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City of Ipswich community views

A diverse range of shopping, leisure and dining experiences

Understanding the relative value your community places on 'a diverse range of shopping, leisure and dining experiences' and how they experience this attribute in their local area is important to understand the role, function and future of our places. With forecasts predicting growth in hospitality related occupations, and disruptions to the retail sector changing consumer habits, keeping a pulse on how the community views this topic in their local area serves an important role in planning and advocacy. Read more about .id's views on the importance of 'a diverse range of shopping, leisure and dining experiences' here.

Shopping, leisure and dining experiences in Ipswich in 2025

37% of residents selected ‘A diverse range of shopping, leisure and dining experiences’ as an important attribute when considering what makes somewhere a good place to live, making it the 6th most important liveability aspect for Ipswich residents overall. Residents rated their experience of ‘A diverse range of shopping, leisure and dining experiences’ in their local area 5.5 out of 10, on average, making it the 9th most positively experienced attribute of 16. In comparison to Australia, residents of Ipswich placed greater importance on Shopping, leisure and dining experiences and reported worse local area experiences.

Benchmarks

Importance
Experience
Ipswich 2025
37%
5.5
Australia
26%
6.1
Metropolitan Australia
28%
6.6
Queensland
28%
6.2
South East Queensland
30%
6.8

Local Area

Importance
Experience
Ipswich
37%
5.5
Booval–East Ipswich Area (n = 142)
36%
5.5
Brassall–Karalee Area (n = 158)
36%
5.0
Eastern Heights to Ripley Area (n = 201)
42%
5.2
Goodna and Bundamba & Surrounds (n = 108)
26%
5.5
Greater Rosewood Area (n = 95)
22%
5.0
Greater Springfield Corridor (n = 125)
42%
6.1
Ipswich Central & Surrounds (n = 167)
37%
5.2
Redbank–Collingwood Park Area (n = 128)
40%
6.1

Gender

Importance
Experience
Ipswich
37%
5.5
Male (n = 366)
36%
5.5
Female (n = 722)
37%
5.6
Prefer not to say (n = 21)
43%
3.7

Age

Importance
Experience
Ipswich
37%
5.5
18 - 34 (n = 255)
39%
5.3
35 - 59 (n = 418)
35%
5.4
60 + (n = 379)
35%
6.1

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