Sippy Downs flood risk
Of Sippy Downs’s 5,852 mapped properties, 6.9% are in a mapped flood area and 0% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Sippy Downs’s flood exposure is below the QLD average of 49.9%, and bushfire exposure is below the QLD average of 17.2%.
Where the hazards are in Sippy Downs
Flood and bushfire areas across Sippy Downs. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Sippy Downs
Sippy Downs sits in the Sippy Downs police division, which recorded 1,008 reported offences in the 12 months to Jun 2026.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 1,008 total. Figures are for the whole Sippy Downs police division (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.
School catchments in Sippy Downs
Sippy Downs can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Sippy Downs
At the 2021 Census, 24.7% of Sippy Downs’s 11,544 residents were born overseas.
Top ancestries
Top countries of birth
Ancestry counts people reporting each ancestry (up to two each), as a share of responses. Source: ABS 2021 Census.
Development near Sippy Downs
Sunshine Coast council approved 3,480 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Sunshine Coast council area (not just Sippy Downs). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
- 1/17 Leea Street, Sippy Downs QLD 4556
- 1 Ashburton Crescent, Sippy Downs QLD 4556
- 3 Explorer Street, Sippy Downs QLD 4556
- 4 Cambridge Court, Sippy Downs QLD 4556
- 10 Cavalry Way, Sippy Downs QLD 4556
- 15 Westlake Court, Sippy Downs QLD 4556
- 2 Newfound Lane, Sippy Downs QLD 4556
- 7 Bateman Street, Sippy Downs QLD 4556
Nearby suburbs
Figures are indicative only — verify any specific property with the relevant council. Sources: council/state planning schemes & flood mapping, Geoscape G-NAF, state police crime statistics, ABS.