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Silkwood QLD 4856

Silkwood is located in the Cairns region of Queensland, postcode 4856. It has 306 properties across 24 streets, almost all houses. Explore every street in Silkwood, its property history, homes for sale and rent, who lives there, and the local agents.

About Silkwood

Silkwood, QLD 4856, sits in the Cairns region and neighbours Mccutcheon, No 4 Branch, No 5 Branch and Walter Lever Estate. Its 24 streets hold 306 properties, 302 of them houses and 4 units.

Census figures are for the Johnstone area. It had 8,002 residents, a median age of 47 and an average household of 2.4 people. Median household income was $1,301 a week, the median mortgage repayment $1,300 a month and the median rent $250 a week. Of 2,935 dwellings, 2,827 were separate houses, 32 semi-detached, 11 flats and 50 other; 1,376 were owned outright, 837 owned with a mortgage and 565 rented.

Updated October 2026

Who lives in Silkwood

  • 8,002Peoplelive in the area
  • 47Median ageyears
  • $1,301Median household incomea week
  • $250Median renta week

Homes by type

  • Houses2,827
  • Townhouses and semis32
  • Flats and apartments11
  • Other50

Household

  • Median mortgage repayment$1,300a month
  • Household size2.4people on average

How homes are held

Owned outright 1,376Owned with a mortgage 837Rented 565Other 157

For sale and rent in Silkwood

Toby MitchellToby Mitchell

$850,000 Freehold Hotel

1 Edward Street, Silkwood QLD 4856

11 bedrooms 9 bathrooms 2 car spaces 1,647 m² land House

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Properties in Silkwood

Schools in Silkwood

  • Silkwood State School

    GovernmentPrimary

  • St John's School

    CatholicPrimary

Local agents in Silkwood

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Agencies that specialise in Silkwood

Streets in Silkwood

  1. Albert Street14 properties
  2. Anne Street1 property
  3. Atherton Road1 property
  4. Bruce Highway2 properties
  5. Cassar Road3 properties
  6. Edward Street12 properties
  7. Formosa Road4 properties
  8. Gauci Road1 property
  9. George Street8 properties
  10. Harold Street6 properties
  11. Henry Street10 properties
  12. James Street12 properties
  13. John Street3 properties
  14. Margaret Street11 properties
  15. Mary Street9 properties
  16. Mcrobbie Road4 properties
  17. Murdering Point Road10 properties
  18. Silkwood - Japoon Road97 properties
  19. Spanos Road2 properties
  20. Tanti Road1 property
  21. Threadingham Road2 properties
  22. Turco Street9 properties
  23. Victoria Street65 properties
  24. Walter Lever Estate Road19 properties

Neighbouring suburbs

Addresses and streets incorporate or were developed using G-NAF © Geoscape Australia, licensed by the Commonwealth of Australia under the Open Geo-coded National Address File (G-NAF) End User Licence Agreement.

Population and housing figures are drawn from the Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International.

School details © Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA), from the Australian Schools List, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International and modified. ACARA does not endorse Listd.

Area summaries are generated from the national address file and ABS Census data, and checked against those figures before publication.