Silky Oak vs Tully

In both, most 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

Silky Oak

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (52/100 vs 80/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (64% vs 46%)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (98% vs 83%)
  • But Tully has more parks and reserves (6 vs 0)

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

Tully

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (41% vs 22%)

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 1065 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (1554.5 km vs 1559.6 km)
  • But Tully is more walkable (87/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Tully

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (87/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (17% vs 2%)
  • has more GPs (4 vs 0)
  • But Silky Oak carries lower crime risk (52/100 vs 80/100)

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 -0.9%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Silky Oak Tully
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.

Silky Oak Tully
Walkability 0 / 87
Silky Oak — Walkability: 0/100 Tully — Walkability: 87/100
Safety 48 / 20
Silky Oak — Safety: 48/100 Tully — Safety: 20/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Silky Oak — Low fire risk: 100/100 Tully — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Tully has more residents (2,368 vs 178).

Silky Oak Tully
Population 178 2,368
+1230% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +28.1% -0.9%
Median age 39 38
Median household income $69,836/yr
+5% vs other
 $66,040/yr
Median weekly rent $250/wk
same for both

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Silky Oak Tully
0-4 5.1% / 6.1%
Silky Oak — 0-4: 5.1% Tully — 0-4: 6.1%
5-14 21.9% / 10.0%
Silky Oak — 5-14: 21.9% Tully — 5-14: 10.0%
15-19 5.6% / 6.2%
Silky Oak — 15-19: 5.6% Tully — 15-19: 6.2%
20-24 3.9% / 6.0%
Silky Oak — 20-24: 3.9% Tully — 20-24: 6.0%
25-34 10.7% / 17.0%
Silky Oak — 25-34: 10.7% Tully — 25-34: 17.0%
35-44 14.6% / 11.1%
Silky Oak — 35-44: 14.6% Tully — 35-44: 11.1%
45-54 6.2% / 11.8%
Silky Oak — 45-54: 6.2% Tully — 45-54: 11.8%
55-64 14.6% / 11.7%
Silky Oak — 55-64: 14.6% Tully — 55-64: 11.7%
65-74 11.2% / 10.0%
Silky Oak — 65-74: 11.2% Tully — 65-74: 10.0%
75-84 6.2% / 6.8%
Silky Oak — 75-84: 6.2% Tully — 75-84: 6.8%
85+ 1.7% / 3.3%
Silky Oak — 85+: 1.7% Tully — 85+: 3.3%

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

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

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% Silky Oak — Group Household: 0.0% Silky Oak — Other Families: 0.0%
Tully 42.9% lone person
Tully — Lone Person: 42.9% Tully — Couple Families: 29.1% Tully — One Parent Families: 16.7% Tully — Group Household: 8.6% Tully — Other Families: 2.7%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Silky Oak 21.7% renting
Silky Oak — Owned Outright: 51.7% Silky Oak — Mortgage: 26.7% Silky Oak — Renting: 21.7%
Tully 41.3% renting
Tully — Owned Outright: 36.0% Tully — Mortgage: 22.8% Tully — Renting: 41.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Silky Oak Tully
India — / 4.0%
Silky Oak — India: not among its largest Tully — India: 4.0%
New Zealand 1.7% / 1.8%
Silky Oak — New Zealand: 1.7% Tully — New Zealand: 1.8%
Philippines — / 1.9%
Silky Oak — Philippines: not among its largest Tully — Philippines: 1.9%
Italy — / 1.6%
Silky Oak — Italy: not among its largest Tully — Italy: 1.6%
England — / 1.6%
Silky Oak — England: not among its largest Tully — England: 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.0%).

Qualifications

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

Silky Oak Tully
Certificate III & IV 18.0% / 12.6%
Silky Oak — Certificate III & IV: 18.0% Tully — Certificate III & IV: 12.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 2.2% / 5.2%
Silky Oak — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 2.2% Tully — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.2%
Bachelor Degree 1.7% / 5.2%
Silky Oak — Bachelor Degree: 1.7% Tully — Bachelor Degree: 5.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.2% / 0.7%
Silky Oak — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.2% Tully — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.7%
Postgraduate Degree — / 0.8%
Silky Oak — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Tully — Postgraduate Degree: 0.8%

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

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Silky Oak 98.4% houses
Silky Oak — Houses: 98.4% Silky Oak — Flats / Apartments: 1.6% Silky Oak — Townhouses: 0.0%
Tully 83.4% houses
Tully — Houses: 83.4% Tully — Flats / Apartments: 15.3% Tully — Townhouses: 1.3%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Silky Oak Tully
Median house price — $385,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $137,500
Typical days to sell (houses) — 76 days
from 7 sales

Development activity

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

Ranking within QLD

Silky Oak Tully
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 37% of QLD Higher than 31% of QLD
Schools — Higher than 81% of QLD
Walkability Higher than 55% of QLD Higher than 98% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 15% of QLD Higher than 16% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 67% of QLD Higher than 69% of QLD

Liveability

Tully is more walkable (87 vs 0).

Silky Oak Tully
Grade — C
Score — 46/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

Tully carries more crime risk (80 vs 52).

Silky Oak Tully
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
52/100
 High
80/100
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 1
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Silky Oak Tully
Inside the suburb 0 3
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0 2
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Silky Oak

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

Schools in Tully

  • St Clare's School Catholic · Primary above peers
  • Tully State High School Government · Secondary at peers
  • Tully State School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Silky Oak Tully
Supermarkets 0 4
Cafes & restaurants 0 7
Parks & reserves 0 6
Childcare 0 2
GPs 0 4
Pharmacies 0 2
Hospitals 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 5
Fuel stations 1 3
EV chargers 0 1
Waterways 1
same for both

Mobility

Tully sits further from the CBD (1559.6 km vs 1554.5 km).

Silky Oak Tully
Walkability score 0/100 87/100
Distance to Brisbane 1554.5 km 1559.6 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 1058 min 1065 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.

Silky Oak Tully
Car (driver) 64.7% / 57.2%
Silky Oak — Car (driver): 64.7% Tully — Car (driver): 57.2%
Bus 8.8% / 20.6%
Silky Oak — Bus: 8.8% Tully — Bus: 20.6%
Worked from Home 16.2% / 4.4%
Silky Oak — Worked from Home: 16.2% Tully — Worked from Home: 4.4%
Car (passenger) 4.4% / 10.9%
Silky Oak — Car (passenger): 4.4% Tully — Car (passenger): 10.9%
Walked Only 5.9% / 6.3%
Silky Oak — Walked Only: 5.9% Tully — Walked Only: 6.3%

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

Setting

Silky Oak Tully
Elevation 12 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
same for both
Distance to the ocean 10.7 km 14.7 km

NBN connectivity

Silky Oak Tully
Connectivity score 31/100 45/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 1%
94 premises
 1%
1,414 premises

Climate

Silky Oak Tully
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

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Silky Oak

Family River Rural

Tully

Affordable Parks

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