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The Community Views team surveyed 108 residents from Goodna and Bundamba & Surrounds in June 2025.

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About the Survey - 2025

Goodna and Bundamba & Surrounds in Ipswich

Goodna and Bundamba & Surrounds is made up of Goodna, Bundamba, Riverview, Dinmore, Camira, Gailes, Blackstone, Carole Park, and Ebbw Vale.

Living in Goodna and Bundamba & Surrounds in June 2025

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Goodna and Bundamba & Surrounds Overall Liveability Index
Ipswich
54.9
Booval–East Ipswich Area
55.8
Brassall–Karalee Area
53.3
Eastern Heights to Ripley Area
53.8
Greater Rosewood Area
55.5
Greater Springfield Corridor
58.1
Ipswich Central & Surrounds
56.2
Redbank–Collingwood Park Area
52.8
Collected June 2025

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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Goodna and Bundamba & Surrounds Overall Liveability Index

Goodna and Bundamba & Surrounds Overall Liveability Index 53.5

Ipswich Overall Liveability Index

Ipswich Overall Liveability Index 54.9

Goodna and Bundamba & Surrounds
Ipswich
Importance
Experience
Feeling safe
Importance
Experience
65%
5.2
71%
5.5
Health services
Importance
Experience
49%
5.9
42%
6.1
Affordable decent housing
Importance
Experience
49%
5.1
48%
5.3
Natural environment
Importance
Experience
47%
6.2
47%
6.3
Public transport
Importance
Experience
42%
5.4
37%
5.2
Sense of community
Importance
Experience
36%
5.6
32%
5.9
Making your way
Importance
Experience
35%
5.1
36%
5.4
A lack of road congestion
Importance
Experience
34%
3.6
40%
3.9
Social cohesion
Importance
Experience
26%
5.9
20%
6.1
Shopping, leisure & dining
Importance
Experience
26%
5.5
37%
5.5
Opportunity for all
Importance
Experience
21%
5.6
14%
5.9
Good job prospects
Importance
Experience
20%
4.6
20%
4.9
Education
Importance
Experience
17%
5.7
20%
6.1
Cultural facilities
Importance
Experience
14%
4.9
16%
5.0
Sports and recreation
Importance
Experience
11%
6.2
11%
6.3
A prosperous economy
Importance
Experience
8%
4.7
12%
5.2
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Health and Wellbeing in Goodna and Bundamba & Surrounds in June 2025

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?
Goodna and Bundamba & Surrounds 2025 (n = 108)
6.9
Very poor
Excellent
Ipswich (n = 1124)
6.8
Very poor
Excellent
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Goodna and Bundamba & Surrounds 2025 (n = 108)
13%
65%
22%
Get worse
Stay the same
Get better
Ipswich (n = 1124)
12%
56%
32%
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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?
Goodna and Bundamba & Surrounds 2025 (n = 108)
7.2
Very poor
Excellent
Ipswich (n = 1124)
7.0
Very poor
Excellent
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Goodna and Bundamba & Surrounds 2025 (n = 108)
4%
73%
23%
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Ipswich (n = 1124)
8%
68%
24%
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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?
Goodna and Bundamba & Surrounds 2025 (n = 108)
7.0
Very poor
Excellent
Ipswich (n = 1124)
6.7
Very poor
Excellent
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Goodna and Bundamba & Surrounds 2025 (n = 108)
10%
76%
14%
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Stay the same
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Ipswich (n = 1124)
10%
71%
20%
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Financial circumstances in Goodna and Bundamba & Surrounds in June 2025

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?
Goodna and Bundamba & Surrounds 2025 (n = 108)
6.2
Very poor
Excellent
Ipswich (n = 1124)
6.1
Very poor
Excellent
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Goodna and Bundamba & Surrounds 2025 (n = 108)
28%
55%
17%
Get worse
Stay the same
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Ipswich (n = 1124)
24%
49%
26%
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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?
Goodna and Bundamba & Surrounds 2025 (n = 100)
Ipswich (n = 1077)
Always late
2%
1%
Often late
2%
5%
Sometimes late
40%
30%
Never late
57%
64%
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Goodna and Bundamba & Surrounds 2025 (n = 108)
47%
48%
5%
Get worse
Stay the same
Get better
Ipswich (n = 1124)
42%
47%
11%
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Impacts of climate change in Goodna and Bundamba & Surrounds in June 2025

Which of the following best describes your personal views on climate change?
Goodna and Bundamba & Surrounds 2025 (n = 108)
Ipswich (n = 1124)
It's happening, caused entirely/mostly by human activities
46%
42%
It's happening, caused equally by human activities and natural causes
27%
31%
It's happening, caused entirely/mostly by natural causes
6%
8%
It's happening, not sure what is causing it
10%
6%
I don't believe climate change is happening
10%
12%
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Among those that believe in climate change, 50% indicated that their local area is currently feeling the effects of climate change and a further 32% 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 33% somewhat confident. 57% 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?
Goodna and Bundamba & Surrounds 2025 (n = 97)
Ipswich (n = 980)
Feeling the effects of climate change
50%
51%
Not feeling the effects, but it will in my lifetime
32%
35%
Not feeling the effects, and do not expect it will in my lifetime
18%
14%
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Goodna and Bundamba & Surrounds 2025 (n = 79)
Ipswich (n = 837)
Very confident
1%
5%
Somewhat confident
33%
33%
Not very confident
42%
39%
Not at all confident
15%
16%
Don't know
9%
7%
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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: Flooding (92%), Storms (85%) and Extreme heat (73%). 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 (58%) and Educate residents on how to live more sustainably (56%).

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?
Goodna and Bundamba & Surrounds 2025 (n = 75)
Ipswich (n = 817)
Flooding
92%
80%
Storms
85%
71%
Extreme heat
73%
79%
Bushfires
58%
49%
Severe wind
42%
32%
Cyclones
40%
38%
Droughts
31%
40%
Extremely cold temperatures
13%
16%
Landslide
9%
13%
Sea level rise
4%
8%
Earthquakes
1%
2%
Other
6%
3%
None of these
1%
1%
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Goodna and Bundamba & Surrounds 2025 (n = 79)
Ipswich (n = 837)
Protect and enhance local biodiversity (plants and animals)
70%
66%
Reduce pollution of the environment
58%
52%
Educate residents on how to live more sustainably
56%
56%
Conserve natural resources (e.g. air, water, soil, etc.)
45%
48%
Adopt renewable energy sources
43%
47%
The use of more sustainable transport options
36%
41%
Provide options for recycling waste (e.g. household waste, food waste, e-waste, etc.).
36%
45%
Through more sustainable building and development practices
34%
46%
Create renewable energy sources
33%
36%
Host renewable energy projects in the local area (e.g. solar, wind, hydro, etc.)
29%
35%
Encourage residents to buy locally
28%
32%
Reduce carbon emissions in the local area
27%
35%
Other
8%
5%
None of these
2%
2%
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Impacts of climate change on residents

Among those that believe in climate change, 47% indicated that they themselves are currently feeling the effects of climate change and a further 42% 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 47% somewhat confident. 34% 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?
Goodna and Bundamba & Surrounds 2025 (n = 97)
Ipswich (n = 980)
Feeling the effects of climate change
47%
44%
Not feeling the effects, but expect to in my lifetime
42%
42%
Not feeling the effects, and do not expect to in my lifetime
12%
14%
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Goodna and Bundamba & Surrounds 2025 (n = 83)
Ipswich (n = 831)
Very confident
7%
7%
Somewhat confident
47%
55%
Not very confident
28%
27%
Not at all confident
6%
6%
Don't know
12%
5%
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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) (85%), Food production, making it harder and more expensive to get food items (53%) and My ability to leave my home due to weather (e.g. extreme heat, cold, rain, storms, wind, etc.) (46%). 37% feel climate change will reduce their quality of life somewhat, and a further 24% 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?
Goodna and Bundamba & Surrounds 2025 (n = 83)
Ipswich (n = 831)
Increased household running costs (e.g. energy, water, insurance, etc)
85%
83%
Food production, making it harder and more expensive to get food items
53%
60%
My ability to leave my home due to weather (e.g. extreme heat, cold, rain, storms, wind, etc.)
46%
44%
Essential infrastructure vulnerability (e.g. water, electricity, gas, sanitation)
44%
41%
Challenges getting around (e.g. damage to roads, public transport)
44%
51%
Loss or damage to your home/property
42%
37%
Reduction in air quality
34%
36%
Transport infrastructure vulnerability (e.g. roads, rail, public transport services)
31%
35%
My ability to access nature due to weather (e.g. erosion of parks, coastal areas, etc.)
23%
35%
Challenges accessing essential services (e.g. emergency and health services)
22%
28%
Reduced personal safety or health to myself and/or those around me
18%
24%
Reduced value to your home/property
15%
15%
Other
5%
3%
None of these
1%
1%
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Goodna and Bundamba & Surrounds 2025 (n = 83)
Ipswich (n = 831)
It will improve a lot
0%
2%
It will improve somewhat
6%
6%
It will not change
17%
13%
It will reduce somewhat
37%
47%
It will reduce a lot
24%
22%
Don't know
16%
10%
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Concerns in Goodna and Bundamba & Surrounds in June 2025

What are the top three issues facing your local area?
Goodna and Bundamba & Surrounds 2025 (n = 108)
Ipswich (n = 1124)
Housing/Price of Housing
42%
45%
Law & order
41%
43%
Inflation/Cost of Living
37%
54%
Drug/Alcohol Abuse
26%
15%
Poverty/Inequality
22%
12%
Transport
19%
27%
Healthcare/Hospitals
17%
16%
Population/Overpopulation
15%
17%
Household Debt/Personal Debt
14%
13%
Petrol Prices/Fuel
13%
11%
Environmental Concerns
12%
10%
Unemployment
11%
8%
The Economy
10%
10%
Issues Facing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders
6%
1%
Race Relations/Racism
5%
2%
Taxation
4%
5%
Immigration
4%
6%
Education
2%
3%
Defence
0%
1%
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