Silkwood Demographics (QLD) Local Stats

Silkwood (4856) is a suburb of Northern, Cairns, Queensland. It is about 1300 kms from QLD's capital city of Brisbane. Silkwood is in the federal electorate of Kennedy.

In the 2011 census the population of Silkwood was 712 and is comprised of approximately 46.8% females and 53.2% males.

The median/average age of the population of Silkwood is 44 years of age.

83.3% of people living in the suburb of Silkwood were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 1.8% England, 1.4% Italy, 1.4% Philippines, 1.0% Malta, 1.0% India, 0.7% Ireland, 0.6% Austria, 0.6% Vietnam, 0.6% Papua New Guinea, 0.4% Germany, 0.4% New Zealand.

84.9% of people living in Silkwood speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 6.4% Language spoken at home not stated, 3.1% Italian, 1.8% Punjabi, 0.8% Other, 0.8% German, 0.4% Korean, 0.4% Australian Indigenous Languages , 0.4% Vietnamese, 0.4% Filipino .

The religious makeup of Silkwood is 42.7% Catholic, 17.7% No religion, 14.2% Anglican, 10.7% Religious affiliation not stated, 4.1% Uniting Church, 3.2% Eastern Orthodox, 2.5% Presbyterian and Reformed, 2.0% Other Religious Groups, 1.8% Baptist, 0.6% Other religious affiliation .

54.1% of people are married, 28.3% have never married and 9.2% are divorced and 1.6% are separated. There are 39 widowed people living in Silkwood.

61.0% of the people living in Silkwood over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 30.6% are working on a part time basis. Silkwood has an unemployment rate of 3.4%.

The main occupations of people living in Silkwood are 23.0% Managers, 17.4% Technicians & trades workers, 14.2% Labourers, 12.5% Machinery operators & drivers, 11.0% Clerical & administrative workers, 8.4% Professionals, 7.6% Community & personal service workers, 4.9% Sales workers, 0.9% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Silkwood work in are 24.8% Agriculture, forestry and fishing, 13.7% Construction, 7.6% Manufacturing, 7.6% Retail trade, 7.0% Health care and social assistance, 6.7% Education and training, 6.7% Public administration and safety, 4.7% Transport, postal and warehousing, 3.8% Accommodation and food services.

46.3% of homes are fully owned, and 25.9% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 21.2% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $470 per week and the median household income is $952 per week.

The median rent in Silkwood is $188 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1387 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Silkwood postcode 4856