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North Ipswich - Tivoli is still affordable — but less advantaged

North Ipswich - Tivoli 4305 · Ipswich Inner, Greater Brisbane, QLD

North Ipswich - Tivoli is still relatively affordable to rent, with a median of $285 a week at the 2021 Census; well served for the everyday — 3 schools and 4 supermarkets. The trade-offs: it is less advantaged than most of Australia (SEIFA decile 2 of 10); unemployment runs above the Brisbane norm, at 7.6%.

Mostly free-standing houses, with a median age of 41 and households on a median $1,310 a week at the 2021 Census.

Compiled from ABS regional population (SA2), the 2021 Census, SEIFA 2021, OpenStreetMap and Queensland Open Data · figures current to August 2026.

Population (ERP)
6,671
▲ 645 since 2001
SA2 · year to Jun 2025
YoY growth
+1.2%
▼ state average +1.76%
Year to Jun 2025
Net migration
+94
883 in · 789 out
Internal + overseas · 2025
Rank in Greater Brisbane
125th
Top 51% of 243 SA2s
By population growth rate

How the population has changed

North Ipswich - Tivoli against the Queensland average, both set to 100 in the first year shown so the growth rates compare.

North Ipswich - TivoliQueensland average
201620202025

North Ipswich - Tivoli population grew from 6,573 in 2016 to 6,671 in 2025, a change of 1.5% over the period, against the Queensland average.

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YearNorth Ipswich - TivoliQueensland average
20166,5734,845,152
20176,5994,926,380
20186,5865,006,623
20196,5465,088,847
20206,5245,165,613
20216,4995,215,814
20226,4685,310,905
20236,5445,450,235
20246,5925,571,890
20256,6715,669,764

Where the growth is coming from

North Ipswich - Tivoli gained 844 residents from internal migration and 39 from overseas in the year to June 2025, while 789 people moved away — a net addition of 94 before natural increase.

  • Internal migration in+844
  • Internal migration out+773
  • Overseas migration in+39
  • Natural increase-15
    Natural decrease — deaths exceeded births.

Components of population change over the sample year. Natural increase is shown apart from migration so the two are not read as one figure.

How it has changed

Census · five-yearly

The 2016 Census against 2021. Older figures are mapped onto today's boundaries via the ABS Time Series Profile, so comparisons are approximate where borders moved.

Measure20162021Change
Population6,3976,416 +0.3%
Median age4041 +1 yr
Median household income$1,103/wk$1,310/wk +19%
Median weekly rent$270/wk$285/wk +5.6%
Born overseas12.4%12.2% -0.2 pts

Who lives here

Census · five-yearly

From the 2021 Census. Each figure carries its definition, so you know what is being counted.

People

6,416
Population
Usual residents, Census 2021
41
Median age
Years
12.2%
Born overseas
Born outside Australia
2.3
Household size
Average people per household

Income

$1,310/wk
Household income
Median total weekly household income
$660/wk
Personal income
Median total weekly personal income

Housing

$285/wk
Median rent
Median weekly rent for rented dwellings
$1,300/mo
Median mortgage
Median monthly mortgage repayment
90.8%
Separate houses
Share of occupied dwellings
1.7%
Flats & apartments
Share of occupied dwellings
7.1%
Unoccupied
Private dwellings unoccupied on Census night

Work

50.1%
Employment rate
Employed as a share of people aged 15+
7.6%
Unemployment rate
Unemployed as a share of the labour force
49.1%
Year 12 or above
Highest school year completed

How homes are held

  • Owned outright 30.9%
  • Mortgaged 38.6%
  • Rented 28.1%
  • Other / not stated 2.5%

How well-off the area is

Census · five-yearly

The ABS SEIFA indexes rank every area by relative advantage and disadvantage. Decile 1 is the lowest tenth of Australia; decile 10 is the highest.

  • Relative disadvantage (IRSD)
    Lower decile means more relative disadvantage
    Decile 2
    score 931
  • Advantage & disadvantage (IRSAD)
    Higher decile means more relative advantage
    Decile 2
    score 904
  • Economic resources (IER)
    Income and housing capacity
    Decile 2
    score 941
  • Education & occupation (IEO)
    Education and occupational skill levels
    Decile 2
    score 904

Getting around, and what's nearby

OpenStreetMap · quarterly

What OpenStreetMap records inside the suburb boundary. Counts reflect what is tagged in OSM and can undercount a real but less-mapped area.

SchoolsOSM
3
within the SA2
OpenStreetMap · Sept 2026
ChildcareOSM
2
childcare & kindergartens
OpenStreetMap · Sept 2026
Hospitals & GPsOSM
2
0 hospitals · 2 GP/clinics
OpenStreetMap · Sept 2026
SupermarketsOSM
4
full-line grocery
OpenStreetMap · Sept 2026
ParksOSM
12
public open space
OpenStreetMap · Sept 2026

Within the North Ipswich - Tivoli SA2, OpenStreetMap records 3 schools, 2 childcare and kindergarten centres, 2 GP or clinic locations, 4 supermarkets and 12 parks. For families: 4 playgrounds. Eating out and socialising: 6 cafés and 8 restaurants. Staying active: 3 gyms, 1 public pool and 13 sports fields. Also 1 cinema and 3 shopping centres. The nearest train station, The Workshops Rail Museum, is about 1,550 m from the suburb centre. OpenStreetMap also maps 65 bus stops here.

List every mapped place

Schools

  • Tivoli State School
  • St Joseph's Primary School
  • Ipswich North State School

Gyms & fitness

  • Plus Fitness
  • Fitstop
  • Goodlife Health Club

Cinemas

  • Limelight Cinemas

Shopping centres

  • Riverlink Shopping Centre
  • Target
  • Kmart

GPs & clinics

  • Ipswich Family Podiatry
  • Exact Radiology Clinics

Supermarkets

  • Market Organics
  • Woolworths
  • Aldi
  • Coles

Parks

  • North Ipswich Wetlands
  • Cribb Park
  • Browns Park
  • North Ipswich Reserve
  • Bob Gamble Park
  • Great Lawn

Train stations

  • The Workshops Rail Museum
  • RiverLink Shopping Centre

Schools

Every open Queensland school whose campus sits inside the SA2 boundary, with the average ICSEA across them. Open a school for its own ICSEA, student background and a link to My School.

PrimarySchools
3
including Prep–6
QLD Open Data
SecondarySchools
1
Year 7–12
QLD Open Data
Combined / specialSchools
0
Prep–12 and special
QLD Open Data
GovernmentSchools
2
Queensland state schools
QLD Open Data
Non-governmentSchools
2
Catholic and independent
QLD Open Data
Average ICSEASchools
946
3 of 4 schools · 1000 is the national average
ACARA

The North Ipswich - Tivoli SA2 contains 4 schools — 3 primary schools and 1 secondary school, of which 2 are government and 2 non-government. Its 3 schools with a published ICSEA average 946 (1000 is the national average); each school's own figure and student background are on its page. NAPLAN results for each school are on its My School profile (ACARA). For area context, North Ipswich - Tivoli sits in decile 2 of the ABS SEIFA index of education and occupation nationally and 49% of adults here completed Year 12 (Census 2021).

Zoned state schools

The centre of this SA2 is zoned for Tivoli State School (primary), Ipswich State High School (junior secondary), Ipswich State High School (senior secondary).

Parts of the SA2 also fall in the catchment of Ipswich Central State School (primary), Ipswich North State School (primary), Bundamba State School (primary), Brassall State School (primary), Ipswich East State School (primary), Blair State School (primary), Bundamba State Secondary College (junior secondary), Bremer State High School (junior secondary), Bundamba State Secondary College (senior secondary), Bremer State High School (senior secondary).

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Primary

School list & catchments: Queensland Government Open Data (Department of Education), licensed CC BY 4.0. ICSEA: ACARA School Profile. NAPLAN: myschool.edu.au (ACARA).

Nearby, in Ipswich Inner

Others in the same ABS district, by population growth. If this one doesn't fit, one of these might.

  1. HereNorth Ipswich - Tivoli+1.2%
  2. 01Ripley+15.4%
  3. 02Bundamba+2.2%
  4. 03Brassall+1.9%
  5. 04Karalee - Barellan Point+1.8%
  6. 05Leichhardt - One Mile+1.7%
  7. 06Raceview+1.1%
  8. 07Ipswich - East+0.9%
  9. 08Churchill - Yamanto+0.8%
  10. 09Ipswich - North+0.7%
  11. 10Ipswich - Central+0.4%
  12. 11Karana Downs+0.4%
  13. 12Riverview-0.0%

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