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LEARN MORE ABOUT .idIn 2021, there were 1,314 Spanish speakers living in the City of Ipswich, with largest age group being 40 to 44 year olds.
The Age Structure of the non-English speaking population in the City of Ipswich provides key insights into the level of demand for age based services and facilities such as child care, and language services. Non-English speaking populations may have a quite different age profile to the general population, for instance in a student area, they are likely to be younger, however an area which received a lot of post-war migration may have an older non-English speaking population, and perhaps many second-generation speakers.
Five year age groups present a classic age profile of the population. Each age group covers exactly five years, which enables direct comparison between each group.
To get a more complete picture of the City of Ipswich's non-English speaking Age Structure should be viewed in conjunction with Household Types and Dwelling Types.
Q:
Derived from the Census question:
'What is the person's date of birth or age?'
| Five year age groups | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| City of Ipswich - Spanish speakers | 2021 | 2016 | Change | ||||
| Five year age groups (years) | Number | % | South East Queensland | Number | % | South East Queensland | 2016 to 2021 |
| 0 to 4 | 79 | 6.0 | 6.9 | 59 | 5.7 | 6.1 | +20 |
| 5 to 9 | 83 | 6.3 | 5.4 | 58 | 5.6 | 4.8 | +25 |
| 10 to 14 | 74 | 5.6 | 3.8 | 35 | 3.4 | 3.7 | +39 |
| 15 to 19 | 50 | 3.8 | 3.0 | 59 | 5.7 | 4.0 | -9 |
| 20 to 24 | 60 | 4.6 | 5.1 | 43 | 4.2 | 6.8 | +17 |
| 25 to 29 | 78 | 5.9 | 11.1 | 77 | 7.5 | 11.5 | +1 |
| 30 to 34 | 110 | 8.4 | 14.6 | 100 | 9.7 | 13.2 | +10 |
| 35 to 39 | 126 | 9.6 | 12.3 | 93 | 9.0 | 11.6 | +33 |
| 40 to 44 | 130 | 9.9 | 9.8 | 104 | 10.1 | 8.9 | +26 |
| 45 to 49 | 114 | 8.7 | 6.8 | 93 | 9.0 | 6.2 | +21 |
| 50 to 54 | 96 | 7.3 | 4.6 | 70 | 6.8 | 5.0 | +26 |
| 55 to 59 | 76 | 5.8 | 3.7 | 74 | 7.2 | 4.2 | +2 |
| 60 to 64 | 73 | 5.6 | 3.1 | 58 | 5.6 | 4.1 | +15 |
| 65 to 69 | 60 | 4.6 | 3.0 | 37 | 3.6 | 3.7 | +23 |
| 70 to 74 | 39 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 33 | 3.2 | 2.5 | +6 |
| 75 to 79 | 33 | 2.5 | 1.8 | 20 | 1.9 | 1.8 | +13 |
| 80 to 84 | 23 | 1.8 | 1.3 | 7 | 0.7 | 1.1 | +16 |
| 85 and over | 10 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 12 | 1.2 | 0.8 | -2 |
| Total people | 1,314 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 1,032 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +282 |
Dominant groups
Analysis of the Spanish speaking population in the City of Ipswich in 2021 compared to South East Queensland shows that there was a higher proportion of people in the younger age groups (under 15) as well as a higher proportion of people in the older age groups (65+).
Overall, 18.0% of the Spanish speaking population was aged between 0 and 14, and 12.6% were aged 65 years and over, compared with 16.1% and 9.8% respectively for South East Queensland.
The major differences between the age groups of the Spanish speaking population in the City of Ipswich and South East Queensland were:
- A larger percentage of people aged 50 to 54 (7.3% compared to 4.6%)
- A smaller percentage of people aged 30 to 34 (8.4% compared to 14.6%)
- A smaller percentage of people aged 25 to 29 (5.9% compared to 11.1%)
- A smaller percentage of people aged 35 to 39 (9.6% compared to 12.3%)
Emerging groups
From 2016 to 2021, City of Ipswich's Spanish speaking population increased by 282 people (27.3%). This represents an average annual population change of 4.95% per year over the period.
There were no major changes for the City of Ipswich between 2016 and 2021.
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