Redbank Plains Community Centre Social Impact Report 2022

Cultural background Redbank Plains is a diverse and multicultural neighbourhood. Drawing on 2016 ABS census data, 30.5% of Redbank Plains residents are born overseas, in comparison to 20.1% of the broader Ipswich community, and 21.6% of the overall Queensland population (.id profile, 2021). 4.2% of the Redbank Plains community identify as being Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander (ABS, 2016). Other than English, the top languages spoken at home are Samoan (6.7%), Dinka (1.9%), Vietnamese (1.2%), Swahili (1.2%) and Hindi (0.8%) (.id profile, 2021). Survey respondents similarly reflect this diversity, with 41.60% of responses indicating a cultural background other than Australian. Other cultural backgrounds that respondents identified with included Burundian, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopian, Ghanian, Italian, Myanmarese and Taiwanese.

Cultural background of respondents (Respondents = 118, note that some respondents selected more than one option)

70.00%

61.86%

60.00%

50.00%

40.00%

30.00%

20.00%

6.78%

7.63%

10.00%

5.08% 5.08% 4.24% 3.39% 3.39% 3.39%

0.00%

Irish

Maori

Other

Indian

English

Filipino

Samoan

Sudanese

Australian

Aboriginal

Vietnamese

New Zealander

Housing The majority of survey respondents (62.71%) indicated that they were paying a mortgage or owned the homes they live in, and 37.29% of respondents indicated that they were renting. At the time of the 2016 ABS Census, 40% of households in Redbank Plains were purchasing or fully owned their home, and 48.7% rented privately (.id profile, 2021).

Housing status of respondents (Respondents = 118)

62.71%

37.29%

■ Owner Occupier ■ Renting

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