Sippy Downs
QLD 4556 · Sunshine Coast
11,544 (2021) → 12,516 est. (2025)
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Sippy Downs is a suburb in Sunshine Coast, QLD 4556, about 83km from Brisbane CBD. Recent property sales in Sippy Downs are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has 3 schools, a transport score of 26/100, and is a short drive from the coast. Sippy Downs has an overall score of 52/100, based on transport, liveability and education, plus a separate residential safety score of 100/100.
Demographics
Age distribution
Housing tenure
- Owned
- Mortgage
- Rented
Commute to work
- Car
- Public transport
- Walk/cycle
- Work from home
Top countries of birth: England (5.85%), New Zealand (4.37%), South Africa (1.65%), India (1.33%), Nepal (0.87%)
Top languages: Mandarin (1.26%), Nepali (0.88%), Korean (0.68%), Punjabi (0.62%), Vietnamese (0.57%)
Source: ABS Census 2021
Property
Suburb-level sale prices aren't published for QLD. Median weekly rents:
Source: RTA Queensland · Updated Q1 2026
Residential Safety
QLDdoesn't publish crime data at the suburb level. The rates shown are the Sunshine Coast local-government-area average applied to this suburb, so other suburbs in the same LGA share the same figures.
Recorded residential incidents (latest year), with rate per 100,000 residents:
Residential incidents over time
Sum of the five residential categories above — not all recorded crime.
Area crime context
An independent score — crime data quality varies by state, so safety is shown separately and is not part of the overall score.
Source: Queensland Police Service (LGA-level) · Updated 2025
Schools
Average ICSEA of schools within 10km 1052 (above the national average of 1000).
In suburb
- Siena Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary · CatholicICSEA 1083
- Siena Catholic CollegeSecondary · CatholicICSEA 1074
- Chancellor State CollegeCombined · GovernmentICSEA 1036
Nearby (within 10km)
- Palmview State Secondary CollegeSecondary · Government · 2.2kmICSEA 1031
- Palmview State Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 2.4kmICSEA 1028
- Palmview State Special SchoolCombined · Government · 2.4kmICSEA 1031
- Matthew Flinders Anglican CollegeCombined · Independent · 3.4kmICSEA 1153
- Brightwater State SchoolPrimary · Government · 3.4kmICSEA 1055
- Mountain Creek State SchoolPrimary · Government · 4.1kmICSEA 1049
- Mountain Creek State High SchoolSecondary · Government · 4.4kmICSEA 1045
- Pacific Lutheran CollegeCombined · Independent · 4.6kmICSEA 1112
- Buderim Mountain State SchoolPrimary · Government · 5kmICSEA 1090
- Kawana Waters State CollegeCombined · Government · 5kmICSEA 1030
- Buddina State SchoolPrimary · Government · 5.6kmICSEA 1055
- Immanuel Lutheran CollegeCombined · Independent · 5.7kmICSEA 1119
Source: ACARA 2023
Transport
Source: TfNSW GTFS
Liveability
Amenities within 2–3km
Counted within a short distance of the suburb centre (so nearby facilities count), with the in-boundary count shown beneath.
Source: Bureau of Meteorology · OpenStreetMap
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Frequently asked questions about Sippy Downs
Is Sippy Downs safe?
Sippy Downs has a residential safety score of 100/100, based on residential crime (break-ins, theft from dwellings, vehicle theft, domestic assault and robbery) per resident relative to the NSW median. Its total recorded incident rate is 3,532 per 100,000 across all categories.
How far is Sippy Downs from Brisbane CBD?
Sippy Downs is about 83.3 km from Brisbane CBD.
What schools are in Sippy Downs?
Sippy Downs has 3 schools, with an average ICSEA of 1064 (the national average is 1000). Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Sippy Downs?
Sippy Downs has a transport score of 26/100 and 35 bus stops.