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Division 3 in Ipswich

Division 3 is made up of Coalfalls, Redbank, Ipswich, Bundamba, Collingwood Park, Booval, Riverview, East Ipswich, Woodend, Dinmore, One Mile, North Booval, Silkstone, Eastern Heights, Newtown, Leichhardt, Sadliers Crossing, Basin Pocket, West Ipswich, and Ebbw Vale.

Living in Division 3

Division 3 Overall Liveability Index
Division 3 2023
54.8
Ipswich
54.8
Division 1
53.3
Division 2
55.7
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 3 Overall Liveability Index

Division 3 Overall Liveability Index 56.8

Ipswich Overall Liveability Index

Ipswich Overall Liveability Index 54.8

Division 3
Ipswich
Importance
Experience

Feeling safe

Importance
Experience
68%
5.2
71%
5.3

Natural environment

Importance
Experience
51%
6.2
49%
6.3

Affordable decent housing

Importance
Experience
48%
5.6
48%
5.3

Health services

Importance
Experience
40%
5.9
44%
5.8

Shopping, leisure & dining

Importance
Experience
39%
5.4
41%
5.4

Public transport

Importance
Experience
33%
5.8
34%
5.2

Sense of community

Importance
Experience
31%
5.7
29%
5.8

Making your way

Importance
Experience
31%
6.2
34%
5.6

A lack of road congestion

Importance
Experience
28%
5.5
37%
4.5

Social cohesion

Importance
Experience
26%
6.0
21%
6.1

Cultural facilities

Importance
Experience
25%
5.4
17%
4.7

Good job prospects

Importance
Experience
23%
5.0
19%
4.8

Education

Importance
Experience
21%
5.9
20%
6.0

Opportunity for all

Importance
Experience
14%
5.9
12%
5.8

A prosperous economy

Importance
Experience
14%
5.0
12%
5.2

Sports and recreation

Importance
Experience
7%
6.3
12%
6.1
Significantly higher
Significantly lower

Health and Wellbeing in Division 3

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 3 (n = 399)
6.8
Very poor
Excellent
Ipswich 2024 (n = 1145)
6.9
Very poor
Excellent
Significantly higher
Significantly lower
Division 3 (n = 399)
11%
56%
33%
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 3 (n = 399)
7.0
Very poor
Excellent
Ipswich 2024 (n = 1145)
7.0
Very poor
Excellent
Significantly higher
Significantly lower
Division 3 (n = 399)
9%
65%
26%
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 3 (n = 399)
6.6
Very poor
Excellent
Ipswich 2024 (n = 1145)
6.6
Very poor
Excellent
Significantly higher
Significantly lower
Division 3 (n = 399)
10%
70%
19%
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 3

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 3 (n = 399)
5.8
Very poor
Excellent
Ipswich 2024 (n = 1145)
5.8
Very poor
Excellent
Significantly higher
Significantly lower
Division 3 (n = 399)
26%
42%
32%
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 3 (n = 399)
Ipswich 2024 (n = 1094)
Always late
2%
1%
Often late
7%
6%
Sometimes late
31%
29%
Never late
59%
64%
Significantly higher
Significantly lower
Division 3 (n = 399)
50%
37%
14%
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 3

Which of the following best describes your personal views on climate change?
Division 3 (n = 399)
Ipswich 2024 (n = 1145)
Climate change is happening and is caused entirely or mostly by human activities
49%
42%
Climate change is happening and is caused equally by human activities and natural causes
29%
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
5%
7%
I do not believe climate change is happening
11%
11%
Significantly higher
Significantly lower

Among those that believe in climate change, 57% indicated that their local area is currently feeling the effects of climate change and a further 29% expected their local area to feel the effects within their lifetime. Of those, 4% were very confident that their local area would be able to adapt to the effects of climate change and a further 30% somewhat confident. 61% 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 3 (n = 399)
Ipswich 2024 (n = 1014)
My local area is feeling the effects of climate change
57%
51%
My local area is not feeling the effects of climate change, but expect it will in my lifetime
29%
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 3 (n = 399)
Ipswich 2024 (n = 852)
Very confident
4%
3%
Somewhat confident
30%
36%
Not very confident
46%
39%
Not at all confident
15%
15%
Don't know
5%
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 (85%), Flooding (77%) and Storms (64%). 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) (70%), Reduce pollution of the environment (63%) and Educate residents on how to live more sustainably (59%).

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 3 (n = 399)
Ipswich 2024 (n = 832)
Extreme heat
85%
84%
Flooding
77%
68%
Storms
64%
65%
Droughts
50%
46%
Bushfires
47%
52%
Extremely cold temperatures
36%
34%
Severe wind
27%
28%
Sea level rise
11%
7%
Cyclones
8%
9%
Other
3%
2%
Landslide
3%
2%
Earthquakes
2%
2%
None of these
0%
0%
Significantly higher
Significantly lower
Division 3 (n = 399)
Ipswich 2024 (n = 852)
Protect and enhance local biodiversity (plants and animals)
70%
67%
Reduce pollution of the environment
63%
58%
Educate residents on how to live more sustainably
59%
53%
Adopt renewable energy sources
53%
52%
Through more sustainable building and development practices
53%
50%
Conserve natural resources (e.g. air, water, soil, etc.)
51%
53%
Provide options for recycling waste (e.g. household waste, food waste, e-waste, etc.).
50%
49%
The use of more sustainable transport options
45%
43%
Host renewable energy projects in the local area (e.g. solar, wind, hydro, etc.)
43%
40%
Create renewable energy sources
42%
41%
Reduce carbon emissions in the local area
39%
36%
Encourage residents to buy locally
37%
33%
Other
9%
7%
None of these
1%
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, 7% were very confident that they would be able to adapt to the effects of climate change and a further 55% somewhat confident. 36% 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 3 (n = 399)
Ipswich 2024 (n = 1014)
I am feeling the effects of climate change
56%
46%
I am not feeling the effects of climate change, but expect to in my lifetime
29%
37%
I am not feeling the effects of climate change, and do not expect to in my lifetime
15%
17%
Significantly higher
Significantly lower
Division 3 (n = 399)
Ipswich 2024 (n = 828)
Very confident
7%
9%
Somewhat confident
55%
53%
Not very confident
28%
27%
Not at all confident
8%
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) (88%), Food production, making it harder and more expensive to get food items (68%) and My ability to leave my home due to weather (e.g. extreme heat, cold, rain, storms, wind, etc.) (48%). 42% feel climate change will reduce their quality of life somewhat, and a further 28% 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 3 (n = 399)
Ipswich 2024 (n = 828)
Increased household running costs (e.g. energy, water, insurance, etc)
88%
90%
Food production, making it harder and more expensive to get food items
68%
66%
My ability to leave my home due to weather (e.g. extreme heat, cold, rain, storms, wind, etc.)
48%
40%
Reduction in air quality
46%
43%
Challenges getting around (e.g. damage to roads, public transport)
42%
40%
My ability to access nature due to weather (e.g. erosion of parks, coastal areas, etc.)
37%
32%
Essential infrastructure vulnerability (e.g. water, electricity, gas, sanitation)
36%
37%
Loss or damage to your home/property
31%
30%
Reduced personal safety or health to myself and/or those around me
29%
28%
Challenges accessing essential services (e.g. emergency and health services)
28%
27%
Transport infrastructure vulnerability (e.g. roads, rail, public transport services)
24%
27%
Reduced value to your home/property
14%
14%
Other
3%
2%
None of these
0%
1%
Significantly higher
Significantly lower
Division 3 (n = 399)
Ipswich 2024 (n = 828)
It will improve a lot
1%
2%
It will improve somewhat
4%
7%
It will not change
17%
14%
It will reduce somewhat
42%
44%
It will reduce a lot
28%
24%
Don't know
8%
8%
Significantly higher
Significantly lower

Concerns & ideas in Division 3

What are the top three issues facing your local area?
Division 3 (n = 399)
Ipswich 2024 (n = 1145)
Inflation/Cost of Living
60%
59%
Housing/Price of Housing
43%
40%
Law & order
43%
42%
Drug/Alcohol Abuse
20%
15%
Petrol Prices/Fuel
20%
22%
Healthcare/Hospitals
17%
15%
Household Debt/Personal Debt
15%
16%
Poverty/Inequality
15%
11%
The Economy
11%
12%
Population/Overpopulation
10%
14%
Environmental Concerns
10%
10%
Transport
10%
19%
Unemployment
10%
8%
Immigration
5%
5%
Taxation
4%
4%
Education
3%
3%
Issues Facing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders
3%
1%
Race Relations/Racism
2%
3%
Defence
0%
0%
Significantly higher
Significantly lower