Raceview

**Raceview** is a suburb in the City of Ipswich. It's home to 9,721 people as of the 2016 census.

Suburbs surrounding Raceview

## History

During the days of the Moreton Bay Penal Settlement the area that is now Raceview was a farm called Plough Station.

### Name

Raceview is named after the old Grange Racecourse which used to be located in the area before being moved to Bundamba.

### Establishment as a suburb

Raceview was established as a suburb on August 31, 1991 by the Governor in Council. Its since been regazetted in 2009 due to the council amalgamations at the time.

## Demographics

In the 2016 census, Raceview recorded a population of 9,721 people, 51.8% female and 48.2% male. The median age of the Raceview population was 33 years, 5 years below the national median. 81.7% of people living in Raceview were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were New Zealand (3.9%), England (2.3%), India (1.0%), the Philippines (0.9%) and Samoa (0.6%).

Raceview is a predominantly family suburb with 71.9% of households being family households. Of these family households, 66.4% have children. The other households are single-person households (25.1%) and group households (3.0%).

### Employment and wealth

In 2016, Raceview had an unemployment rate of 8.9%, 2.0% higher than the national rate. The top industries were hospitals (except psychiatric hospitals) (4.3%), supermarket and grocery stores (3.6%), defence (3.1%), primary education (3.0%) and aged care residential services (2.8%).

The weekly median household income was $1,244 (annually $64,688) and the weekly median personal income was $632 (annually $32,864).

## Education

### Students

Students in Raceview

There was a total of 2,311 students living in Raceview in 2016, making up 23.7% of all residents. Out of those attending an educational institution, the top responses were primary school (45.6%), secondary school (27.8%) and university (12.2%).

Students in Raceview

55.8% of Raceview's residents (aged 15 years or over) had finished year 12 or achieved a higher level of education by the 2016 census. However, it should also be noted that 9.4% of the counted population didn't state their education level.

## Real estate

When the 2016 census was held, the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,495 and median weekly rent was $301.

At the time, Raceview was home to 3,785 private dwellings. 93.5% of the dwellings were occupied. Of these occupied dwellings, 83.7% were separate houses, 1.0% were apartments and 15.0% were semi-detached houses (such as townhouses). The average number of a dwelling's bedrooms was 3.3 and the average number of people in a Raceview household was 2.7.

### Property market

From June 2020 to June 2021, the median price for a house on the market was $349,500 and the median weekly rent for a house was $345. Most property listings in Raceview were for houses to buy.

Median prices (Jun '20–Jun '21)

From 2012 to 2020, house prices in Raceview rose 11.8% and unit prices fell 20.7%.

## References

1. ↑ "Elevation Finder". *Free Map Tools*. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 "2016 Census QuickStats: Raceview". *Australian Bureau of Statistics*. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
3. ↑ "Raceview 4305 Postcode". *Australia Post*. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
4. ↑ "How Far is it Between Brisbane City, Brisbane and Raceview, Ipswich". *Free Map Tools*. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 "Where is my electorate?". *Electoral Commission of Queensland*. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
6. ↑ "Find my electorate: Raceview". *Australian Electoral Commission*. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 "Raceview - Suburb". *Queensland Government*. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
8. ↑ "2006 Census QuickStats: Raceview (Ipswich City)". *Australian Bureau of Statistics*. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
9. ↑ "2011 Census QuickStats: Raceview". *Australian Bureau of Statistics*. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 "Raceview Property Market". *Realestate.com.au*. Retrieved 19 July 2021.

## External links

* Raceview – Queensland Places
* Raceview – Google Maps
* 2016 Census QuickStats: Raceview – Australian Bureau of Statistics