Sippy Downs (Maroochy Shire)

Demographics & education

In the 2006 Census, 6,802 people were usually resident in Sippy Downs (Maroochy Shire): of these 45.6% were male and 54.4% were female. Of the total population 0.9% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

In the 2006 Census, 21.6% of people usually resident in Sippy Downs (Maroochy Shire) were children aged 0-14 years, and 28.2% were people aged 55 years and over. The median age was 34 years.

In the 2006 Census, 80.6% of people usually resident in Sippy Downs (Maroochy Shire) were Australian citizens, 20.8% were born overseas and 4.5% people were overseas visitors.

In the 2006 Census, 51.5% of people aged 15 years and over usually resident in Sippy Downs (Maroochy Shire) were married, 10.4% were either separated or divorced, 7.5% were widowed and 30.7% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

In the 2006 Census, 68.7% of people usually resident in Sippy Downs (Maroochy Shire), stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth were England 6.4%, New Zealand 5.1%, Germany 1.0%, South Africa 1.0% and Scotland 0.9%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for religious affiliation for people usually resident in Sippy Downs (Maroochy Shire) were Anglican 21.6%, Catholic 20.6%, No Religion 17.8%, Uniting Church 5.6% and Presbyterian and Reformed 5.1%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for language other than English spoken at home by people usually resident in Sippy Downs (Maroochy Shire) were German 0.9%, French 0.4%, Dutch 0.4%, Japanese 0.4% and Italian 0.3%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 85.8%.

Employment

During the week prior to the 2006 Census, 2,654 people aged 15 years and over in Sippy Downs (Maroochy Shire) were in the labour force. Of these 51.5% worked full-time, 34.7% worked part-time, 3.4% were away from work, 2.0% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 8.5% were unemployed. 2,168 people were not in the labour force.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for occupation for Sippy Downs (Maroochy Shire) were Sales Workers 17.6%, Technicians and Trades Workers 15.4%, Professionals 15.2%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 14.9%, Community and Personal Service Workers 10.9%, Managers 10.7%, Labourers 9.8% and Machinery Operators And Drivers 4.6%.

In the 2006 Census, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Sippy Downs (Maroochy Shire), the most common responses for industry of employment included Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 6.1%, School Education 5.1%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 4.3%, Residential Building Construction 2.9% and Tertiary Education 2.5%.

In the 2006 Census in Sippy Downs (Maroochy Shire), the median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over who were usual residents was $360, the median family income was $980 and the median household income was $766.

Family composition

In the 2006 Census, there were 1,627 families in Sippy Downs (Maroochy Shire): of these 45.7% were couple families without children, 38.8% were couple families with children, 14.8% were one parent families and 0.8% were other families.

Dwelling structure

Dwellings include visitor only and other not-classifiable households unless otherwise stated

In the 2006 Census 2,331 occupied private dwellings were counted in Sippy Downs (Maroochy Shire).

In the 2006 Census, of the occupied private dwellings in Sippy Downs (Maroochy Shire), 64.1% were separate houses, 32.9% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 3.0% were flats, units or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

In the 2006 Census in Sippy Downs (Maroochy Shire), 25.2% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 25.1% were owned with a mortgage and 24.0% were rented.

In the 2006 Census in Sippy Downs (Maroochy Shire), of the occupied private dwellings being rented, 76.2% were rented from a real estate agent, 1.8% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 20.2% were rented from other landlord type.

Dwelling characteristics

In the 2006 Census in Sippy Downs (Maroochy Shire), the median weekly rent was $295. The median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,600. The average people per household was 2.6 and the average number of people per bedroom was 1.0.

Household composition

In the 2006 Census in Sippy Downs (Maroochy Shire), 69.1% of occupied private dwellings were family households, 19.7% were single (or lone) person households and 3.5% were group households.