Lower Tully vs Silky Oak

Silky Oak is the younger of the two, with a median age of 39 against 54 in Lower Tully. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Lower Tully, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Lower Tully tends to suit people living alone and older residents, while Silky Oak suits 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

Silky Oak

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • is already more of a family suburb (64% vs 47%)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (98% vs 87%)

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

First-home buyers

Lower Tully

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (5% vs 20%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Lower Tully

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $250/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 1564.8 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Lower Tully

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (13% vs 2%)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (34% vs 19%)

Weighs smaller dwellings, 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 11.4%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Lower Tully 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.

Lower Tully 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.

Lower Tully Silky Oak
Walkability 0 / 0
Lower Tully — Walkability: 0/100 Silky Oak — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 53 / 48
Lower Tully — Safety: 53/100 Silky Oak — Safety: 48/100
Low fire risk 54 / 100
Lower Tully — Low fire risk: 54/100 Silky Oak — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Silky Oak has more residents (178 vs 88); Lower Tully skews older (54 vs 39).

Lower Tully Silky Oak
Population 88 178
+102% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +11.4% +28.1%
Median age 54 39
Median household income $67,600/yr $69,836/yr
+3% vs other
Median weekly rent $200/wk $250/wk
+25% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Lower Tully Silky Oak
0-4 4.5% / 5.1%
Lower Tully — 0-4: 4.5% Silky Oak — 0-4: 5.1%
5-14 15.9% / 21.9%
Lower Tully — 5-14: 15.9% Silky Oak — 5-14: 21.9%
15-19 3.4% / 5.6%
Lower Tully — 15-19: 3.4% Silky Oak — 15-19: 5.6%
20-24 3.4% / 3.9%
Lower Tully — 20-24: 3.4% Silky Oak — 20-24: 3.9%
25-34 5.7% / 10.7%
Lower Tully — 25-34: 5.7% Silky Oak — 25-34: 10.7%
35-44 — / 14.6%
Lower Tully — 35-44: not among its largest Silky Oak — 35-44: 14.6%
45-54 10.2% / 6.2%
Lower Tully — 45-54: 10.2% Silky Oak — 45-54: 6.2%
55-64 10.2% / 14.6%
Lower Tully — 55-64: 10.2% Silky Oak — 55-64: 14.6%
65-74 17.0% / 11.2%
Lower Tully — 65-74: 17.0% Silky Oak — 65-74: 11.2%
75-84 13.6% / 6.2%
Lower Tully — 75-84: 13.6% Silky Oak — 75-84: 6.2%
85+ 3.4% / 1.7%
Lower Tully — 85+: 3.4% Silky Oak — 85+: 1.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.9%).

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.

Lower Tully Silky Oak
New Zealand 5.7% / 1.7%
Lower Tully — New Zealand: 5.7% Silky Oak — New Zealand: 1.7%
South Africa 3.4% / —
Lower Tully — South Africa: 3.4% Silky Oak — South Africa: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Lower Tully 52.9% lone person
Lower Tully — Lone Person: 52.9% Lower Tully — Couple Families: 47.1% Lower Tully — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Silky Oak 36.4% lone person
Silky Oak — Lone Person: 36.4% Silky Oak — Couple Families: 40.9% Silky Oak — One Parent Families: 22.7%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Lower Tully 87.1% houses
Lower Tully — Houses: 87.1% Lower Tully — Townhouses: 9.7% Lower Tully — Flats / Apartments: 3.2%
Silky Oak 98.4% houses
Silky Oak — Houses: 98.4% Silky Oak — Townhouses: 0.0% Silky Oak — Flats / Apartments: 1.6%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Lower Tully Silky Oak
Certificate III & IV 11.4% / 18.0%
Lower Tully — Certificate III & IV: 11.4% Silky Oak — Certificate III & IV: 18.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.0% / 2.2%
Lower Tully — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.0% Silky Oak — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 2.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 2.2%
Lower Tully — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Silky Oak — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.2%
Bachelor Degree — / 1.7%
Lower Tully — Bachelor Degree: not among its largest Silky Oak — Bachelor Degree: 1.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.0%).

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Lower Tully 18.8% renting
Lower Tully — Owned Outright: 81.2% Lower Tully — Mortgage: 0.0% Lower Tully — Renting: 18.8%
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

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

Ranking within QLD

Lower Tully Silky Oak
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 34% of QLD Higher than 37% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 58% 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 46% of QLD Higher than 67% of QLD

Liveability

Lower Tully Silky Oak
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
same for both

Risk profile

Lower Tully carries more bushfire risk (46 vs 0).

Lower Tully Silky Oak
Bushfire Moderate
46/100
 None
0/100
Crime Moderate
47/100
 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

Lower Tully Silky Oak
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 1 0

Schools in Lower Tully

  • Lower Tully State School Government · Primary below peers

Schools in Silky Oak

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Amenities in the suburb

Lower Tully Silky Oak
Parks & reserves 1 0
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 0 1

Mobility

Lower Tully sits further from the CBD (1564.8 km vs 1554.5 km).

Lower Tully Silky Oak
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 1564.8 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.

Lower Tully Silky Oak
Car (driver) 48.6% / 64.7%
Lower Tully — Car (driver): 48.6% Silky Oak — Car (driver): 64.7%
Worked from Home 10.8% / 16.2%
Lower Tully — Worked from Home: 10.8% Silky Oak — Worked from Home: 16.2%
Bus 13.5% / 8.8%
Lower Tully — Bus: 13.5% Silky Oak — Bus: 8.8%
Walked Only 13.5% / 5.9%
Lower Tully — Walked Only: 13.5% Silky Oak — Walked Only: 5.9%
Car (passenger) 13.5% / 4.4%
Lower Tully — Car (passenger): 13.5% Silky Oak — Car (passenger): 4.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (64.7%).

Setting

Lower Tully Silky Oak
Elevation 4 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 12 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 5.1 km 10.7 km

NBN connectivity

Lower Tully Silky Oak
Connectivity score 29/100 31/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
48 premises
 1%
94 premises

Climate

Lower Tully 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

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

Federal electorate

Lower Tully 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

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

Tags

Lower Tully

Retirees Rural

Silky Oak

Family River Rural

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