Sippy Downs is a good choice for migrants keen to combine high-tech career opportunities with a healthy, outdoors family lifestyle.   It is 10kms inland from Maroochydore, in the midst of a system of small lakes.  Sippy Downs enjoys the almost winterless Sunshine Coast climate.  Summertime temperatures average about 28° Celsius and ‘winter’ temperatures about 20°.

The University of Sunshine Coast, Australia’s newest university, is based at Sippy Downs.  State government has designated the campus a ‘knowledge hub’.  It’s even been called Australia’s Silicon Valley.  Academia, business and government have joined forces to promote development in ICT, and knowledge based industries, with a focus on efficiency, productivity and sustainability.  They host industry fairs and network events.  The group has helped get more than 60 Sunshine Coast start up ventures off the ground.

Consistent with the suburb’s growing fame for innovation and excellence; Sippy Downs has a reputation for first class education right through from kindergarten to post-graduate degrees.  There are lots of family friendly activities right on your doorstep, especially hiking and cycling on the many recreational tracks.  And of course, if you move to Sippy Downs; all of those famous Sunshine Coast beaches are only a hop and a skip away.