2,321 ▲ +5.8%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2,194
- 2016: 2,410
- 2021: 2,321
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
East Ipswich · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in East Ipswich
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A population of 2,321 people now lives in East Ipswich, making it larger than about 82% of similar areas. The community is moderately sized and a little older than the national figure, with a typical resident aged 40.
2,321
▲ +5.8%
- 1–1: 689 areas
- 1–2: 0 areas
- 2–3: 119 areas
- 3–5: 108 areas
- 5–7: 243 areas
- 7–11: 241 areas
- 11–16: 514 areas
- 16–24: 579 areas
- 24–36: 898 areas
- 36–53: 1059 areas
- 53–79: 1168 areas
- 79–117: 1203 areas
- 117–174: 1171 areas
- 174–258: 1010 areas
- 258–384: 856 areas
- 384–571: 670 areas
- 571–850: 616 areas
- 850–1,263: 567 areas
- 1,263–1,879: 520 areas
- 1,879–2,794: 590 areas
- 2,794–4,154: 679 areas
- 4,154–6,177: 585 areas
- 6,177–9,186: 528 areas
- 9,186–13,659: 405 areas
- 13,659–20,311: 195 areas
- 20,311–30,202: 96 areas
- 30,202–44,910: 33 areas
- 44,910–66,781: 10 areas
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is East Ipswich — higher than 80% of areas.
| East Ipswich | 2,321 |
|---|---|
| 4305, QLD | 64,356 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The total population is 2,321. Residents are a little older than the typical person in Queensland or Australia, with the usual age being 40.
40 yrs ▲ +11.1%
Younger than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36 yrs
- 2016: 36 yrs
- 2021: 40 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
The age split is fairly balanced; children under 15 and seniors aged 65 and over both make up about 17% to 18% of the population, which is about the same as state and national figures.
16.9% ▲ +28.5%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.2%
- 2016: 12.6%
- 2021: 16.9%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
18.0% ▼ -12.0%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.5%
- 2016: 20.2%
- 2021: 18.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →East Ipswich splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (27%) and Young adults (25–44) (26%), with Children (0–14) at 18%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Indigenous identity is much more common here than in most similar areas, with 5.5% of people identifying as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander. Those in de facto relationships make up 14.0% of the population, which is a little above the national figure.
5.5% ▲ +22.2%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.5%
- 2016: 4.8%
- 2021: 5.5%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
14.0% ▲ +27.1%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.0%
- 2016: 11.9%
- 2021: 14.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In East Ipswich, the largest group is Never married at 42%, followed by Married (33%) and Divorced (13%).
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in East Ipswich [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30928/east-ipswich/topic/demographics-identity