Silverwood vs Dalveen

Silverwood is the younger of the two, with a median age of 44 against 53 in Dalveen. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. On these figures, Silverwood 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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Silverwood is already more of a family suburb (61% vs 50%)
  • Dalveen has more separate houses rather than flats (95% vs 80%)

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

First-home buyers

Dalveen

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (23% vs 33%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Silverwood

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($210/wk vs $230/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Silverwood

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (175.3 km vs 194 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Silverwood

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (20% vs 5%)

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

Investors

Silverwood

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (52.6% vs 10.1%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Silverwood Dalveen
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.

Silverwood Dalveen
Walkability 0 / 0
Silverwood — Walkability: 0/100 Dalveen — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 66 / 72
Silverwood — Safety: 66/100 Dalveen — Safety: 72/100
Low fire risk 100 / 70
Silverwood — Low fire risk: 100/100 Dalveen — Low fire risk: 70/100

Demographics

Dalveen has more residents (369 vs 58); Dalveen skews older (53 vs 44).

Silverwood Dalveen
Population 58 369
+536% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +52.6% +10.1%
Median age 44 53
Median household income $62,816/yr $62,296/yr
Median weekly rent $210/wk $230/wk
+10% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Silverwood Dalveen
0-4 6.9% / 2.4%
Silverwood — 0-4: 6.9% Dalveen — 0-4: 2.4%
5-14 22.4% / 11.9%
Silverwood — 5-14: 22.4% Dalveen — 5-14: 11.9%
15-19 — / 5.1%
Silverwood — 15-19: not among its largest Dalveen — 15-19: 5.1%
20-24 — / 3.3%
Silverwood — 20-24: not among its largest Dalveen — 20-24: 3.3%
25-34 5.2% / 7.9%
Silverwood — 25-34: 5.2% Dalveen — 25-34: 7.9%
35-44 10.3% / 9.5%
Silverwood — 35-44: 10.3% Dalveen — 35-44: 9.5%
45-54 10.3% / 15.2%
Silverwood — 45-54: 10.3% Dalveen — 45-54: 15.2%
55-64 19.0% / 19.5%
Silverwood — 55-64: 19.0% Dalveen — 55-64: 19.5%
65-74 15.5% / 15.7%
Silverwood — 65-74: 15.5% Dalveen — 65-74: 15.7%
75-84 5.2% / 8.1%
Silverwood — 75-84: 5.2% Dalveen — 75-84: 8.1%
85+ — / 0.8%
Silverwood — 85+: not among its largest Dalveen — 85+: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Silverwood 38.9% lone person
Silverwood — Lone Person: 38.9% Silverwood — Couple Families: 44.4% Silverwood — One Parent Families: 16.7% Silverwood — Group Household: 0.0%
Dalveen 44.7% lone person
Dalveen — Lone Person: 44.7% Dalveen — Couple Families: 29.8% Dalveen — One Parent Families: 20.2% Dalveen — Group Household: 5.3%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Silverwood 23.8% renting
Silverwood — Owned Outright: 42.9% Silverwood — Mortgage: 33.3% Silverwood — Renting: 23.8%
Dalveen 17.6% renting
Dalveen — Owned Outright: 49.3% Dalveen — Mortgage: 33.1% Dalveen — Renting: 17.6%
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.

Silverwood Dalveen
England 6.9% / 3.3%
Silverwood — England: 6.9% Dalveen — England: 3.3%
Netherlands 6.9% / —
Silverwood — Netherlands: 6.9% Dalveen — Netherlands: not among its largest
New Zealand — / 3.5%
Silverwood — New Zealand: not among its largest Dalveen — New Zealand: 3.5%
Germany — / 1.1%
Silverwood — Germany: not among its largest Dalveen — Germany: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.9%).

Qualifications

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

Silverwood Dalveen
Certificate III & IV 15.5% / 17.6%
Silverwood — Certificate III & IV: 15.5% Dalveen — Certificate III & IV: 17.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 12.1% / 7.9%
Silverwood — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 12.1% Dalveen — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.9%
Bachelor Degree — / 8.1%
Silverwood — Bachelor Degree: not among its largest Dalveen — Bachelor Degree: 8.1%
Postgraduate Degree — / 2.4%
Silverwood — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Dalveen — Postgraduate Degree: 2.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.9%
Silverwood — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Dalveen — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.6%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Silverwood 80.0% houses
Silverwood — Houses: 80.0% Silverwood — Flats / Apartments: 20.0%
Dalveen 94.7% houses
Dalveen — Houses: 94.7% Dalveen — Flats / Apartments: 5.3%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Development activity

Silverwood Dalveen
New dwellings approved 291
across Southern Downs
same for both
Approvals change year on year +63%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Silverwood Dalveen
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 28% of QLD
same for both
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 23% of QLD Higher than 36% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 28% of QLD Higher than 69% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 29% of QLD Higher than 39% of QLD

Liveability

Silverwood Dalveen
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
same for both

Risk profile

Dalveen carries more bushfire risk (30 vs 0).

Silverwood Dalveen
Bushfire None
0/100
 Low
30/100
Crime Low
34/100
 Low
28/100
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

Silverwood Dalveen
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Silverwood

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

Schools in Dalveen

  • Dalveen State School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Silverwood Dalveen
Parks & reserves 0 2
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Waterways 8 24

Mobility

Dalveen sits further from the CBD (194 km vs 175.3 km).

Silverwood Dalveen
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 175.3 km 194 km
+11% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 161 min 159 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 4370
 0.6%
postcode 4374
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 57
postcode 4370
 65
postcode 4374

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.

Silverwood Dalveen
Car (driver) 68.0% / 71.4%
Silverwood — Car (driver): 68.0% Dalveen — Car (driver): 71.4%
Worked from Home 12.0% / 20.7%
Silverwood — Worked from Home: 12.0% Dalveen — Worked from Home: 20.7%
Car (passenger) 20.0% / —
Silverwood — Car (passenger): 20.0% Dalveen — Car (passenger): not among its largest
Walked Only — / 7.9%
Silverwood — Walked Only: not among its largest Dalveen — Walked Only: 7.9%

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

Setting

Silverwood Dalveen
Elevation 546 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 873 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Silverwood Dalveen
Connectivity score 22/100 28/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
18 premises
 0%
149 premises

Climate

Silverwood Dalveen
Annual rainfall 760 mm 768 mm
Summer max (Jan) — 26.8°C
Winter min (Jul) — 2.9°C

Council rates

Silverwood Dalveen
Average residential rate $1,627/yr
same for both
Council Southern Downs
same for both

Federal electorate

Silverwood Dalveen
Division Maranoa
same for both
Member David Littleproud
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Silverwood Dalveen
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Silverwood

Family Rural

Dalveen

Rural

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