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Silkwood QLD 4856

306 addresses · 24 streets

Kennedy Electorate › Cassowary Coast LGA › Silkwood · 1298 km from Brisbane

Living Here

Silkwood is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 407 people, with a median age of 44. The typical household earns around $1,117 a week, with median rent near $270 a week. Most homes are houses. About 77% of households own their home and 19% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Italian. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 1 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

407Population
44Median age
$1,117Median household income / wk
$270Median rent / wk
2.4Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Johnstone statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Silkwood itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Innisfail Aerodrome, 20.5 km north.

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Socio-economic Standing

😟More disadvantaged · 1/10
Economic resources3/10
Education & jobs1/10

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: 6.9% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Silkwood

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.

Tree cover measures, Silkwood QLD
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20206.9%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202126.4%

Demographics

Unemployment 5% · Labour-force participation 52.3%

Population by age in Silkwood
Population by age, Silkwood QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0-417
5-1450
15-1932
20-2421
25-3440
35-4447
45-5457
55-6455
65-7455
75-8429
85+3
Dwelling types in Silkwood
Dwelling types, Silkwood QLD (ABS Census 2021)
House156
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Silkwood
Households by weekly income, Silkwood QLD (ABS Census 2021)
<$65037
$650-1,49960
$1,500-2,99932
$3,000+11
Top ancestries in Silkwood
Top ancestries, Silkwood QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Australian138
English136
Italian56
Other46
Irish44
Ancestry NS35
Housing tenure in Silkwood
Housing tenure, Silkwood QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Owned72
Mortgage47
Rented29
Other6
Cars per household in Silkwood
Cars per household, Silkwood QLD (ABS Census 2021)
06
151
249
322
4+17
Commute to work in Silkwood
Commute to work, Silkwood QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Car129
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked7
Bicycle3
Home14
Top countries of birth in Silkwood
Top countries of birth, Silkwood QLD (ABS Census 2021)
England12
India12
New Zealand7
Japan4
Scotland4
Italy3
Languages used at home in Silkwood
Languages used at home, Silkwood QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Punjabi13
Italian3

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

763 bird observations recorded near Silkwood — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Silkwood

Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.

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