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Silkwood
Queensland
Township of Silkwood formerly Liverpool Creek, circa 1930.jpg
Silkwood, circa 1930
Silkwood is located in Queensland
Silkwood
Silkwood
Location in Queensland
Population 391 (2016 census locality)
 • Density 17.15/km2 (44.4/sq mi)
Postcode(s) 4856
Area 22.8 km2 (8.8 sq mi)
Time zone AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s) Cassowary Coast Region
State electorate(s) Hill
Federal Division(s) Kennedy
Localities around Silkwood:
No 5 Branch Goolboo McCutcheon
Walter Lever Estate Silkwood Kurrimine Beach
No 4 Branch Jaffa Daveson

Silkwood is a rural town and locality in the Cassowary Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, the locality of Silkwood had a population of 391 people.

Education

Silkwood State School is a government co-educational primary (P-6) school. In 2015 the school had an enrolment of 60 students with 7 teachers (4 full-time equivalent) and 6 non-teaching staff (4 full-time equivalent). The students are divided into 3 classes, years P-2, 3-4, and 5-6.

St John's School is operated by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Cairns and is a co-educational primary (P-6) school. In 2016, the school had 64 students with 8 teachers (7 full-time equivalent) and 8 non-teaching staff (3 full-time equivalent).

The nearest secondary schools are in Innisfail and Tully.

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