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Sippy Downs
Sunshine Coast,  Queensland
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Sippy Downs
Sippy Downs, Queensland
Coordinates 26°43′24″S153°05′04″E / 26.7233°S 153.0844°E / -26.7233; 153.0844 (Sippy Downs (centre of suburb))
Population11,544 (2021 census) [1]
 • Density796.1/km2 (2,062/sq mi)
Postcode(s) 4556
Area14.5 km2 (5.6 sq mi)
Time zone AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s) Sunshine Coast Region
County Canning
Parish Mooloolah
State electorate(s) Buderim
Federal division(s) Fisher
Suburbs around Sippy Downs:
Buderim Mountain Creek Parrearra
Tanawha Sippy Downs Parrearra
Palmview Palmview Warana
Meridan Plains

Sippy Downs is a suburb of Buderim in the Sunshine Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. [2] In the 2021 census, Sippy Downs had a population of 11,544 people. [1]

Contents

Geography

Sippy Downs is part of the Buderim urban centre. It contains the housing estate locality of Chancellor Park, and Australia's newest university, the University of the Sunshine Coast.[ citation needed ] Prior to development the area featured coastal forests and plains.[ citation needed ]

History

The name 'Sippy' is derived from the Aboriginal word Dhippi or Jippi, a generic name for winged creatures and believed to mean a place of birds. [2]

Sippy Downs was a part of the Moolooloo Plains pastoral run leased by John Westaway & Sons in the 1860s. In 1870 all runs ceased, and the land became available for lease. It was not occupied until 1938, when it was occupied as a perpetual lease selection until 1957. [3] Sippy Downs was then purchased by Alfred Grant. A portion was then sold onto Frank Cunning who raised cattle there until it was sold to the INVESTA property group in 2002. Brahman cattle were still on the property as it was being surveyed for the housing development.[ citation needed ]

Sippy Downs was established as a suburb in 1993 following the decision by the Shire of Maroochy to rezone the area.[ citation needed ] Sugar cane farms continued to operate in Sippy Downs until the last, owned by Bundaberg Sugar, closed in 2003.[ citation needed ]

Harmony Montessori School opened in Sippy Downs in 1995 with 13 children and one teacher. In 2005 it was renamed Alcheringa Montessori College. In 2007, the land being leased for the school was scheduled for development and the school had to relocate. In 2015, the school purchased on 22 hectares (54 acres) in Forest Glen and re-opened the school as Montessori International College. [4] [5]

Siena Catholic College opened in 1997 with 98 Year 8 students. [6] It is named after St Catherine of Siena. [7]

Chancellor State School opened on 28 January 1997 as a primary (P-7) school. In 2004, secondary education was added and it was renamed Chancellor State College. [6]

Siena Catholic Primary School opened on 26 September 2001 on a site immediately adjacent to Siena Catholic College. [6] [8]

The University of the Sunshine Coast opened on 26 February 1996 with 542 students; planning began in 1994. [9]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Sippy Downs had a population of 10,298 people. [10]

In the 2021 census, Sippy Downs had a population of 11,544 people. [1]

Economy

Sippy Downs has been designated as a 'Knowledge Hub' in the Queensland Government's South East Queensland Infrastructure Plan and Program and is master planned as Australia's first university town with the potential for over 6,000 workers in knowledge based businesses. [11]

Education

Siena Catholic Primary School is a Catholic primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 58 Sippy Downs Drive ( 26°42′57″S153°03′26″E / 26.7158°S 153.0573°E / -26.7158; 153.0573 (Siena Catholic Primary School) ). [12] [13] In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 624 students with 40 teachers (34 full-time equivalent) and 27 non-teaching staff (16 full-time equivalent). [14]

Chancellor State College (primary campus on left, secondary campus on right), 2019 Chancellor State College (primary campus on left, secondary campus on right), 2019.jpg
Chancellor State College (primary campus on left, secondary campus on right), 2019

Chancellor State College is a government primary and secondary (Prep-12) school for boys and girls. [12] [15] The school has two campuses: the primary school campus at Scholars Drive ( 26°43′17″S153°03′34″E / 26.7213°S 153.0594°E / -26.7213; 153.0594 (Chancellor State College (primary campus)) ) and the secondary school campus at Sippy Downs Drive ( 26°42′53″S153°04′06″E / 26.7146°S 153.0683°E / -26.7146; 153.0683 (Chancellor State College (secondary campus)) ). [16] In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 2,975 students with 227 teachers (209 full-time equivalent) and 99 non-teaching staff (69 full-time equivalent). [14] It includes a special education program. [12]

Siena Catholic College is a Catholic secondary (7-12) school for boys and girls at 60 Sippy Downs Drive ( 26°42′58″S153°03′24″E / 26.7160°S 153.0568°E / -26.7160; 153.0568 (Siena Catholic College) ). [12] [17] In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 908 students with 71 teachers (66 full-time equivalent) and 37 non-teaching staff (27 full-time equivalent). [14]

The University of the Sunshine Coast is at 90 Sippy Downs Drive ( 26°43′04″S153°03′45″E / 26.7177°S 153.0625°E / -26.7177; 153.0625 (University of the Sunshine Coast) ). [9]

Amenities

The Sunshine Coast Regional Council operates a mobile library service which visits the Chancellor Park Marketplace on University Way. [18]

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  2. 1 2 "Sippy Downs – suburb in Sunshine Coast Region (entry 49696)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 14 February 2022.
  3. ↑ "Sippy Downs". Maroochy Shire. 2006. Archived from the original on 22 August 2006. Retrieved 24 August 2006.
  4. ↑ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN   978-1-921171-26-0
  5. ↑ "Our History". MIC – Montessori International College. Archived from the original on 15 November 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
  6. 1 2 3 Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN   978-1-921171-26-0
  7. ↑ "Our History". Siena Catholic College. Archived from the original on 18 May 2021. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
  8. ↑ "About us". Siena Catholic Primary School. Archived from the original on 12 June 2021. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
  9. 1 2 "History and growth". usc.edu.au. Archived from the original on 5 April 2020. Retrieved 2 October 2015.
  10. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Sippy Downs (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  11. ↑ $290m will give us 1000 workers Archived 9 July 2010 at the Wayback Machine . Bill Hoffman. 26 June 2010.
  12. 1 2 3 4 "State and non-state school details". Queensland Government. 9 July 2018. Archived from the original on 21 November 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  13. ↑ "Siena Catholic Primary School". Siena Catholic Primary School. Archived from the original on 12 June 2021. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
  14. 1 2 3 "ACARA School Profile 2018". Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority. Archived from the original on 27 August 2020. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
  15. ↑ "Chancellor State College". Chancellor State College. 17 November 2019. Archived from the original on 13 August 2021. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
  16. ↑ "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland . Retrieved 23 April 2022.
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  18. ↑ "Libraries: Mobile timetable". Sunshine Coast Regional Council . Archived from the original on 30 January 2018. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
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