Silkstone QLD, 4304
Silkstone Real Estate: Suburb Profile
Searching for the dream home in Silkstone, QLD 4304? It's wise to decide if the area is worth researching further. The Homes.com.au suburb profile focuses on providing the best information on Silkstone house prices, demographics & market trends to enable you to be informed regarding your future property purchase.
If you're considering a move to Silkstone, have a little read of our historical overview to learn more about the amazing lifestyle and what makes this suburb so popular.
Overview Silkstone is a suburb that is part of the City of Ipswich local government area in Queensland. This suburb is home to 3,480 residents as of the 2016 census. The total land area is 2 square kilometres and is approximately 3 km from Ipswich and 39 km from Brisbane.
It is also bordered by a few other suburbs such as Newtown, Booval, Bundamba, Eastern Heights, Blackstone, and Raceview.
Living in Silkstone Silkstone is a residential suburb that consists of families with kids, single individuals, and professionals. There are also some retirees, although the median age of the population is 38. This suburb is ideal for families as it has both primary and secondary schools. One of these schools – the Silkstone State School – is a heritage-listed site.
There are also plenty of lifestyle facilities such as art galleries and clubs, health food shops, bars and pubs, restaurants, fitness centres, a public pool, and even a Woolworths.
History of Silkstone The suburb of Silkstone was developed following the settlement of its neighbouring Newtown and Booval. The first post office was opened in 1889 and then followed by a church the following year. Most of the houses that remain in Silkstone were built in the early 1900s and can be found primarily on large sites. There are theories that the name of this suburb was derived from the village of the same name in Yorkshire, England.
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