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silkwood
Queensland · Census 2021
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Silkwood is a leafy residential suburb of Cassowary Coast.
Median house price
No median price series for Silkwood yet.
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People
Population
407
Median age
44 yrs
Income / person / wk
$596
Household income / wk
$1,117
Housing
Median rent / wk
$270
Mortgage / month
$1,083
Culture & community
- Dominant religion
- Catholic · 34%
- Top language at home
- Punjabi · 2%
- No religion
- 27%
- Born overseas
- 13%
- English only at home
- 94%
Local amenities
Amenity score
6/100
Schools
2
Supermarkets
0
Pubs & bars
0
Parks
0
Libraries
0
GP clinics
0
Pharmacies
0
Hospitals
0
Nearest supermarket
18.2 km
Nearest train
22.4 km
Nearest hospital
22.2 km
Distance to coast
8.9 km
NBN
Fixed Wireless
Amenity counts via © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) & Geoscience Australia HealthDirect (CC BY 4.0). Distance to coast derived from ABS state boundaries (CC BY 4.0).
Schools by sector
Government
1
Catholic
1
Independent
0
Primary
2
Secondary
0
Nearest secondary
23.2 km
School sector & type: ACARA (Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority), School Location dataset.
Local council
- Council (LGA)
- Cassowary Coast
- Council population
- 29,021
- Council area
- 4,688 km²
- Density
- 6/km²
- Federal grants
- $6.58M/yr (2025-26)
- Grants per resident
- $227/yr
Council boundary: ABS ASGS LGA 2024. Federal grants: Financial Assistance Grants, Dept of Infrastructure. All CC BY 4.0.
Representation
- Federal division
- Kennedy
- Federal MP
- Bob Katter (KAP)
- Two-party-preferred
- Coalition 59% 2PP
- State electorate
- Hill
- State MP
- Shane Knuth (KAP)
Similar suburbs
Closest demographic & amenity profile, nationally.