Silver Valley vs Watsonville

Watsonville is the younger of the two, with a median age of 44 against 54 in Silver Valley. 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, Silver Valley tends to suit people living alone, while Watsonville suits 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

Watsonville

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (21/100 vs 83/100)

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

First-home buyers

Watsonville

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (26% vs 32%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Silver Valley

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper rent ($100/wk vs $260/wk)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (17% vs 37%)

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

Commuting to the city

Watsonville

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (1713.5 km vs 1730.1 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (1222 min vs 1227 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here

  • Silver Valley has more residents already 65 and over (29% vs 21%)
  • Watsonville carries lower crime risk (21/100 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 -7.9%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Silver Valley and Watsonville 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 Watsonville
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 Watsonville
Walkability 0 / 0
Silver Valley — Walkability: 0/100 Watsonville — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 17 / 79
Silver Valley — Safety: 17/100 Watsonville — Safety: 79/100
Low fire risk 41 / 30
Silver Valley — Low fire risk: 41/100 Watsonville — Low fire risk: 30/100

Demographics

Watsonville rents higher ($260/wk vs $100/wk); Silver Valley skews older (54 vs 44).

Silver Valley Watsonville
Population 145 176
+21% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +0.7% -7.9%
Median age 54 44
Median household income $29,900/yr $36,140/yr
+21% vs other
Median weekly rent $100/wk $260/wk
+160% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Silver Valley Watsonville
0-4 2.8% / 5.7%
Silver Valley — 0-4: 2.8% Watsonville — 0-4: 5.7%
5-14 8.3% / 15.3%
Silver Valley — 5-14: 8.3% Watsonville — 5-14: 15.3%
15-19 6.2% / 7.4%
Silver Valley — 15-19: 6.2% Watsonville — 15-19: 7.4%
20-24 — / 3.4%
Silver Valley — 20-24: not among its largest Watsonville — 20-24: 3.4%
25-34 8.3% / 6.8%
Silver Valley — 25-34: 8.3% Watsonville — 25-34: 6.8%
35-44 3.4% / 13.1%
Silver Valley — 35-44: 3.4% Watsonville — 35-44: 13.1%
45-54 19.3% / 8.5%
Silver Valley — 45-54: 19.3% Watsonville — 45-54: 8.5%
55-64 23.4% / 17.0%
Silver Valley — 55-64: 23.4% Watsonville — 55-64: 17.0%
65-74 17.9% / 15.9%
Silver Valley — 65-74: 17.9% Watsonville — 65-74: 15.9%
75-84 4.8% / 5.1%
Silver Valley — 75-84: 4.8% Watsonville — 75-84: 5.1%
85+ 6.2% / —
Silver Valley — 85+: 6.2% Watsonville — 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% Silver Valley — Group Household: 0.0%
Watsonville 56.9% lone person
Watsonville — Lone Person: 56.9% Watsonville — Couple Families: 25.5% Watsonville — One Parent Families: 7.8% Watsonville — Group Household: 9.8%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household

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%
Watsonville 14.3% renting
Watsonville — Owned Outright: 57.1% Watsonville — Mortgage: 28.6% Watsonville — Renting: 14.3%
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.

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

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.4%).

Qualifications

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

Silver Valley Watsonville
Certificate III & IV 16.6% / 21.6%
Silver Valley — Certificate III & IV: 16.6% Watsonville — Certificate III & IV: 21.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.1% / 8.0%
Silver Valley — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.1% Watsonville — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.0%
Bachelor Degree 4.8% / 6.2%
Silver Valley — Bachelor Degree: 4.8% Watsonville — Bachelor Degree: 6.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 2.3%
Silver Valley — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Watsonville — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.6%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Silver Valley 98.2% houses
Silver Valley — Houses: 98.2% Silver Valley — Townhouses: 0.0% Silver Valley — Flats / Apartments: 1.8%
Watsonville 98.2% houses
Watsonville — Houses: 98.2% Watsonville — Townhouses: 7.0% Watsonville — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Development activity

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

Ranking within QLD

Silver Valley Watsonville
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 1% of QLD Higher than 2% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 41% of QLD Higher than 63% 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 21% of QLD

Liveability

Silver Valley Watsonville
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 crime risk (83 vs 21); Watsonville carries more bushfire risk (70 vs 59).

Silver Valley Watsonville
Bushfire Moderate
59/100
 High
70/100
Crime High
83/100
 Low
21/100
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 Watsonville
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

Silver Valley Watsonville
Parks & reserves 0 2
Waterways 8 2

Mobility

Silver Valley sits further from the CBD (1730.1 km vs 1713.5 km).

Silver Valley Watsonville
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 1730.1 km 1713.5 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 1227 min 1222 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 Watsonville
Car (driver) 71.4% / 68.6%
Silver Valley — Car (driver): 71.4% Watsonville — Car (driver): 68.6%
Worked from Home 28.6% / 11.4%
Silver Valley — Worked from Home: 28.6% Watsonville — Worked from Home: 11.4%
Car (passenger) — / 20.0%
Silver Valley — Car (passenger): not among its largest Watsonville — Car (passenger): 20.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (71.4%).

Setting

Silver Valley Watsonville
Elevation 924 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 910 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

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

Climate

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

Federal electorate

Silver Valley Watsonville
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 Watsonville
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

Watsonville

Rural

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