Ipswich: Five industry growth stories - Part one

BEN HAYWARD • Mar 01, 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). 

If you're on a mobile device, you can swipe within the table below.
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.

If you would like to know more please feel free to contact me here.
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