Deebing Heights vs Ripley

In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Deebing Heights, most households are couple families. In Ripley, about half of households are couple families. Ripley is closer to the city centre: 42.3 km, against 47.2 km. On these figures, Deebing Heights tends to suit families with children and couples.

Deebing Heights and Ripley are neighbouring suburbs with similar populations and median ages, but they differ notably in safety and walkability. Deebing Heights has a significantly lower crime risk score of 53 compared to Ripley's 84, and scores higher on liveability at 61 versus 50. Ripley is more walkable with a score of 40 against Deebing Heights' 0, and sits closer to the CBD at 42.3 km rather than 47.2 km. Deebing Heights residents earn a higher median household income of $115,700 annually and the suburb ranks in a higher socio-economic decile, though both areas have comparable rental costs and house prices in the $850,000–$881,000 range.

Written by an AI language model from the figures below. Every number in it is checked against those figures before it is published.

Which one suits you?

There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.

Families with school-age kids

Deebing Heights

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
  • carries lower crime risk (53/100 vs 84/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (76% vs 64%)
  • But Ripley has more parks and reserves (8 vs 2)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Ripley

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper land ($395,000 vs $674,995)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Ripley

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (40/100 vs 0/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (42.3 km vs 47.2 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here

  • Deebing Heights carries lower crime risk (53/100 vs 84/100)
  • Ripley is more walkable (40/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Ripley

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (205.2% vs 94.2%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

Deebing Heights and Ripley drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Deebing Heights Ripley
Hides rows where both suburbs match

Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.

Side by side, out of 100

Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.

Deebing Heights Ripley
Walkability 0 / 40
Deebing Heights — Walkability: 0/100 Ripley — Walkability: 40/100
Safety 47 / 16
Deebing Heights — Safety: 47/100 Ripley — Safety: 16/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Deebing Heights — Low fire risk: 100/100 Ripley — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Deebing Heights has higher household incomes ($115,700 vs $99,112).

Deebing Heights Ripley
Population 3,960 4,288
+8% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +94.2% +205.2%
Median age 29
same for both
Median household income $115,700/yr
+14% vs other
 $99,112/yr
Median weekly rent $370/wk $375/wk
+1% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Deebing Heights Ripley
0-4 9.5% / 10.3%
Deebing Heights — 0-4: 9.5% Ripley — 0-4: 10.3%
5-14 18.4% / 13.6%
Deebing Heights — 5-14: 18.4% Ripley — 5-14: 13.6%
15-19 6.3% / 4.8%
Deebing Heights — 15-19: 6.3% Ripley — 15-19: 4.8%
20-24 7.6% / 9.6%
Deebing Heights — 20-24: 7.6% Ripley — 20-24: 9.6%
25-34 19.8% / 24.3%
Deebing Heights — 25-34: 19.8% Ripley — 25-34: 24.3%
35-44 15.9% / 15.1%
Deebing Heights — 35-44: 15.9% Ripley — 35-44: 15.1%
45-54 11.5% / 9.0%
Deebing Heights — 45-54: 11.5% Ripley — 45-54: 9.0%
55-64 6.7% / 7.7%
Deebing Heights — 55-64: 6.7% Ripley — 55-64: 7.7%
65-74 3.2% / 3.7%
Deebing Heights — 65-74: 3.2% Ripley — 65-74: 3.7%
75-84 1.0% / 1.4%
Deebing Heights — 75-84: 1.0% Ripley — 75-84: 1.4%
85+ 0.1% / 0.1%
Deebing Heights — 85+: 0.1% Ripley — 85+: 0.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Deebing Heights 60.3% couple families
Deebing Heights — Couple Families: 60.3% Deebing Heights — Lone Person: 19.1% Deebing Heights — One Parent Families: 15.8% Deebing Heights — Group Household: 3.8% Deebing Heights — Other Families: 1.0%
Ripley 46.7% couple families
Ripley — Couple Families: 46.7% Ripley — Lone Person: 29.1% Ripley — One Parent Families: 17.7% Ripley — Group Household: 4.7% Ripley — Other Families: 1.8%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Deebing Heights 36.3% renting
Deebing Heights — Owned Outright: 12.2% Deebing Heights — Mortgage: 51.6% Deebing Heights — Renting: 36.3%
Ripley 42.1% renting
Ripley — Owned Outright: 11.7% Ripley — Mortgage: 46.1% Ripley — Renting: 42.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Where residents were born

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.

Deebing Heights Ripley
India 3.5% / 4.6%
Deebing Heights — India: 3.5% Ripley — India: 4.6%
New Zealand 3.1% / 4.7%
Deebing Heights — New Zealand: 3.1% Ripley — New Zealand: 4.7%
England 1.8% / 1.9%
Deebing Heights — England: 1.8% Ripley — England: 1.9%
Philippines 0.8% / 2.2%
Deebing Heights — Philippines: 0.8% Ripley — Philippines: 2.2%
South Africa 0.3% / 0.9%
Deebing Heights — South Africa: 0.3% Ripley — South Africa: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.7%).

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Deebing Heights Ripley
Certificate III & IV 19.8% / 18.3%
Deebing Heights — Certificate III & IV: 19.8% Ripley — Certificate III & IV: 18.3%
Bachelor Degree 10.5% / 10.8%
Deebing Heights — Bachelor Degree: 10.5% Ripley — Bachelor Degree: 10.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.7% / 8.1%
Deebing Heights — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.7% Ripley — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.1%
Postgraduate Degree 2.3% / 3.4%
Deebing Heights — Postgraduate Degree: 2.3% Ripley — Postgraduate Degree: 3.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.6% / 1.4%
Deebing Heights — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.6% Ripley — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.8%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Deebing Heights 99.2% houses
Deebing Heights — Houses: 99.2% Deebing Heights — Townhouses: 0.8% Deebing Heights — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Ripley 91.4% houses
Ripley — Houses: 91.4% Ripley — Townhouses: 6.4% Ripley — Flats / Apartments: 2.1%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Deebing Heights Ripley
Median house price $883,500 $849,000
Median unit price — $770,000
Median land price $674,995 $395,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 21 days
from 85 sales
 22 days
from 180 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Deebing Heights Ripley
3 bed $735K / $785K
Deebing Heights — 3 bed: $735K (15 sales) Ripley — 3 bed: $785K (51 sales)

15 vs 51 sales

4 bed $895K / $880K
Deebing Heights — 4 bed: $895K (125 sales) Ripley — 4 bed: $880K (224 sales)

125 vs 224 sales

5 bed $1.26M / $1M
Deebing Heights — 5 bed: $1.26M (9 sales) Ripley — 5 bed: $1M (17 sales)

9 vs 17 sales

Development activity

Deebing Heights Ripley
New dwellings approved 3,476
across Ipswich
same for both
Approvals change year on year -7%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Deebing Heights Ripley
Houses 3.6%
$670/wk on $959K
 3.9%
$670/wk on $900K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Deebing Heights Ripley
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 86% of QLD Higher than 73% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 40% of QLD Higher than 84% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 86% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 98% of QLD Higher than 97% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 32% of QLD Higher than 46% of QLD

Liveability

Ripley is more walkable (40 vs 0); Deebing Heights scores higher overall (61 vs 50).

Deebing Heights Ripley
Grade B
same for both
Score 61/100 50/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10

Risk profile

Ripley carries more crime risk (84 vs 53).

Deebing Heights Ripley
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
53/100
 High
84/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise Moderate
50/100
 Low
14/100
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
 6
within 5 km

Schools

Deebing Heights Ripley
Inside the suburb 1
same for both
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Deebing Heights

  • Deebing Heights State School Government · Primary above peers

Schools in Ripley

  • Ripley Central State School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Deebing Heights Ripley
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 0 3
Parks & reserves 2 8
Childcare 3 7
GPs 0 1
Pharmacies 0 1
Fuel stations 0 2
Waterways 1 2

Mobility

Deebing Heights sits further from the CBD (47.2 km vs 42.3 km).

Deebing Heights Ripley
Walkability score 0/100 40/100
Distance to Brisbane 47.2 km
+10% vs other
 42.3 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 43 min 39 min
Electric vehicle share 1.2%
postcode 4306
same for both

How people get to work

Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.

Deebing Heights Ripley
Car (driver) 80.2% / 80.2%
Deebing Heights — Car (driver): 80.2% Ripley — Car (driver): 80.2%
Worked from Home 13.1% / 11.4%
Deebing Heights — Worked from Home: 13.1% Ripley — Worked from Home: 11.4%
Car (passenger) 4.7% / 5.1%
Deebing Heights — Car (passenger): 4.7% Ripley — Car (passenger): 5.1%
Train 1.8% / 2.2%
Deebing Heights — Train: 1.8% Ripley — Train: 2.2%
Walked Only 0.2% / 0.5%
Deebing Heights — Walked Only: 0.2% Ripley — Walked Only: 0.5%
Bus — / 0.6%
Deebing Heights — Bus: not among its largest Ripley — Bus: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (80.2%).

Setting

Deebing Heights Ripley
Elevation 77 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 58 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 45.7 km 42.7 km

NBN connectivity

Deebing Heights Ripley
Connectivity score 97/100 96/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 92%
1,931 premises
 93%
2,792 premises

Climate

Deebing Heights Ripley
Annual rainfall 897 mm —
Summer max (Jan) 31.3°C —
Winter min (Jul) 6.1°C —

Air quality (annual mean)

Deebing Heights Ripley
PM2.5 6.8 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 20.4 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.64 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Deebing Heights Ripley
Average residential rate $1,713/yr
same for both
Council Ipswich
same for both

Federal electorate

Deebing Heights Ripley
Division Blair
same for both
Member Shayne Neumann
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Deebing Heights Ripley
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Deebing Heights

Acreage Family Outer Young Families

Ripley

Acreage Family Outer Young Families

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