Making your way to and from services such as employment, education and healthcare with relative ease

While the concept of a 15, 20 or whatever minute city is a really nice aspiration, well intentioned and reasonable policy for some places, we believe that prescribing the "minute" target as the goal really doesn’t account for human preferences. It’s too top down, and not resident-led. Instead, we think it’s better to understand how the community views their ability to access essential services – such as employment, education and healthcare – with relative ease.

Making your way to and from services with ease in Ipswich

Greater Importance & Better Experiences

39% of residents selected ‘Making your way to and from services such as employment, education and healthcare with relative ease’ as an important attribute when considering what makes somewhere a good place to live, making it the 6th most important liveability aspect for Ipswich residents overall. Residents rated their experience of ‘Making your way to and from services such as employment, education and healthcare with relative ease’ in their local area 5.4 out of 10, on average, making it the 8th most positively experienced attribute of 16. In comparison to Australia: 2023, residents of Ipswich placed greater importance on Making your way to and from services with ease and reported worse local area experiences. In comparison to May 2022, residents of Ipswich placed greater importance on Making your way to and from services with ease.

Benchmarks

Importance
Experience
Ipswich
39%
5.4
May 2022
31%
5.7
Australia: 2023
32%
6.4
Metropolitan Australia: 2023
34%
6.4
Queensland: 2023
29%
6.0
South East Queensland: 2023
30%
5.9

Local areas

Importance
Experience
Ipswich
39%
5.4
Division 1 (n = 239)
39%
5.7
Division 2 (n = 258)
39%
5.0
Division 3 (n = 386)
36%
5.9
Division 4 (n = 319)
40%
5.1

Gender

Importance
Experience
Ipswich
39%
5.4
Male (n = 337)
32%
5.4
Female (n = 845)
41%
5.5

Age

Importance
Experience
Ipswich
39%
5.4
18 - 34 (n = 160)
40%
5.3
35 - 59 (n = 531)
41%
5.4
60 + (n = 469)
33%
5.6

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