Community Views

Division 1 in Ipswich

Division 1 is made up of Deebing Heights, Redbank Plains, Willowbank, Ripley, Raceview, South Ripley, Peak Crossing, Flinders View, Blackstone, Grandchester, Purga, Calvert, and Ebenezer.

Living in Division 1

Division 1 Overall Liveability Index

Ipswich

53.0

Division 2

53.0

Division 3

54.8

Division 4

51.1

Use the values and experiences matrix to understand the relationship between what your residents believe makes somewhere a good place to live and how they experience their local area in that regard. The matrix highlights the attributes that your community believe needs to maintained and improved to advance overall liveability.

Greater Importance & Worse Experiences Greater Importance & Better Experiences Less important attributes

Division 1 Overall Liveability Index

Ipswich Overall Liveability Index

Division 1

Ipswich

Importance

Experience

Feeling safe

71%

5.2

71%

5.1

Affordable decent housing

57%

5.4

50%

5.3

Natural environment

43%

5.8

45%

6.0

Health services

41%

5.2

42%

5.4

Making your way

39%

5.7

39%

5.4

Shopping, leisure & dining

39%

5.5

39%

5.2

Public transport

37%

4.4

36%

4.8

A lack of road congestion

34%

4.7

37%

4.5

Sense of community

25%

5.4

30%

5.7

Education

22%

5.8

22%

5.9

Good job prospects

22%

4.9

20%

4.8

Social cohesion

17%

5.7

19%

5.9

Opportunity for all

15%

5.5

14%

5.7

A prosperous economy

14%

4.9

12%

5.0

Cultural facilities

11%

4.6

15%

4.4

Sports and recreation

11%

6.0

10%

6.0

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Health and Wellbeing in Division 1

Physical Health

How would you rate your physical health?

Do you think your physical health will get better, worse or stay the same over the next year?

Division 1

6.4

Very poor

Excellent

Ipswich

6.6

Very poor

Excellent

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Division 1

15%

61%

25%

Get worse

Stay the same

Get better

Ipswich

13%

58%

29%

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Stay the same

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Mental Health

How would you rate your mental health?

Do you think your mental health will get better, worse or stay the same over the next year?

Division 1

6.5

Very poor

Excellent

Ipswich

6.9

Very poor

Excellent

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Division 1

11%

73%

16%

Get worse

Stay the same

Get better

Ipswich

11%

68%

21%

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Stay the same

Get better

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Social wellbeing

How would you rate your social wellbeing?

Do you think your social wellbeing will get better, worse or stay the same over the next year?

Division 1

6.3

Very poor

Excellent

Ipswich

6.7

Very poor

Excellent

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Division 1

11%

78%

10%

Get worse

Stay the same

Get better

Ipswich

10%

74%

16%

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Stay the same

Get better

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Financial circumstances in Division 1

How would you rate your personal financial circumstances?

Do you think your personal financial circumstance will get worse, stay the same or get better over the next year?

Division 1

5.5

Very poor

Excellent

Ipswich

5.9

Very poor

Excellent

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Division 1

32%

48%

21%

Get worse

Stay the same

Get better

Ipswich

28%

49%

23%

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Stay the same

Get better

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How often, if ever, are you late meeting your financial commitments?

Do you think the economic situation in your local area will get worse, stay the same or get better over the next year?

Division 1

Ipswich

Always late

Often late

Sometimes late

27%

29%

Never late

61%

63%

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Division 1

51%

41%

Get worse

Stay the same

Get better

Ipswich

52%

38%

11%

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Stay the same

Get better

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Concerns & ideas in Division 1

What are the top three issues facing your local area?

Division 1

Ipswich

Inflation/Cost of Living

57%

58%

Housing/Price of Housing

43%

40%

Crime/Law and Order/Violence/Anti-Social Behaviour

39%

45%

Petrol Prices/Fuel

27%

22%

Environmental/Pollution/Water Concerns

20%

10%

Transport/Public Transport/Infrastructure

18%

20%

Population/Overpopulation

16%

12%

Healthcare/Hospitals

16%

18%

Household Debt/Personal Debt

12%

14%

Poverty/Inequality

12%

14%

The Economy

10%

11%

Drug/Alcohol Abuse

10%

16%

Unemployment

Education

Issues Facing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders

Taxation

Race Relations/Racism

Defence/Foreign Affairs/Terrorism

Immigration

Significantly higher

Significantly lower

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The Community Views team surveyed 239 residents from Division 1 in May 2023.

Division 1 in Ipswich

Living in Division 1

Division 1 Overall Liveability Index

Division 1 Overall Liveability Index

Ipswich Overall Liveability Index

Importance

Experience

Health and Wellbeing in Division 1

How would you rate your physical health?

Do you think your physical health will get better, worse or stay the same over the next year?

How would you rate your mental health?

Do you think your mental health will get better, worse or stay the same over the next year?

How would you rate your social wellbeing?

Do you think your social wellbeing will get better, worse or stay the same over the next year?

Financial circumstances in Division 1

How would you rate your personal financial circumstances?

Do you think your personal financial circumstance will get worse, stay the same or get better over the next year?

How often, if ever, are you late meeting your financial commitments?

Do you think the economic situation in your local area will get worse, stay the same or get better over the next year?

Concerns & ideas in Division 1

What are the top three issues facing your local area?