Queensland · Postcode 4800

Silver Creek postcode and suburb data

Queensland · Phone area code 07 · 905 km from Brisbane

Outer Regional Bottom 20% SEIFA Above QLD income
18
Population (2021)
$2,250
Household income/wk
46
Median age
2/10
SEIFA advantage

Suburb snapshot

Silver Creek at a glance vs QLD

Fast facts and benchmark bars show the suburb's key postcode, Census, SEIFA, school and LGA signals in context.

Quick facts

4800 Postcode See every suburb sharing this postcode
18 People Resident population, Census 2021
Whitsunday Council area 61 suburbs, 6 postcodes
46 Median age Years, Census 2021
$2,250/wk Household income Suburb median, Census 2021 dollars
Decile 2/10 SEIFA advantage Lower SEIFA advantage

Benchmarks against QLD

Household income
$2,250/wk
27% above QLD average
Suburb median, Census 2021
SEIFA advantage
2/10
2.0 deciles below QLD average
IRSAD decile, higher means more advantage
Median age
46 years
2.0 years older than QLD average
Resident median age
Unemployment
0.0%
6.0 pts below QLD average
Census labour-force rate

Income, rent and SEIFA figures are from the ABS 2021 Census and are reported in 2021 dollars, not adjusted for subsequent inflation.

Where Silver Creek ranks: household income is in the top 25% of QLD suburbs; SEIFA decile 2 places it in the bottom 20% of Australia for socio-economic advantage.

ABS Census 2021 · SEIFA 2021

Detailed comparison table

Silver Creek vs the QLD average and the national average, using population-weighted 2021 Census data.

MetricSilver CreekQLD avgAU avg
Household income/wk $2,250 +QLD $1,770 $1,836
Mortgage/month $2,600 +QLD $1,774 $1,958
Median age 46 44.0 45.0
SEIFA decile 2/10 -QLD 4.0/10 6.0/10
Unemployment 0.0% -QLD 6.0% 5.0%

Green pill = at least 10% above the QLD average; red = at least 10% below; grey = within 10%. For unemployment, colour polarity is inverted: lower is better.

Silver Creek is a locality 905 km from Brisbane in Queensland, classified as outer regional by the ABS. The postcode is 4800. It falls within the Mackay - Isaac - Whitsunday region. The local government area is Whitsunday.

According to the 2021 Census, Silver Creek has a population of 18 with a median age of 46. The median weekly household income is $2,250, above the QLD average.

Housing in Silver Creek includes a median monthly mortgage repayment of $2,600, 9 total dwellings. These housing costs sit above the QLD average. Owner-occupied dwellings (owned or mortgaged) make up 100.0% of housing.

On the SEIFA Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage, Silver Creek scores in decile 2 out of 10, which is well below the national average.

Silver Creek is part of the Whitsunday statistical area in Queensland.

Silver Creek details

Location, Census, housing, SEIFA and geography fields used across this profile.

Postcode4800
StateQueensland (QLD)
Phone Area Code07
Population (2021)18
Median Age46 years
Median Household Income (Census 2021)$2,250/week
Median Personal Income (Census 2021)$769/week
Median Monthly Mortgage (Census 2021)$2,600
Average Household Size3.3 persons
Area24.4 km²
Population Density1/km²
Total Dwellings9
Australian Citizens105.6%
Unemployment Rate0.0%
SEIFA IRSAD Decile2/10 (well below average)
Latitude-20.4724025
Longitude148.4777808
Distance from Brisbane905 km
Region (SA4)Mackay - Isaac - Whitsunday
Area (SA3)Whitsunday
Local GovernmentWhitsunday
Federal ElectorateDawson
State ElectorateWhitsunday
Time ZoneAEST (UTC+10), Australia/Brisbane (standard time)

Age Profile

0–14 (0.0%) 15–24 (16.7%) 25–44 (0.0%) 45–64 (38.9%) 65+ (0.0%)
Show counts
0–14 years0 (0.0%)
15–24 years3 (16.7%)
25–44 years0 (0.0%)
45–64 years7 (38.9%)
65+ years0 (0.0%)

Housing Tenure

Owned outright (100.0%) Mortgaged (0.0%) Rented (0.0%)

SEIFA socio-economic index

Silver Creek is in SEIFA IRSAD decile 2 of 10. Higher deciles indicate more relative socio-economic advantage. This is an area-level index, not a score for individual households.
More disadvantagedMiddle rangeMore advantaged

Health Conditions (2021 Census)

Diabetes8 (44.4%)

Long-term health conditions self-reported in the 2021 Census. Persons may report more than one condition.

Motor Vehicles per Dwelling

No vehicle0 (0.0%)
1 vehicle0 (0.0%)
2 vehicles0 (0.0%)
3+ vehicles4 (100.0%)

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Page last reviewed . Data sources: Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census (CC BY 4.0), SEIFA 2021 IRSAD, ACARA school profiles 2025. How this data is sourced.