In the Ipswich council area, 38% of households were paying off a mortgage at the 2021 Census, above the 34% across Queensland, while owning outright was less common than statewide.
Owned outright 20
Being paid off 38
Rented 39
Other or not stated 3
The Ipswich council area's households as 100 homes, from the 2021 Census count of households by tenure and landlord. Each kind is rounded so the 100 add up, so a share in the tiles below can differ from the drawing by one.
Owned outright20%QLD 29%
Being paid off38%QLD 34%
Median mortgage repayment$1,600 a monthQLD $1,733
Fewer people at the same address
Median household income in the Ipswich council area was $1,668 a week at the 2021 Census. Fewer people had stayed at one address: 45% of people aged five and over lived at the same address five years earlier, against 48% across Queensland. More households rented than across the state, at 39% against 33%.
Larger households than the state
Households in the Ipswich council area were larger than across Queensland, at 2.8 people on average against 2.5, and its 229,208 people were younger, with a median age of 33 years against 38. Separate houses accounted for 89% of occupied homes, against 75% statewide, and flats or apartments for just 2%. Homes with four or more bedrooms reached 48%, above the state's share.