Silky Oak, QLD
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Among Australia's less advantaged suburbs
Silky Oak is more socio-economically advantaged than about 17% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 920, where about 1000 is the national average).
A socio-economic measure from ABS Census data — not a measure of how good a suburb is to live in or visit. How we calculate this.
Silky Oak at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 178
- Median age
- 39
- Median weekly household income
- $1,343
- SEIFA score
- 920
- Coordinates
- -17.9733, 145.9535
Silky Oak demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Silky Oak using the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census; every percentage is a share of a clearly stated Census count, so each one traces back to the source. At a glance, the largest age group is children (0–14) at 27%, 20% of homes are rented, and 5% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 48 | 27% |
| Youth (15–24) | 17 | 9% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 45 | 25% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 37 | 20% |
| Seniors (65+) | 34 | 19% |
Share of the 181 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 31 | 48% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 16 | 25% |
| Rented | 13 | 20% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 63 | 100% |
| Townhouses & semis | 0 | 0% |
| Flats & apartments | 0 | 0% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 63 occupied private dwellings in Silky Oak.
- Median weekly rent
- $250
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,148
- Average household size
- 2.5 people
- Median weekly family income
- $1,792
- Median weekly personal income
- $804
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 8 (5%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 9 (6%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 14 (8%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 37 (29%)
- Labour-force participation
- 67.7%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.3%
- Employed full-time
- 42
- Employed part-time
- 34
Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021 (General Community Profile, by Suburb and Locality). © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. How we group bands and derive each share is set out on our methodology page.
Common questions about Silky Oak
Where is Silky Oak?
Silky Oak is a suburb of Queensland, Australia.
What is the population of Silky Oak?
At the 2021 Census, Silky Oak had a population of about 178.
Is Silky Oak an advantaged area?
Silky Oak has an ABS SEIFA score of 920, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 17 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 17% of Australian suburbs.
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