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Sippy Downs QLD 4556

5,372 addresses · 146 streets

Fisher Electorate › Sunshine Coast LGA › Sippy Downs · 83 km from Brisbane

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Living Here

Sippy Downs is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 11,544 people, with a median age of 33. The typical household earns around $1,484 a week, with median rent near $460 a week. Most homes are houses. About 53% of households own their home and 34% 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.

11,544Population
33Median age
$1,484Median household income / wk
$460Median rent / wk
2.6Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Eudlo, 10.3 km west · Bus interchange: USC station, 500 m north · Airport: Caloundra Airport, 9.8 km south-east.

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Socio-economic Standing

🙂Above average · 6/10
Economic resources4/10
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: 36.8% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Sippy Downs

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

Tree cover measures, Sippy Downs QLD
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202036.8%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202144.5%

Demographics

Unemployment 5.7% · Labour-force participation 61.9%

Population by age in Sippy Downs
Population by age, Sippy Downs QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0-4555
5-141,507
15-191,215
20-241,176
25-341,569
35-441,402
45-541,270
55-64839
65-74810
75-84834
85+374
Dwelling types in Sippy Downs
Dwelling types, Sippy Downs QLD (ABS Census 2021)
House2,479
Townhouse900
Apartment477
Other0
Households by weekly income in Sippy Downs
Households by weekly income, Sippy Downs QLD (ABS Census 2021)
<$650661
$650-1,4991,127
$1,500-2,9991,184
$3,000+551
Top ancestries in Sippy Downs
Top ancestries, Sippy Downs QLD (ABS Census 2021)
English4,801
Australian4,076
Scottish1,282
Irish1,201
Other1,107
Ancestry NS853
Housing tenure in Sippy Downs
Housing tenure, Sippy Downs QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Owned730
Mortgage1,261
Rented1,281
Other515
Cars per household in Sippy Downs
Cars per household, Sippy Downs QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0218
11,416
21,452
3456
4+251
Commute to work in Sippy Downs
Commute to work, Sippy Downs QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Car3,855
Train5
Bus97
Tram/ferry0
Walked103
Bicycle35
Home522
Top countries of birth in Sippy Downs
Top countries of birth, Sippy Downs QLD (ABS Census 2021)
England675
New Zealand505
South Africa191
India154
Nepal101
China86
Languages used at home in Sippy Downs
Languages used at home, Sippy Downs QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Mandarin146
Nepali102
Korean79
Punjabi71
Vietnamese66
Afrikaans52

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

19,251 bird observations recorded near Sippy Downs — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Sippy Downs

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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