Rosenthal Heights vs Silverwood
Rosenthal Heights is the younger of the two, with a median age of 40 against 44 in Silverwood. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Rosenthal Heights, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Silverwood tends to suit people living alone and 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
Rosenthal Heights
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has more separate houses rather than flats (98% vs 80%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Rosenthal Heights
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (20% vs 33%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Silverwood
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($210/wk vs $338/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Rosenthal Heights
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (147 min vs 161 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (172.4 km vs 175.3 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Silverwood
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has more units and townhouses to downsize into (20% vs 2%)
Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Silverwood
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (52.6% vs 17.9%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Rosenthal Heights and Silverwood drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
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.
Demographics
Rosenthal Heights has more residents (2,664 vs 58); Rosenthal Heights rents higher ($338/wk vs $210/wk).
| Rosenthal Heights | Silverwood | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 2,664 +98% vs other | 58 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +17.9% | +52.6% |
| Median age | 40 | 44 |
| Median household income | $81,848/yr +23% vs other | $62,816/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $338/wk +38% vs other | $210/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.4%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.1%).
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.9%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Rosenthal Heights | Silverwood | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $760,000 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 44 days from 17 sales | — |
Development activity
| Rosenthal Heights | Silverwood | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 291 across Southern Downs same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +63% same for both | |
Gross rental yield
| Rosenthal Heights | Silverwood | |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 4.5% $750/wk on $869K | — |
| Units | — same for both | |
Ranking within QLD
| Rosenthal Heights | Silverwood | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 53% of QLD | Higher than 28% of QLD |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 34% of QLD | Higher than 23% of QLD |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 28% of QLD same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 76% of QLD | Higher than 29% of QLD |
| Rental yield (houses) | Higher than 76% of QLD | — |
Liveability
| Rosenthal Heights | Silverwood | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | B | — |
| Score | 53/100 | — |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 4/10 | below-average income decile 3/10 |
Risk profile
| Rosenthal Heights | Silverwood | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Crime | Low 28/100 | Low 34/100 |
| 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 same for both | |
Schools
| Rosenthal Heights | Silverwood | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Rosenthal Heights | Silverwood | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 1 | 0 |
| Childcare | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 3 | 8 |
Mobility
Silverwood sits further from the CBD (175.3 km vs 172.4 km).
| Rosenthal Heights | Silverwood | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Brisbane | 172.4 km | 175.3 km +2% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 147 min | 161 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.2% postcode 4370 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 57 postcode 4370 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (83.7%).
Setting
| Rosenthal Heights | Silverwood | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 512 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 546 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Rosenthal Heights | Silverwood | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 65/100 | 22/100 |
| Most common technology | Fibre to the premises | Satellite (Sky Muster) |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 42% 1,239 premises | 0% 18 premises |
Climate
| Rosenthal Heights | Silverwood | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 760 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Rosenthal Heights | Silverwood | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,627/yr same for both | |
| Council | Southern Downs same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Rosenthal Heights | Silverwood | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Maranoa same for both | |
| Member | David Littleproud same for both | |
| Party | Liberal National Party of Queensland same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Rosenthal Heights | Silverwood | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $30,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
Always verify with the relevant authority before making property decisions.
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