Redbank Plains Community Centre Social Impact Report 2022

Age The majority of survey respondents were between 30 and 64 years of age. Just under half of the respondents (47.86%) were aged between 30 to 49 years and approximately one quarter of respondents (24.79%) were aged between 50 and 64 years. According to 2016 ABS Census data, Redbank Plains has a higher proportion of people in younger age groups (0 to 17 years) and a lower proportion of people in older age groups (60+ years) when compared with the broader Ipswich community. In 2016, 34% of Redbank Plains’ population was aged between 0 and 17 years, and 8.7% were aged 60 years and over, compared with 27.9% and 15.3% respectively for the Ipswich local government area (LGA) (.id profile, 2021). At the same time, the median age in Redbank Plains was 27 years of age, compared with 32 across Ipswich LGA and 37 across South East Queensland and the state.

Age of respondents ( Respondents = 118)

60.00%

47.86%

50.00%

40.00%

30.00%

24.79%

20.00%

12.82%

11.11%

10.00%

0.00%

15 to 19

20 to 29

30 to 49

50 to 64

65 to 74

75+

Gender Approximately two-thirds of survey respondents were women (67.80%) and just under a third of respondents were men (30.51%).

Gender of respondents ( Respondents = 118)

80.00%

67.80%

70.00%

60.00%

50.00%

40.00%

30.51%

30.00%

20.00%

10.00%

0.00%

Female

Male

Gender Variant / non-conforming

Prefer not to say

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