12.8%

0.3% Other dwelling +0.5 pts ▸ 0.8%

Bedrooms per home

41.8% 4 bedrooms ◂ +9.6 pts 32.2%

38.6% 3 bedrooms ◂ +1.1 pts 37.6%

8.5% 2 bedrooms +9.1 pts ▸ 17.5%

6.2% 5 or more +1.2 pts ▸ 7.4%

3.1% 1 bedroom +0.3 pts ▸ 3.5%

0.2% Studio / none +0.3 pts ▸ 0.5%

Weekly rent distribution

40.1% $350–$549 +14.1 pts ▸ 54.1%

48.5% $200–$349 ◂ +32.3 pts 16.2%

1.5% $550–$749 +14.5 pts ▸ 16.0%

6.7% Under $200 +0.7 pts ▸ 7.4%

0.3% $750 or more +3.0 pts ▸ 3.2%

Monthly mortgage distribution

45.6% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +17.1 pts 28.4%

28.4% $1,800–$2,999 +9.4 pts ▸ 37.9%

14.3% Under $1,000 ◂ +0.3 pts 14.0%

6.6% $3,000 or more +6.6 pts ▸ 13.3%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Ipswich in Sunshine Coast +5 more in Sunshine Coast

786 86th pct 791 86th pct

Stops/1k in Ipswich in Sunshine Coast +1.12 more in Ipswich

3.43 52nd pct 2.31 40th pct

Departures/1k in Ipswich in Sunshine Coast +124.8 more in Ipswich

639.5 74th pct 514.7 72nd pct

PT routes in Ipswich in Sunshine Coast +28 more in Ipswich

79 87th pct 51 86th pct

Stop walk in Ipswich in Sunshine Coast

41 70th pct —

Drive to city in Ipswich in Sunshine Coast +41 longer in Sunshine Coast

37 42nd pct 78 60th pct

How people get to work

64.5% Car (driver) ◂ +1.9 pts 62.6%

11.5% Worked at home +3.1 pts ▸ 14.6%

4.9% Car (passenger) ◂ +1.0 pts 3.9%

1.0% Walked +1.0 pts ▸ 2.0%

1.9% Train ◂ +1.7 pts 0.2%

0.2% Bicycle +0.6 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.4% Bus +0.4 pts ▸ 0.7%

Motor vehicles per home

39.8% 2 vehicles even 39.8%

33.9% 1 vehicle +1.4 pts ▸ 35.2%

13.8% 3 vehicles ◂ +0.5 pts 13.4%

7.4% 4 or more +0.3 pts ▸ 7.7%

5.1% No vehicle ◂ +1.1 pts 3.9%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

15.4% Health care & social assistance +2.5 pts ▸ 18.0%

8.0% Construction +4.1 pts ▸ 12.1%

9.7% Retail trade +0.1 pts ▸ 9.8%

9.2% Manufacturing ◂ +4.5 pts 4.6%

9.0% Public administration & safety ◂ +5.1 pts 3.9%

8.2% Education & training +0.7 pts ▸ 8.8%

5.7% Accommodation & food +2.6 pts ▸ 8.3%

6.2% Transport & warehousing ◂ +3.1 pts 3.1%

4.8% Professional & technical +1.3 pts ▸ 6.1%

4.0% Other services ◂ +0.1 pts 4.0%

3.5% Administrative & support ◂ +0.1 pts 3.5%

2.3% Finance & insurance +0.5 pts ▸ 2.9%

Occupations people work in

16.4% Professionals +4.7 pts ▸ 21.1%

14.3% Technicians & trades +0.9 pts ▸ 15.2%

14.0% Community & personal service ◂ +0.5 pts 13.4%

13.7% Clerical & administrative ◂ +1.6 pts 12.1%

9.6% Managers +2.7 pts ▸ 12.3%

11.5% Labourers ◂ +1.7 pts 9.7%

9.8% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +4.9 pts 4.9%

8.7% Sales workers +0.8 pts ▸ 9.5%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Ipswich in Sunshine Coast +4 higher in Sunshine Coast

4 36th pct 8 71st pct

IRSD decile in Ipswich in Sunshine Coast +4 higher in Sunshine Coast

4 36th pct 8 71st pct

IER decile in Ipswich in Sunshine Coast +4 higher in Sunshine Coast

5 43rd pct 9 86th pct

IEO decile in Ipswich in Sunshine Coast +3 higher in Sunshine Coast

5 43rd pct 8 71st pct

IRSAD score in Ipswich in Sunshine Coast +61 higher in Sunshine Coast

940 39th pct 1,001 76th pct

ERP in Ipswich in Sunshine Coast +113,685 higher in Sunshine Coast

268,272 87th pct 381,957 89th pct

Growth in Ipswich in Sunshine Coast +4.8 pts higher in Ipswich

15.0% 96th pct 10.2% 88th pct

Businesses in Ipswich in Sunshine Coast +25,351 higher in Sunshine Coast

13,888 86th pct 39,239 89th pct

Approvals in Ipswich in Sunshine Coast +9 higher in Sunshine Coast

3,211 91st pct 3,220 91st pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Ipswich in Sunshine Coast +731 higher in Sunshine Coast

880 72nd pct 1,611 93rd pct

Max temp in Ipswich in Sunshine Coast +2.6 higher in Ipswich

28.4 79th pct 25.7 65th pct

Min temp in Ipswich in Sunshine Coast +1.7 higher in Sunshine Coast

13.1 71st pct 14.8 79th pct

Crime & Safety

Crime rate in Ipswich in Sunshine Coast +5,450 higher in Ipswich

12,644 74th pct 7,194 40th pct

Assault/100k in Ipswich in Sunshine Coast +1,057 higher in Ipswich

1,589 75th pct 532 18th pct

Sexual/100k in Ipswich in Sunshine Coast +175 higher in Ipswich

320 66th pct 145 19th pct

Robbery/100k in Ipswich in Sunshine Coast +24 higher in Ipswich

53 82nd pct 28 58th pct

Burglary/100k in Ipswich in Sunshine Coast +227 higher in Ipswich

609 61st pct 382 34th pct

Theft/100k in Ipswich in Sunshine Coast +1,118 higher in Ipswich

3,133 91st pct 2,015 75th pct

Vehicle theft/100k in Ipswich in Sunshine Coast +186 higher in Ipswich

375 54th pct 188 20th pct

Property damage/100k in Ipswich in Sunshine Coast +510 higher in Ipswich

1,056 72nd pct 546 32nd pct

Drugs/100k in Ipswich in Sunshine Coast +519 higher in Ipswich

1,254 79th pct 735 66th pct

5-yr change in Ipswich in Sunshine Coast +2.1 pts higher in Ipswich

22.1% 69th pct 20.0% 66th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Ipswich in Sunshine Coast +0.1 higher in Sunshine Coast

4.7 71st pct 4.8 72nd pct

Types ≤15 min in Ipswich in Sunshine Coast even

4.6 66th pct 4.6 66th pct

15-min city in Ipswich in Sunshine Coast +1.0 pts higher in Ipswich

53.9% 60th pct 52.8% 58th pct

Walk to shops in Ipswich in Sunshine Coast +2.9 pts higher in Sunshine Coast

53.1% 60th pct 56.0% 64th pct

Walk to transit in Ipswich in Sunshine Coast +2.9 pts higher in Ipswich

71.0% 70th pct 68.1% 67th pct

Walk to school in Ipswich in Sunshine Coast +16.8 pts higher in Ipswich

68.6% 72nd pct 51.8% 45th pct

Walk to a park in Ipswich in Sunshine Coast +3.2 pts higher in Ipswich

89.4% 73rd pct 86.2% 69th pct

Walk to health in Ipswich in Sunshine Coast +10.3 pts higher in Sunshine Coast

36.0% 46th pct 46.2% 64th pct

Amenities/1k in Ipswich in Sunshine Coast +0.9 more in Sunshine Coast

11.5 14th pct 12.4 19th pct

Intersections/km² in Ipswich in Sunshine Coast +8 higher in Ipswich

26 74th pct 18 73rd pct

Mean slope in Ipswich in Sunshine Coast +0.2 pts higher in Sunshine Coast

6.4% 74th pct 6.6% 76th pct

Compare Ipswich with nearby areas

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Compare Sunshine Coast with nearby areas

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ipswich vs Sunshine Coast [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/lga/LGA33960/ipswich/vs/LGA36720/sunshine-coast