Jarra Creek vs Silky Oak

Silky Oak is the younger of the two, with a median age of 39 against 49 in Jarra Creek. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. On these figures, Silky Oak tends to suit families with children.

Which one suits you?

There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.

Families with school-age kids

Jarra Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (15/100 vs 52/100)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Silky Oak

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($250/wk vs $278/wk)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Silky Oak

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (1058 min vs 1068 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (1554.5 km vs 1564.4 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Jarra Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (15/100 vs 52/100)

Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Silky Oak

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (28.1% vs -21.6%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Jarra Creek and Silky Oak drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Jarra Creek Silky Oak
Hides rows where both suburbs match

Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.

Side by side, out of 100

Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.

Jarra Creek Silky Oak
Walkability 0 / 0
Jarra Creek — Walkability: 0/100 Silky Oak — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 85 / 48
Jarra Creek — Safety: 85/100 Silky Oak — Safety: 48/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Jarra Creek — Low fire risk: 100/100 Silky Oak — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Silky Oak has more residents (178 vs 105); Jarra Creek skews older (49 vs 39).

Jarra Creek Silky Oak
Population 105 178
+70% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -21.6% +28.1%
Median age 49 39
Median household income $79,092/yr
+12% vs other
 $69,836/yr
Median weekly rent $278/wk
+10% vs other
 $250/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Jarra Creek Silky Oak
0-4 7.6% / 5.1%
Jarra Creek — 0-4: 7.6% Silky Oak — 0-4: 5.1%
5-14 10.5% / 21.9%
Jarra Creek — 5-14: 10.5% Silky Oak — 5-14: 21.9%
15-19 6.7% / 5.6%
Jarra Creek — 15-19: 6.7% Silky Oak — 15-19: 5.6%
20-24 7.6% / 3.9%
Jarra Creek — 20-24: 7.6% Silky Oak — 20-24: 3.9%
25-34 2.9% / 10.7%
Jarra Creek — 25-34: 2.9% Silky Oak — 25-34: 10.7%
35-44 9.5% / 14.6%
Jarra Creek — 35-44: 9.5% Silky Oak — 35-44: 14.6%
45-54 22.9% / 6.2%
Jarra Creek — 45-54: 22.9% Silky Oak — 45-54: 6.2%
55-64 14.3% / 14.6%
Jarra Creek — 55-64: 14.3% Silky Oak — 55-64: 14.6%
65-74 14.3% / 11.2%
Jarra Creek — 65-74: 14.3% Silky Oak — 65-74: 11.2%
75-84 4.8% / 6.2%
Jarra Creek — 75-84: 4.8% Silky Oak — 75-84: 6.2%
85+ — / 1.7%
Jarra Creek — 85+: not among its largest Silky Oak — 85+: 1.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.9%).

Where residents were born

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.

Jarra Creek Silky Oak
New Zealand 2.9% / 1.7%
Jarra Creek — New Zealand: 2.9% Silky Oak — New Zealand: 1.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Jarra Creek 44.4% couple families
Jarra Creek — Couple Families: 44.4% Jarra Creek — Lone Person: 40.7% Jarra Creek — One Parent Families: 14.8%
Silky Oak 40.9% couple families
Silky Oak — Couple Families: 40.9% Silky Oak — Lone Person: 36.4% Silky Oak — One Parent Families: 22.7%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Jarra Creek 100.0% houses
Jarra Creek — Houses: 100.0% Jarra Creek — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Silky Oak 98.4% houses
Silky Oak — Houses: 98.4% Silky Oak — Flats / Apartments: 1.6%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Jarra Creek Silky Oak
Certificate III & IV 19.0% / 18.0%
Jarra Creek — Certificate III & IV: 19.0% Silky Oak — Certificate III & IV: 18.0%
Bachelor Degree 6.7% / 1.7%
Jarra Creek — Bachelor Degree: 6.7% Silky Oak — Bachelor Degree: 1.7%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.9% / 2.2%
Jarra Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.9% Silky Oak — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 2.9% / 2.2%
Jarra Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 2.9% Silky Oak — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 2.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.0%).

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Jarra Creek 12.5% renting
Jarra Creek — Owned Outright: 50.0% Jarra Creek — Mortgage: 37.5% Jarra Creek — Renting: 12.5%
Silky Oak 21.7% renting
Silky Oak — Owned Outright: 51.7% Silky Oak — Mortgage: 26.7% Silky Oak — Renting: 21.7%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Development activity

Jarra Creek Silky Oak
New dwellings approved 186
across Cassowary Coast
same for both
Approvals change year on year +68%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Jarra Creek Silky Oak
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 50% of QLD Higher than 37% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 46% of QLD Higher than 55% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 15% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 36% of QLD Higher than 67% of QLD

Liveability

Jarra Creek Silky Oak
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Silky Oak carries more crime risk (52 vs 15).

Jarra Creek Silky Oak
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
15/100
 Moderate
52/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Jarra Creek Silky Oak
Inside the suburb 0
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Amenities in the suburb

Jarra Creek Silky Oak
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 1
same for both

Mobility

Jarra Creek sits further from the CBD (1564.4 km vs 1554.5 km).

Jarra Creek Silky Oak
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 1564.4 km 1554.5 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 1068 min 1058 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 4854
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 48
postcode 4854
same for both

How people get to work

Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.

Jarra Creek Silky Oak
Car (driver) 69.4% / 64.7%
Jarra Creek — Car (driver): 69.4% Silky Oak — Car (driver): 64.7%
Worked from Home 22.4% / 16.2%
Jarra Creek — Worked from Home: 22.4% Silky Oak — Worked from Home: 16.2%
Walked Only 8.2% / 5.9%
Jarra Creek — Walked Only: 8.2% Silky Oak — Walked Only: 5.9%
Bus — / 8.8%
Jarra Creek — Bus: not among its largest Silky Oak — Bus: 8.8%
Car (passenger) — / 4.4%
Jarra Creek — Car (passenger): not among its largest Silky Oak — Car (passenger): 4.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (69.4%).

Setting

Jarra Creek Silky Oak
Elevation 15 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 12 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 19.3 km 10.7 km

NBN connectivity

Jarra Creek Silky Oak
Connectivity score 27/100 31/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
69 premises
 1%
94 premises

Climate

Jarra Creek Silky Oak
Annual rainfall 2,150 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 31.0°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 16.0°C
same for both

Council rates

Jarra Creek Silky Oak
Average residential rate $1,829/yr
same for both
Council Cassowary Coast
same for both

Federal electorate

Jarra Creek Silky Oak
Division Kennedy
same for both
Member Bob Katter
same for both
Party Katter's Australian Party (KAP)
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Jarra Creek Silky Oak
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Jarra Creek

Rural

Silky Oak

Family River Rural

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