High quality education opportunities

While younger Australians tend to place a higher value on the provision of 'high quality education opportunities' when asked to consider what makes somewhere a good place to live, the changing nature of how we learn and work determines that one’s ability access and participate in high quality education across all ages and employment sectors will only become more important to our personal social progress, collective economic security and overall wellbeing.

High quality education opportunities in Ipswich

22% of residents selected ‘High quality education opportunities’ as an important attribute when considering what makes somewhere a good place to live, making it the 10th most important liveability aspect for Ipswich residents overall. Residents rated their experience of ‘High quality education opportunities’ in their local area 5.9 out of 10, on average, making it the 4th most positively experienced attribute of 16. In comparison to Australia: 2023, residents of Ipswich placed greater importance on High quality education opportunities and reported worse local area experiences.

Benchmarks

Importance
Experience
Ipswich
22%
5.9
May 2022
23%
5.9
Australia: 2023
19%
6.5
Metropolitan Australia: 2023
19%
6.7
Queensland: 2023
22%
6.6
South East Queensland: 2023
23%
6.8

Local areas

Importance
Experience
Ipswich
22%
5.9
Division 1 (n = 239)
22%
5.8
Division 2 (n = 258)
26%
6.2
Division 3 (n = 386)
17%
5.9
Division 4 (n = 319)
23%
5.5

Gender

Importance
Experience
Ipswich
22%
5.9
Male (n = 337)
20%
5.8
Female (n = 845)
24%
5.9

Age

Importance
Experience
Ipswich
22%
5.9
18 - 34 (n = 160)
22%
5.2
35 - 59 (n = 531)
26%
6.0
60 + (n = 469)
17%
6.6

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