Kippa-Ring, QLD
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Among Australia's less advantaged suburbs
Kippa-Ring is more socio-economically advantaged than about 13% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 904, where about 1000 is the national average).
A socio-economic measure from ABS Census data — not a measure of how good a suburb is to live in or visit. How we calculate this.
Is Kippa-Ring a good place to live?
There’s no single answer — it depends on what matters to you. So instead of one mystery number, we break it down: a transparent score on each part of life we can back with public data, and an honest “not yet” on the parts we can’t.
Lower on the data we score
A weighted blend of the 2 components we can score for Kippa-Ring from public data. It sits alongside — and reconciles with — the socio-economic Suburb Score above; it is a transparent read, not a complete verdict.
Socio-economic advantage
13/100Among Australia's less advantaged suburbs
Among Australia's less advantaged suburbs — the same ABS SEIFA-based Suburb Score (13/100) shown above. Income, education and occupation, as published by the ABS. · ABS SEIFA 2021
Housing affordability
32/100Less affordable than the national median
Median weekly rent was $350 at the 2021 Census — more affordable than about 32% of suburbs we can compare. Housing data only, no valuations. · ABS Census 2021
Not yet scored
We’d rather leave these open than publish a number we can’t stand behind. Here’s where each one stands.
- Amenities & accessNot scored yet — our OpenStreetMap amenity mapping is still rolling out across suburbs.
- Green spaceNot scored yet — our OpenStreetMap green-space mapping is still rolling out across suburbs.
- TransportNot scored yet — our OpenStreetMap public-transport mapping is still rolling out across suburbs.
- SchoolsNot scored yet — school performance (ACARA / ICSEA) needs a data-reuse licence cleared before we can publish it.
- SafetyNot scored yet — Australia has no single open crime dataset and safety data carries defamation and legal care, so it is gated pending a go/no-go and will be data-only when added.
- CommunityNot scored yet — we won't reduce community to a number from a proxy. We'd rather leave it open than publish an invented value judgement.
A transparent read on public data, not a verdict — and not a measure of any person or community. See our methodology for how each component is worked out and why some aren’t scored yet.
Kippa-Ring at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 9,745
- Median age
- 43
- Median weekly household income
- $1,297
- SEIFA score
- 904
- Local government area
- Moreton Bay
- Coordinates
- -27.2233, 153.0823
Map of Kippa-Ring
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Housing & property in Kippa-Ring
What it costs to live in Kippa-Ring and how residents hold their homes, from the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census.
- Median rent
- $350
- per week
- Median mortgage
- $1,583
- per month
- Owner-occupied
- 62%
- of dwellings
- Rented
- 35%
- of dwellings
The full tenure and dwelling-type breakdown is in the Kippa-Ring demographics section below.
Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021. © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. See our methodology.
Kippa-Ring demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Kippa-Ring using the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census; every percentage is a share of a clearly stated Census count, so each one traces back to the source. At a glance, the largest age group is mid-life (45–64) at 25% and 22% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 1,720 | 18% |
| Youth (15–24) | 1,120 | 11% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 2,180 | 22% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 2,441 | 25% |
| Seniors (65+) | 2,282 | 23% |
Share of the 9,743 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 1,192 | 32% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 1,089 | 30% |
| Rented | 1,301 | 35% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 2,852 | 77% |
| Townhouses & semis | 748 | 20% |
| Flats & apartments | 77 | 2% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 3,682 occupied private dwellings in Kippa-Ring.
- Average household size
- 2.5 people
- Median weekly family income
- $1,619
- Median weekly personal income
- $625
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 2,034 (22%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 636 (7%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 473 (5%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 3,480 (45%)
- Labour-force participation
- 52.9%
- Unemployment rate
- 6.9%
- Employed full-time
- 2,249
- Employed part-time
- 1,282
Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021 (General Community Profile, by Suburb and Locality). © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. How we group bands and derive each share is set out on our methodology page.
Weather and climate in Kippa-Ring
Based on 2014–2023 records, the warmest month in Kippa-Ring is January (average daytime high around 28.6°C) and the coolest is July (around 20.7°C). The area receives roughly 1046 mm of rain across the year.
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 28.6°C | 21.6°C | 111 mm |
| Feb | 28.3°C | 21.4°C | 193 mm |
| Mar | 27.6°C | 20.8°C | 147 mm |
| Apr | 25.3°C | 17.7°C | 62 mm |
| May | 22.9°C | 14.8°C | 81 mm |
| Jun | 20.8°C | 12.4°C | 46 mm |
| Jul | 20.7°C | 11.3°C | 38 mm |
| Aug | 21.9°C | 11.8°C | 35 mm |
| Sep | 24°C | 14.1°C | 37 mm |
| Oct | 25.7°C | 16.7°C | 108 mm |
| Nov | 27.4°C | 18.7°C | 75 mm |
| Dec | 28.4°C | 20.6°C | 113 mm |
Climate normals, 2014–2023 (Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis).
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Common questions about Kippa-Ring
Is Kippa-Ring a good place to live?
There's no single answer, so we score what the public data can back. On socio-economic advantage and housing affordability, Kippa-Ring rates 19/100 overall (Lower on the data we score). Public transport, schools and safety aren't scored yet — see our methodology for why.
What is the median rent in Kippa-Ring?
At the 2021 Census, the median weekly rent in Kippa-Ring was $350, and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,583. These are official ABS Census figures — StreetScout publishes housing data only, with no property valuations or agent referrals.
Where is Kippa-Ring?
Kippa-Ring is a suburb of Queensland, Australia, in the Moreton Bay local government area.
What is the population of Kippa-Ring?
At the 2021 Census, Kippa-Ring had a population of about 9,745.
Is Kippa-Ring an advantaged area?
Kippa-Ring has an ABS SEIFA score of 904, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 13 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 13% of Australian suburbs.
What is the weather like in Kippa-Ring?
Kippa-Ring has average daytime highs of about 25.1°C and overnight lows of about 16.8°C, with roughly 1,046 mm of rain across the year (based on 2014–2023 climate normals).
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