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Population estimates at 30 June 2025, as published in the regional data report. Figures are provisional.
Source: ABS, Regional population, various editions
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People & population · Table 1Estimated resident population
| As at 30 June | Average annual growth rate | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 2020 | 2025p | 2015–2025p | 2020–2025p | |
| — number — | — % — | ||||
| RDAIWM region | 298,123 | 336,721 | 388,213 | 2.7 | 2.9 |
| Ipswich (C) | 194,274 | 226,778 | 268,272 | 3.3 | 3.4 |
| Lockyer Valley (R) | 38,861 | 41,366 | 46,058 | 1.7 | 2.2 |
| Scenic Rim (R) | 40,307 | 43,255 | 46,947 | 1.5 | 1.7 |
| Somerset (R) | 24,681 | 25,322 | 26,936 | 0.9 | 1.2 |
| Queensland | 4,777,692 | 5,165,613 | 5,669,764 | 1.7 | 1.9 |
Source: ABS, Regional population, various editions
People & population · Table 2Estimated resident population by age and LGA Updated
| Age group | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0–14 | 15–24 | 25–44 | 45–64 | 65+ | ||||||
| number | % | number | % | number | % | number | % | number | % | |
| RDAIWM region | 80,783 | 20.8 | 50,910 | 13.1 | 112,059 | 28.9 | 87,680 | 22.6 | 56,781 | 14.6 |
| Ipswich (C) | 60,085 | 22.4 | 36,719 | 13.7 | 84,357 | 31.4 | 56,016 | 20.9 | 31,095 | 11.6 |
| Lockyer Valley (R) | 8,349 | 18.1 | 5,938 | 12.9 | 12,200 | 26.5 | 11,389 | 24.7 | 8,182 | 17.8 |
| Scenic Rim (R) | 7,767 | 16.5 | 5,240 | 11.2 | 9,649 | 20.6 | 12,999 | 27.7 | 11,292 | 24.1 |
| Somerset (R) | 4,582 | 17.0 | 3,013 | 11.2 | 5,853 | 21.7 | 7,276 | 27.0 | 6,212 | 23.1 |
| Queensland | 1,002,035 | 17.7 | 743,155 | 13.1 | 1,588,643 | 28.0 | 1,348,970 | 23.8 | 986,961 | 17.4 |
Source: ABS, Regional population by age and sex, 2025
People & population · Table 3Median age Updated
| As at 30 June | Change | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 2020 | 2025p | 2015–2025p | |
| — years — | years | |||
| RDAIWM region | 34.7 | 35.5 | 36.2 | 1.5 |
| Ipswich (C) | 32.2 | 33.0 | 33.9 | 1.7 |
| Lockyer Valley (R) | 37.9 | 38.8 | 39.2 | 1.3 |
| Scenic Rim (R) | 43.4 | 45.6 | 46.5 | 3.1 |
| Somerset (R) | 41.9 | 44.0 | 45.1 | 3.2 |
| Queensland | 36.9 | 37.9 | 38.6 | 1.7 |
Source: ABS, Regional Population by Age and Sex, unpublished data and Queensland Treasury estimates
People & population · Table 4Projected population
| As at 30 June | Average annual growth rate | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021(a) | 2026 | 2031 | 2036 | 2041 | 2046 | 2021–2046 | |
| — number — | % | ||||||
| RDAIWM region | 344,044 | 397,029 | 446,744 | 499,842 | 559,282 | 636,296 | 2.5 |
| Ipswich (C) | 233,314 | 275,154 | 315,513 | 360,007 | 411,439 | 480,856 | 2.9 |
| Lockyer Valley (R) | 41,750 | 46,846 | 49,129 | 51,320 | 53,497 | 55,950 | 1.2 |
| Scenic Rim (R) | 43,592 | 47,477 | 53,131 | 58,294 | 62,996 | 67,096 | 1.7 |
| Somerset (R) | 25,388 | 27,553 | 28,971 | 30,221 | 31,350 | 32,394 | 1.0 |
| Queensland | 5,215,814 | 5,763,216 | 6,165,287 | 6,551,168 | 6,921,656 | 7,279,119 | 1.3 |
(a) 2021 data are final rebased estimated resident population (ERP).
Source: Queensland Government Population Projections, 2025 edition (medium series)
People & population · Table 5Median age projections
| As at 30 June | Change | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2036 | 2046 | 2026–2046 | |
| — years — | years | |||
| RDAIWM region | 36.2 | 38.0 | 39.3 | 3.1 |
| Ipswich (C) | 33.8 | 35.7 | 37.2 | 3.4 |
| Lockyer Valley (R) | 40.0 | 42.4 | 44.3 | 4.3 |
| Scenic Rim (R) | 46.1 | 47.8 | 49.5 | 3.3 |
| Somerset (R) | 44.9 | 47.3 | 48.8 | 3.9 |
| Queensland | 38.7 | 40.4 | 41.8 | 3.1 |
Source: Queensland Government Population Projections, 2025 edition (medium series)
People & population · Table 6Indigenous status
| First Nations persons | Non-Indigenous persons | Total persons(b) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aboriginal | Torres Strait Islander | Both(a) | Total | |||||
| — number — | number | % | number | % | number | |||
| RDAIWM region | 15,791 | 671 | 883 | 17,347 | 5.1 | 302,614 | 89.4 | 338,350 |
| Ipswich (C) | 11,373 | 508 | 626 | 12,509 | 5.5 | 204,998 | 89.4 | 229,208 |
| Lockyer Valley (R) | 1,921 | 69 | 100 | 2,092 | 5.1 | 36,536 | 88.9 | 41,101 |
| Scenic Rim (R) | 1,411 | 59 | 105 | 1,574 | 3.7 | 38,793 | 90.2 | 42,984 |
| Somerset (R) | 1,086 | 35 | 52 | 1,172 | 4.7 | 22,287 | 88.9 | 25,057 |
| Queensland | 193,405 | 21,772 | 22,122 | 237,303 | 4.6 | 4,635,042 | 89.9 | 5,156,138 |
(a) Applicable to persons who are of 'both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander origin'.
(b) Includes Indigenous status not stated.
Source: ABS, Census of Population and Housing, 2021, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples Profile - I02
People & population · Table 7Registered births and deaths
| Births | Deaths | Natural increase | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| number | rate(a) | number | rate(a) | number | |
| RDAIWM region | 4,973 | 13.2 | 2,251 | 6.0 | 2,722 |
| Ipswich (C) | 3,784 | 14.6 | 1,351 | 5.2 | 2,433 |
| Lockyer Valley (R) | 506 | 11.2 | 343 | 7.6 | 163 |
| Scenic Rim (R) | 408 | 8.9 | 374 | 8.1 | 34 |
| Somerset (R) | 275 | 10.3 | 183 | 6.9 | 92 |
| Queensland(b) | 58,838 | 10.5 | 38,901 | 7.0 | 19,937 |
(a) Crude rate per 1,000 persons.
(b) Queensland totals include births and deaths where the usual residence was overseas, no fixed abode, Offshore and Migratory, and Queensland undefined.
Source: ABS, Births, Australia, various editions; ABS, Deaths, Australia, various editions
People & population · Table 8Place of usual residence one year ago(a)
| Same address | Different address | Proportion with different address | Total persons(c) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Within Queensland | Rest of Australia | Overseas | Total(b) | ||||
| number | — number — | % | number | ||||
| RDAIWM region | 258,947 | 45,808 | 5,113 | 1,514 | 53,627 | 16.1 | 334,039 |
| Ipswich (C) | 173,585 | 33,160 | 3,654 | 1,087 | 38,760 | 17.2 | 225,950 |
| Lockyer Valley (R) | 31,919 | 4,971 | 525 | 211 | 5,848 | 14.4 | 40,642 |
| Scenic Rim (R) | 33,636 | 4,852 | 661 | 122 | 5,757 | 13.5 | 42,596 |
| Somerset (R) | 19,807 | 2,825 | 273 | 94 | 3,262 | 13.1 | 24,851 |
| Queensland | 3,909,222 | 719,541 | 97,770 | 34,773 | 868,358 | 17.0 | 5,100,249 |
(a) Based on persons aged one year and over.
(b) Includes persons who stated that they were usually resident at a different address 1 year ago but did not state that address.
(c) Includes persons who did not state whether they were usually resident at a different address 1 year ago.
Source: ABS, Census of Population and Housing, 2021, General Community Profile - G44
People & population · Table 9Place of usual residence five years ago(a)
| Same address | Different address | Proportion with different address | Total persons(c) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Within Queensland | Rest of Australia | Overseas | Total(b) | ||||
| number | — number — | % | number | ||||
| RDAIWM region | 150,862 | 113,627 | 15,950 | 9,199 | 142,385 | 45.1 | 315,502 |
| Ipswich (C) | 95,434 | 81,480 | 11,732 | 6,576 | 102,516 | 48.4 | 211,943 |
| Lockyer Valley (R) | 20,408 | 12,095 | 1,471 | 1,402 | 15,361 | 39.6 | 38,799 |
| Scenic Rim (R) | 21,881 | 12,738 | 1,924 | 692 | 15,670 | 38.3 | 40,910 |
| Somerset (R) | 13,139 | 7,314 | 823 | 529 | 8,838 | 37.1 | 23,850 |
| Queensland | 2,348,035 | 1,635,871 | 276,658 | 215,572 | 2,178,913 | 44.8 | 4,863,678 |
(a) Based on persons aged five years and over.
(b) Includes persons who stated that they were usually resident at a different address 5 years ago but did not state that address.
(c) Includes persons who did not state whether they were usually resident at a different address 5 years ago.
Source: ABS, Census of Population and Housing, 2021, General Community Profile - G45
People & population · Table 10Country of birth
| Born in Australia(a) | Born overseas | Total persons(d) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Born in ESB countries(b) | Born in NESB countries(c) | Total(c) | |||||||
| number | % | number | % | number | % | number | % | number | |
| RDAIWM region | 253,180 | 74.8 | 31,008 | 9.2 | 34,414 | 10.2 | 65,464 | 19.3 | 338,350 |
| Ipswich (C) | 167,084 | 72.9 | 22,279 | 9.7 | 27,515 | 12.0 | 49,800 | 21.7 | 229,208 |
| Lockyer Valley (R) | 32,654 | 79.4 | 2,527 | 6.1 | 3,277 | 8.0 | 5,813 | 14.1 | 41,101 |
| Scenic Rim (R) | 33,563 | 78.1 | 4,359 | 10.1 | 2,088 | 4.9 | 6,459 | 15.0 | 42,984 |
| Somerset (R) | 19,879 | 79.3 | 1,843 | 7.4 | 1,534 | 6.1 | 3,392 | 13.5 | 25,057 |
| Queensland | 3,680,014 | 71.4 | 524,705 | 10.2 | 645,628 | 12.5 | 1,170,334 | 22.7 | 5,156,138 |
(a) Includes 'Australia', 'Australia (includes External Territories), nfd', 'Norfolk Island' and 'Australian External Territories, nec' responses.
(b) Based on the main English speaking countries of UK, Ireland, Canada, USA, South Africa and New Zealand.
(c) Includes countries not identified individually, ‘Inadequately described’ and ‘At sea’ responses.
(d) Includes not stated responses.
Source: ABS, Census of Population and Housing, 2021, General Community Profile - G01 and G09
People & population · Table 11Proficiency in spoken English of persons
| Speaks English only | Speaks other language at home and speaks English | Persons(a) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Very well or well | Not well or not at all | Total | |||||||
| number | % | number | % | number | % | number | % | number | |
| RDAIWM region | 278,863 | 82.4 | 33,897 | 10.0 | 4,925 | 1.5 | 38,832 | 11.5 | 338,350 |
| Ipswich (C) | 182,849 | 79.8 | 29,002 | 12.7 | 3,923 | 1.7 | 32,932 | 14.4 | 229,208 |
| Lockyer Valley (R) | 35,429 | 86.2 | 2,315 | 5.6 | 659 | 1.6 | 2,971 | 7.2 | 41,101 |
| Scenic Rim (R) | 38,455 | 89.5 | 1,443 | 3.4 | 156 | 0.4 | 1,604 | 3.7 | 42,984 |
| Somerset (R) | 22,130 | 88.3 | 1,137 | 4.5 | 187 | 0.7 | 1,325 | 5.3 | 25,057 |
| Queensland | 4,151,206 | 80.5 | 605,200 | 11.7 | 90,855 | 1.8 | 696,056 | 13.5 | 5,156,138 |
(a) Includes the categories 'Proficiency in English not stated' and 'Language and proficiency in English not stated'.
Source: ABS, Census of Population and Housing, 2021, General Community Profile - G13
People & population · Table 12Religious affiliation
| Religious affiliation | Total(b) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christianity | Other(a) | No religion | |||||
| number | % | number | % | number | % | number | |
| RDAIWM region | 156,060 | 46.1 | 15,044 | 4.4 | 137,655 | 40.7 | 338,350 |
| Ipswich (C) | 102,266 | 44.6 | 12,622 | 5.5 | 95,045 | 41.5 | 229,208 |
| Lockyer Valley (R) | 20,798 | 50.6 | 1,384 | 3.4 | 15,126 | 36.8 | 41,101 |
| Scenic Rim (R) | 20,702 | 48.2 | 653 | 1.5 | 17,379 | 40.4 | 42,984 |
| Somerset (R) | 12,294 | 49.1 | 385 | 1.5 | 10,105 | 40.3 | 25,057 |
| Queensland | 2,357,398 | 45.7 | 258,850 | 5.0 | 2,099,765 | 40.7 | 5,156,138 |
(a) Includes 'Buddhism', 'Hinduism', 'Islam', 'Judaism' and 'Other Religions'.
(b) Comprises 'Not stated' and 'Inadequately described'.
Source: ABS, Census of Population and Housing, 2021, General Community Profile - G14
Homes & households · Table 13Family composition(a)
| Couple family with no children | Couple family with children | One-parent family | Total(b) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| number | % | number | % | number | % | number | |
| RDAIWM region | 32,534 | 36.1 | 38,536 | 42.7 | 17,720 | 19.7 | 90,143 |
| Ipswich (C) | 19,309 | 32.0 | 27,037 | 44.8 | 12,959 | 21.5 | 60,293 |
| Lockyer Valley (R) | 4,524 | 41.6 | 4,368 | 40.1 | 1,836 | 16.9 | 10,887 |
| Scenic Rim (R) | 5,546 | 46.1 | 4,563 | 37.9 | 1,797 | 14.9 | 12,031 |
| Somerset (R) | 3,155 | 45.5 | 2,568 | 37.0 | 1,128 | 16.3 | 6,932 |
| Queensland | 551,069 | 40.3 | 563,327 | 41.2 | 230,026 | 16.8 | 1,366,657 |
(a) Includes same-sex couple families.
(b) Includes other families.
Source: ABS, Census of Population and Housing, 2021, General Community Profile - G29
Homes & households · Table 14Household composition
| One family households | Multiple family households | Group households | Lone person households | Total households(a) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| number | % | number | % | number | % | number | % | number | |
| RDAIWM region | 84,228 | 72.2 | 2,905 | 2.5 | 3,858 | 3.3 | 25,704 | 22.0 | 116,696 |
| Ipswich (C) | 56,500 | 72.4 | 1,857 | 2.4 | 2,531 | 3.2 | 17,171 | 22.0 | 78,058 |
| Lockyer Valley (R) | 10,080 | 71.3 | 399 | 2.8 | 660 | 4.7 | 3,004 | 21.2 | 14,142 |
| Scenic Rim (R) | 11,177 | 72.4 | 419 | 2.7 | 384 | 2.5 | 3,440 | 22.3 | 15,430 |
| Somerset (R) | 6,471 | 71.4 | 230 | 2.5 | 283 | 3.1 | 2,089 | 23.0 | 9,066 |
| Queensland | 1,290,613 | 69.0 | 37,257 | 2.0 | 80,576 | 4.3 | 461,009 | 24.7 | 1,869,462 |
(a) Excludes visitors only and other not classifiable households.
Source: ABS, Census of Population and Housing, 2021, unpublished data (occupied private dwellings)
Homes & households · Table 15Occupied private dwellings(a) by dwelling structure and LGA
| Separate house | Semi-detached(b) | Apartment(c) | Caravan(d) | Other(e) | Total(f) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| number | % | number | % | number | % | number | % | number | % | number | |
| RDAIWM region | 105,486 | 90.4 | 8,787 | 7.5 | 1,558 | 1.3 | 464 | 0.4 | 153 | 0.1 | 116,696 |
| Ipswich (C) | 69,218 | 88.7 | 7,145 | 9.2 | 1,346 | 1.7 | 198 | 0.3 | 39 | 0.0 | 78,058 |
| Lockyer Valley (R) | 13,278 | 93.9 | 550 | 3.9 | 142 | 1.0 | 41 | 0.3 | 49 | 0.3 | 14,142 |
| Scenic Rim (R) | 14,212 | 92.1 | 938 | 6.1 | 51 | 0.3 | 131 | 0.8 | 54 | 0.3 | 15,430 |
| Somerset (R) | 8,778 | 96.8 | 154 | 1.7 | 19 | 0.2 | 94 | 1.0 | 11 | 0.1 | 9,066 |
| Queensland | 1,397,920 | 74.8 | 218,546 | 11.7 | 233,531 | 12.5 | 11,242 | 0.6 | 2,281 | 0.1 | 1,869,462 |
(a) Excludes visitors only and other not classifiable households.
(b) Includes row or terrace house, townhouse etc.
(c) Includes flat or units.
(d) Includes cabin and houseboat.
(e) Includes improvised home, tent, sleepers out; house or flat attached to a shop, office, etc.
(f) Includes dwelling structures not stated.
Source: ABS, Census of Population and Housing, 2021, General Community Profile - G36
Homes & households · Table 16Occupied private dwellings(a) by tenure type and LGA
| Fully owned | Being purchased(b) | Rented(c) | Other(d) | Total(e) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| number | % | number | % | number | % | number | % | number | |
| RDAIWM region | 29,856 | 25.6 | 44,454 | 38.1 | 39,111 | 33.5 | 1,354 | 1.2 | 116,696 |
| Ipswich (C) | 15,800 | 20.2 | 29,717 | 38.1 | 30,763 | 39.4 | 644 | 0.8 | 78,058 |
| Lockyer Valley (R) | 4,688 | 33.1 | 5,732 | 40.5 | 3,211 | 22.7 | 203 | 1.4 | 14,142 |
| Scenic Rim (R) | 5,903 | 38.3 | 5,668 | 36.7 | 3,261 | 21.1 | 324 | 2.1 | 15,430 |
| Somerset (R) | 3,465 | 38.2 | 3,337 | 36.8 | 1,876 | 20.7 | 183 | 2.0 | 9,066 |
| Queensland | 543,285 | 29.1 | 643,459 | 34.4 | 618,442 | 33.1 | 35,170 | 1.9 | 1,869,462 |
(a) Excludes visitors only and other not classifiable households.
(b) Includes dwellings being purchased under a shared equity scheme.
(c) Includes renting from a real estate agent, state housing authority, person not in the same household, community housing provider, other and not stated.
(d) Includes dwellings being occupied under a life tenure scheme and occupied rent-free.
(e) Includes tenure type not stated.
Source: ABS, Census of Population and Housing, 2021, General Community Profile - G37
Homes & households · Table 17Homeless persons
| Homeless persons | Total persons | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| number | rate(a) | number | |
| RDAIWM region | 1,285 | 38.2 | 336,739 |
| Ipswich (C) | 995 | 43.7 | 227,873 |
| Lockyer Valley (R) | 152 | 37.5 | 40,580 |
| Scenic Rim (R) | 86 | 19.9 | 43,250 |
| Somerset (R) | 52 | 20.8 | 25,036 |
| Queensland | 22,444 | 43.2 | 5,195,745 |
(a) Rate per 10,000 persons.
Source: ABS, Census of Population and Housing, 2021, Place of Enumeration Profile - G03 and ABS, Census of Population and Housing: Estimating homelessness, 2021
Homes & households · Table 18Number of motor vehicles per occupied private dwelling (a)(b)
| No motor vehicles | 1 motor vehicle | 2 motor vehicles | 3 or more motor vehicles | Total dwellings(c) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| number | % | number | % | number | % | number | % | number | |
| RDAIWM region | 4,925 | 4.2 | 36,748 | 31.5 | 45,190 | 38.7 | 27,931 | 23.9 | 116,696 |
| Ipswich (C) | 3,912 | 5.0 | 26,054 | 33.4 | 30,603 | 39.2 | 16,356 | 21.0 | 78,058 |
| Lockyer Valley (R) | 377 | 2.7 | 3,690 | 26.1 | 5,324 | 37.6 | 4,430 | 31.3 | 14,142 |
| Scenic Rim (R) | 416 | 2.7 | 4,436 | 28.7 | 5,837 | 37.8 | 4,495 | 29.1 | 15,430 |
| Somerset (R) | 220 | 2.4 | 2,568 | 28.3 | 3,426 | 37.8 | 2,650 | 29.2 | 9,066 |
| Queensland | 106,309 | 5.7 | 658,705 | 35.2 | 701,752 | 37.5 | 373,952 | 20.0 | 1,869,462 |
(a) Excludes visitors only and other not classifiable households.
(b) Excludes motorbikes, motor scooters and heavy vehicles.
(c) Includes number of motor vehicles not stated.
Source: ABS, Census of Population and Housing, 2021, General Community Profile - G34
Health & community · Table 19Department of Social Services payments(a) Updated
| Payment type | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age pension | Carer allowance | Disability support pension | Family tax benefit A | Jobseeker | ||||||
| recipients | rate(b) | recipients | rate(c) | recipients | rate(c) | recipients | rate(d) | recipients | rate(e) | |
| RDAIWM region | 34,250 | 69.6 | 12,905 | 4.3 | 16,540 | 5.5 | 27,825 | 62.7 | 15,340 | 6.9 |
| Ipswich (C) | 19,025 | 70.9 | 8,325 | 4.1 | 10,970 | 5.4 | 20,695 | 62.5 | 10,835 | 7.0 |
| Lockyer Valley (R) | 5,090 | 71.5 | 1,710 | 4.6 | 2,185 | 5.9 | 2,785 | 60.5 | 1,735 | 6.6 |
| Scenic Rim (R) | 6,365 | 64.2 | 1,690 | 4.4 | 1,875 | 4.9 | 2,670 | 62.2 | 1,665 | 6.6 |
| Somerset (R) | 3,770 | 70.3 | 1,180 | 5.4 | 1,510 | 6.9 | 1,675 | 66.9 | 1,105 | 7.6 |
| Queensland | 558,060 | 64.3 | 143,990 | 3.1 | 188,875 | 4.1 | 287,765 | 49.6 | 198,445 | 6.0 |
(a) Payments by geographical region are based on the recipient’s geocoded address.
(b) Rate per 100 persons aged 67 years and over, as at 30 June 2025. Person counts are based on estimated resident population (ERP).
(c) Rate per 100 persons aged 16 years and over, as at 30 June 2025. Person counts are based on ERP.
(d) Rate per 100 families with children under 15 years, as at 30 June 2025. Counts of families with children under 15 years are derived by Queensland Treasury using 2021 Census counts of families with children under 15 years and usual resident persons, along with ERP aged 15 to 64 years.
(e) Rate per 100 persons aged 22 to 66 years, as at 30 June 2025. Person counts are based on ERP.
Source: Department of Social Services, DSS Benefit and Payment Recipient Demographics - quarterly data; ABS, Regional population by age and sex, 2025; ABS, Census of Population and Housing, 2021, General Community Profile - G05; ABS, Census of Population and Housing, 2021, General Community Profile - G29
Education & skills · Table 20Regulated early childhood education and care services Updated
| Family day care | Kindergartens | Long day care | School aged care | Limited hours care | Total(a) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — number — | ||||||
| RDAIWM region | 12 | 37 | 152 | 72 | 0 | 273 |
| Ipswich (C) | 8 | 23 | 118 | 49 | 0 | 198 |
| Lockyer Valley (R) | 0 | 3 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 22 |
| Scenic Rim (R) | 3 | 6 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 31 |
| Somerset (R) | 1 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 22 |
| Queensland | 83 | 469 | 1,976 | 823 | 13 | 3,366 |
(a) Total includes Other service types (for example Occasional care).
Source: Department of Education
Education & skills · Table 21Developmentally vulnerable children by domain
| Domain | Summary | Children assessed | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Physical health and wellbeing | Social competence | Emotional maturity | Language and cognitive | Communication skills and general knowledge | One or more domains | Two or more domains | ||
| — per cent — | — per cent— | number | ||||||
| RDAIWM region | 12.8 | 12.8 | 12.6 | 9.7 | 9.9 | 27.6 | 15.1 | 4,815 |
| Ipswich (C) | 13.1 | 13.3 | 13.0 | 10.3 | 10.7 | 28.2 | 15.7 | 3,645 |
| Lockyer Valley (R) | 11.0 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 6.3 | 8.8 | 26.1 | 12.6 | 477 |
| Scenic Rim (R) | 9.0 | 11.4 | 12.4 | 8.0 | 3.4 | 23.4 | 11.7 | 410 |
| Somerset (R) | 17.9 | 12.3 | 8.5 | 9.5 | 11.9 | 28.5 | 15.2 | 283 |
| Queensland | 11.4 | 11.6 | 11.5 | 8.4 | 8.9 | 25.4 | 13.6 | 57,956 |
Note: To preserve confidtentiality, some regions have had results suppressed.
Source: Commonwealth Department of Education
Education & skills · Table 22Highest level of schooling completed
| Did not go to school, or Year 8 or below | Year 9 or 10 or equivalent | Year 11 or 12 or equivalent | Total(a) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| number | % | number | % | number | % | number | |
| RDAIWM region | 14,165 | 5.6 | 73,016 | 28.9 | 147,361 | 58.3 | 252,699 |
| Ipswich (C) | 8,369 | 5.0 | 44,281 | 26.5 | 103,436 | 61.8 | 167,247 |
| Lockyer Valley (R) | 2,417 | 7.6 | 11,056 | 34.7 | 15,903 | 49.9 | 31,849 |
| Scenic Rim (R) | 1,994 | 5.9 | 10,543 | 31.0 | 18,623 | 54.8 | 33,980 |
| Somerset (R) | 1,385 | 7.1 | 7,136 | 36.4 | 9,399 | 47.9 | 19,623 |
| Queensland | 178,101 | 4.4 | 989,350 | 24.6 | 2,554,330 | 63.6 | 4,017,211 |
(a) Includes highest year of schooling not stated.
Source: ABS, Census of Population and Housing, 2021, General Community Profile - G16
Education & skills · Table 23Non-school qualifications(a) by level of education
| Level of education | Persons with a qualification(d) | Total persons | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor degree or higher(b) | Advanced diploma or diploma | Certificate(c) | |||||||
| number | % | number | % | number | % | number | % | number | |
| RDAIWM region | 38,559 | 14.6 | 24,539 | 9.3 | 67,739 | 25.6 | 153,914 | 58.1 | 264,726 |
| Ipswich (C) | 27,225 | 15.5 | 16,815 | 9.6 | 45,158 | 25.7 | 103,378 | 58.9 | 175,559 |
| Lockyer Valley (R) | 3,902 | 11.7 | 2,611 | 7.8 | 8,476 | 25.5 | 18,132 | 54.5 | 33,276 |
| Scenic Rim (R) | 5,312 | 15.0 | 3,447 | 9.7 | 8,710 | 24.6 | 21,050 | 59.4 | 35,432 |
| Somerset (R) | 2,120 | 10.4 | 1,666 | 8.1 | 5,395 | 26.4 | 11,354 | 55.5 | 20,459 |
| Queensland | 918,468 | 21.9 | 395,615 | 9.4 | 927,894 | 22.1 | 2,618,666 | 62.5 | 4,191,812 |
(a) Includes persons aged 15 years and over with a qualification within the scope of the Australian Standard Classification of Education.
(b) Includes bachelor degree, graduate diploma, graduate certificate and postgraduate degree.
(c) Includes Certificate, I, II, III and IV and Certificates not further defined responses.
(d) Includes inadequately described and not stated level of education responses.
Source: ABS, Census of Population and Housing, 2021, General Community Profile - G43 and G49
Education & skills · Table 24Non-school qualifications by sex and age
| Sex / age | RDAIWM region | Queensland | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| With NSQ(a) | Without NSQ | With NSQ(a) | Without NSQ | |||||
| number | % | number | % | number | % | number | % | |
| Males | ||||||||
| 15–24 years | 7,448 | 34.7 | 14,030 | 65.3 | 112,872 | 34.9 | 210,536 | 65.1 |
| 25–44 years | 30,628 | 68.1 | 14,376 | 31.9 | 506,604 | 74.7 | 171,850 | 25.3 |
| 45–64 years | 24,791 | 62.6 | 14,833 | 37.4 | 434,730 | 69.2 | 193,271 | 30.8 |
| 65 years and over | 12,505 | 53.5 | 10,870 | 46.5 | 242,361 | 58.5 | 172,130 | 41.5 |
| Total | 75,377 | 58.2 | 54,104 | 41.8 | 1,296,559 | 63.4 | 747,795 | 36.6 |
| Females | ||||||||
| 15–24 years | 8,585 | 40.6 | 12,580 | 59.4 | 126,061 | 40.2 | 187,779 | 59.8 |
| 25–44 years | 35,135 | 73.7 | 12,534 | 26.3 | 561,754 | 79.0 | 149,323 | 21.0 |
| 45–64 years | 25,031 | 60.6 | 16,283 | 39.4 | 436,404 | 66.0 | 225,018 | 34.0 |
| 65 years and over | 9,797 | 39.0 | 15,334 | 61.0 | 197,876 | 42.9 | 263,238 | 57.1 |
| Total | 78,539 | 58.1 | 56,740 | 41.9 | 1,322,101 | 61.6 | 825,352 | 38.4 |
| Persons | ||||||||
| 15–24 years | 16,034 | 37.6 | 26,597 | 62.4 | 238,938 | 37.5 | 398,307 | 62.5 |
| 25–44 years | 65,752 | 71.0 | 26,910 | 29.0 | 1,068,360 | 76.9 | 321,181 | 23.1 |
| 45–64 years | 49,807 | 61.5 | 31,125 | 38.5 | 871,131 | 67.6 | 418,300 | 32.4 |
| 65 years and over | 22,306 | 46.0 | 26,187 | 54.0 | 440,235 | 50.3 | 435,368 | 49.7 |
| Total | 153,914 | 58.1 | 110,804 | 41.9 | 2,618,666 | 62.5 | 1,573,154 | 37.5 |
(a) Includes inadequately described and not stated level of education responses.
Source: ABS, Census of Population and Housing, 2021, General Community Profile - G01 and G49
Education & skills · Table 25Non-school qualifications by field of study
| Field of study | RDAIWM region | Queensland | Specialisation ratio | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| number | % | number | % | number | |
| Natural and Physical Sciences | 2,723 | 1.8 | 63,861 | 2.4 | 0.73 |
| Information Technology | 3,447 | 2.2 | 64,750 | 2.5 | 0.91 |
| Engineering and Related Technologies | 24,342 | 15.8 | 380,136 | 14.5 | 1.09 |
| Architecture and Building | 8,289 | 5.4 | 151,067 | 5.8 | 0.93 |
| Agriculture Environmental and Related Studies | 3,486 | 2.3 | 49,434 | 1.9 | 1.20 |
| Health | 15,090 | 9.8 | 285,611 | 10.9 | 0.90 |
| Education | 11,845 | 7.7 | 205,309 | 7.8 | 0.98 |
| Management and Commerce | 26,170 | 17.0 | 480,526 | 18.4 | 0.93 |
| Society and Culture | 19,721 | 12.8 | 309,683 | 11.8 | 1.08 |
| Creative Arts | 3,835 | 2.5 | 86,519 | 3.3 | 0.75 |
| Food Hospitality and Personal Services | 9,538 | 6.2 | 146,167 | 5.6 | 1.11 |
| Mixed Field Programmes | 367 | 0.2 | 4,427 | 0.2 | 1.41 |
| Total(a) | 153,914 | 100.0 | 2,618,666 | 100.0 | 1.00 |
(a) Includes inadequately described and not stated responses.
Source: ABS, Census of Population and Housing, 2021, General Community Profile - G50 and unpublished data
Health & community · Table 26Australian Defence Force service(a) RDAIWM region and Queensland, 2021
| Australian Defence Force Service Persons | Never Served | Total persons(c) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Currently Serving | Previously Serving(b) | Total | |||||||
| number | % | number | % | number | % | number | % | number | |
| RDAIWM region | 3,713 | 1.4 | 10,597 | 4.0 | 14,302 | 5.4 | 232,344 | 87.8 | 264,726 |
| Ipswich (C) | 3,248 | 1.9 | 6,810 | 3.9 | 10,053 | 5.7 | 154,257 | 87.9 | 175,559 |
| Lockyer Valley (R) | 164 | 0.5 | 1,395 | 4.2 | 1,562 | 4.7 | 29,111 | 87.5 | 33,276 |
| Scenic Rim (R) | 182 | 0.5 | 1,366 | 3.9 | 1,548 | 4.4 | 31,140 | 87.9 | 35,432 |
| Somerset (R) | 119 | 0.6 | 1,026 | 5.0 | 1,139 | 5.6 | 17,836 | 87.2 | 20,459 |
| Queensland | 23,142 | 0.6 | 139,973 | 3.3 | 163,112 | 3.9 | 3,747,281 | 89.4 | 4,191,812 |
(a) Australian Defence Force service includes service in the regular and/or reserves service. Includes Royal Australian Navy, Australian Army, Royal Australian Air Force, Second Australian Imperial Force, National Service and NORFORCE. Excludes service for non-Australian Defence forces.
(b) Includes previous service in the regular service and/or reserves service.
(c) Includes not stated responses.
Source: ABS, Census of Population and Housing, 2021, General Community Profile - G22
Health & community · Table 27Count of selected long-term health conditions(a)
| Long-term health condition count | None of the selected conditions | Total persons(b) | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| One | Two | Three or More | Total | ||||||||
| number | % | number | % | number | % | number | % | number | % | number | |
| RDAIWM region | 68,656 | 20.3 | 23,879 | 7.1 | 13,475 | 4.0 | 106,008 | 31.3 | 201,427 | 59.5 | 338,350 |
| Ipswich (C) | 45,636 | 19.9 | 15,416 | 6.7 | 8,383 | 3.7 | 69,436 | 30.3 | 139,533 | 60.9 | 229,208 |
| Lockyer Valley (R) | 8,620 | 21.0 | 3,219 | 7.8 | 1,883 | 4.6 | 13,722 | 33.4 | 23,290 | 56.7 | 41,101 |
| Scenic Rim (R) | 8,962 | 20.8 | 3,141 | 7.3 | 1,808 | 4.2 | 13,914 | 32.4 | 24,818 | 57.7 | 42,984 |
| Somerset (R) | 5,438 | 21.7 | 2,103 | 8.4 | 1,401 | 5.6 | 8,936 | 35.7 | 13,786 | 55.0 | 25,057 |
| Queensland | 994,584 | 19.3 | 319,808 | 6.2 | 172,226 | 3.3 | 1,486,620 | 28.8 | 3,209,952 | 62.3 | 5,156,138 |
(a) Measures the number of people who reported that they have been told by a doctor or nurse that they have one or more of the following selected long-term health conditions: arthritis, asthma, cancer (including remission), dementia (including Alzheimer`s), diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes), heart disease (including heart attack or angina), kidney disease, lung condition (including COPD or emphysema), mental health condition (including depression or anxiety) and stroke. This count excludes "Any other long-term health condition(s)".
(b) Includes “Not stated” responses.
Source: ABS, Census of Population and Housing, 2021, General Community Profile - G20
Health & community · Table 28Type of long-term health condition(a)
| Type of long-term health condition | RDAIWM region | Queensland | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| number | % | number | % | |
| Arthritis | 32,691 | 9.7 | 456,145 | 8.8 |
| Asthma | 35,078 | 10.4 | 438,189 | 8.5 |
| Cancer (including remission) | 9,725 | 2.9 | 159,890 | 3.1 |
| Dementia (including Alzheimers) | 1,764 | 0.5 | 37,675 | 0.7 |
| Diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes) | 17,709 | 5.2 | 231,645 | 4.5 |
| Heart disease (including heart attack or angina) | 13,556 | 4.0 | 215,674 | 4.2 |
| Kidney disease | 3,204 | 0.9 | 47,742 | 0.9 |
| Lung condition (including COPD or emphysema)(b) | 7,898 | 2.3 | 106,983 | 2.1 |
| Mental health condition (including depression or anxiety) | 39,210 | 11.6 | 496,644 | 9.6 |
| Any other long term health conditions(c) | 30,897 | 9.1 | 434,958 | 8.4 |
| No long term health conditions | 187,683 | 55.5 | 3,001,372 | 58.2 |
| Total persons(d)(e) | 338,339 | 100.0 | 5,156,147 | 100.0 |
(a) Measures the number of people who reported that they have been told by a doctor or nurse that they have any of these long-term health conditions. Includes health conditions that have lasted or are expected to last six months or more, may occur from time to time, are controlled by medication or are in remission.
(b) "COPD" refers to Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.
(c) Includes any long-term health condition other than the ones listed.
(d) Includes "Not stated" responses.
(e) Respondents had the option to record multiple long-term health conditions. Therefore, the sum of components may not equal the total.
Source: ABS, Census of Population and Housing, 2021, General Community Profile - G19
Health & community · Table 29Need for assistance with a profound or severe disability
| Need for assistance | No need for assistance | Total(a) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| number | % | number | % | number | |
| RDAIWM region | 23,204 | 6.9 | 292,822 | 86.5 | 338,350 |
| Ipswich (C) | 15,072 | 6.6 | 199,660 | 87.1 | 229,208 |
| Lockyer Valley (R) | 3,148 | 7.7 | 35,011 | 85.2 | 41,101 |
| Scenic Rim (R) | 2,912 | 6.8 | 36,954 | 86.0 | 42,984 |
| Somerset (R) | 2,072 | 8.3 | 21,197 | 84.6 | 25,057 |
| Queensland | 309,366 | 6.0 | 4,513,222 | 87.5 | 5,156,138 |
(a) Includes need of assistance not stated.
Source: ABS, Census of Population and Housing, 2021, General Community Profile - G18
Health & community · Table 30Voluntary work
| Volunteer | Not a volunteer | Total(a) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| number | % | number | % | number | |
| RDAIWM region | 32,791 | 12.4 | 212,764 | 80.4 | 264,726 |
| Ipswich (C) | 19,410 | 11.1 | 144,188 | 82.1 | 175,559 |
| Lockyer Valley (R) | 4,473 | 13.4 | 26,066 | 78.3 | 33,276 |
| Scenic Rim (R) | 5,916 | 16.7 | 26,618 | 75.1 | 35,432 |
| Somerset (R) | 2,992 | 14.6 | 15,892 | 77.7 | 20,459 |
| Queensland | 590,690 | 14.1 | 3,304,685 | 78.8 | 4,191,812 |
(a) Includes voluntary work not stated.
Source: ABS, Census of Population and Housing, 2021, General Community Profile - G23
Health & community · Table 31Aged care services
| Aged care services | Number of operational places by care type | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home care | Residential care | Restorative care | Total places | ||
| number | — number — | ||||
| RDAIWM region | 47 | 0 | 1,735 | 40 | 1,775 |
| Ipswich (C) | 29 | 0 | 1,044 | 40 | 1,084 |
| Lockyer Valley (R) | 5 | 0 | 207 | 0 | 207 |
| Scenic Rim (R) | 10 | 0 | 373 | 0 | 373 |
| Somerset (R) | 3 | 0 | 111 | 0 | 111 |
| Queensland | 1,013 | 338 | 44,361 | 1,287 | 45,986 |
Source: Australian Government Department of Health, Disability and Ageing
Health & community · Table 32Emergency services, schools and hospitals
| Police stations | Ambulance stations | Fire stations | Schools | Hospitals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — number — | |||||
| RDAIWM region | 21 | 15 | 22 | 155 | 14 |
| Ipswich (C) | 6 | 5 | 6 | 80 | 8 |
| Lockyer Valley (R) | 3 | 2 | 4 | 27 | 2 |
| Scenic Rim (R) | 7 | 5 | 8 | 29 | 2 |
| Somerset (R) | 5 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 2 |
| Queensland | 335 | 315 | 244 | 1,814 | 322 |
Source: Department of Education; Queensland Ambulance Service; Queensland Fire and Emergency Services; Queensland Health; Queensland Police
Health & community · Table 33Population by Index of Relative Socio-Economic Disadvantage quintiles(a)
| Quintile 1 (most disadvantaged) | Quintile 2 | Quintile 3 | Quintile 4 | Quintile 5 (least disadvantaged) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — % — | |||||
| RDAIWM region | 32.5 | 26.1 | 19.1 | 14.5 | 7.8 |
| Ipswich (C) | 34.8 | 24.3 | 17.2 | 14.4 | 9.4 |
| Lockyer Valley (R) | 34.3 | 36.2 | 14.7 | 11.6 | 3.2 |
| Scenic Rim (R) | 19.6 | 17.7 | 30.7 | 24.3 | 7.7 |
| Somerset (R) | 31.1 | 40.9 | 23.1 | 3.8 | 1.1 |
| Queensland | 20.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 |
(a) The quintiles are population based and derived at the Queensland level (state based quintiles and not national based quintiles).
Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing: Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA), Australia, 2021, (Queensland Treasury derived)
People & population · Table 34Population(a) in remoteness areas(b)
| Remoteness Area | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Major City | Inner Regional Australia | Outer Regional Australia | Remote Australia | Very Remote Australia | ||||||
| number | % | number | % | number | % | number | % | number | % | |
| RDAIWM region | 227,173 | 67.1 | 109,999 | 32.5 | 1,163 | 0.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Ipswich (C) | 219,139 | 95.6 | 10,100 | 4.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Lockyer Valley (R) | 0 | 0.0 | 41,158 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Scenic Rim (R) | 8,034 | 18.7 | 34,479 | 80.3 | 427 | 1.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Somerset (R) | 0 | 0.0 | 24,262 | 97.1 | 736 | 2.9 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Queensland | 3,331,214 | 64.8 | 997,752 | 19.4 | 688,325 | 13.4 | 71,255 | 1.4 | 52,457 | 1.0 |
(a) Population based on 2021 usual resident population.
(b) Based on the Australian Bureau of Statistics Remoteness Area (RA) classification using ARIA+ mean scores.
Source: ABS, Australian Statistical Geography Standard (ASGS), Remoteness Structure, July 2021; ABS, Census of Population and Housing, 2021
Health & community · Table 35Recorded offences
| Type of offence | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offences against the person | Offences against property | Other offences | Total | |||||
| number | rate(a) | number | rate(a) | number | rate(a) | number | rate(a) | |
| RDAIWM region | 6,618 | 1,703 | 17,103 | 4,400 | 14,684 | 3,778 | 38,405 | 9,881 |
| Ipswich (C) | 5,186 | 1,930 | 13,058 | 4,860 | 10,526 | 3,918 | 28,770 | 10,708 |
| Lockyer Valley (R) | 627 | 1,355 | 1,957 | 4,230 | 1,935 | 4,183 | 4,519 | 9,768 |
| Scenic Rim (R) | 436 | 931 | 1,161 | 2,479 | 1,339 | 2,859 | 2,936 | 6,270 |
| Somerset (R) | 369 | 1,371 | 927 | 3,445 | 884 | 3,285 | 2,180 | 8,101 |
| Queensland | 88,031 | 1,542 | 276,314 | 4,842 | 256,553 | 4,495 | 620,898 | 10,879 |
(a) Rate per 100,000 persons.
Source: Queensland Police Service
Work & economy · Table 36Selected medians and averages
| Median / Average | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median mortgage repayment | Median total family income | Median total household income | Median total personal income | Average household size | Average number of persons per bedroom | |
| $/month | $/week | $/week | $/week | persons | number | |
| RDAIWM region | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. |
| Ipswich (C) | 1,600 | 1,936 | 1,668 | 795 | 2.8 | 0.8 |
| Lockyer Valley (R) | 1,500 | 1,684 | 1,457 | 665 | 2.7 | 0.8 |
| Scenic Rim (R) | 1,733 | 1,706 | 1,410 | 661 | 2.6 | 0.8 |
| Somerset (R) | 1,500 | 1,517 | 1,312 | 620 | 2.6 | 0.8 |
| Queensland | 1,733 | 2,024 | 1,675 | 787 | 2.5 | 0.8 |
Source: ABS, Census of Population and Housing, 2021, General Community Profile - G02
Homes & households · Table 37Lodgements and median rent by dwelling type
| Lodgements | Median rent | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 bedroom flat/unit | 2 bedroom flat/unit | 3 bedroom house | 4 bedroom house | 1 bedroom flat/unit | 2 bedroom flat/unit | 3 bedroom house | 4 bedroom house | |
| — number — | — $ per week — | |||||||
| RDAIWM region | 709 | 524 | 3,011 | 6,040 | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. |
| Ipswich (C) | 652 | 373 | 2,439 | 5,168 | 375 | 420 | 560 | 650 |
| Lockyer Valley (R) | 8 | 58 | 227 | 377 | n.a. | 400 | 550 | 640 |
| Scenic Rim (R) | 42 | 78 | 222 | 324 | 390 | 420 | 613 | 650 |
| Somerset (R) | 7 | 15 | 123 | 171 | n.a. | 465 | 550 | 600 |
| Queensland | 23,821 | 42,323 | 40,895 | 48,466 | 500 | 650 | 620 | 710 |
Source: Residential Tenancies Authority, Rental Bonds data (Queensland Government Statistician's Office derived)
Work & economy · Table 38Total personal income
| Less than $20,800 per year | $20,800 to $51,999 per year | $52,000 to $103,999 per year | $104,000 or more per year | Total(a) | Median ($/year) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| number | % | number | % | number | % | number | % | number | $ | |
| RDAIWM region | 66,576 | 25.1 | 87,552 | 33.1 | 70,471 | 26.6 | 19,163 | 7.2 | 264,726 | 38,849 |
| Ipswich (C) | 42,132 | 24.0 | 56,906 | 32.4 | 50,173 | 28.6 | 13,476 | 7.7 | 175,559 | 41,340 |
| Lockyer Valley (R) | 9,152 | 27.5 | 11,556 | 34.7 | 7,682 | 23.1 | 1,884 | 5.7 | 33,276 | 34,580 |
| Scenic Rim (R) | 9,480 | 26.8 | 11,939 | 33.7 | 8,050 | 22.7 | 2,650 | 7.5 | 35,432 | 34,372 |
| Somerset (R) | 5,812 | 28.4 | 7,151 | 35.0 | 4,566 | 22.3 | 1,153 | 5.6 | 20,459 | 32,240 |
| Queensland | 999,942 | 23.9 | 1,316,078 | 31.4 | 1,085,654 | 25.9 | 461,162 | 11.0 | 4,191,812 | 40,924 |
(a) Includes personal income not stated.
Source: ABS, Census of Population and Housing, 2021, General Community Profile - G02 and G17 and Queensland Treasury estimates
Work & economy · Table 39Total family income(a)
| Less than $33,800 per year | $33,800 to $77,999 per year | $78,000 to $155,999 per year | $156,000 or more per year | Total(b) | Median ($/year) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| number | % | number | % | number | % | number | % | number | $ | |
| RDAIWM region | 6,681 | 7.4 | 26,466 | 29.4 | 33,349 | 37.0 | 16,426 | 18.2 | 90,143 | 96,096 |
| Ipswich (C) | 4,189 | 6.9 | 16,610 | 27.5 | 23,244 | 38.6 | 11,869 | 19.7 | 60,293 | 100,672 |
| Lockyer Valley (R) | 879 | 8.1 | 3,536 | 32.5 | 3,855 | 35.4 | 1,597 | 14.7 | 10,887 | 87,568 |
| Scenic Rim (R) | 964 | 8.0 | 3,882 | 32.3 | 4,016 | 33.4 | 2,044 | 17.0 | 12,031 | 88,712 |
| Somerset (R) | 649 | 9.4 | 2,438 | 35.2 | 2,234 | 32.2 | 916 | 13.2 | 6,932 | 78,884 |
| Queensland | 94,168 | 6.9 | 363,384 | 26.6 | 464,993 | 34.0 | 332,448 | 24.3 | 1,366,657 | 105,248 |
(a) Includes same-sex couple families. Excludes 'Lone person', 'Group', 'Visitors only' and 'Other non-classifiable' households. Excludes overseas visitors.
(b) Includes partially stated and not stated income responses.
Source: ABS, Census of Population and Housing, 2021, General Community Profile - G02 and G32 and Queensland Treasury estimates
Work & economy · Table 40Unemployment and labour force(a)
| Unemployed | Labour force | Unemployment rate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| — number — | % | ||
| RDAIWM region | 8,482 | 207,508 | 4.1 |
| Ipswich (C) | 6,180 | 146,975 | 4.2 |
| Lockyer Valley (R) | 866 | 23,190 | 3.7 |
| Scenic Rim (R) | 905 | 23,979 | 3.8 |
| Somerset (R) | 531 | 13,364 | 4.0 |
| Queensland | 129,582 | 3,136,024 | 4.1 |
(a) Based on a 4-quarter smoothed series.
Source: Australian Government Department of Employment and Workplace Relations, Small Area Labour Markets, various editions
Work & economy · Table 41Employment by industry
| Industry | RDAIWM region | Queensland | Specialisation ratio | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| number | % | number | % | number | |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 5,500 | 3.6 | 62,444 | 2.6 | 1.42 |
| Mining | 1,520 | 1.0 | 55,486 | 2.3 | 0.44 |
| Manufacturing | 13,460 | 8.9 | 140,285 | 5.7 | 1.55 |
| Electricity, gas, water and waste services | 2,106 | 1.4 | 28,814 | 1.2 | 1.18 |
| Construction | 12,872 | 8.5 | 222,234 | 9.1 | 0.94 |
| Wholesale trade | 4,144 | 2.7 | 57,743 | 2.4 | 1.16 |
| Retail trade | 13,973 | 9.2 | 226,468 | 9.3 | 1.00 |
| Accommodation and food services | 8,652 | 5.7 | 175,850 | 7.2 | 0.79 |
| Transport, postal and warehousing | 8,983 | 5.9 | 115,870 | 4.7 | 1.25 |
| Information media and telecommunications | 1,026 | 0.7 | 23,379 | 1.0 | 0.71 |
| Financial and insurance services | 3,054 | 2.0 | 62,436 | 2.6 | 0.79 |
| Rental, hiring and real estate services | 2,050 | 1.4 | 42,931 | 1.8 | 0.77 |
| Professional, scientific and technical services | 6,997 | 4.6 | 164,129 | 6.7 | 0.69 |
| Administrative and support services | 5,068 | 3.4 | 81,926 | 3.4 | 1.00 |
| Public administration and safety | 12,176 | 8.0 | 150,358 | 6.2 | 1.31 |
| Education and training | 12,625 | 8.3 | 216,015 | 8.8 | 0.94 |
| Health care and social assistance | 21,590 | 14.3 | 375,511 | 15.4 | 0.93 |
| Arts and recreation services | 1,663 | 1.1 | 37,550 | 1.5 | 0.72 |
| Other services | 6,005 | 4.0 | 95,768 | 3.9 | 1.01 |
| Total(a) | 151,262 | 100.0 | 2,444,090 | 100.0 | 1.00 |
(a) Includes inadequately described and not stated responses.
Source: ABS, Census of Population and Housing, 2021, General Community Profile - G54 and unpublished data
Work & economy · Table 42Employment by occupation
| Occupation | RDAIWM region | Queensland | Specialisation ratio | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| number | % | number | % | number | |
| Managers | 16,542 | 10.9 | 305,755 | 12.5 | 0.87 |
| Professionals | 23,225 | 15.4 | 523,395 | 21.4 | 0.72 |
| Technicians and trades workers | 22,096 | 14.6 | 333,915 | 13.7 | 1.07 |
| Community and personal service workers | 20,143 | 13.3 | 301,039 | 12.3 | 1.08 |
| Clerical and administrative workers | 19,597 | 13.0 | 309,376 | 12.7 | 1.02 |
| Sales workers | 12,716 | 8.4 | 211,439 | 8.7 | 0.97 |
| Machinery operators and drivers | 14,317 | 9.5 | 166,739 | 6.8 | 1.39 |
| Labourers | 19,459 | 12.9 | 246,394 | 10.1 | 1.28 |
| Total(a) | 151,262 | 100.0 | 2,444,090 | 100.0 | 1.00 |
(a) Includes inadequately described and not stated responses.
Source: ABS, Census of Population and Housing, 2021, General Community Profile - G60 and unpublished data
Work & economy · Table 43Families with children with no parent employed
| One-parent family with parent not employed | Couple family with both parents not employed | Total families with no parent employed | Total families | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — number — | number | % | number | ||
| RDAIWM region | 4,335 | 1,386 | 5,721 | 14.9 | 38,298 |
| Ipswich (C) | 3,221 | 971 | 4,192 | 15.0 | 27,946 |
| Lockyer Valley (R) | 443 | 157 | 600 | 14.8 | 4,064 |
| Scenic Rim (R) | 396 | 155 | 551 | 13.9 | 3,953 |
| Somerset (R) | 275 | 103 | 378 | 16.2 | 2,335 |
| Queensland | 44,063 | 15,684 | 59,747 | 11.4 | 522,236 |
Source: ABS, Census of Population and Housing, 2021, unpublished data (families)
Homes & households · Table 44Residential and non-residential building approvals
| Residential Building Approvals | Building Value | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Houses | New Other(a) | Alterations, additions and conversions | Total | Residential | Non-residential | Total | |||
| — number — | $'000 | % | $'000 | % | $'000 | ||||
| RDAIWM region | 3,649 | 921 | 10 | 4,580 | 2,214,762 | 72.5 | 839,023 | 27.5 | 3,053,784 |
| Ipswich (C) | 2,672 | 847 | 3 | 3,522 | 1,605,127 | 71.3 | 645,970 | 28.7 | 2,251,096 |
| Lockyer Valley (R) | 276 | 34 | 3 | 313 | 196,539 | 75.7 | 63,151 | 24.3 | 259,690 |
| Scenic Rim (R) | 457 | 26 | 2 | 485 | 261,895 | 77.3 | 76,878 | 22.7 | 338,772 |
| Somerset (R) | 244 | 14 | 2 | 260 | 151,202 | 74.0 | 53,024 | 26.0 | 204,226 |
| Queensland | 27,096 | 21,335 | 141 | 48,572 | 34,280,243 | 69.3 | 15,157,016 | 30.7 | 49,437,259 |
(a) Other residential buildings include: semidetached, row or terrace houses or townhouses; and flats, units or apartments.
Source: ABS, Building Approvals, Australia, various editions
Homes & households · Table 45Residential dwelling sales
| Number of sales | Median sale price | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detached dwellings | Attached dwellings | Total dwellings | Detached dwellings | Attached dwellings | Total dwellings | |
| — number — | — $ — | |||||
| RDAIWM region | 7,817 | 1,046 | 8,863 | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. |
| Ipswich (C) | 5,385 | 870 | 6,255 | 840,000 | 650,000 | 816,100 |
| Lockyer Valley (R) | 872 | 47 | 919 | 796,250 | 560,000 | 780,000 |
| Scenic Rim (R) | 981 | 117 | 1,098 | 950,000 | 555,000 | 917,500 |
| Somerset (R) | 579 | 12 | 591 | 780,000 | 625,000 | 775,000 |
| Queensland | 89,907 | 43,759 | 133,666 | 925,000 | 770,000 | 860,000 |
Source: DNRMMRRD Queensland Valuation and Sales (QVAS) database, Sales module; DNRMMRRD Digital Cadastral Database (DCDB); Local government authority planning schemes; QGSO derived
Homes & households · Table 46New house and vacant land sales
| Number of sales | Median sale price | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New houses | Vacant land | New houses | Vacant land | |
| — number — | — $ — | |||
| RDAIWM region | 229 | 1,426 | n.a. | n.a. |
| Ipswich (C) | 195 | 1,234 | 856,500 | 410,000 |
| Lockyer Valley (R) | 7 | 32 | n.a. | 270,000 |
| Scenic Rim (R) | 20 | 118 | 835,000 | 334,000 |
| Somerset (R) | 7 | 42 | n.a. | 322,940 |
| Queensland | 1,763 | 11,976 | 965,400 | 399,900 |
Source: DNRMMRRD Queensland Valuation and Sales (QVAS) database, Sales module; DNRMMRRD Digital Cadastral Database (DCDB); Local government authority planning schemes; QGSO derived
Homes & households · Table 47Residential lot registrations
| Standard residential lots | Unit and townhouse lots(b) | Total lots registered | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban 60m2 to <2,500m2 | Lower density 2,500m2 to <5ha | Total standard lots(a) | |||
| — number — | number | number | |||
| RDAIWM region | n.a. | n.a. | 3,661 | 426 | 4,087 |
| Ipswich (C) | n.a. | n.a. | 2,803 | 391 | 3,194 |
| Lockyer Valley (R) | n.a. | n.a. | 300 | 21 | 321 |
| Scenic Rim (R) | n.a. | n.a. | 332 | 14 | 346 |
| Somerset (R) | n.a. | n.a. | 226 | 0 | 226 |
| Queensland | n.a. | n.a. | 23,410 | 8,286 | 31,696 |
(a) Includes land area unknown.
(b) Lots on a building format plan or standard format plan that represent attached dwellings within a community title scheme. Excludes common property land parcels.
Source: Queensland Government Statistician's Office, Queensland Treasury estimates; Titles Queensland; Department of Natural Resources and Mines, Manufacturing and Regional and Rural Development
Work & economy · Table 48Registered businesses by employment size and LGA
| Non-employing | 1–4 employees | 5–19 employees | 20–199 employees | 200+ employees | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| number | % | number | % | number | % | number | % | number | % | number | |
| RDAIWM region | 16,266 | 64.9 | 6,375 | 25.4 | 1,922 | 7.7 | 476 | 1.9 | 22 | 0.1 | 25,060 |
| Ipswich (C) | 8,811 | 63.4 | 3,673 | 26.4 | 1,105 | 8.0 | 284 | 2.0 | 15 | 0.1 | 13,888 |
| Lockyer Valley (R) | 2,395 | 65.4 | 908 | 24.8 | 279 | 7.6 | 74 | 2.0 | 4 | 0.1 | 3,660 |
| Scenic Rim (R) | 3,408 | 66.4 | 1,253 | 24.4 | 380 | 7.4 | 87 | 1.7 | 3 | 0.1 | 5,130 |
| Somerset (R) | 1,652 | 69.4 | 541 | 22.7 | 158 | 6.6 | 31 | 1.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 2,382 |
| Queensland | 324,798 | 62.0 | 135,571 | 25.9 | 48,493 | 9.3 | 14,231 | 2.7 | 931 | 0.2 | 524,024 |
Source: ABS, Counts of Australian Businesses, including Entries and Exits, various editions
Work & economy · Table 49Registered businesses by turnover range and LGA
| $0 to less than $200k | $200k to less than $5m | $5m to less than $10m | $10m or more | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| number | % | number | % | number | % | number | % | number | |
| RDAIWM region | 15,242 | 60.8 | 9,277 | 37.0 | 287 | 1.1 | 254 | 1.0 | 25,060 |
| Ipswich (C) | 8,480 | 61.1 | 5,081 | 36.6 | 167 | 1.2 | 160 | 1.2 | 13,888 |
| Lockyer Valley (R) | 2,221 | 60.7 | 1,360 | 37.2 | 44 | 1.2 | 35 | 1.0 | 3,660 |
| Scenic Rim (R) | 3,071 | 59.9 | 1,958 | 38.2 | 59 | 1.2 | 42 | 0.8 | 5,130 |
| Somerset (R) | 1,470 | 61.7 | 878 | 36.9 | 17 | 0.7 | 17 | 0.7 | 2,382 |
| Queensland | 284,211 | 54.2 | 221,017 | 42.2 | 9,458 | 1.8 | 9,338 | 1.8 | 524,024 |
Source: ABS, Counts of Australian Businesses, including Entries and Exits, various editions
Work & economy · Table 50Registered businesses by industry
| Industry | RDAIWM region | Queensland | Specialisation ratio | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| number | % | number | % | number | |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 3,157 | 12.6 | 41,591 | 7.9 | 1.59 |
| Mining | 68 | 0.3 | 1,920 | 0.4 | 0.74 |
| Manufacturing | 991 | 4.0 | 18,355 | 3.5 | 1.13 |
| Electricity, gas, water and waste services | 97 | 0.4 | 1,621 | 0.3 | 1.25 |
| Construction | 4,591 | 18.3 | 89,296 | 17.0 | 1.08 |
| Wholesale trade | 557 | 2.2 | 14,259 | 2.7 | 0.82 |
| Retail trade | 1,335 | 5.3 | 29,365 | 5.6 | 0.95 |
| Accommodation and food services | 827 | 3.3 | 20,199 | 3.9 | 0.86 |
| Transport, postal and warehousing | 3,114 | 12.4 | 40,605 | 7.7 | 1.60 |
| Information media and telecommunications | 148 | 0.6 | 4,156 | 0.8 | 0.74 |
| Financial and insurance services | 635 | 2.5 | 22,066 | 4.2 | 0.60 |
| Rental, hiring and real estate services | 1,962 | 7.8 | 61,255 | 11.7 | 0.67 |
| Professional, scientific and technical services | 2,241 | 8.9 | 65,088 | 12.4 | 0.72 |
| Administrative and support services | 1,179 | 4.7 | 24,359 | 4.6 | 1.01 |
| Public administration and safety | 57 | 0.2 | 1,271 | 0.2 | 0.94 |
| Education and training | 349 | 1.4 | 8,249 | 1.6 | 0.88 |
| Health care and social assistance | 1,847 | 7.4 | 43,544 | 8.3 | 0.89 |
| Arts and recreation services | 366 | 1.5 | 7,353 | 1.4 | 1.04 |
| Other services | 1,529 | 6.1 | 29,351 | 5.6 | 1.09 |
| Not classified | 9 | 0.0 | 255 | 0.0 | 0.74 |
| Total(a) | 25,060 | 100.0 | 524,024 | 100.0 | 1.00 |
(a) Includes inadequately described and not stated responses.
Source: ABS, Counts of Australian Businesses, including Entries and Exits, various editions
Environment · Table 51Protected areas - parks, forests and reserves
| National Park(a) | State Forest | Timber Reserve | Forest Reserve | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — area (km2) — | |||||
| RDAIWM region | 1,257.1 | 627.6 | 0.0 | 55.4 | 1,940.1 |
| Ipswich (C) | 4.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.7 |
| Lockyer Valley (R) | 301.9 | 4.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 306.1 |
| Scenic Rim (R) | 498.9 | 5.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 504.5 |
| Somerset (R) | 451.6 | 617.8 | 0.0 | 55.4 | 1,124.8 |
| Queensland | 98,432.8 | 31,018.9 | 662.6 | 501.0 | 130,615.4 |
(a) Includes Conservation Parks, Resources Reserves and National Parks Cape York Aboriginal land (where applicable).
Source: Queensland Department of Environment and Science