Silkwood vs Kurrimine Beach
Silkwood is the younger of the two, with a median age of 44 against 56 in Kurrimine Beach. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Kurrimine Beach, most households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Kurrimine Beach: a median of $514,000, against $380,000 in Silkwood. On these figures, Silkwood tends to suit buyers on a tighter budget, while Kurrimine Beach suits people living alone and older residents.
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
They split
one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here
- Silkwood has more schools rated above their peers (2 vs 0)
- Kurrimine Beach has more parks and reserves (6 vs 1)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Silkwood
ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here
- has cheaper land ($91,000 vs $470,000)
- has cheaper houses ($380,000 vs $514,000)
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (22% vs 29%)
Weighs house prices, land 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
Silkwood
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- sits closer to the CBD (1583.5 km vs 1590.6 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Kurrimine Beach
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- has more residents already 65 and over (32% vs 21%)
- carries lower crime risk (34/100 vs 48/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Too close to call
Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Silkwood and Kurrimine Beach 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
Kurrimine Beach has more residents (742 vs 407); Kurrimine Beach skews older (56 vs 44).
| Silkwood | Kurrimine Beach | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 407 | 742 +82% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +4.1% | +1.8% |
| Median age | 44 | 56 |
| Median household income | $58,084/yr +15% vs other | $49,192/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $270/wk +4% vs other | $260/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.5%).
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 (19.4%).
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.9%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Silkwood | Kurrimine Beach | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $380,000 | $514,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | $91,000 | $470,000 |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 92 days from 4 sales | 39 days from 16 sales |
Development activity
| Silkwood | Kurrimine Beach | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 186 across Cassowary Coast same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +68% same for both | |
Ranking within QLD
| Silkwood | Kurrimine Beach | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 20% of QLD | Higher than 12% of QLD |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 24% of QLD | Higher than 46% of QLD |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | — | Higher than 26% of QLD |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 54% of QLD | Higher than 61% of QLD |
Liveability
| Silkwood | Kurrimine Beach | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — | D |
| Score | — | 23/100 |
| Socio-economic band | high-need area decile 1/10 | below-average income decile 2/10 |
Risk profile
Kurrimine Beach carries more bushfire risk (48 vs 0); Silkwood carries more crime risk (48 vs 34).
| Silkwood | Kurrimine Beach | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 | Moderate 48/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 48/100 | Low 34/100 |
| Flood | Not mapped no mapped data here same for both | |
| Coastal erosion | None 0/100 | High 81/100 |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 0 within 5 km same for both | |
Schools
| Silkwood | Kurrimine Beach | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 2 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 2 | 0 |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Silkwood
- Silkwood State School Government · Primary above peers
- St John's School Catholic · Primary above peers
Schools in Kurrimine Beach
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Silkwood | Kurrimine Beach | |
|---|---|---|
| Cafes & restaurants | 0 | 2 |
| Parks & reserves | 1 | 6 |
| Childcare | 1 | 0 |
| Police stations | 1 | 0 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 1 same for both | |
| Fuel stations | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 34 | 7 |
Mobility
Kurrimine Beach sits further from the CBD (1590.6 km vs 1583.5 km).
| Silkwood | Kurrimine Beach | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Brisbane | 1583.5 km | 1590.6 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 1080 min | 1083 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.0% postcode 4856 | 0.2% postcode 4871 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 60 postcode 4856 | 51 postcode 4871 |
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 (77.8%).
Setting
| Silkwood | Kurrimine Beach | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 13 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 1 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 8.9 km | 226 m |
NBN connectivity
| Silkwood | Kurrimine Beach | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 198 premises | 0% 485 premises |
Climate
| Silkwood | Kurrimine Beach | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 3,534 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 31.4°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 16.5°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Silkwood | Kurrimine Beach | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,829/yr same for both | |
| Council | Cassowary Coast same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Silkwood | Kurrimine Beach | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Kennedy same for both | |
| Member | Bob Katter same for both | |
| Party | Katter's Australian Party (KAP) same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Silkwood | Kurrimine Beach | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $30,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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