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Division 2 in Ipswich

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

Living in Division 2

Division 2 Overall Liveability Index
Division 2 2023
53.0
Ipswich
54.8
Division 1
53.3
Division 3
56.8
Division 4
53.4
Collected July 2024

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 2 Overall Liveability Index

Division 2 Overall Liveability Index 55.7

Ipswich Overall Liveability Index

Ipswich Overall Liveability Index 54.8

Division 2
Ipswich
Importance
Experience

Feeling safe

Importance
Experience
72%
5.5
71%
5.3

Natural environment

Importance
Experience
55%
6.7
49%
6.3

Shopping, leisure & dining

Importance
Experience
47%
6.0
41%
5.4

A lack of road congestion

Importance
Experience
46%
3.6
37%
4.5

Health services

Importance
Experience
43%
5.9
44%
5.8

Affordable decent housing

Importance
Experience
40%
5.1
48%
5.3

Public transport

Importance
Experience
36%
5.6
34%
5.2

Making your way

Importance
Experience
36%
5.3
34%
5.6

Sense of community

Importance
Experience
26%
6.0
29%
5.8

Social cohesion

Importance
Experience
21%
6.5
21%
6.1

Education

Importance
Experience
18%
6.2
20%
6.0

Sports and recreation

Importance
Experience
17%
6.2
12%
6.1

Good job prospects

Importance
Experience
14%
4.5
19%
4.8

Cultural facilities

Importance
Experience
11%
4.0
17%
4.7

A prosperous economy

Importance
Experience
10%
5.5
12%
5.2

Opportunity for all

Importance
Experience
9%
5.8
12%
5.8
Significantly higher
Significantly lower

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 = 203)
7.0
Very poor
Excellent
Ipswich 2024 (n = 1145)
6.9
Very poor
Excellent
Significantly higher
Significantly lower
Division 2 (n = 203)
11%
60%
30%
Get worse
Stay the same
Get better
Ipswich 2024 (n = 1145)
13%
58%
30%
Get worse
Stay the same
Get better
Significantly higher
Significantly lower
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 = 203)
7.2
Very poor
Excellent
Ipswich 2024 (n = 1145)
7.0
Very poor
Excellent
Significantly higher
Significantly lower
Division 2 (n = 203)
10%
68%
22%
Get worse
Stay the same
Get better
Ipswich 2024 (n = 1145)
12%
64%
24%
Get worse
Stay the same
Get better
Significantly higher
Significantly lower
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 = 203)
6.7
Very poor
Excellent
Ipswich 2024 (n = 1145)
6.6
Very poor
Excellent
Significantly higher
Significantly lower
Division 2 (n = 203)
8%
70%
22%
Get worse
Stay the same
Get better
Ipswich 2024 (n = 1145)
11%
69%
20%
Get worse
Stay the same
Get better
Significantly higher
Significantly lower

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 = 203)
6.1
Very poor
Excellent
Ipswich 2024 (n = 1145)
5.8
Very poor
Excellent
Significantly higher
Significantly lower
Division 2 (n = 203)
36%
42%
22%
Get worse
Stay the same
Get better
Ipswich 2024 (n = 1145)
31%
42%
27%
Get worse
Stay the same
Get better
Significantly higher
Significantly lower
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 = 203)
Ipswich 2024 (n = 1094)
Always late
1%
1%
Often late
4%
6%
Sometimes late
27%
29%
Never late
69%
64%
Significantly higher
Significantly lower
Division 2 (n = 203)
51%
40%
9%
Get worse
Stay the same
Get better
Ipswich 2024 (n = 1145)
51%
38%
11%
Get worse
Stay the same
Get better
Significantly higher
Significantly lower

Impacts of climate change in Division 2

Which of the following best describes your personal views on climate change?
Division 2 (n = 203)
Ipswich 2024 (n = 1145)
Climate change is happening and is caused entirely or mostly by human activities
42%
42%
Climate change is happening and is caused equally by human activities and natural causes
34%
32%
Climate change is happening and is caused entirely or mostly by natural causes
7%
8%
Climate change is happening, but I am not sure what is causing it
9%
7%
I do not believe climate change is happening
8%
11%
Significantly higher
Significantly lower

Among those that believe in climate change, 51% indicated that their local area is currently feeling the effects of climate change and a further 35% expected their local area to feel the effects within their lifetime. Of those, 1% were very confident that their local area would be able to adapt to the effects of climate change and a further 41% somewhat confident. 50% were not confident.

Please select the extent to which climate change is impacting or will impact your local area in your lifetime?
How confident are you that your local area will be able to adapt to the effects of climate change in your lifetime?
Division 2 (n = 203)
Ipswich 2024 (n = 1014)
My local area is feeling the effects of climate change
51%
51%
My local area is not feeling the effects of climate change, but expect it will in my lifetime
35%
34%
My local area is not feeling the effects of climate change, and do not expect it will in my lifetime
14%
15%
Significantly higher
Significantly lower
Division 2 (n = 203)
Ipswich 2024 (n = 852)
Very confident
1%
3%
Somewhat confident
41%
36%
Not very confident
36%
39%
Not at all confident
14%
15%
Don't know
7%
7%
Significantly higher
Significantly lower

Among the group of residents that felt their local area is currently feeling, or will feel, the effects of climate change in their lifetime, the top local area climate-related events were: Extreme heat (79%), Storms (69%) and Flooding (59%). The top actions residents felt should be taken to address the effects of climate change in their local area were: Protect and enhance local biodiversity (plants and animals) (67%), Reduce pollution of the environment (53%) and Adopt renewable energy sources (50%).

How is your local area currently, or how do you expect it will, feel the effects of climate change in your lifetime?
What do you feel are the best ways to address the effects of climate change in your local area?
Division 2 (n = 203)
Ipswich 2024 (n = 832)
Extreme heat
79%
84%
Storms
69%
65%
Flooding
59%
68%
Bushfires
49%
52%
Droughts
38%
46%
Severe wind
31%
28%
Extremely cold temperatures
27%
34%
Cyclones
9%
9%
Sea level rise
4%
7%
Landslide
2%
2%
Earthquakes
2%
2%
Other
1%
2%
None of these
1%
0%
Significantly higher
Significantly lower
Division 2 (n = 203)
Ipswich 2024 (n = 852)
Protect and enhance local biodiversity (plants and animals)
67%
67%
Reduce pollution of the environment
53%
58%
Adopt renewable energy sources
50%
52%
Conserve natural resources (e.g. air, water, soil, etc.)
50%
53%
Through more sustainable building and development practices
48%
50%
Provide options for recycling waste (e.g. household waste, food waste, e-waste, etc.).
47%
49%
Educate residents on how to live more sustainably
47%
53%
The use of more sustainable transport options
39%
43%
Create renewable energy sources
38%
41%
Host renewable energy projects in the local area (e.g. solar, wind, hydro, etc.)
33%
40%
Reduce carbon emissions in the local area
28%
36%
Encourage residents to buy locally
25%
33%
Other
7%
7%
None of these
2%
1%
Significantly higher
Significantly lower

Impacts of climate change on residents

Among those that believe in climate change, 46% indicated that they themselves are currently feeling the effects of climate change and a further 37% expected to within their lifetime. Of those, 10% were very confident that they would be able to adapt to the effects of climate change and a further 50% somewhat confident. 38% were not confident.

Please select the extent to which climate change is impacting or will impact you personally in your lifetime?
How confident are you that you personally will be able to adapt to the effects of climate change in your lifetime?
Division 2 (n = 203)
Ipswich 2024 (n = 1014)
I am feeling the effects of climate change
45%
46%
I am not feeling the effects of climate change, but expect to in my lifetime
38%
37%
I am not feeling the effects of climate change, and do not expect to in my lifetime
17%
17%
Significantly higher
Significantly lower
Division 2 (n = 203)
Ipswich 2024 (n = 828)
Very confident
10%
9%
Somewhat confident
50%
53%
Not very confident
33%
27%
Not at all confident
5%
7%
Don't know
2%
4%
Significantly higher
Significantly lower

Among the group of residents that felt they are currently feeling, or will feel, the effects of climate change in their lifetime, the top personal impacts were: Increased household running costs (e.g. energy, water, insurance, etc) (89%), Food production, making it harder and more expensive to get food items (63%) and Challenges getting around (e.g. damage to roads, public transport) (40%). 48% feel climate change will reduce their quality of life somewhat, and a further 21% feel it will reduce their quality of life a lot.

How are you currently, or how do you expect to, personally feel the effects of climate change in your lifetime?
Which of the following best represents how you believe the effects of climate change will affect your quality of life?
Division 2 (n = 203)
Ipswich 2024 (n = 828)
Increased household running costs (e.g. energy, water, insurance, etc)
89%
90%
Food production, making it harder and more expensive to get food items
63%
66%
Challenges getting around (e.g. damage to roads, public transport)
40%
40%
Reduction in air quality
39%
43%
My ability to leave my home due to weather (e.g. extreme heat, cold, rain, storms, wind, etc.)
38%
40%
Loss or damage to your home/property
33%
30%
My ability to access nature due to weather (e.g. erosion of parks, coastal areas, etc.)
33%
32%
Essential infrastructure vulnerability (e.g. water, electricity, gas, sanitation)
31%
37%
Transport infrastructure vulnerability (e.g. roads, rail, public transport services)
25%
27%
Challenges accessing essential services (e.g. emergency and health services)
24%
27%
Reduced personal safety or health to myself and/or those around me
24%
28%
Reduced value to your home/property
12%
14%
None of these
1%
1%
Other
1%
2%
Significantly higher
Significantly lower
Division 2 (n = 203)
Ipswich 2024 (n = 828)
It will improve a lot
3%
2%
It will improve somewhat
9%
7%
It will not change
15%
14%
It will reduce somewhat
48%
44%
It will reduce a lot
21%
24%
Don't know
5%
8%
Significantly higher
Significantly lower

Concerns & ideas in Division 2

What are the top three issues facing your local area?
Division 2 (n = 203)
Ipswich 2024 (n = 1145)
Inflation/Cost of Living
61%
59%
Law & order
41%
42%
Housing/Price of Housing
40%
40%
Petrol Prices/Fuel
27%
22%
Transport
22%
19%
Population/Overpopulation
17%
14%
Household Debt/Personal Debt
16%
16%
Healthcare/Hospitals
12%
15%
Environmental Concerns
12%
10%
The Economy
12%
12%
Drug/Alcohol Abuse
11%
15%
Poverty/Inequality
10%
11%
Immigration
5%
5%
Unemployment
5%
8%
Taxation
4%
4%
Race Relations/Racism
3%
3%
Education
3%
3%
Issues Facing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders
1%
1%
Defence
1%
0%
Significantly higher
Significantly lower