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Lockyer Valley - East vs Ipswich - North

Name: Lockyer Valley - East vs Ipswich - North — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 30 km apart · Lockyer Valley - East profile · Ipswich - North profile

Lockyer Valley - East Ipswich - North

Lockyer Valley - East and Ipswich - North are two nearby Queensland areas with very different economic profiles. Ipswich - North is much wealthier, with a typical household income of $2,246 compared to $1,425 in Lockyer Valley - East. Education levels are also far higher in Ipswich - North, where 58.5% of residents completed Year 12, while only 40.4% did so in Lockyer Valley - East. This gap in schooling is consistent with the professional qualifications seen in Ipswich - North, where 20.3% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, compared to just 9.0% in Lockyer Valley - East.

Both areas sit near the national figure for the share of people aged 65 and over. They also share a similar makeup in other ways, with almost identical rates of home ownership and very similar proportions of children under 15. While they are alike in these respects, the gap in typical weekly personal income has widened since 2011, and the difference in university qualifications has also grown over time.

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Where they differ most

Population: 16,647 larger in Lockyer Valley - East Year 12: 18.1 pts higher in Ipswich - North Participation: 16.5 pts higher in Ipswich - North Household income: $821 higher in Ipswich - North Personal income: $289 higher in Ipswich - North

Demographics & Identity

Population in Lockyer Valley - East in Ipswich - North +16,647 larger in Lockyer Valley - East gap widening

21,208 91st pct 4,561 20th pct

Median age in Lockyer Valley - East in Ipswich - North +1 yrs older in Lockyer Valley - East gap narrowing

41 yrs 57th pct 40 yrs 52nd pct

Age structure

27.5% Older adults (45–64) +3.3 pts ▸ 30.8%

23.1% Young adults (25–44) +0.1 pts ▸ 23.1%

19.4% Children (0–14) +0.2 pts ▸ 19.6%

18.4% Seniors (65+) ◂ +5.9 pts 12.4%

11.8% Youth (15–24) +2.0 pts ▸ 13.7%

Marital status

45.5% Married +7.5 pts ▸ 53.0%

34.1% Never married ◂ +1.1 pts 33.0%

10.6% Divorced ◂ +2.2 pts 8.4%

5.0% Widowed ◂ +2.4 pts 2.7%

4.8% Separated ◂ +1.6 pts 3.2%

Age & sex structure

Lockyer Valley - East Ipswich - North

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

82.4% Australia +3.1 pts ▸ 85.6%

3.4% England +0.4 pts ▸ 3.8%

2.7% New Zealand ◂ +0.6 pts 2.1%

0.3% South Africa +0.5 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.4% Philippines ◂ +0.1 pts 0.3%

0.2% India +0.1 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.2% Vietnam ◂ +0.2 pts 0.1%

0.1% China +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.0% Italy +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

0.0% Nepal even 0.0%

Ancestry

41.0% English +4.9 pts ▸ 46.0%

41.2% Australian +2.0 pts ▸ 43.1%

10.0% Scottish +1.9 pts ▸ 11.9%

11.7% German ◂ +1.0 pts 10.7%

10.7% Irish even 10.8%

1.8% Dutch +0.8 pts ▸ 2.6%

1.3% Italian +0.7 pts ▸ 2.0%

0.6% Chinese even 0.7%

0.6% Filipino ◂ +0.1 pts 0.5%

0.3% Indian +0.1 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.2% Greek +0.1 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.3% Vietnamese ◂ +0.2 pts 0.1%

Language

Language used at home

89.9% English only +4.2 pts ▸ 94.2%

0.3% Vietnamese ◂ +0.3 pts 0.1%

0.2% Mandarin even 0.2%

0.1% Cantonese even 0.1%

0.1% Italian ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

0.1% Tagalog ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

0.1% Greek even 0.1%

0.1% Hindi ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

0.0% Punjabi even 0.0%

0.0% Arabic even 0.0%

Religion

Religious affiliation

48.7% Christianity +3.0 pts ▸ 51.7%

40.7% No religion +2.0 pts ▸ 42.7%

9.2% Not stated ◂ +4.9 pts 4.4%

0.6% Buddhism +0.1 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.5% Other religions ◂ +0.2 pts 0.3%

0.2% Hinduism even 0.2%

0.2% Islam ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%

0.1% Judaism ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Lockyer Valley - East in Ipswich - North

13 92nd pct —

Schools/1k kids in Lockyer Valley - East in Ipswich - North

3.16 71st pct —

Schools ≤3 km in Lockyer Valley - East in Ipswich - North +7 more in Lockyer Valley - East

17 45th pct 10 25th pct

Students in Lockyer Valley - East in Ipswich - North

3,842 86th pct —

Avg size in Lockyer Valley - East in Ipswich - North

296 32nd pct —

ICSEA in Lockyer Valley - East in Ipswich - North

968 27th pct —

Highest year of school

40.4% Year 12 +18.1 pts ▸ 58.5%

30.9% Year 10 ◂ +6.9 pts 24.0%

13.9% Year 9 or below ◂ +6.4 pts 7.5%

7.4% Year 11 ◂ +0.4 pts 6.9%

Highest qualification level

43.8% Certificate III / IV ◂ +4.9 pts 38.9%

12.5% Bachelor degree +9.8 pts ▸ 22.3%

15.3% Advanced diploma / diploma +0.8 pts ▸ 16.0%

2.3% Postgraduate degree +3.0 pts ▸ 5.3%

2.1% Graduate diploma / certificate +2.2 pts ▸ 4.3%

3.9% Certificate I / II ◂ +1.4 pts 2.4%

Field of qualification

17.2% Engineering & related +2.9 pts ▸ 20.1%

15.4% Management & commerce +3.3 pts ▸ 18.7%

12.4% Society & culture ◂ +1.1 pts 11.3%

9.2% Health +2.1 pts ▸ 11.2%

6.7% Education +2.7 pts ▸ 9.4%

6.6% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +1.8 pts 4.8%

5.6% Architecture & building +0.9 pts ▸ 6.5%

3.8% Agriculture & environment ◂ +1.8 pts 2.0%

1.5% Natural & physical sciences +1.4 pts ▸ 2.9%

1.7% Creative arts +0.9 pts ▸ 2.6%

1.3% Information technology +0.3 pts ▸ 1.6%

Income

Personal income in Lockyer Valley - East in Ipswich - North +$289 higher in Ipswich - North gap widening

$627 16th pct $916 69th pct

Household income in Lockyer Valley - East in Ipswich - North +$821 higher in Ipswich - North gap steady

$1,425 30th pct $2,246 80th pct

Family income in Lockyer Valley - East in Ipswich - North +$807 higher in Ipswich - North gap widening

$1,622 21st pct $2,429 72nd pct

Household income distribution

31.0% $1,500–$2,999 +1.0 pts ▸ 31.9%

31.1% $650–$1,499 ◂ +10.2 pts 20.9%

16.8% Under $650 ◂ +8.4 pts 8.4%

7.8% $3,000–$3,999 +7.3 pts ▸ 15.2%

4.4% $4,000 or more +10.7 pts ▸ 15.1%

Personal income distribution

46.4% Under $650 ◂ +11.2 pts 35.2%

30.7% $650–$1,499 +2.6 pts ▸ 33.3%

12.1% $1,500–$2,999 +10.9 pts ▸ 23.1%

1.3% $3,000 or more +3.1 pts ▸ 4.3%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

13.1% Arthritis ◂ +2.8 pts 10.3%

12.9% Mental health ◂ +2.2 pts 10.6%

11.2% Asthma ◂ +0.5 pts 10.7%

10.5% Other condition ◂ +1.3 pts 9.1%

6.3% Diabetes ◂ +2.2 pts 4.0%

5.1% Heart disease ◂ +1.4 pts 3.7%

3.8% Cancer ◂ +0.9 pts 2.9%

3.2% Lung condition ◂ +1.5 pts 1.7%

1.2% Stroke ◂ +0.5 pts 0.7%

0.7% Dementia ◂ +0.4 pts 0.3%

Number of long-term health conditions

53.3% None +9.3 pts ▸ 62.6%

22.3% One condition ◂ +0.7 pts 21.6%

8.8% Two conditions ◂ +1.6 pts 7.2%

5.3% Three or more ◂ +2.5 pts 2.7%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Lockyer Valley - East in Ipswich - North +1,125 larger in Lockyer Valley - East

1,268 87th pct 143 43rd pct

Median age in Lockyer Valley - East in Ipswich - North even

22 yrs 29th pct 22 yrs 29th pct

Median income in Lockyer Valley - East in Ipswich - North +$204 higher in Ipswich - North

$496 19th pct $700 62nd pct

Household income in Lockyer Valley - East in Ipswich - North +$156 higher in Ipswich - North

$1,562 42nd pct $1,718 51st pct

Family & Households

Household size in Lockyer Valley - East in Ipswich - North +0.2 larger in Ipswich - North gap narrowing

2.7 71st pct 2.9 86th pct

Family composition

52.5% Couples with children +10.6 pts ▸ 63.1%

29.0% Couples without children ◂ +4.5 pts 24.5%

17.5% One-parent families ◂ +5.7 pts 11.8%

1.0% Other families ◂ +0.6 pts 0.4%

Household size

37.0% 2 people ◂ +3.3 pts 33.6%

21.2% 1 person ◂ +7.0 pts 14.2%

15.6% 3 people +4.5 pts ▸ 20.0%

14.3% 4 people +5.1 pts ▸ 19.5%

7.0% 5 people +1.5 pts ▸ 8.5%

5.0% 6 or more ◂ +1.2 pts 3.8%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Lockyer Valley - East in Ipswich - North +$25 higher in Ipswich - North gap narrowing

$315 31st pct $340 40th pct

Mortgage in Lockyer Valley - East in Ipswich - North +$427 higher in Ipswich - North gap widening

$1,473 25th pct $1,900 54th pct

People / bedroom in Lockyer Valley - East in Ipswich - North even gap steady

0.80 29th pct 0.80 29th pct

How homes are owned or rented

43.5% Owned with a mortgage +6.7 pts ▸ 50.3%

32.3% Owned outright ◂ +0.6 pts 31.7%

20.3% Rented ◂ +4.4 pts 15.9%

2.5% Not stated ◂ +1.4 pts 1.2%

1.3% Other tenure ◂ +0.5 pts 0.8%

Types of homes

96.8% Separate house ◂ +0.3 pts 96.6%

2.0% Townhouse / semi-detached +1.0 pts ▸ 3.0%

0.3% Other dwelling even 0.3%

0.1% Flat or apartment +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

Bedrooms per home

39.6% 4 bedrooms +8.9 pts ▸ 48.5%

37.1% 3 bedrooms ◂ +6.3 pts 30.8%

9.8% 5 or more +4.6 pts ▸ 14.3%

9.2% 2 bedrooms ◂ +5.0 pts 4.2%

1.4% 1 bedroom ◂ +0.2 pts 1.2%

0.2% Studio / none ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%

Weekly rent distribution

59.5% $200–$349 ◂ +13.2 pts 46.3%

26.8% $350–$549 +12.9 pts ▸ 39.8%

7.2% Under $200 ◂ +4.3 pts 2.9%

1.6% $550–$749 +5.4 pts ▸ 7.0%

0.2% $750 or more ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

46.2% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +14.9 pts 31.3%

23.2% $1,800–$2,999 +14.7 pts ▸ 37.9%

20.7% Under $1,000 ◂ +8.8 pts 11.9%

3.8% $3,000 or more +10.3 pts ▸ 14.1%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Lockyer Valley - East in Ipswich - North +6 more in Lockyer Valley - East

10 19th pct 4 10th pct

Stops/1k in Lockyer Valley - East in Ipswich - North +0.41 more in Ipswich - North

0.47 5th pct 0.88 10th pct

Departures/1k in Lockyer Valley - East in Ipswich - North +19.0 more in Lockyer Valley - East

33.0 15th pct 14.0 10th pct

PT routes in Lockyer Valley - East in Ipswich - North even

1 7th pct 1 7th pct

Stop walk in Lockyer Valley - East in Ipswich - North +36 longer in Lockyer Valley - East

83 100th pct 47 91st pct

Drive to city in Lockyer Valley - East in Ipswich - North +18 longer in Lockyer Valley - East

54 75th pct 36 64th pct

Reach 30 min in Lockyer Valley - East in Ipswich - North +16,647 more in Lockyer Valley - East

21,208 64th pct 4,561 10th pct

Reach 45 min in Lockyer Valley - East in Ipswich - North +16,647 more in Lockyer Valley - East

21,208 30th pct 4,561 7th pct

How people get to work

66.5% Car (driver) ◂ +1.4 pts 65.1%

10.4% Worked at home +3.3 pts ▸ 13.8%

4.7% Car (passenger) ◂ +1.5 pts 3.2%

1.7% Walked ◂ +1.1 pts 0.5%

0.1% Train +0.4 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.3% Bus ◂ +0.3 pts 0.0%

0.2% Bicycle ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

39.2% 2 vehicles ◂ +0.4 pts 38.8%

25.9% 1 vehicle ◂ +7.8 pts 18.0%

18.7% 3 vehicles +4.8 pts ▸ 23.4%

13.9% 4 or more +4.1 pts ▸ 18.0%

2.3% No vehicle ◂ +0.9 pts 1.4%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

11.7% Health care & social assistance +3.5 pts ▸ 15.2%

9.1% Construction +1.9 pts ▸ 11.0%

8.8% Education & training +0.7 pts ▸ 9.5%

8.2% Manufacturing +0.9 pts ▸ 9.1%

9.0% Retail trade ◂ +0.5 pts 8.5%

8.5% Agriculture, forestry & fishing ◂ +7.2 pts 1.3%

6.6% Public administration & safety +1.9 pts ▸ 8.4%

7.8% Transport & warehousing ◂ +3.3 pts 4.5%

6.2% Accommodation & food ◂ +1.3 pts 4.8%

4.0% Professional & technical +1.5 pts ▸ 5.5%

3.9% Other services +0.3 pts ▸ 4.2%

2.9% Administrative & support ◂ +0.2 pts 2.7%

Occupations people work in

11.1% Professionals +8.9 pts ▸ 20.0%

15.4% Technicians & trades +0.8 pts ▸ 16.2%

15.4% Labourers ◂ +6.8 pts 8.6%

11.4% Clerical & administrative +3.1 pts ▸ 14.5%

12.8% Community & personal service ◂ +1.8 pts 11.0%

12.2% Managers even 12.2%

11.3% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +5.5 pts 5.9%

8.7% Sales workers +1.2 pts ▸ 9.9%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Lockyer Valley - East in Ipswich - North +4 higher in Ipswich - North

2 14th pct 6 57th pct

IRSD decile in Lockyer Valley - East in Ipswich - North +6 higher in Ipswich - North

2 14th pct 8 71st pct

IER decile in Lockyer Valley - East in Ipswich - North +4 higher in Ipswich - North

5 43rd pct 9 86th pct

IEO decile in Lockyer Valley - East in Ipswich - North +5 higher in Ipswich - North

1 0th pct 6 57th pct

IRSAD score in Lockyer Valley - East in Ipswich - North +114 higher in Ipswich - North

908 14th pct 1,022 60th pct

ERP in Lockyer Valley - East in Ipswich - North +19,458 higher in Lockyer Valley - East

24,138 89th pct 4,680 18th pct

Growth in Lockyer Valley - East in Ipswich - North +10.2 pts higher in Lockyer Valley - East

11.7% 86th pct 1.5% 23rd pct

Businesses in Lockyer Valley - East in Ipswich - North +1,280 higher in Lockyer Valley - East

1,658 80th pct 378 17th pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Lockyer Valley - East in Ipswich - North +84 higher in Ipswich - North

856 49th pct 940 56th pct

Max temp in Lockyer Valley - East in Ipswich - North +0.3 higher in Lockyer Valley - East

28.2 88th pct 27.9 87th pct

Min temp in Lockyer Valley - East in Ipswich - North +0.5 higher in Ipswich - North

12.9 63rd pct 13.4 68th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Lockyer Valley - East in Ipswich - North +0.1 higher in Ipswich - North

1.4 7th pct 1.5 8th pct

Types ≤15 min in Lockyer Valley - East in Ipswich - North even

1.6 8th pct 1.6 8th pct

15-min city in Lockyer Valley - East in Ipswich - North +4.2 pts higher in Lockyer Valley - East

17.8% 11th pct 13.5% 9th pct

Walk to shops in Lockyer Valley - East in Ipswich - North +8.5 pts higher in Ipswich - North

17.8% 11th pct 26.3% 18th pct

Walk to transit in Lockyer Valley - East in Ipswich - North +9.7 pts higher in Lockyer Valley - East

13.0% 10th pct 3.3% 2nd pct

Walk to school in Lockyer Valley - East in Ipswich - North +14.9 pts higher in Lockyer Valley - East

28.6% 15th pct 13.7% 7th pct

Walk to a park in Lockyer Valley - East in Ipswich - North +22.0 pts higher in Ipswich - North

22.0% 4th pct 44.0% 12th pct

Walk to health in Lockyer Valley - East in Ipswich - North +3.4 pts higher in Lockyer Valley - East

17.3% 23rd pct 13.9% 20th pct

Amenities/1k in Lockyer Valley - East in Ipswich - North +6.2 more in Ipswich - North

4.8 0th pct 11.0 30th pct

Intersections/km² in Lockyer Valley - East in Ipswich - North +9 higher in Ipswich - North

2 15th pct 11 25th pct

Mean slope in Lockyer Valley - East in Ipswich - North +1.8 pts higher in Ipswich - North

6.3% 65th pct 8.1% 82nd pct

Compare Lockyer Valley - East with nearby areas

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Compare Ipswich - North with nearby areas

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Lockyer Valley - East vs Ipswich - North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/310021280/lockyer-valley-east/vs/310031288/ipswich-north