512 ▲ +11.1%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 461
- 2016: 494
- 2021: 512
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
West Ipswich · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in West Ipswich
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
More than half of the 512 people in West Ipswich have never been married. This small community is notably younger than many similar areas, with a high proportion of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander residents.
512
▲ +11.1%
- 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 West Ipswich — higher than 65% of areas.
| West Ipswich | 512 |
|---|---|
| 4305, QLD | 64,356 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population is larger than about 68% of similar areas. Residents are typically 39 years old, making them a little older than the Queensland and Australian figures.
39 yrs ▲ +25.8%
Younger than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31 yrs
- 2016: 34 yrs
- 2021: 39 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Older adults aged 45 to 64 make up the biggest age group at 30.5%. The area has far fewer seniors than the state and national figures, with those aged 65 and over making up only 13.5% of the population.
13.5% ▲ +89.5%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.1%
- 2016: 12.3%
- 2021: 13.5%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
17.6% ▼ -22.3%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.6%
- 2016: 15.8%
- 2021: 17.6%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →West Ipswich splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (30%) and Young adults (25–44) (26%), with Children (0–14) at 17%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Indigenous identity is much more common here than in most areas, with 9.4% of residents identifying as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander. This is well above the national figure of 3.2%. People in de facto relationships are also much less common than in most similar areas.
9.4% ▲ +66.2%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.6%
- 2016: 7.9%
- 2021: 9.4%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
9.6% ▲ +2.0%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.5%
- 2016: 17.5%
- 2021: 9.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In West Ipswich, Never married is the majority at 51%; Married is next at 27%.
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 West Ipswich [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33037/west-ipswich/topic/demographics-identity