Silver Valley vs Irvinebank

Silver Valley is the younger of the two, with a median age of 54 against 57 in Irvinebank. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are people living alone. On these figures, Irvinebank tends to suit people living alone.

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

  • Silver Valley is already more of a family suburb (35% vs 11%)
  • Irvinebank carries lower crime risk (62/100 vs 83/100)

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

First-home buyers

Irvinebank

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (22% vs 32%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Irvinebank

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (10% vs 17%)
  • has cheaper rent ($60/wk vs $100/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Silver Valley

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (1730.1 km vs 1739.9 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Irvinebank

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (62/100 vs 83/100)

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

Investors

Silver Valley

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (0.7% vs -9.6%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Silver Valley Irvinebank
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.

Silver Valley Irvinebank
Walkability 0 / 0
Silver Valley — Walkability: 0/100 Irvinebank — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 17 / 38
Silver Valley — Safety: 17/100 Irvinebank — Safety: 38/100
Low fire risk 41 / 60
Silver Valley — Low fire risk: 41/100 Irvinebank — Low fire risk: 60/100

Demographics

Silver Valley rents higher ($100/wk vs $60/wk); Silver Valley has more residents (145 vs 113).

Silver Valley Irvinebank
Population 145
+22% vs other
 113
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +0.7% -9.6%
Median age 54 57
Median household income $29,900/yr $31,824/yr
+6% vs other
Median weekly rent $100/wk
+40% vs other
 $60/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Silver Valley Irvinebank
0-4 2.8% / —
Silver Valley — 0-4: 2.8% Irvinebank — 0-4: not among its largest
5-14 8.3% / 10.6%
Silver Valley — 5-14: 8.3% Irvinebank — 5-14: 10.6%
15-19 6.2% / 3.5%
Silver Valley — 15-19: 6.2% Irvinebank — 15-19: 3.5%
20-24 — / —
Silver Valley — 20-24: not among its largest Irvinebank — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 8.3% / 8.8%
Silver Valley — 25-34: 8.3% Irvinebank — 25-34: 8.8%
35-44 3.4% / 9.7%
Silver Valley — 35-44: 3.4% Irvinebank — 35-44: 9.7%
45-54 19.3% / 11.5%
Silver Valley — 45-54: 19.3% Irvinebank — 45-54: 11.5%
55-64 23.4% / 22.1%
Silver Valley — 55-64: 23.4% Irvinebank — 55-64: 22.1%
65-74 17.9% / 20.4%
Silver Valley — 65-74: 17.9% Irvinebank — 65-74: 20.4%
75-84 4.8% / 7.1%
Silver Valley — 75-84: 4.8% Irvinebank — 75-84: 7.1%
85+ 6.2% / —
Silver Valley — 85+: 6.2% Irvinebank — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Silver Valley 64.9% lone person
Silver Valley — Lone Person: 64.9% Silver Valley — Couple Families: 21.6% Silver Valley — One Parent Families: 13.5%
Irvinebank 88.9% lone person
Irvinebank — Lone Person: 88.9% Irvinebank — Couple Families: 11.1% Irvinebank — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Silver Valley 17.0% renting
Silver Valley — Owned Outright: 60.4% Silver Valley — Mortgage: 22.6% Silver Valley — Renting: 17.0%
Irvinebank 12.5% renting
Irvinebank — Owned Outright: 65.0% Irvinebank — Mortgage: 22.5% Irvinebank — Renting: 12.5%
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.

Silver Valley Irvinebank
England 3.4% / 2.7%
Silver Valley — England: 3.4% Irvinebank — England: 2.7%
New Zealand 2.1% / 3.5%
Silver Valley — New Zealand: 2.1% Irvinebank — New Zealand: 3.5%
Germany 2.1% / —
Silver Valley — Germany: 2.1% Irvinebank — Germany: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.5%).

Qualifications

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

Silver Valley Irvinebank
Certificate III & IV 16.6% / 11.5%
Silver Valley — Certificate III & IV: 16.6% Irvinebank — Certificate III & IV: 11.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.1% / 11.5%
Silver Valley — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.1% Irvinebank — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 11.5%
Bachelor Degree 4.8% / —
Silver Valley — Bachelor Degree: 4.8% Irvinebank — Bachelor Degree: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.6%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Silver Valley 98.2% houses
Silver Valley — Houses: 98.2% Silver Valley — Flats / Apartments: 1.8%
Irvinebank 97.8% houses
Irvinebank — Houses: 97.8% Irvinebank — Flats / Apartments: 2.2%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Development activity

Silver Valley Irvinebank
New dwellings approved 167
across Tablelands
 76
across Mareeba
Approvals change year on year -80% -23%

Ranking within QLD

Silver Valley Irvinebank
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 1% of QLD
same for both
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 41% of QLD Higher than 38% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 13% of QLD Higher than 16% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 14% of QLD Higher than 13% of QLD

Liveability

Silver Valley Irvinebank
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
same for both

Risk profile

Silver Valley carries more bushfire risk (59 vs 40); Silver Valley carries more crime risk (83 vs 62).

Silver Valley Irvinebank
Bushfire Moderate
59/100
 Moderate
40/100
Crime High
83/100
 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 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Silver Valley Irvinebank
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Silver Valley

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

Schools in Irvinebank

  • Irvinebank State School Government · Primary

Amenities in the suburb

Silver Valley Irvinebank
Parks & reserves 0 1
Waterways 8 14

Mobility

Irvinebank sits further from the CBD (1739.9 km vs 1730.1 km).

Silver Valley Irvinebank
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 1730.1 km 1739.9 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 1227 min 1228 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 4872
 0.1%
postcode 4887
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 55
postcode 4872
 49
postcode 4887

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.

Silver Valley Irvinebank
Car (driver) 71.4% / 100.0%
Silver Valley — Car (driver): 71.4% Irvinebank — Car (driver): 100.0%
Worked from Home 28.6% / —
Silver Valley — Worked from Home: 28.6% Irvinebank — Worked from Home: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (100.0%).

Setting

Silver Valley Irvinebank
Elevation 924 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 725 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Silver Valley Irvinebank
Connectivity score 15/100
same for both
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
59 premises
 0%
42 premises

Climate

Silver Valley Irvinebank
Annual rainfall 1,114 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 30.3°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 13.8°C
same for both

Council rates

Silver Valley Irvinebank
Average residential rate $1,609/yr $1,628/yr
Council Tablelands Mareeba

Federal electorate

Silver Valley Irvinebank
Division Kennedy
same for both
Member Bob Katter
same for both
Party Katter's Australian Party (KAP)
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Silver Valley Irvinebank
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Silver Valley

Retirees Rural

Irvinebank

Retirees Rural

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