A diverse range of shopping, leisure and dining experiences

Understanding the relative value your community places on 'a diverse range of shopping, leisure and dining experiences' and how they experience this attribute in their local area is important to understand the role, function and future of our places. With forecasts predicting growth in hospitality related occupations, and disruptions to the retail sector changing consumer habits, keeping a pulse on how the community views this topic in their local area serves an important role in planning and advocacy. Read more about .id's views on the importance of 'a diverse range of shopping, leisure and dining experiences' here.

Shopping, leisure and dining experiences in Ipswich

Greater Importance & Better Experiences

39% of residents selected ‘A diverse range of shopping, leisure and dining experiences’ as an important attribute when considering what makes somewhere a good place to live, making it the 5th most important liveability aspect for Ipswich residents overall. Residents rated their experience of ‘A diverse range of shopping, leisure and dining experiences’ in their local area 5.2 out of 10, on average, making it the 10th most positively experienced attribute of 16. In comparison to Australia: 2023, residents of Ipswich placed greater importance on Shopping, leisure and dining experiences and reported worse local area experiences. In comparison to May 2022, residents of Ipswich placed less importance on Shopping, leisure and dining experiences.

Benchmarks

Importance
Experience
Ipswich
39%
5.2
May 2022
44%
5.4
Australia: 2023
31%
6.2
Metropolitan Australia: 2023
33%
6.7
Queensland: 2023
31%
6.1
South East Queensland: 2023
32%
6.5

Local areas

Importance
Experience
Ipswich
39%
5.2
Division 1 (n = 239)
39%
5.5
Division 2 (n = 258)
41%
5.5
Division 3 (n = 386)
39%
5.1
Division 4 (n = 319)
38%
4.8

Gender

Importance
Experience
Ipswich
39%
5.2
Male (n = 337)
39%
5.1
Female (n = 845)
40%
5.3

Age

Importance
Experience
Ipswich
39%
5.2
18 - 34 (n = 160)
36%
4.7
35 - 59 (n = 531)
43%
5.3
60 + (n = 469)
37%
5.8

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