Coordinates: 17°58′29″S 145°56′58″E / 17.9747°S 145.9494°E / -17.9747; 145.9494 (Silky Oak (centre of locality))

Silky Oak, Queensland

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Silky Oak
Queensland
Silky Oak, 2013
Silky Oak is located in Queensland
Silky Oak
Silky Oak
Coordinates17°58′29″S 145°56′58″E / 17.9747°S 145.9494°E / -17.9747; 145.9494 (Silky Oak (centre of locality))
Population178 (2021 census)[1]
 • Density8.44/km2 (21.85/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4854
Area21.1 km2 (8.1 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)Cassowary Coast Region
State electorate(s)Hinchinbrook
Federal division(s)Kennedy
Suburbs around Silky Oak:
Tully Mount Mackay Mount Mackay
Jarra Creek Silky Oak Lower Tully
Euramo Euramo Rockingham

Silky Oak is a rural locality in the Cassowary Coast Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Silky Oak had a population of 178 people.[1]

History

Silky Oak Creek State School opened on 1 November 1940 and closed on 31 December 1974.[3]

Demographics

In the 2016 census Silky Oak had a population of 139 people.[4]

In the 2021 census, Silky Oak had a population of 178 people.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Silky Oak (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "Silky Oak – locality in Cassowary Coast Region (entry 45752)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
  3. ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  4. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Silky Oak (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. Edit this at Wikidata