Silky Oak, Queensland

Silky Oak is a rural locality in the Cassowary Coast Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census Silky Oak had a population of 139 people.[1]

Silky Oak
Queensland
Silky Oak
Coordinates17.9747°S 145.9494°E / -17.9747; 145.9494 (Silky Oak (centre of locality))
Population139 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density6.59/km2 (17.06/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4854
Area21.1 km2 (8.1 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)Cassowary Coast Region
State electorate(s)Hinchinbrook
Federal Division(s)Kennedy
Suburbs around Silky Oak:
Tully Mount Mackay Mount Mackay
Jarra Creek Silky Oak Lower Tully
Euramo Euramo Rockingham

History

Silky Oak Creek State School opened on 1 November 1940 and closed on 31 December 1974.[3]

In the 2016 census Silky Oak had a population of 139 people.[1]

References

  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Silky Oak (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. "Silky Oak – locality in Cassowary Coast Region (entry 45752)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
  3. Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0


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