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Social cohesion (e.g. acceptance of multiculturalism, religious groups living in harmony, etc)

Studies have shown that societies with high levels of 'social cohesion' tend to be more prosperous, economically competitive and resilient. To this end, residents are a tremendous resource for informing our understanding as to how cohesive our local communities are today, tomorrow, and whether there are some communities that are becoming more or less cohesive over-time. People born overseas tend to place more stock in 'social cohesion' than those who were born here.

Social cohesion in Ipswich

21% of residents selected ‘Social cohesion (e.g. acceptance of multiculturalism, religious groups living in harmony, etc)’ as an important attribute when considering what makes somewhere a good place to live, making it the 10th most important liveability aspect for Ipswich residents overall. Residents rated their experience of ‘Social cohesion (e.g. acceptance of multiculturalism, religious groups living in harmony, etc)’ in their local area 6.1 out of 10, on average, making it the 2nd most positively experienced attribute of 16. In comparison to Australia: 2024, residents of Ipswich placed less importance on Social cohesion and reported worse local area experiences.

Benchmarks

Importance
Experience
Ipswich
21%
6.1
May 2023
19%
5.9
Australia: 2024
26%
6.7
Metropolitan Australia: 2024
29%
6.8
Queensland: 2024
24%
6.6
South East Queensland: 2024
26%
6.8

Local areas

Importance
Experience
Ipswich
21%
6.1
Division 1 (n = 244)
18%
5.8
Division 2 (n = 203)
21%
6.5
Division 3 (n = 399)
26%
6.0
Division 4 (n = 299)
17%
6.1

Gender

Importance
Experience
Ipswich
21%
6.1
Male (n = 486)
19%
6.1
Female (n = 615)
21%
6.2
Non-binary (n = 16)
40%
6.3
Prefer not to say (n = 25)
14%
5.7

Age

Importance
Experience
Ipswich
21%
6.1
18 - 34 (n = 268)
18%
6.1
35 - 59 (n = 459)
20%
6.1
60 + (n = 359)
23%
6.2

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