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Silky Oak QLD 4854

116 addresses · 13 streets

Kennedy Electorate › Cassowary Coast LGA › Silky Oak · 1281 km from Brisbane

Living Here

Silky Oak is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 178 people, with a median age of 39. The typical household earns around $1,343 a week, with median rent near $250 a week. Most homes are houses. About 78% of households own their home and 22% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Italian. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 2 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

178Population
39Median age
$1,343Median household income / wk
$250Median rent / wk
2.5Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Tully, 4.7 km north · Bus interchange: Banyan Park Transit Centre, 4.8 km north-west · Airport: Innisfail Aerodrome, 46.5 km north.

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Socio-economic Standing

😟More disadvantaged · 2/10
Economic resources3/10
Education & jobs2/10

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: 19.4% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Silky Oak

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

Tree cover measures, Silky Oak QLD
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202019.4%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202140.7%

Demographics

Unemployment 3.3% · Labour-force participation 67.7%

Population by age in Silky Oak
Population by age, Silky Oak QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0-49
5-1439
15-1910
20-247
25-3419
35-4426
45-5411
55-6426
65-7420
75-8411
85+3
Dwelling types in Silky Oak
Dwelling types, Silky Oak QLD (ABS Census 2021)
House63
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Silky Oak
Households by weekly income, Silky Oak QLD (ABS Census 2021)
<$65014
$650-1,49922
$1,500-2,99924
$3,000+5
Top ancestries in Silky Oak
Top ancestries, Silky Oak QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Australian66
English43
Italian40
Scottish24
Ancestry NS21
Irish18
Housing tenure in Silky Oak
Housing tenure, Silky Oak QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Owned31
Mortgage16
Rented13
Other0
Cars per household in Silky Oak
Cars per household, Silky Oak QLD (ABS Census 2021)
03
114
223
314
4+9
Commute to work in Silky Oak
Commute to work, Silky Oak QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Car47
Train0
Bus6
Tram/ferry0
Walked4
Bicycle0
Home11
Top countries of birth in Silky Oak
Top countries of birth, Silky Oak QLD (ABS Census 2021)
New Zealand3
Languages used at home in Silky Oak
Languages used at home, Silky Oak QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Italian4

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

749 bird observations recorded near Silky Oak — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Silky Oak

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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Satellite view — Digital Earth Australia (Geoscience Australia) · CC BY 4.0.