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A Software Engineer on the median salary rates Ipswich a "Comfortable" fit — SEIFA decile 3/10 (estimated) and a median weekly mortgage repayment of $345.
Riverlink shopping centre, established schools and hospital, and a train line to Brisbane — more affordable family housing stock.
About these figures: income, rent and mortgage figures are ABS Census 2021 QuickStats, the most recent available. SEIFA decile is ABS SEIFA 2021, estimated from this suburb's relative Census income position where an official per-suburb figure wasn't confirmed. Not an exhaustive audit — indicative only.
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Yes — on the median salary for a Software Engineer, Ipswich scores as a "Comfortable" fit, based on estimated borrowing capacity against the suburb's median weekly mortgage repayment.
Out of 100: 50% budget fit (estimated weekly repayment capacity versus Ipswich's median weekly mortgage repayment), 30% ABS SEIFA socio-economic decile, and 20% amenity breadth (schools, shopping, transport and parks).
Income, rent and mortgage figures are from the 2021 Census — the most recent available, since 2026 Census data won't release until mid-2027 onward.
Ipswich's SEIFA decile of 3/10 is estimated from its relative Census income position, not an official ABS figure confirmed specifically for this suburb.
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Rates and thresholds last updated for the 2026–27 financial year.