City of Ipswich community views

The Community Views team surveyed 258 residents from Division 2 in May 2023.

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Division 2 in Ipswich

Division 2 is made up of Bellbird Park, Augustine Heights, Gailes, Springfield Lakes, Spring Mountain, Goodna, Camira, Springfield, Brookwater, Springfield Central, and Mount Forbes.

Living in Division 2

Division 2 Overall Liveability Index
Division 2 2022
56.3
Ipswich
53.0
Division 1
52.8
Division 3
54.8
Division 4
51.1
Collected May 2023

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.

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Division 2 Overall Liveability Index

Ipswich Overall Liveability Index

Division 2
Ipswich
Importance
Experience
Feeling safe
76%
5.0
71%
5.1
Natural environment
50%
6.3
45%
6.0
A lack of road congestion
47%
3.3
37%
4.5
Affordable decent housing
46%
5.3
50%
5.3
Shopping, leisure & dining
41%
5.5
39%
5.2
Health services
41%
5.5
42%
5.4
Making your way
39%
5.0
39%
5.4
Public transport
32%
5.4
36%
4.8
Sense of community
28%
5.8
30%
5.7
Education
26%
6.2
22%
5.9
Social cohesion
20%
6.3
19%
5.9
Good job prospects
19%
4.9
20%
4.8
Opportunity for all
12%
5.8
14%
5.7
A prosperous economy
9%
5.3
12%
5.0
Sports and recreation
8%
6.3
10%
6.0
Cultural facilities
6%
3.6
15%
4.4
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Health and Wellbeing in Division 2

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 2 (n = 258)
6.8
Very poor
Excellent
Ipswich 2023 (n = 1202)
6.6
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Excellent
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Division 2 (n = 258)
9%
53%
38%
Get worse
Stay the same
Get better
Ipswich 2023 (n = 1202)
13%
58%
29%
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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 2 (n = 258)
7.0
Very poor
Excellent
Ipswich 2023 (n = 1202)
6.9
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Excellent
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Division 2 (n = 258)
9%
65%
26%
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Stay the same
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Ipswich 2023 (n = 1202)
11%
68%
21%
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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 2 (n = 258)
6.9
Very poor
Excellent
Ipswich 2023 (n = 1202)
6.7
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Excellent
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Division 2 (n = 258)
11%
68%
21%
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Stay the same
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Ipswich 2023 (n = 1202)
10%
74%
16%
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Financial circumstances in Division 2

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 2 (n = 258)
6.2
Very poor
Excellent
Ipswich 2023 (n = 1202)
5.9
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Excellent
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Division 2 (n = 258)
26%
45%
29%
Get worse
Stay the same
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Ipswich 2023 (n = 1202)
28%
49%
23%
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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 2 (n = 258)
Ipswich 2023 (n = 1139)
Always late
2%
2%
Often late
5%
6%
Sometimes late
31%
29%
Never late
63%
63%
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Division 2 (n = 258)
52%
33%
15%
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Stay the same
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Ipswich 2023 (n = 1202)
52%
38%
11%
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Concerns & ideas in Division 2

What are the top three issues facing your local area?
Division 2 (n = 258)
Ipswich 2023 (n = 1202)
Inflation/Cost of Living
65%
58%
Law & order
56%
45%
Housing/Price of Housing
41%
40%
Transport
22%
20%
Healthcare/Hospitals
20%
18%
Petrol Prices/Fuel
17%
22%
Population/Overpopulation
14%
12%
Household Debt/Personal Debt
14%
14%
Drug/Alcohol Abuse
11%
16%
The Economy
10%
11%
Poverty/Inequality
9%
14%
Unemployment
6%
9%
Education
5%
4%
Environmental Concerns
5%
10%
Immigration
2%
1%
Taxation
2%
2%
Issues Facing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders
1%
2%
Race Relations/Racism
0%
1%
Defence
0%
1%
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