Ipswich: Five industry growth stories - Part one
BEN HAYWARD • March 1, 2020
Positive growth series: Health care and social assistance
As the older neighbour of Queensland’s capital city, Ipswich has a proud history of being an economic engine room for Queensland and centre stage in traditional manufacturing and heavy industries throughout the 19th and 20th centuries.
While times may change as industries come and go with market tides, Ipswich is still a city and region that continues to grow and share economic success stories – some you will know, some you may have missed.
Meet Ipswich's largest employer (by sector) - health care and social assistance
Australia’s population is ageing with approximately 3.8 million being aged 65 and over. There are numerous professions and industries that play a role supporting this cohort of Australian; hospital staff, medical, other healthcare, residential care and social assistance – the list goes on.
Currently within the city of Ipswich there are 10,985 directly people employed
within health care and social assistance, with many secondary industries and professions also part of this sector (think financial planners, trades, hospitality, retail and more).
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| Employment (total) by industry | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| City of Ipswich | 2018/19 | 2013/14 | Change | ||||
| Industry | Number | %. | Queensland | Number | %. | Queensland | 2013/14 - 2018/19 |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 10985 | 14.1 | 13.5 | 9439 | 13.9 | 12.5 | 1545 |
| Hospitals | 3400 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 2775 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 626 |
| Medical and Other Health Care Services | 2734 | 3.5 | 4 | 2355 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 378 |
| Residential Care Services | 1377 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 1391 | 2.1 | 1.9 | -14 |
| Social Assistance Services | 3474 | 4.5 | 3.1 | 2919 | 4.3 | 2.8 | 555 |
Source: National Institute of Economic and Industry Research (NIEIR) ©2019. Compiled and presented in economy.id by.id the population experts. NIEIR-ID data are adjusted each year, using updated employment estimates. Each release may change previous years’ figures.
Watch for:
Further development of residential care, allied health precincts and government health support within the city.
With 14.1% of the cities workforce employed within this sector and growing, it’s a great time if you’re a local business to see how your product or service could align with this sector.
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