Silverton SA 5204
41 addresses · 7 streets
Mayo Electorate › Yankalilla LGA › Silverton · 86 km from Adelaide
Living Here
Silverton is a suburb of South Australia, home to about 35 people, with a median age of 56. The typical household earns around $774 a week. Most homes are houses. About 100% of households own their home and 0% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 2 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Yankalilla statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Silverton itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
Getting around. Ferry wharf: Sealink Cape Jervis, 6.5 km west · Airport: Kingscote Airport, 59.2 km west.
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: 34.6% 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 | 34.6% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 39.8% |
Demographics
Unemployment 14.3% · Labour-force participation 60%
Population by age in Silverton
| 0-4 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 0 |
| 15-19 | 5 |
| 20-24 | 3 |
| 25-34 | 0 |
| 35-44 | 0 |
| 45-54 | 5 |
| 55-64 | 10 |
| 65-74 | 9 |
| 75-84 | 0 |
| 85+ | 0 |
Dwelling types in Silverton
| House | 15 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Silverton
| <$650 | 4 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 3 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 4 |
| $3,000+ | 0 |
Top ancestries in Silverton
| English | 19 |
|---|---|
| Australian | 11 |
| Scottish | 11 |
| Irish | 4 |
| Dutch | 3 |
| German | 3 |
Housing tenure in Silverton
| Owned | 4 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 8 |
| Rented | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Cars per household in Silverton
| 0 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 9 |
| 2 | 6 |
| 3 | 0 |
| 4+ | 3 |
Commute to work in Silverton
| Car | 12 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 0 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 0 |
Top countries of birth in Silverton
| England | 3 |
|---|
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
3,816 bird observations recorded near Silverton — most often seen:
- Birds (536)
- Australian Magpie (207)
- Little Raven (193)
- South Australian Superb Fairy-wren (192)
- Crimson Rosella (155)
- South Australian Crescent Honeyeater (144)
- South Australian Striated Thornbill (130)
- Western Yellow-tailed Black-cockatoo (125)
- Fleurieu Adelaide Rosella (122)
- Eyre Peninsula Australian Magpie (120)
- Mount Lofty Ranges Yellow-faced Honeyeater (113)
- Yellow-tailed Black-cockatoo (111)
- Eastern Scarlet Robin (110)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Silverton
- Grey Shrike-thrush (107)
- Eastern Galah (104)
- Eastern New Holland Honeyeater (102)
- Eastern Welcome Swallow (100)
- Eastern Grey Shrike-thrush (99)
- Western Striated Pardalote (96)
- South Australian Golden Whistler (94)
- Black-winged Currawong (93)
- Grey Fantail (91)
- South-eastern Grey Fantail (91)
- Galah (88)
- Southern Laughing Kookaburra (88)
- Western Red Wattlebird (85)
- Eurasian Blackbird (82)
- Mount Lofty Ranges White-throated Treecreeper (82)
- Rainbow Lorikeet (79)
- European Goldfinch (77)
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:
- Deep Creek (3 km)
- Cape Jervis (4.9 km)
- Delamere (5.7 km)
- Rapid Bay (9.6 km)
- Second Valley (11.4 km)
- Wirrina Cove (14 km)
- Tunkalilla (16.1 km)
- Parawa (16.7 km)
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Streets
- Bowmans Road (1)
- Haywood Drive (2)
- Main South Road (2)
- Norman Lane (1)
- Range West Road (13)
- Rarkang Road (15)
- Silverton Court (7)
