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Ripley QLD 4306

5,309 addresses · 195 streets

Blair Electorate › Ipswich LGA › Ripley · 32 km from Brisbane

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Living Here

Ripley is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 4,288 people, with a median age of 29. The typical household earns around $1,906 a week, with median rent near $375 a week. Most homes are houses. About 57% of households own their home and 42% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 6 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

4,288Population
29Median age
$1,906Median household income / wk
$375Median rent / wk
2.6Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Ripley statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Ripley itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: East Ipswich, 6.5 km north · Railway halt: Bundamba Racecourse, 6.3 km north · Airport: Brisbane Airport, 46.3 km north-east.

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Socio-economic Standing

🙂Above average · 6/10
Economic resources5/10
Education & jobs6/10

Deciles from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest), against all Australian suburbs. The overall figure weighs advantage and disadvantage together; economic resources counts income and housing, and education & jobs counts qualifications and occupation. They often differ. Source: ABS SEIFA 2021.

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 48.4% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Ripley

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.

Tree cover measures, Ripley QLD
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202048.4%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202166.2%

Demographics

Unemployment 4.2% · Labour-force participation 76.3%

Population by age in Ripley
Population by age, Ripley QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0-4441
5-14583
15-19207
20-24410
25-341,044
35-44646
45-54387
55-64332
65-74160
75-8461
85+5
Dwelling types in Ripley
Dwelling types, Ripley QLD (ABS Census 2021)
House1,410
Townhouse99
Apartment25
Other0
Households by weekly income in Ripley
Households by weekly income, Ripley QLD (ABS Census 2021)
<$65095
$650-1,499429
$1,500-2,999670
$3,000+251
Top ancestries in Ripley
Top ancestries, Ripley QLD (ABS Census 2021)
English1,550
Australian1,546
Other503
Scottish388
Irish347
German284
Housing tenure in Ripley
Housing tenure, Ripley QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Owned178
Mortgage700
Rented639
Other11
Cars per household in Ripley
Cars per household, Ripley QLD (ABS Census 2021)
021
1526
2686
3192
4+99
Commute to work in Ripley
Commute to work, Ripley QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Car1,783
Train24
Bus13
Tram/ferry0
Walked11
Bicycle0
Home238
Top countries of birth in Ripley
Top countries of birth, Ripley QLD (ABS Census 2021)
New Zealand201
India196
Philippines93
England80
South Africa37
Samoa19
Languages used at home in Ripley
Languages used at home, Ripley QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Punjabi122
Malayalam70
Tagalog46
Samoan32
Bengali28
Hindi28

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

20,376 bird observations recorded near Ripley — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Ripley

Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.

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