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City of Ipswich community views

The Community Views team surveyed 125 residents from Greater Springfield Corridor in June 2025.

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About the Survey - 2025

Greater Springfield Corridor in Ipswich

Greater Springfield Corridor is made up of Springfield, Spring Mountain, Brookwater, Springfield Lakes, Augustine Heights, Springfield Central, and White Rock.

Living in Greater Springfield Corridor in June 2025

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Greater Springfield Corridor Overall Liveability Index
Ipswich
54.9
Booval–East Ipswich Area
55.8
Brassall–Karalee Area
53.3
Eastern Heights to Ripley Area
53.8
Goodna and Bundamba & Surrounds
53.5
Greater Rosewood Area
55.5
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.

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

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Greater Springfield Corridor Overall Liveability Index

Greater Springfield Corridor Overall Liveability Index 58.1

Ipswich Overall Liveability Index

Ipswich Overall Liveability Index 54.9

Greater Springfield Corridor
Ipswich
Importance
Experience
Feeling safe
Importance
Experience
72%
6.2
71%
5.5
A lack of road congestion
Importance
Experience
49%
2.4
40%
3.9
Affordable decent housing
Importance
Experience
48%
5.1
48%
5.3
Natural environment
Importance
Experience
44%
7.0
47%
6.3
Health services
Importance
Experience
43%
6.6
42%
6.1
Shopping, leisure & dining
Importance
Experience
42%
6.1
37%
5.5
Making your way
Importance
Experience
38%
5.2
36%
5.4
Public transport
Importance
Experience
38%
6.5
37%
5.2
Sense of community
Importance
Experience
28%
6.6
32%
5.9
Education
Importance
Experience
23%
6.9
20%
6.1
Social cohesion
Importance
Experience
19%
7.0
20%
6.1
Good job prospects
Importance
Experience
15%
5.4
20%
4.9
Opportunity for all
Importance
Experience
12%
6.7
14%
5.9
A prosperous economy
Importance
Experience
12%
6.1
12%
5.2
Sports and recreation
Importance
Experience
10%
6.9
11%
6.3
Cultural facilities
Importance
Experience
9%
4.5
16%
5.0
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Health and Wellbeing in Greater Springfield Corridor 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?
Greater Springfield Corridor 2025 (n = 125)
7.0
Very poor
Excellent
Ipswich (n = 1124)
6.8
Very poor
Excellent
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Greater Springfield Corridor 2025 (n = 125)
5%
50%
45%
Get worse
Stay the same
Get better
Ipswich (n = 1124)
12%
56%
32%
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Get better
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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?
Greater Springfield Corridor 2025 (n = 125)
7.1
Very poor
Excellent
Ipswich (n = 1124)
7.0
Very poor
Excellent
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Greater Springfield Corridor 2025 (n = 125)
5%
63%
32%
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Get better
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?
Greater Springfield Corridor 2025 (n = 125)
7.1
Very poor
Excellent
Ipswich (n = 1124)
6.7
Very poor
Excellent
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Greater Springfield Corridor 2025 (n = 125)
5%
68%
27%
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Get better
Ipswich (n = 1124)
10%
71%
20%
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Financial circumstances in Greater Springfield Corridor 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?
Greater Springfield Corridor 2025 (n = 125)
6.2
Very poor
Excellent
Ipswich (n = 1124)
6.1
Very poor
Excellent
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Greater Springfield Corridor 2025 (n = 125)
23%
46%
31%
Get worse
Stay the same
Get better
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?
Greater Springfield Corridor 2025 (n = 120)
Ipswich (n = 1077)
Always late
0%
1%
Often late
1%
5%
Sometimes late
31%
30%
Never late
68%
64%
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Greater Springfield Corridor 2025 (n = 125)
32%
52%
15%
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Stay the same
Get better
Ipswich (n = 1124)
42%
47%
11%
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Impacts of climate change in Greater Springfield Corridor in June 2025

Which of the following best describes your personal views on climate change?
Greater Springfield Corridor 2025 (n = 125)
Ipswich (n = 1124)
It's happening, caused entirely/mostly by human activities
47%
42%
It's happening, caused equally by human activities and natural causes
34%
31%
It's happening, caused entirely/mostly by natural causes
6%
8%
It's happening, not sure what is causing it
7%
6%
I don't believe climate change is happening
6%
12%
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Among those that believe in climate change, 47% indicated that their local area is currently feeling the effects of climate change and a further 38% expected their local area to feel the effects within their lifetime. Of those, 6% were very confident that their local area would be able to adapt to the effects of climate change and a further 43% somewhat confident. 45% 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?
Greater Springfield Corridor 2025 (n = 116)
Ipswich (n = 980)
Feeling the effects of climate change
47%
51%
Not feeling the effects, but it will in my lifetime
38%
35%
Not feeling the effects, and do not expect it will in my lifetime
15%
14%
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Greater Springfield Corridor 2025 (n = 98)
Ipswich (n = 837)
Very confident
6%
5%
Somewhat confident
43%
33%
Not very confident
30%
39%
Not at all confident
14%
16%
Don't know
6%
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: Extreme heat (79%), Storms (70%) and Flooding (60%). 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) (68%), Educate residents on how to live more sustainably (55%) and Through more sustainable building and development practices (54%).

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?
Greater Springfield Corridor 2025 (n = 95)
Ipswich (n = 817)
Extreme heat
79%
79%
Storms
70%
71%
Flooding
60%
80%
Bushfires
52%
49%
Landslide
39%
13%
Cyclones
36%
38%
Droughts
35%
40%
Severe wind
34%
32%
Extremely cold temperatures
14%
16%
Sea level rise
6%
8%
Earthquakes
5%
2%
Other
1%
3%
None of these
0%
1%
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Greater Springfield Corridor 2025 (n = 98)
Ipswich (n = 837)
Protect and enhance local biodiversity (plants and animals)
68%
66%
Educate residents on how to live more sustainably
55%
56%
Through more sustainable building and development practices
54%
46%
Provide options for recycling waste (e.g. household waste, food waste, e-waste, etc.).
53%
45%
Conserve natural resources (e.g. air, water, soil, etc.)
53%
48%
Adopt renewable energy sources
52%
47%
Reduce pollution of the environment
50%
52%
The use of more sustainable transport options
46%
41%
Create renewable energy sources
41%
36%
Reduce carbon emissions in the local area
39%
35%
Host renewable energy projects in the local area (e.g. solar, wind, hydro, etc.)
38%
35%
Encourage residents to buy locally
27%
32%
Other
4%
5%
None of these
3%
2%
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Impacts of climate change on residents

Among those that believe in climate change, 40% indicated that they themselves are currently feeling the effects of climate change and a further 45% expected to within their lifetime. Of those, 9% were very confident that they would be able to adapt to the effects of climate change and a further 57% somewhat confident. 28% 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?
Greater Springfield Corridor 2025 (n = 116)
Ipswich (n = 980)
Feeling the effects of climate change
40%
44%
Not feeling the effects, but expect to in my lifetime
45%
42%
Not feeling the effects, and do not expect to in my lifetime
14%
14%
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Greater Springfield Corridor 2025 (n = 98)
Ipswich (n = 831)
Very confident
9%
7%
Somewhat confident
57%
55%
Not very confident
22%
27%
Not at all confident
5%
6%
Don't know
6%
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) (80%), Food production, making it harder and more expensive to get food items (57%) and Challenges getting around (e.g. damage to roads, public transport) (52%). 49% feel climate change will reduce their quality of life somewhat, and a further 14% 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?
Greater Springfield Corridor 2025 (n = 98)
Ipswich (n = 831)
Increased household running costs (e.g. energy, water, insurance, etc)
80%
83%
Food production, making it harder and more expensive to get food items
57%
60%
Challenges getting around (e.g. damage to roads, public transport)
52%
51%
My ability to leave my home due to weather (e.g. extreme heat, cold, rain, storms, wind, etc.)
50%
44%
My ability to access nature due to weather (e.g. erosion of parks, coastal areas, etc.)
41%
35%
Transport infrastructure vulnerability (e.g. roads, rail, public transport services)
37%
35%
Reduction in air quality
36%
36%
Essential infrastructure vulnerability (e.g. water, electricity, gas, sanitation)
35%
41%
Loss or damage to your home/property
34%
37%
Challenges accessing essential services (e.g. emergency and health services)
27%
28%
Reduced personal safety or health to myself and/or those around me
19%
24%
Reduced value to your home/property
10%
15%
Other
1%
3%
None of these
0%
1%
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Greater Springfield Corridor 2025 (n = 98)
Ipswich (n = 831)
It will improve a lot
2%
2%
It will improve somewhat
7%
6%
It will not change
18%
13%
It will reduce somewhat
49%
47%
It will reduce a lot
14%
22%
Don't know
10%
10%
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Concerns in Greater Springfield Corridor in June 2025

What are the top three issues facing your local area?
Greater Springfield Corridor 2025 (n = 125)
Ipswich (n = 1124)
Inflation/Cost of Living
61%
54%
Housing/Price of Housing
53%
45%
Law & order
40%
43%
Transport
35%
27%
Population/Overpopulation
21%
17%
Healthcare/Hospitals
13%
16%
Household Debt/Personal Debt
13%
13%
Petrol Prices/Fuel
12%
11%
Immigration
9%
6%
The Economy
8%
10%
Environmental Concerns
8%
10%
Unemployment
6%
8%
Drug/Alcohol Abuse
5%
15%
Taxation
4%
5%
Race Relations/Racism
4%
2%
Education
4%
3%
Poverty/Inequality
3%
12%
Defence
1%
1%
Issues Facing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders
0%
1%
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