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| Locality | Sippy Downs |
| State | Queensland (QLD) |
| Local Government Area | Sunshine Coast Regional |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) - no daylight saving |
| Remoteness | Major Cities of Australia |
| Latitude | -26.72578 |
| Longitude | 153.0783 |
| Population | 10,167 |
| Density | 701.2 /km² |
| Area | 14.5 km² |
| Elevation | 31 m |
| Postcode | 4556 |
| Area Code | 07 |
| Distance to Brisbane | 83 km north |
Sippy Downs is a locality in the Sunshine Coast Regional local government area of Queensland, Australia. It has a population of 10,167. The locality covers an area of 14.5 km², giving a population density of about 701.2 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 31 m above sea level. It lies approximately 83 km north of Brisbane. Sippy Downs is located at 26.7258°S, 153.0783°E. It observes Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) - no daylight saving. Postcode: 4556.
Sippy Downs unfurls across a landscape of gentle rises, where the air carries the faint, sweet perfume of eucalypt and the distant murmur of traffic. It lies 4.3 km south-south-east of Buderim, QLD (from Buderim, QLD: bearing 167°T), and is situated 9.3 km north-north-west of Caloundra. The terrain, a mosaic of suburban sprawl and pockets of native bushland, slopes subtly towards the coast, its undulations softened by the pervasive Queensland sun. Here, the colours of the land are muted, ochre-red earth peeking through emerald lawns and the silvery green of gum leaves, particularly vivid as the late afternoon sun casts long shadows, painting the world in hues of honey and rose. Waterways, though often unseen, thread through the region, their presence hinted at in the lushness of certain verges and the occasional flash of a kingfisher’s wing.
The story of Sippy Downs is one of recent growth, a community shaped by a post-war expansion and a forward-looking vision for education and innovation. While the surrounding hinterland whispers of earlier agricultural endeavours, Sippy Downs itself has risen primarily on the strength of its institutions, most notably its university campus, a hub of intellectual life that draws students and academics from far and wide. This influx has infused the locality with a youthful energy, a dynamic hum that contrasts with the more settled pace of established residential areas. The local economy, therefore, is intrinsically linked to knowledge industries and services, a departure from the traditional farming or coastal trades that define many neighbouring Sunshine Coast communities, fostering a distinct character of progress and opportunity.
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This page provides a street and satellite map of Sippy Downs, Queensland. Live weather conditions with current observations and a 7-day forecast are powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while an editorially written description provides background on Sippy Downs, in the Sunshine Coast Regional local government area.
Detailed location data for Sippy Downs includes the postcode (4556), telephone area code (07), and local government area (Sunshine Coast Regional), with an ABS remoteness classification of Major Cities of Australia. These are among the most commonly searched location details for any Australian city, town or locality.
Location data is drawn from Geoscape Administrative Boundaries (GDA2020) and enriched with GeoNames and Australian Bureau of Statistics data, matched by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Sippy Downs is identified even where the name is shared across multiple localities.
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Location data | Geoscape Administrative Boundaries (GDA2020); enriched with GeoNames and ABS 2021 Census data, matched by coordinate proximity |
| Description | Editorial description generated with AI assistance from verified Geoscape, ABS and GeoNames location data. |