South Ripley QLD — Suburb Profile

Population, median income, rent prices, housing costs and demographics for South Ripley, Queensland. ABS Census 2021.

The population of South Ripley QLD is 4,069 according to the 2021 Census. The median personal income in South Ripley is $1,104 per week ($57,408 per year). Median rent in South Ripley is $390 per week ($1,690 per month). South Ripley has a median age of 27 years, younger than the national median of 38. South Ripley has a population density of 80.5 people per km².

The most common overseas birthplace in South Ripley is England. The most common religion is No Religion (55% of residents). After English, the most spoken language is Other. The median monthly mortgage repayment in South Ripley is $1,900.

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South Ripley Population

0
residents (Census 2021)

South Ripley Median Income & Rent

💰
Median Income
$1,104/wk
$57,408 per year
#690 of 14,663
🏠
Median Rent
$390/wk
$1,690 per month
#2258 of 14,663
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Median Age
27years
11 years younger than national median
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Mortgage
$1,900/mo
Avg household size: 3 · 0.8 per bedroom

South Ripley Demographics

Gender Split

Male 48.1% (1,956) Female 51.9% (2,107)

Population Density

80.5
people per km²
4,069 people · 50.5 km²

Households

3
Avg household size
0.8
Persons per bedroom
$2,313
Family income/wk

South Ripley Age Distribution

0-4
5-9
10-14
15-19
20-24
25-29
30-34
35-39
40-44
45-49
50-54
55-59
60-64
65-69
70-74
75-79
80-84
♂ Male ♀ Female

Source: ABS Census 2021 — Suburb & Locality (SAL)

South Ripley Housing Tenure

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Owned outright
9.9% 70 dwellings
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Owned with mortgage
90.1% 638 dwellings

Source: ABS Census 2021 — Suburb & Locality (SAL)

South Ripley Country of Birth

Australia
91.2%
England
3.7%
India
3.6%
Fiji
0.7%
Bangladesh
0.3%
Brazil
0.2%
Germany
0.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G09 — Country of Birth by SAL

South Ripley Religion

No Religion
54.7%
Catholic
17.1%
Anglican
8.1%
Not stated
6.8%
Christian (other)
4.2%
Pentecostal
4.1%
Islam
2.9%
Uniting Church
2.0%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G14 — Religion by SAL

South Ripley Education Level

Year 12 or equivalent
75.6%
Year 10 or equivalent
14.9%
Year 11 or equivalent
7.4%
Year 9 or equivalent
2.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G16 — Highest Year of School by SAL

South Ripley Languages Spoken at Home

Other
34.1%
IAL Punjabi
15.9%
Malayalam
13.1%
Samoan
9.8%
Bengali
8.4%
Urdu
8.4%
SAL Tot
5.1%
Hindi
5.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G13 — Language Spoken at Home by SAL

South Ripley Employment

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Employed full-time
58.5% 1,446 people
Employed part-time
21.1% 520 people
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Unemployed
3.5% 87 people
🏠
Not in labour force
16.9% 417 people

Source: ABS Census 2021 G46 — Labour Force Status by SAL

South Ripley Qualifications

Certificate III/IV
41.4%
Bachelor Degree
26.7%
Advanced Diploma/Diploma
19.3%
Postgraduate Degree
6.1%
Graduate Diploma/Certificate
3.4%
Certificate I/II
3.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G49 — Non-School Qualification by SAL

South Ripley Occupation

Professionals
24.7%
Community & Personal Service
16.7%
Technicians & Trade Workers
15.9%
Clerical & Administrative
13.6%
Managers
12.7%
Sales Workers
7.0%
Machinery Operators & Drivers
4.8%
Labourers
4.5%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G51 — Industry of Employment by Occupation

South Ripley Field of Study

Management & Commerce
23.2%
Engineering
16.8%
Health
14.5%
Society & Culture
14.5%
Education
9.3%
Food, Hospitality & Personal Services
6.6%
Architecture & Building
5.7%
Information Technology
3.8%
Creative Arts
3.1%
Natural & Physical Sciences
1.6%
Agriculture & Environment
1.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G51 — Field of Study by SAL

South Ripley Dwelling Types

Separate house
96.7%
Semi-detached (1 storey)
3.0%
Semi-detached (2+ storey)
0.4%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G36 — Dwelling Structure by SAL

South Ripley Weekly Household Income

Nil/Negative/wk
0.7%
$150-$299/wk
0.3%
$300-$399/wk
0.4%
$400-$499/wk
1.0%
$500-$649/wk
1.9%
$650-$799/wk
3.4%
$800-$999/wk
4.3%
$1,000-$1,249/wk
6.1%
$1,250-$1,499/wk
7.7%
$1,500-$1,749/wk
8.5%
$1,750-$1,999/wk
9.2%
$2,000-$2,499/wk
17.9%
$2,500-$2,999/wk
13.0%
$3,000-$3,499/wk
10.3%
$3,500-$3,999/wk
5.8%
$4,000+/wk
9.5%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G33 — Household Income by SAL

South Ripley Marital Status

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Married
45.7% 1,281
↔️
Separated
4.1% 114
📋
Divorced
6.6% 185
🕊️
Widowed
1.4% 38
👤
Never married
42.3% 1,184

Source: ABS Census 2021 G05 — Marital Status by SAL

South Ripley Ancestry

English
30.2%
Australian
29.0%
Other
10.8%
Scottish
6.3%
Irish
6.2%
German
4.8%
Indian
3.1%
Aboriginal Australianralian
2.7%
Samoan
2.0%
Filipino
1.8%
Maori
1.7%
Italian
1.5%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G08 — Ancestry by SAL

South Ripley School & University Attendance

Primary — Government
40.1%
Secondary — Government
19.4%
Pre-school
12.0%
Vocational Education
10.7%
Secondary — Catholic
5.2%
Primary — Other Non-Govt
5.1%
Primary — Catholic
4.8%
Secondary — Other Non-Govt
2.8%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G15 — Type of Educational Institution by SAL

South Ripley Need for Assistance

Needs assistance
3.4% 268
No need for assistance
96.6% 7,517

Source: ABS Census 2021 G18 — Core Activity Need for Assistance by SAL

South Ripley Volunteering

🤝
Volunteer
10.6% 283
Not a volunteer
89.4% 2,396

Source: ABS Census 2021 G23 — Voluntary Work by SAL

South Ripley Monthly Mortgage Repayments

$0-$299/mo
0.5%
$450-$599/mo
0.5%
$600-$799/mo
0.7%
$800-$999/mo
2.0%
$1,000-$1,399/mo
9.5%
$1,400-$1,799/mo
29.0%
$1,800-$2,399/mo
42.8%
$2,400-$2,999/mo
10.0%
$3,000-$3,999/mo
4.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G38 — Mortgage Repayment by SAL

South Ripley How People Get to Work

Car (driver)
77.3%
Did not go to work
14.4%
Car (passenger)
4.2%
Train
1.3%
Other
0.7%
Walked only
0.6%
Motorbike/Scooter
0.5%
Bus
0.5%
Truck
0.4%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G62 — Method of Travel to Work by SAL

South Ripley Car Ownership

0 vehicles
0.9%
1 vehicle
28.4%
2 vehicles
54.3%
3 vehicles
12.5%
4+ vehicles
3.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G34 — Motor Vehicles per Dwelling by SAL

South Ripley Number of Bedrooms

1 bedroom
0.7%
2 bedrooms
1.7%
3 bedrooms
14.1%
4 bedrooms
77.9%
5 bedrooms
4.6%
6+ bedrooms
1.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G41 — Number of Bedrooms by SAL

South Ripley Population Mobility

29.3%
moved in the last year
85.6%
moved in the last 5 years
4.0%
unemployment rate (Census)
81.2%
labour force participation

Source: ABS Census 2021 G43 — Summary by SAL

South Ripley Indigenous Population

3.5%
Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander
278
Indigenous residents
7,568
Non-Indigenous residents

Source: ABS Census 2021 G07 — Indigenous Status by SAL

South Ripley Long-term Health Conditions

Mental health
363
Asthma
139
Arthritis
59
Diabetes
40
Heart disease
29
Cancer
25
Lung condition
23
Kidney disease
18
Stroke
14
Dementia
3

Source: ABS Census 2021 G19 — Long-term Health Conditions by SAL

South Ripley Personal Weekly Income Distribution

$0 or less/wk
8.9%
$1-$149/wk
3.7%
$150-$299/wk
3.2%
$300-$399/wk
1.0%
$400-$499/wk
1.0%
$500-$649/wk
1.8%
$650-$799/wk
8.3%
$800-$999/wk
11.7%
$1,000-$1,249/wk
13.7%
$1,250-$1,499/wk
13.0%
$1,500-$1,749/wk
12.1%
$1,750-$1,999/wk
7.8%
$2,000-$2,999/wk
10.7%
$3,000-$3,499/wk
1.4%
$3,500+/wk
1.5%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G17 — Personal Income by SAL

South Ripley Family Structure

Couple — children under 15
61.6%
Couple — no children
17.7%
One parent — children under 15
12.5%
Couple — no children under 15
5.9%
One parent — no children under 15
2.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G29 — Family Composition by SAL

South Ripley Military Service

🎖️
Current ADF — Regular
5.4% 145
🛡️
Current ADF — Reserves
1.0% 28
🏅
Previously served
3.7% 99
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Never served
89.9% 2,408

Source: ABS Census 2021 G22 — ADF Service by SAL

South Ripley Unpaid Carers

🤲
Provided unpaid assistance
8.8% 234
Did not provide
91.2% 2,433

Source: ABS Census 2021 G25 — Unpaid Assistance by SAL

South Ripley Children Ever Born

No children
36.0%
1 child
17.8%
2 children
28.5%
3 children
10.6%
4 children
4.6%
5+ children
2.5%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G28 — Children Ever Born by SAL

South Ripley When Migrants Arrived

1951–1960
4
1961–1970
15
1971–1980
34
1981–1990
56
1991–2000
86
2001–2010
325
2011–2015
218
2016
35
2017
20
2018
22
2019
20
2020
16
2021
7

Source: ABS Census 2021 G10 — Year of Arrival by SAL

South Ripley Unpaid Domestic Work

Less than 5 hours
20.9%
5–14 hours
34.3%
15–29 hours
12.2%
30+ hours
9.7%
Did not do domestic work
22.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G24 — Unpaid Domestic Work by SAL

South Ripley Household Size

1 person
13.8%
2 persons
29.9%
3 persons
21.4%
4 persons
20.8%
5 persons
8.7%
6+ persons
5.5%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G35 — Household Size by SAL

South Ripley Where Residents Moved From

Same address
2,706
Moved from QLD
740
Moved — same area (SA2)
181
Moved from NSW
65
Moved from VIC
31
Moved from overseas
28
Moved from NT
21
Moved from SA
9
Moved from TAS
5
Moved from WA
4
Moved from ACT
3

Source: ABS Census 2021 G44 — Address 1 Year Ago by SAL

South Ripley Family Blending

Intact family — no other children
80.6%
Step family — no other children
11.4%
Blended family — no other children
7.5%
Intact family — other children present
0.5%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G31 — Family Blending by SAL

South Ripley Schools

2
schools nearby
2
government
1011
avg ICSEA score
2,142
total students
Ripley Valley State School Government
Primary · Prep-6 · 874 students
1025
ICSEA
Ripley Valley State Secondary College Government
Secondary · 7-12 · 1,268 students
996
ICSEA

Source: ACARA — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority, 2025. ICSEA = Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage (national average 1000).

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South Ripley Rent Prices & Affordability

18%
of income
Affordable
Household Income $2,182/wk
Median Rent $390/wk
Rent-to-Income 17.9%

Rent is under 25% of household income — generally considered affordable.

If you earn X in South Ripley

≈ $9,455/month
Median rent $390/wk
Left after rent $1,792/wk
Rent share 17.9%

Cheaper alternatives with similar incomes

South Ripley vs State & National Average

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Frequently Asked Questions About South Ripley

What is the population of South Ripley QLD?

The population of South Ripley QLD is 4,069 according to the ABS Census 2021.The suburb has a population density of 80.5 people per km².South Ripley is ranked #1,888 out of 14,663 suburbs by population.

What is the median income in South Ripley?

The median personal income in South Ripley QLD is $1,104 per week, or $57,408 per year.The median household income is $2,182 per week.Family income is $2,313 per week.South Ripley is ranked #690 by income out of 14,663 Australian suburbs.

How much is rent in South Ripley?

Median rent in South Ripley QLD is $390 per week ($1,690 per month).Rent represents 17.9% of household income, which is considered affordable.South Ripley ranks #2,258 out of 14,663 suburbs by rent.

What are mortgage repayments in South Ripley?

The median monthly mortgage repayment in South Ripley QLD is $1,900. This data comes from the ABS Census 2021 and reflects mortgage repayments for owner-occupied dwellings.

What is the median age in South Ripley?

The median age in South Ripley QLD is 27 years.This is younger than the national median age of 38 years.

Is South Ripley a good suburb to live in?

South Ripley is a suburb in Queensland with a population of 4,069.The median income is $1,104/wk, which is above the QLD average of $759/wk.Rent affordability is rated as affordable (17.9% of household income). See the full suburb profile above for detailed statistics.

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Data: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021. SA2 area: 32598. All dollar figures in AUD.