Silverwood · Suburb / Locality

Demographics & Identity in Silverwood

Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.

Over a third of residents in Silverwood are seniors, reflecting an older community where 36.2% of people are aged 65 and over. This sparsely populated area has a total of 58 people, with a typical age of 44, which is noticeably older than the national figure of 38.

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📍 Silverwood, Suburb / Locality

Where Silverwood sits — Total population

58
  • 1–1: 689 areas
  • 1–2: 0 areas
  • 2–3: 119 areas
  • 3–5: 108 areas
  • 5–7: 243 areas
  • 7–11: 241 areas
  • 11–16: 514 areas
  • 16–24: 579 areas
  • 24–36: 898 areas
  • 36–53: 1059 areas
  • 53–79: 1168 areas
  • 79–117: 1203 areas
  • 117–174: 1171 areas
  • 174–258: 1010 areas
  • 258–384: 856 areas
  • 384–571: 670 areas
  • 571–850: 616 areas
  • 850–1,263: 567 areas
  • 1,263–1,879: 520 areas
  • 1,879–2,794: 590 areas
  • 2,794–4,154: 679 areas
  • 4,154–6,177: 585 areas
  • 6,177–9,186: 528 areas
  • 9,186–13,659: 405 areas
  • 13,659–20,311: 195 areas
  • 20,311–30,202: 96 areas
  • 30,202–44,910: 33 areas
  • 44,910–66,781: 10 areas

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Silverwood — lower than 70% of areas.

Total population compared with the state and national average
Silverwood58
4370, QLD 19,195
Queensland 5,156,138
Australia 25,422,788

Population

How many people, and the typical age.

The population is small, with only 58 people living here. This makes it smaller than about 69% of similar areas.

58

Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 38
  • 2021: 58

The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.

44 yrs

Younger than 54% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 48 yrs
  • 2021: 44 yrs

Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.

Age profile

How the population splits across age groups.

While seniors are numerous, children under 15 make up 24.1% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 18.2%. In contrast, there are no residents aged between 15 and 24.

36.2%

Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 7.9%
  • 2021: 36.2%

Share of the population aged 65 years and over.

24.1%

Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 10.5%
  • 2021: 24.1%

Share of the population aged under 15 years.

Age structure

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Silverwood splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (33%) and Seniors (65+) (33%), with Children (0–14) at 22%.

Identity & relationships

First Nations identity and marital status.

Indigenous identity is common here, with 8.6% of people identifying as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, well above the 3.2% Australian average. Relationships are also distinct, as 33.3% of people are in de facto partnerships, which is far above the national figure of 11.5%.

33.3%

Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 13.0%
  • 2021: 33.3%

Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).

Marital status

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In Silverwood, the largest group is Married at 43%, followed by Never married (30%) and Divorced (18%).

Age & sex structure

  • 85+: 85+: 0 males; 85+: 0 females
  • 80–84: 80–84: 0 males; 80–84: 0 females
  • 75–79: 75–79: 0 males; 75–79: 0 females
  • 70–74: 70–74: 0 males; 70–74: 0 females
  • 65–69: 65–69: 4 males; 65–69: 3 females
  • 60–64: 60–64: 0 males; 60–64: 4 females
  • 55–59: 55–59: 0 males; 55–59: 0 females
  • 50–54: 50–54: 0 males; 50–54: 0 females
  • 45–49: 45–49: 0 males; 45–49: 0 females
  • 40–44: 40–44: 3 males; 40–44: 3 females
  • 35–39: 35–39: 0 males; 35–39: 0 females
  • 30–34: 30–34: 0 males; 30–34: 3 females
  • 25–29: 25–29: 0 males; 25–29: 0 females
  • 20–24: 20–24: 0 males; 20–24: 0 females
  • 15–19: 15–19: 0 males; 15–19: 3 females
  • 10–14: 10–14: 4 males; 10–14: 5 females
  • 5–9: 5–9: 0 males; 5–9: 0 females
  • 0–4: 0–4: 0 males; 0–4: 4 females

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Silverwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32571/silverwood/topic/demographics-identity