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Sippy Downs vs Maroochydore - Kuluin
Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 7.7 km apart · Sippy Downs profile · Maroochydore - Kuluin profile
Sippy Downs Maroochydore - Kuluin
Maroochydore - Kuluin and Sippy Downs are neighbouring areas with very different profiles. Maroochydore - Kuluin is much older, with a typical resident aged 46 compared to 33 in Sippy Downs. This age gap is reflected in the housing; 31.6% of homes in Maroochydore - Kuluin are owned outright, which is far higher than the 18.9% in Sippy Downs. Meanwhile, Sippy Downs has many more large family homes, with 80.3% having three or more bedrooms, while only 58.7% of homes in Maroochydore - Kuluin are that size.
Both areas are very similar in their typical weekly household incomes and share a similar proportion of people born overseas. While they share these commonalities, they differ in how people get around. Maroochydore - Kuluin is far more walkable, with 89.8% of homes within a 15-minute walk of a school and 78.1% near health services. In contrast, only 74.6% and 45.4% of homes in Sippy Downs have that same access. Since 2011, the age gap between the two has widened further.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 9,087
- First area, 2016: 10,298
- First area, 2021: 11,544
- Second area, 2011: 16,701
- Second area, 2016: 19,163
- Second area, 2021: 23,327
- First area, 2011: 32 yrs
- First area, 2016: 33 yrs
- First area, 2021: 33 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 43 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 45 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 46 yrs
Age structure
Marital status
Age & sex structure
Bars show the share of each area's own population, so differently sized areas stay comparable.
- 85+ in Sippy Downs: 1.3% males, 2.0% females; 85+ in Maroochydore - Kuluin: 1.5% males, 2.4% females
- 80–84 in Sippy Downs: 1.5% males, 1.9% females; 80–84 in Maroochydore - Kuluin: 1.5% males, 2.1% females
- 75–79 in Sippy Downs: 1.4% males, 2.4% females; 75–79 in Maroochydore - Kuluin: 2.3% males, 2.7% females
- 70–74 in Sippy Downs: 1.5% males, 2.4% females; 70–74 in Maroochydore - Kuluin: 3.2% males, 3.5% females
- 65–69 in Sippy Downs: 1.3% males, 1.8% females; 65–69 in Maroochydore - Kuluin: 3.4% males, 4.0% females
- 60–64 in Sippy Downs: 1.6% males, 1.7% females; 60–64 in Maroochydore - Kuluin: 3.2% males, 4.0% females
- 55–59 in Sippy Downs: 1.7% males, 2.2% females; 55–59 in Maroochydore - Kuluin: 2.7% males, 3.6% females
- 50–54 in Sippy Downs: 2.3% males, 2.7% females; 50–54 in Maroochydore - Kuluin: 2.7% males, 3.2% females
- 45–49 in Sippy Downs: 2.7% males, 3.3% females; 45–49 in Maroochydore - Kuluin: 2.6% males, 2.8% females
- 40–44 in Sippy Downs: 2.9% males, 3.0% females; 40–44 in Maroochydore - Kuluin: 2.6% males, 2.5% females
- 35–39 in Sippy Downs: 2.9% males, 3.4% females; 35–39 in Maroochydore - Kuluin: 3.1% males, 3.3% females
- 30–34 in Sippy Downs: 3.3% males, 3.2% females; 30–34 in Maroochydore - Kuluin: 3.6% males, 3.8% females
- 25–29 in Sippy Downs: 3.7% males, 3.5% females; 25–29 in Maroochydore - Kuluin: 3.7% males, 3.9% females
- 20–24 in Sippy Downs: 4.6% males, 5.5% females; 20–24 in Maroochydore - Kuluin: 2.8% males, 3.6% females
- 15–19 in Sippy Downs: 4.5% males, 6.1% females; 15–19 in Maroochydore - Kuluin: 2.0% males, 1.9% females
- 10–14 in Sippy Downs: 3.6% males, 3.3% females; 10–14 in Maroochydore - Kuluin: 1.9% males, 1.8% females
- 5–9 in Sippy Downs: 3.3% males, 2.8% females; 5–9 in Maroochydore - Kuluin: 1.9% males, 2.0% females
- 0–4 in Sippy Downs: 2.7% males, 2.1% females; 0–4 in Maroochydore - Kuluin: 2.1% males, 2.0% females
Ancestry & Birthplace
Country of birth
Ancestry
Language
Language used at home
Religion
Religious affiliation
Education & Qualifications
Highest year of school
Highest qualification level
Field of qualification
Income
- First area, 2011: $432
- First area, 2016: $514
- First area, 2021: $669
- Second area, 2011: $519
- Second area, 2016: $620
- Second area, 2021: $764
- First area, 2011: $1,016
- First area, 2016: $1,237
- First area, 2021: $1,484
- Second area, 2011: $869
- Second area, 2016: $1,093
- Second area, 2021: $1,384
- First area, 2011: $1,193
- First area, 2016: $1,439
- First area, 2021: $1,822
- Second area, 2011: $1,083
- Second area, 2016: $1,369
- Second area, 2021: $1,784
Household income distribution
Personal income distribution
Health & Disability
Long-term health conditions reported
Number of long-term health conditions
Community Participation
First Nations
Family & Households
- First area, 2011: 2.7
- First area, 2016: 2.7
- First area, 2021: 2.6
- Second area, 2011: 2.1
- Second area, 2016: 2.1
- Second area, 2021: 2.1
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $400
- First area, 2016: $430
- First area, 2021: $460
- Second area, 2011: $300
- Second area, 2016: $340
- Second area, 2021: $410
- First area, 2011: $2,165
- First area, 2016: $1,842
- First area, 2021: $1,889
- Second area, 2011: $1,733
- Second area, 2016: $1,647
- Second area, 2021: $1,733
- First area, 2011: 1.00
- First area, 2016: 0.80
- First area, 2021: 0.80
- Second area, 2011: 1.10
- Second area, 2016: 0.80
- Second area, 2021: 0.80
How homes are owned or rented
Types of homes
Bedrooms per home
Weekly rent distribution
Monthly mortgage distribution
Transport & Vehicles
How people get to work
Motor vehicles per home
Migration & Movement
Jobs & Industry
Industries people work in
Occupations people work in
Economy & Advantage
Environment & Climate
Walkability
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Sippy Downs vs Maroochydore - Kuluin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/316011416/sippy-downs/vs/316031427/maroochydore-kuluin