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Ipswich Hinterland vs Springfield - Redbank
Sub-region (SA3) comparison ≈ 38 km apart · Ipswich Hinterland profile · Springfield - Redbank profile
Ipswich Hinterland Springfield - Redbank
Ipswich Hinterland and Springfield - Redbank are nearby areas with very different characters. Ipswich Hinterland is a much older area, with a typical resident aged 42 and 19.8% of people aged 65 or over. In contrast, Springfield - Redbank is far younger, with a typical age of 31 and only 7.6% of people aged 65 and over. Springfield - Redbank is also far more diverse; 31.9% of residents were born overseas and 23.5% use another language at home, while those figures are 10.7% and 2.8% in Ipswich Hinterland.
Everyday life in both places shares some similarities, with about 40% of people in each area having no religion and roughly the same proportion of adults working from home. However, the two areas are drifting apart in other ways. Springfield - Redbank has become much more walkable and better connected to public transport, whereas Ipswich Hinterland remains car-dependent. The gap in home ownership has also widened, with homes owned outright far more common in Ipswich Hinterland, while renting is far more typical in Springfield - Redbank.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 56,949
- First area, 2016: 62,726
- First area, 2021: 67,292
- Second area, 2011: 66,360
- Second area, 2016: 83,910
- Second area, 2021: 105,202
- First area, 2011: 40 yrs
- First area, 2016: 42 yrs
- First area, 2021: 42 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 29 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 30 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 31 yrs
Age structure
Marital status
Age & sex structure
Bars show the share of each area's own population, so differently sized areas stay comparable.
- 85+ in Ipswich Hinterland: 0.7% males, 0.9% females; 85+ in Springfield - Redbank: 0.2% males, 0.3% females
- 80–84 in Ipswich Hinterland: 1.1% males, 1.1% females; 80–84 in Springfield - Redbank: 0.4% males, 0.4% females
- 75–79 in Ipswich Hinterland: 2.0% males, 1.8% females; 75–79 in Springfield - Redbank: 0.6% males, 0.7% females
- 70–74 in Ipswich Hinterland: 3.0% males, 2.8% females; 70–74 in Springfield - Redbank: 1.0% males, 1.1% females
- 65–69 in Ipswich Hinterland: 3.2% males, 3.1% females; 65–69 in Springfield - Redbank: 1.4% males, 1.5% females
- 60–64 in Ipswich Hinterland: 3.6% males, 3.5% females; 60–64 in Springfield - Redbank: 1.8% males, 1.9% females
- 55–59 in Ipswich Hinterland: 3.5% males, 3.7% females; 55–59 in Springfield - Redbank: 2.2% males, 2.3% females
- 50–54 in Ipswich Hinterland: 3.5% males, 3.6% females; 50–54 in Springfield - Redbank: 2.7% males, 2.7% females
- 45–49 in Ipswich Hinterland: 3.2% males, 3.3% females; 45–49 in Springfield - Redbank: 3.1% males, 3.1% females
- 40–44 in Ipswich Hinterland: 2.8% males, 2.9% females; 40–44 in Springfield - Redbank: 3.6% males, 3.6% females
- 35–39 in Ipswich Hinterland: 2.9% males, 3.0% females; 35–39 in Springfield - Redbank: 4.2% males, 4.6% females
- 30–34 in Ipswich Hinterland: 2.7% males, 2.8% females; 30–34 in Springfield - Redbank: 4.1% males, 4.7% females
- 25–29 in Ipswich Hinterland: 2.7% males, 2.6% females; 25–29 in Springfield - Redbank: 3.6% males, 4.0% females
- 20–24 in Ipswich Hinterland: 2.8% males, 2.5% females; 20–24 in Springfield - Redbank: 3.4% males, 3.5% females
- 15–19 in Ipswich Hinterland: 3.2% males, 3.1% females; 15–19 in Springfield - Redbank: 3.4% males, 3.4% females
- 10–14 in Ipswich Hinterland: 3.6% males, 3.3% females; 10–14 in Springfield - Redbank: 4.4% males, 4.1% females
- 5–9 in Ipswich Hinterland: 3.2% males, 3.1% females; 5–9 in Springfield - Redbank: 4.8% males, 4.5% females
- 0–4 in Ipswich Hinterland: 2.6% males, 2.5% females; 0–4 in Springfield - Redbank: 4.5% males, 4.3% females
Ancestry & Birthplace
Country of birth
Ancestry
Language
Language used at home
Religion
Religious affiliation
Education & Qualifications
Highest year of school
Highest qualification level
Field of qualification
Income
- First area, 2011: $472
- First area, 2016: $538
- First area, 2021: $648
- Second area, 2011: $650
- Second area, 2016: $715
- Second area, 2021: $840
- First area, 2011: $991
- First area, 2016: $1,172
- First area, 2021: $1,406
- Second area, 2011: $1,394
- Second area, 2016: $1,575
- Second area, 2021: $1,854
- First area, 2011: $1,164
- First area, 2016: $1,354
- First area, 2021: $1,641
- Second area, 2011: $1,490
- Second area, 2016: $1,669
- Second area, 2021: $2,025
Household income distribution
Personal income distribution
Health & Disability
Long-term health conditions reported
Number of long-term health conditions
Community Participation
First Nations
Family & Households
- First area, 2011: 2.6
- First area, 2016: 2.6
- First area, 2021: 2.6
- Second area, 2011: 3.0
- Second area, 2016: 3.1
- Second area, 2021: 3.0
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $245
- First area, 2016: $280
- First area, 2021: $300
- Second area, 2011: $315
- Second area, 2016: $345
- Second area, 2021: $360
- First area, 2011: $1,517
- First area, 2016: $1,517
- First area, 2021: $1,517
- Second area, 2011: $1,920
- Second area, 2016: $1,733
- Second area, 2021: $1,710
- First area, 2011: 1.10
- First area, 2016: 0.80
- First area, 2021: 0.80
- Second area, 2011: 1.10
- Second area, 2016: 0.80
- Second area, 2021: 0.80
How homes are owned or rented
Types of homes
Bedrooms per home
Weekly rent distribution
Monthly mortgage distribution
Transport & Vehicles
How people get to work
Motor vehicles per home
Migration & Movement
Jobs & Industry
Industries people work in
Occupations people work in
Economy & Advantage
Environment & Climate
Walkability
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ipswich Hinterland vs Springfield - Redbank [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa3/31002/ipswich-hinterland/vs/31004/springfield-redbank