Silverton NSW 2880
17 addresses · 6 streets
Parkes Electorate › Unincorporated NSW LGA › Silverton · 960 km from Sydney
Living Here
Silverton is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 48 people, with a median age of 58. The typical household earns around $1,375 a week, with median rent near $60 a week. Most homes are houses. About 100% of households own their home and 0% rent. Most workers work from home. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 9 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Far West statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Silverton itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
1 place to stay
Getting around. Airport: Broken Hill Airport, 29.9 km south-east.
Socio-economic Standing
Deciles from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest), against all Australian suburbs. The overall figure weighs advantage and disadvantage together; economic resources counts income and housing, and education & jobs counts qualifications and occupation. They often differ. Source: ABS SEIFA 2021.
Tree cover
🌳 Tree canopy: 0.1% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.
| Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 2020 | 0.1% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 0.2% |
Demographics
Unemployment 5.6% · Labour-force participation 43.9%
Population by age in Silverton
| 0-4 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 0 |
| 15-19 | 0 |
| 20-24 | 0 |
| 25-34 | 4 |
| 35-44 | 3 |
| 45-54 | 9 |
| 55-64 | 12 |
| 65-74 | 11 |
| 75-84 | 3 |
| 85+ | 0 |
Dwelling types in Silverton
| House | 22 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Silverton
| <$650 | 3 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 7 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 0 |
| $3,000+ | 6 |
Top ancestries in Silverton
| English | 18 |
|---|---|
| Australian | 14 |
| Scottish | 11 |
| Irish | 4 |
| Aboriginal | 3 |
| Italian | 3 |
Housing tenure in Silverton
| Owned | 17 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 4 |
| Rented | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Cars per household in Silverton
| 0 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 6 |
| 2 | 4 |
| 3 | 6 |
| 4+ | 7 |
Commute to work in Silverton
| Car | 5 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 0 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 8 |
Top countries of birth in Silverton
| New Zealand | 5 |
|---|---|
| England | 3 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
2,979 bird observations recorded near Silverton — most often seen:
- Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater (416)
- Galah (170)
- White-plumed Honeyeater (170)
- Apostlebird (133)
- White-browed Babbler (133)
- Yellow-throated Miner (125)
- Variegated Fairy-wren (119)
- Willie Wagtail (117)
- Mistletoebird (114)
- Singing Honeyeater (103)
- Little Corella (92)
- Mallee Ringneck (87)
- Crested Pigeon (86)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Silverton
- Magpie-lark (84)
- White-winged Fairy-wren (78)
- Australian Magpie (77)
- Australian Raven (75)
- Chirruping Wedgebill (74)
- Grey Fantail (74)
- Eurasian Blackbird (70)
- Welcome Swallow (66)
- House Sparrow (63)
- Southern Whiteface (63)
- Eastern Galah (61)
- Musk Duck (56)
- Rufous Whistler (56)
- Southern Willie Wagtail (56)
- Eastern Yellow-throated Miner (55)
- Chestnut-crowned Babbler (53)
- Chestnut-rumped Thornbill (53)
Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.
Nearby Suburbs
The closest suburbs to Silverton:
- Broken Hill (26.6 km)
- Fowlers Gap (69.3 km)
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Streets
- Adelaide Street (2)
- Burke Street (3)
- Layard Street (1)
- Silverton Road (4)
- Stirling Street (3)
- Wilangee Road (4)
