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Raceview vs Ripley
Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 3.6 km apart · Raceview profile · Ripley profile
Raceview Ripley
Raceview and Ripley are neighbouring areas in Ipswich with very different layouts and profiles. Raceview is very walkable, with 90.3% of homes within a 10-minute walk of public transport and 92.7% within 15 minutes of groceries. In contrast, Ripley is mostly car-dependent, with only 40.7% of homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries. This difference in feel extends to the people; Ripley has a younger population, with a typical age of 29 compared to 35 in Raceview, and a more qualified workforce, where 20.5% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher compared to 10.1% in Raceview.
Both areas are effectively alike in that they have the same number of people per home, at 2.6. This shared domestic scale sits alongside a wider gap in growth, as 72.0% of Ripley residents moved in during the last five years compared to 42.6% in Raceview. While Raceview has far more public transport options and a higher share of people aged 65 and over, Ripley has a much higher share of adults working or looking for work.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 8,685
- First area, 2016: 9,721
- First area, 2021: 9,699
- Second area, 2011: 1,024
- Second area, 2016: 1,405
- Second area, 2021: 4,288
- First area, 2011: 31 yrs
- First area, 2016: 33 yrs
- First area, 2021: 35 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 35 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 32 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 29 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 Raceview: 0.6% males, 1.6% females; 85+ in Ripley: 0.0% males, 0.2% females
- 80–84 in Raceview: 0.9% males, 1.4% females; 80–84 in Ripley: 0.3% males, 0.2% females
- 75–79 in Raceview: 1.5% males, 2.1% females; 75–79 in Ripley: 0.5% males, 0.4% females
- 70–74 in Raceview: 1.7% males, 2.2% females; 70–74 in Ripley: 0.9% males, 0.6% females
- 65–69 in Raceview: 2.0% males, 2.2% females; 65–69 in Ripley: 1.1% males, 1.4% females
- 60–64 in Raceview: 2.4% males, 2.5% females; 60–64 in Ripley: 1.6% males, 1.7% females
- 55–59 in Raceview: 2.5% males, 2.9% females; 55–59 in Ripley: 1.8% males, 2.6% females
- 50–54 in Raceview: 2.8% males, 2.7% females; 50–54 in Ripley: 2.1% males, 2.3% females
- 45–49 in Raceview: 2.7% males, 3.1% females; 45–49 in Ripley: 2.3% males, 2.4% females
- 40–44 in Raceview: 2.8% males, 3.1% females; 40–44 in Ripley: 2.8% males, 2.6% females
- 35–39 in Raceview: 3.4% males, 3.8% females; 35–39 in Ripley: 4.4% males, 5.1% females
- 30–34 in Raceview: 3.5% males, 3.7% females; 30–34 in Ripley: 6.1% males, 6.3% females
- 25–29 in Raceview: 3.3% males, 3.7% females; 25–29 in Ripley: 5.5% males, 6.4% females
- 20–24 in Raceview: 3.1% males, 2.7% females; 20–24 in Ripley: 4.1% males, 5.4% females
- 15–19 in Raceview: 3.3% males, 3.4% females; 15–19 in Ripley: 2.9% males, 2.1% females
- 10–14 in Raceview: 3.9% males, 3.7% females; 10–14 in Ripley: 3.1% males, 3.0% females
- 5–9 in Raceview: 4.4% males, 3.6% females; 5–9 in Ripley: 4.0% males, 3.4% females
- 0–4 in Raceview: 3.6% males, 3.2% females; 0–4 in Ripley: 5.6% males, 4.8% 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: $562
- First area, 2016: $632
- First area, 2021: $728
- Second area, 2011: $624
- Second area, 2016: $780
- Second area, 2021: $1,011
- First area, 2011: $1,100
- First area, 2016: $1,244
- First area, 2021: $1,432
- Second area, 2011: $1,491
- Second area, 2016: $1,633
- Second area, 2021: $1,906
- First area, 2011: $1,275
- First area, 2016: $1,453
- First area, 2021: $1,743
- Second area, 2011: $1,571
- Second area, 2016: $1,753
- Second area, 2021: $2,173
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: 2.7
- First area, 2021: 2.6
- Second area, 2011: 3.1
- Second area, 2016: 2.7
- Second area, 2021: 2.6
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $285
- First area, 2016: $301
- First area, 2021: $315
- Second area, 2011: $280
- Second area, 2016: $335
- Second area, 2021: $375
- First area, 2011: $1,582
- First area, 2016: $1,495
- First area, 2021: $1,349
- Second area, 2011: $1,625
- Second area, 2016: $1,668
- Second area, 2021: $1,718
- 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: 0.70
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
Walkability
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Raceview vs Ripley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL32381/raceview/vs/SAL32433/ripley