Good job prospects

Understanding resident perspectives on the provision of 'good job prospects' in their local area shines a light on how the community views the labour market opportunities now, and into the future. Considered highly important to younger people when they’re thinking about what makes somewhere a good place to live, the provision of 'good job prospects' is clearly an attractor quality for local areas looking to grow and retain working age people.

Good job prospects in Ipswich

20% of residents selected ‘Good job prospects’ as an important attribute when considering what makes somewhere a good place to live, making it the 11th most important liveability aspect for Ipswich residents overall. Residents rated their experience of ‘Good job prospects’ in their local area 4.8 out of 10, on average, making it the 14th most positively experienced attribute of 16. In comparison to Australia: 2023, residents of Ipswich placed less importance on Good job prospects and reported worse local area experiences.

Benchmarks

Importance
Experience
Ipswich
20%
4.8
May 2022
20%
4.7
Australia: 2023
26%
5.8
Metropolitan Australia: 2023
25%
5.9
Queensland: 2023
29%
5.6
South East Queensland: 2023
26%
5.5

Local areas

Importance
Experience
Ipswich
20%
4.8
Division 1 (n = 239)
22%
4.9
Division 2 (n = 258)
19%
4.9
Division 3 (n = 386)
17%
4.8
Division 4 (n = 319)
23%
4.6

Gender

Importance
Experience
Ipswich
20%
4.8
Male (n = 337)
24%
4.9
Female (n = 845)
19%
4.9

Age

Importance
Experience
Ipswich
20%
4.8
18 - 34 (n = 160)
26%
4.4
35 - 59 (n = 531)
21%
4.9
60 + (n = 469)
13%
5.2

Significantly higher
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