$460 ▲ +15.0%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $400
- 2016: $430
- 2021: $460
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Sippy Downs · Suburb / Locality
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Weekly rents of $460 make Sippy Downs much more expensive for renters than most similar areas. This is a place where few people own their homes outright and housing costs are typically high. These trends reflect a market where renting and mortgages take up a significant portion of household budgets.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Sippy Downs — higher than 89% of areas.
| Sippy Downs | $460 |
|---|---|
| 4556, QLD | $451 |
| Queensland | $365 |
| Australia | $375 |
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
The typical weekly rent is $460, which is well above the Queensland figure of $365. Home loan payments are also a bit higher than the state average, with the usual monthly payment sitting at $1,889.
$460 ▲ +15.0%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
$1,889 ▼ -12.7%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
In Sippy Downs, $350–$549 is the majority at 71%; $550–$749 is next at 13%.
In Sippy Downs, the largest group is $1,800–$2,999 at 49%, followed by $1,000–$1,799 (33%) and Under $1,000 (12%).
How homes are owned or rented.
Renting is common here, with 33.2% of households renting, which is much higher than in most similar areas. Only 18.9% of homes are owned outright, a figure far below the national average of 31.0%.
33.2% ▲ +6.0%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
18.9% ▼ -13.2%
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
Sippy Downs splits fairly evenly between Rented (33%) and Owned with a mortgage (33%), with Owned outright at 19%.
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
While 80.3% of homes have three or more bedrooms, separate houses are much less common here than in most areas at 64.3%. This is well below the national figure of 72.3%.
0.80 ▼ -20.0%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
64.3% ▼ -33.1%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
80.3% ▼ -7.8%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
In Sippy Downs, Separate house is the majority at 64%; Townhouse / semi-detached is next at 23%.
In Sippy Downs, the largest group is 4 bedrooms at 43%, followed by 3 bedrooms (33%) and 2 bedrooms (17%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Sippy Downs [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32574/sippy-downs/topic/housing-dwellings