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Ipswich vs Mount Ommaney

Name: Ipswich vs Mount Ommaney — 2021 Census comparison
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State Electorate comparison ≈ 22 km apart · Ipswich profile · Mount Ommaney profile

Ipswich Mount Ommaney

Mount Ommaney and Ipswich are nearby Queensland areas with very different profiles. Mount Ommaney is more affluent and diverse, with a typical weekly household income of $2,201 compared to $1,481 in Ipswich. Education levels are far higher in Mount Ommaney, where 38.2% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, while the figure is 14.5% in Ipswich. Diversity is also more pronounced in Mount Ommaney, where 32.2% of people were born overseas and 23.3% use a language other than English at home, compared to 13.3% and 6.7% in Ipswich respectively.

Both areas sit close to the national figure for people with no religion, at 39.8% in Mount Ommaney and 43.6% in Ipswich. They also share similar walkability scores, though both are car-dependent. While they are alike in their full-time employment rates, several gaps have widened since 2011. The difference in typical household incomes has grown, and Mount Ommaney has seen a sharp increase in the number of people working from home compared to Ipswich.

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Where they differ most

Bachelor+: 23.6 pts higher in Mount Ommaney Year 12: 23.5 pts higher in Mount Ommaney Born overseas: 18.9 pts higher in Mount Ommaney One-parent: 9.0 pts higher in Ipswich Other language: 16.7 pts higher in Mount Ommaney

Demographics & Identity

Population in Ipswich in Mount Ommaney +1,302 larger in Mount Ommaney gap narrowing

50,518 41st pct 51,820 43rd pct

Median age in Ipswich in Mount Ommaney +3 yrs older in Mount Ommaney gap steady

36 yrs 29th pct 39 yrs 50th pct

Age structure

28.0% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +0.9 pts 27.1%

23.7% Older adults (45–64) +1.5 pts ▸ 25.2%

20.5% Children (0–14) ◂ +1.2 pts 19.3%

15.1% Seniors (65+) +1.6 pts ▸ 16.7%

12.7% Youth (15–24) ◂ +1.0 pts 11.7%

Marital status

39.9% Married +12.7 pts ▸ 52.6%

39.8% Never married ◂ +7.5 pts 32.3%

10.4% Divorced ◂ +2.3 pts 8.0%

5.3% Widowed ◂ +0.9 pts 4.3%

4.7% Separated ◂ +1.9 pts 2.7%

Age & sex structure

Ipswich Mount Ommaney

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

81.5% Australia ◂ +16.2 pts 65.3%

2.4% England +1.5 pts ▸ 3.9%

0.1% Vietnam +3.1 pts ▸ 3.3%

3.2% New Zealand even 3.2%

1.2% India +0.8 pts ▸ 2.0%

0.2% China +1.6 pts ▸ 1.8%

0.3% South Africa +1.3 pts ▸ 1.6%

0.9% Philippines +0.1 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.1% Italy +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.0% Nepal +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

Ancestry

40.4% English ◂ +5.9 pts 34.5%

39.7% Australian ◂ +10.6 pts 29.0%

11.2% Irish +0.4 pts ▸ 11.6%

10.7% Scottish ◂ +0.3 pts 10.4%

9.0% German ◂ +3.1 pts 6.0%

1.1% Chinese +5.2 pts ▸ 6.3%

0.2% Vietnamese +4.4 pts ▸ 4.6%

1.6% Indian +1.8 pts ▸ 3.4%

1.7% Italian +0.9 pts ▸ 2.5%

1.6% Dutch +0.3 pts ▸ 1.8%

1.3% Filipino +0.1 pts ▸ 1.4%

0.3% Greek +0.2 pts ▸ 0.5%

Language

Language used at home

87.7% English only ◂ +13.8 pts 73.9%

0.2% Vietnamese +4.2 pts ▸ 4.4%

0.3% Mandarin +2.5 pts ▸ 2.8%

0.1% Cantonese +1.2 pts ▸ 1.4%

0.3% Hindi +0.6 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.2% Arabic +0.6 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.4% Punjabi +0.1 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.4% Tagalog even 0.3%

0.1% Italian +0.2 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.1% Greek even 0.1%

Religion

Religious affiliation

46.3% Christianity ◂ +0.2 pts 46.2%

43.6% No religion ◂ +3.7 pts 39.8%

7.4% Not stated ◂ +2.9 pts 4.6%

0.6% Buddhism +2.8 pts ▸ 3.4%

0.8% Hinduism +2.2 pts ▸ 3.0%

0.4% Islam +1.5 pts ▸ 1.9%

0.8% Other religions +0.2 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.0% Judaism +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

Education & Qualifications

Schools/1k kids in Ipswich in Mount Ommaney +0.82 more in Ipswich

2.12 59th pct 1.30 15th pct

Schools ≤3 km in Ipswich in Mount Ommaney +9 more in Ipswich

22 57th pct 13 24th pct

Students in Ipswich in Mount Ommaney +3,297 more in Ipswich

12,951 78th pct 9,654 52nd pct

Avg size in Ipswich in Mount Ommaney +154 larger in Mount Ommaney

589 69th pct 743 87th pct

ICSEA in Ipswich in Mount Ommaney +79 higher in Mount Ommaney

1,005 41st pct 1,084 78th pct

Highest year of school

51.0% Year 12 +23.5 pts ▸ 74.6%

24.5% Year 10 ◂ +12.1 pts 12.4%

10.8% Year 9 or below ◂ +6.0 pts 4.8%

6.9% Year 11 ◂ +2.6 pts 4.4%

Highest qualification level

38.8% Certificate III / IV ◂ +20.4 pts 18.4%

17.5% Bachelor degree +18.2 pts ▸ 35.7%

15.8% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +1.1 pts 14.7%

4.2% Postgraduate degree +9.7 pts ▸ 13.9%

3.1% Graduate diploma / certificate +2.4 pts ▸ 5.5%

3.5% Certificate I / II ◂ +2.0 pts 1.5%

Field of qualification

16.9% Management & commerce +5.0 pts ▸ 21.9%

15.9% Engineering & related ◂ +1.8 pts 14.1%

13.9% Society & culture ◂ +0.9 pts 13.0%

9.9% Health +2.0 pts ▸ 11.9%

8.3% Education +0.8 pts ▸ 9.0%

6.4% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +2.8 pts 3.6%

5.3% Architecture & building ◂ +1.2 pts 4.1%

1.5% Natural & physical sciences +3.3 pts ▸ 4.8%

2.1% Information technology +1.9 pts ▸ 4.0%

2.7% Creative arts +1.2 pts ▸ 4.0%

1.6% Agriculture & environment ◂ +0.2 pts 1.4%

Income

Personal income in Ipswich in Mount Ommaney +$169 higher in Mount Ommaney gap steady

$761 41st pct $930 75th pct

Household income in Ipswich in Mount Ommaney +$720 higher in Mount Ommaney gap widening

$1,481 30th pct $2,201 85th pct

Family income in Ipswich in Mount Ommaney +$657 higher in Mount Ommaney gap widening

$1,854 30th pct $2,511 78th pct

Household income distribution

31.6% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +1.3 pts 30.3%

30.7% $650–$1,499 ◂ +9.4 pts 21.3%

5.7% $4,000 or more +12.2 pts ▸ 17.9%

16.7% Under $650 ◂ +5.9 pts 10.8%

8.8% $3,000–$3,999 +5.4 pts ▸ 14.2%

Personal income distribution

40.8% Under $650 ◂ +3.6 pts 37.2%

34.4% $650–$1,499 ◂ +5.3 pts 29.1%

15.8% $1,500–$2,999 +7.6 pts ▸ 23.4%

1.8% $3,000 or more +4.7 pts ▸ 6.4%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

14.0% Mental health ◂ +4.9 pts 9.0%

12.0% Asthma ◂ +4.1 pts 7.9%

10.7% Arthritis ◂ +3.6 pts 7.2%

10.3% Other condition ◂ +1.0 pts 9.3%

5.7% Diabetes ◂ +1.5 pts 4.2%

4.4% Heart disease ◂ +0.7 pts 3.8%

3.2% Cancer ◂ +0.3 pts 2.9%

2.6% Lung condition ◂ +1.4 pts 1.3%

1.1% Stroke ◂ +0.2 pts 0.9%

0.6% Dementia +0.2 pts ▸ 0.9%

Number of long-term health conditions

56.4% None +11.0 pts ▸ 67.4%

22.4% One condition ◂ +3.0 pts 19.3%

8.0% Two conditions ◂ +2.4 pts 5.6%

4.8% Three or more ◂ +2.4 pts 2.3%

Community Participation

Family & Households

Household size in Ipswich in Mount Ommaney +0.2 larger in Mount Ommaney gap steady

2.5 43rd pct 2.7 71st pct

Family composition

54.3% Couples with children +8.7 pts ▸ 62.9%

23.9% Couples without children +0.7 pts ▸ 24.6%

20.5% One-parent families ◂ +9.0 pts 11.4%

1.4% Other families ◂ +0.4 pts 1.0%

Household size

32.6% 2 people +0.9 pts ▸ 33.5%

27.6% 1 person ◂ +8.5 pts 19.1%

14.3% 4 people +5.1 pts ▸ 19.4%

15.9% 3 people +2.1 pts ▸ 17.9%

6.2% 5 people +0.7 pts ▸ 6.9%

3.3% 6 or more ◂ +0.2 pts 3.1%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Ipswich in Mount Ommaney +$110 higher in Mount Ommaney gap narrowing

$300 25th pct $410 74th pct

Mortgage in Ipswich in Mount Ommaney +$520 higher in Mount Ommaney gap widening

$1,480 21st pct $2,000 68th pct

People / bedroom in Ipswich in Mount Ommaney even gap steady

0.80 29th pct 0.80 29th pct

How homes are owned or rented

35.3% Owned with a mortgage +5.9 pts ▸ 41.2%

38.3% Rented ◂ +14.4 pts 23.9%

24.0% Owned outright +8.2 pts ▸ 32.2%

1.0% Other tenure +0.9 pts ▸ 1.9%

1.4% Not stated ◂ +0.5 pts 0.8%

Types of homes

86.3% Separate house ◂ +1.3 pts 85.0%

9.4% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +0.4 pts 9.0%

4.0% Flat or apartment +1.9 pts ▸ 5.9%

0.1% Other dwelling ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

44.5% 3 bedrooms ◂ +5.1 pts 39.4%

31.7% 4 bedrooms +5.8 pts ▸ 37.6%

13.0% 2 bedrooms ◂ +4.8 pts 8.2%

5.1% 5 or more +7.0 pts ▸ 12.1%

4.0% 1 bedroom ◂ +2.2 pts 1.7%

0.3% Studio / none ◂ +0.2 pts 0.1%

Weekly rent distribution

25.9% $350–$549 +35.7 pts ▸ 61.6%

60.6% $200–$349 ◂ +45.3 pts 15.3%

0.7% $550–$749 +11.0 pts ▸ 11.7%

9.3% Under $200 ◂ +3.4 pts 5.9%

0.3% $750 or more +1.9 pts ▸ 2.2%

Monthly mortgage distribution

51.8% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +25.5 pts 26.4%

22.1% $1,800–$2,999 +18.0 pts ▸ 40.1%

16.6% Under $1,000 ◂ +4.6 pts 12.1%

4.2% $3,000 or more +12.4 pts ▸ 16.6%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Ipswich in Mount Ommaney +17 more in Ipswich

215 38th pct 198 33rd pct

Stops/1k in Ipswich in Mount Ommaney +0.43 more in Ipswich

4.26 43rd pct 3.82 33rd pct

Departures/1k in Ipswich in Mount Ommaney +159.4 more in Ipswich

787.0 41st pct 627.6 35th pct

PT routes in Ipswich in Mount Ommaney +23 more in Mount Ommaney

43 79th pct 66 87th pct

How people get to work

65.0% Car (driver) ◂ +13.3 pts 51.7%

10.4% Worked at home +11.9 pts ▸ 22.3%

4.9% Car (passenger) ◂ +1.5 pts 3.3%

1.5% Train +2.0 pts ▸ 3.5%

1.6% Walked ◂ +0.4 pts 1.1%

0.4% Bus +0.9 pts ▸ 1.3%

0.3% Bicycle +0.4 pts ▸ 0.7%

Motor vehicles per home

36.7% 2 vehicles +6.8 pts ▸ 43.6%

36.6% 1 vehicle ◂ +3.3 pts 33.3%

12.5% 3 vehicles +0.6 pts ▸ 13.1%

7.8% No vehicle ◂ +3.7 pts 4.1%

6.3% 4 or more ◂ +0.4 pts 5.9%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

16.4% Health care & social assistance ◂ +0.8 pts 15.6%

9.2% Education & training +3.3 pts ▸ 12.5%

10.7% Public administration & safety ◂ +3.3 pts 7.4%

4.4% Professional & technical +6.1 pts ▸ 10.5%

10.1% Retail trade ◂ +2.1 pts 8.1%

8.0% Manufacturing ◂ +2.1 pts 5.9%

8.0% Construction ◂ +1.0 pts 7.0%

5.7% Accommodation & food ◂ +0.3 pts 5.4%

5.2% Transport & warehousing ◂ +1.4 pts 3.8%

4.0% Other services ◂ +0.3 pts 3.7%

2.0% Finance & insurance +1.9 pts ▸ 3.8%

3.5% Administrative & support ◂ +0.8 pts 2.7%

Occupations people work in

16.7% Professionals +15.8 pts ▸ 32.5%

14.9% Technicians & trades ◂ +4.1 pts 10.8%

9.5% Managers +4.8 pts ▸ 14.4%

14.3% Community & personal service ◂ +4.3 pts 10.0%

13.8% Clerical & administrative ◂ +0.3 pts 13.5%

11.3% Labourers ◂ +5.0 pts 6.3%

9.2% Sales workers ◂ +2.0 pts 7.2%

8.5% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +4.5 pts 4.0%

Walkability

Walk score in Ipswich in Mount Ommaney +0.4 higher in Mount Ommaney

5.8 53rd pct 6.1 59th pct

Types ≤15 min in Ipswich in Mount Ommaney +0.3 more in Mount Ommaney

5.6 53rd pct 5.9 58th pct

15-min city in Ipswich in Mount Ommaney +2.7 pts higher in Mount Ommaney

72.2% 55th pct 74.9% 57th pct

Walk to shops in Ipswich in Mount Ommaney +1.3 pts higher in Ipswich

74.1% 60th pct 72.8% 59th pct

Walk to transit in Ipswich in Mount Ommaney +17.1 pts higher in Mount Ommaney

76.5% 34th pct 93.6% 57th pct

Walk to school in Ipswich in Mount Ommaney +6.0 pts higher in Ipswich

76.7% 51st pct 70.7% 43rd pct

Walk to a park in Ipswich in Mount Ommaney +2.3 pts higher in Mount Ommaney

96.5% 50th pct 98.8% 62nd pct

Walk to health in Ipswich in Mount Ommaney +3.0 pts higher in Ipswich

53.4% 55th pct 50.4% 52nd pct

Amenities/1k in Ipswich in Mount Ommaney +1.6 more in Ipswich

13.4 43rd pct 11.7 27th pct

Intersections/km² in Ipswich in Mount Ommaney +70 higher in Mount Ommaney

83 50th pct 153 65th pct

Mean slope in Ipswich in Mount Ommaney +0.5 pts higher in Mount Ommaney

5.8% 59th pct 6.3% 67th pct

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ipswich vs Mount Ommaney [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sed/SED30037/ipswich/vs/SED30058/mount-ommaney