Silkstone vs Eastern Heights

Silkstone is the younger of the two, with a median age of 38 against 45 in Eastern Heights. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses.

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

Silkstone

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more childcare (5 vs 1)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (2 vs 0)
  • But Eastern Heights carries lower crime risk (62/100 vs 78/100)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Commuting to the city

Silkstone

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (38.5 km vs 41.8 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Eastern Heights

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (2 vs 0)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (26% vs 19%)
  • carries lower crime risk (62/100 vs 78/100)

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

Investors

Silkstone

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (10.1% vs -2.1%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

Silkstone and Eastern Heights drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Silkstone Eastern Heights
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.

Silkstone Eastern Heights
Walkability 80 / 80
Silkstone — Walkability: 80/100 Eastern Heights — Walkability: 80/100
Safety 22 / 38
Silkstone — Safety: 22/100 Eastern Heights — Safety: 38/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Silkstone — Low fire risk: 100/100 Eastern Heights — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Eastern Heights skews older (45 vs 38).

Silkstone Eastern Heights
Population 3,830
+5% vs other
 3,631
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +10.1% -2.1%
Median age 38 45
Median household income $68,588/yr $71,240/yr
+4% vs other
Median weekly rent $305/wk
+2% vs other
 $300/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Silkstone Eastern Heights
0-4 6.1% / 4.4%
Silkstone — 0-4: 6.1% Eastern Heights — 0-4: 4.4%
5-14 13.3% / 11.3%
Silkstone — 5-14: 13.3% Eastern Heights — 5-14: 11.3%
15-19 5.5% / 5.5%
Silkstone — 15-19: 5.5% Eastern Heights — 15-19: 5.5%
20-24 5.7% / 5.2%
Silkstone — 20-24: 5.7% Eastern Heights — 20-24: 5.2%
25-34 13.7% / 11.7%
Silkstone — 25-34: 13.7% Eastern Heights — 25-34: 11.7%
35-44 13.0% / 11.4%
Silkstone — 35-44: 13.0% Eastern Heights — 35-44: 11.4%
45-54 11.6% / 12.2%
Silkstone — 45-54: 11.6% Eastern Heights — 45-54: 12.2%
55-64 11.9% / 12.4%
Silkstone — 55-64: 11.9% Eastern Heights — 55-64: 12.4%
65-74 9.7% / 10.8%
Silkstone — 65-74: 9.7% Eastern Heights — 65-74: 10.8%
75-84 6.9% / 8.1%
Silkstone — 75-84: 6.9% Eastern Heights — 75-84: 8.1%
85+ 2.5% / 6.6%
Silkstone — 85+: 2.5% Eastern Heights — 85+: 6.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (13.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Silkstone 40.3% lone person
Silkstone — Lone Person: 40.3% Silkstone — Couple Families: 32.6% Silkstone — One Parent Families: 20.7% Silkstone — Group Household: 4.1% Silkstone — Other Families: 2.4%
Eastern Heights 41.8% lone person
Eastern Heights — Lone Person: 41.8% Eastern Heights — Couple Families: 31.7% Eastern Heights — One Parent Families: 19.3% Eastern Heights — Group Household: 5.0% Eastern Heights — Other Families: 2.1%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Silkstone 37.7% renting
Silkstone — Owned Outright: 28.0% Silkstone — Mortgage: 34.3% Silkstone — Renting: 37.7%
Eastern Heights 30.4% renting
Eastern Heights — Owned Outright: 34.0% Eastern Heights — Mortgage: 35.6% Eastern Heights — Renting: 30.4%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Silkstone Eastern Heights
Certificate III & IV 17.3% / 17.4%
Silkstone — Certificate III & IV: 17.3% Eastern Heights — Certificate III & IV: 17.4%
Bachelor Degree 7.8% / 8.6%
Silkstone — Bachelor Degree: 7.8% Eastern Heights — Bachelor Degree: 8.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.9% / 7.2%
Silkstone — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.9% Eastern Heights — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.2%
Postgraduate Degree 1.6% / 2.2%
Silkstone — Postgraduate Degree: 1.6% Eastern Heights — Postgraduate Degree: 2.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.5% / 1.3%
Silkstone — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.5% Eastern Heights — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.4%).

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.

Silkstone Eastern Heights
New Zealand 3.2% / 3.0%
Silkstone — New Zealand: 3.2% Eastern Heights — New Zealand: 3.0%
England 2.8% / 2.8%
Silkstone — England: 2.8% Eastern Heights — England: 2.8%
Philippines 0.8% / 0.5%
Silkstone — Philippines: 0.8% Eastern Heights — Philippines: 0.5%
India 0.7% / 0.4%
Silkstone — India: 0.7% Eastern Heights — India: 0.4%
Netherlands 0.3% / 0.4%
Silkstone — Netherlands: 0.3% Eastern Heights — Netherlands: 0.4%
Scotland 0.4% / —
Silkstone — Scotland: 0.4% Eastern Heights — Scotland: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.2%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Silkstone 92.9% houses
Silkstone — Houses: 92.9% Silkstone — Flats / Apartments: 2.9% Silkstone — Townhouses: 4.2%
Eastern Heights 88.4% houses
Eastern Heights — Houses: 88.4% Eastern Heights — Flats / Apartments: 10.4% Eastern Heights — Townhouses: 1.3%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Silkstone Eastern Heights
Median house price $847,500 $827,500
Median unit price — $620,000
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 22 days
from 19 sales
 22 days
from 31 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Silkstone Eastern Heights
2 bed $666K / $720K
Silkstone — 2 bed: $666K (8 sales) Eastern Heights — 2 bed: $720K (7 sales)

8 vs 7 sales

3 bed $860K / $800K
Silkstone — 3 bed: $860K (32 sales) Eastern Heights — 3 bed: $800K (78 sales)

32 vs 78 sales

4 bed $850K / $915K
Silkstone — 4 bed: $850K (17 sales) Eastern Heights — 4 bed: $915K (32 sales)

17 vs 32 sales

Development activity

Silkstone Eastern Heights
New dwellings approved 3,476
across Ipswich
same for both
Approvals change year on year -7%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Silkstone Eastern Heights
Houses 3.6%
$560/wk on $799K
 3.6%
$600/wk on $862K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Silkstone Eastern Heights
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 35% of QLD Higher than 38% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 96% of QLD
same for both
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 77% of QLD Higher than 75% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 95% of QLD
same for both
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 33% of QLD Higher than 31% of QLD

Liveability

Eastern Heights scores higher overall (57 vs 48).

Silkstone Eastern Heights
Grade C B
Score 48/100 57/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Silkstone carries more crime risk (78 vs 62).

Silkstone Eastern Heights
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
78/100
 Moderate
62/100
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 9
within 5 km
 2
within 5 km

Schools

Silkstone Eastern Heights
Inside the suburb 2 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Silkstone

  • Silkstone State School Government · Primary at peers
  • Claremont Special School Government · Combined · Special school

Schools in Eastern Heights

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

Amenities in the suburb

Silkstone Eastern Heights
Supermarkets 1 0
Cafes & restaurants 2 0
Parks & reserves 2
same for both
Childcare 5 1
GPs 0 2
Hospitals 0 1
Fuel stations 3 1

Mobility

Eastern Heights sits further from the CBD (41.8 km vs 38.5 km).

Silkstone Eastern Heights
Walkability score 80/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 38.5 km 41.8 km
+9% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 37 min 41 min
Public transport score 78/100
Bus
 75/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 43.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
 29.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.8%
postcode 4304
 0.7%
postcode 4305
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 53
postcode 4304
 55
postcode 4305

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.

Silkstone Eastern Heights
Car (driver) 73.8% / 73.8%
Silkstone — Car (driver): 73.8% Eastern Heights — Car (driver): 73.8%
Worked from Home 13.8% / 13.6%
Silkstone — Worked from Home: 13.8% Eastern Heights — Worked from Home: 13.6%
Car (passenger) 5.8% / 6.4%
Silkstone — Car (passenger): 5.8% Eastern Heights — Car (passenger): 6.4%
Train 3.3% / 2.6%
Silkstone — Train: 3.3% Eastern Heights — Train: 2.6%
Walked Only 2.2% / 2.1%
Silkstone — Walked Only: 2.2% Eastern Heights — Walked Only: 2.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (73.8%).

Setting

Silkstone Eastern Heights
Elevation 51 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 50 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 39.1 km 40.6 km

NBN connectivity

Silkstone Eastern Heights
Connectivity score 89/100
same for both
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 52%
1,767 premises
 50%
1,746 premises

Climate

Silkstone Eastern Heights
Annual rainfall —
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Silkstone Eastern Heights
PM2.5 6.8 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 20.4 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.64 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Silkstone Eastern Heights
Average residential rate $1,713/yr
same for both
Council Ipswich
same for both

Federal electorate

Silkstone Eastern Heights
Division Blair
same for both
Member Shayne Neumann
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Silkstone Eastern Heights
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Silkstone

Outer Parks

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