Silverwood, Queensland — interactive Google street map, satellite and terrain views, Street View, live local weather conditions and 7-day forecasts, real-time local and world news, and an editorial description of Silverwood, in the Southern Downs Regional local government area.
| Locality | Silverwood |
| State | Queensland (QLD) |
| Local Government Area | Southern Downs Regional |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) - no daylight saving |
| Remoteness | Inner Regional Australia |
| Latitude | -28.34892 |
| Longitude | 152.00554 |
| Population | 35 |
| Density | 0.5 /km² |
| Area | 76.9 km² |
| Elevation | 516 m |
| Postcode | 4370 |
| Area Code | 07 |
| Distance to Brisbane | 140 km southwest |
Silverwood is a locality in the Southern Downs Regional local government area of Queensland, Australia. It is a small community with a population of 35. The locality covers an area of 76.9 km², giving a population density of about 0.5 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 516 m above sea level. It lies approximately 140 km southwest of Brisbane. Silverwood is located at 28.3489°S, 152.0055°E. It observes Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) - no daylight saving. Postcode: 4370. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Inner Regional Australia.
Silverwood rests in a quiet pocket of the Southern Downs, where the land gently rolls and dips, painted in swathes of ochre and muted green. It lies 87.9 km south of Toowoomba City, QLD (from Toowoomba City, QLD: bearing 176°T), and is situated 14.8 km south of Warwick. The air here carries the scent of dry grass and distant gum trees, a subtle perfume that clings to the early morning mist before the sun burns it away. Scattered homesteads, their tin roofs glinting like scattered coins, punctuate the landscape, each a small beacon in the vastness. The sky above is a generous canvas, its blues deepening to an almost bruised violet at dusk, a colour that seems to hold the day's spent warmth. It is a place where the silence is not empty, but full of the rustle of unseen creatures and the low hum of the earth itself.
The history of Silverwood is written in the weathered timber of its old woolsheds and the faint tracks that crisscross the paddocks, remnants of a time when sheep were king. This is country carved from the hard work of generations, where the local economy, once reliant on the fleece of hardy Merino flocks, now sees a diversification into cropping and a growing interest in boutique viticulture, with vines beginning to snake their way up the sun-drenched slopes. The soil, a rich, dark loam, yields generously to those who understand its temper, a characteristic that has shaped the resilience and pragmatic spirit of Silverwood’s inhabitants. A particular charm of Silverwood lies in its unpretentious character, a place where the rhythm of life is dictated more by the seasons and the needs of the land than by the clamour of hurried progress.
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This page provides an interactive Google map of Silverwood, Queensland with street, satellite and terrain views and integrated Street View imagery. Live weather conditions with current observations and a 7-day forecast are powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while an editorially written description provides background on Silverwood, in the Southern Downs Regional local government area.
Detailed location data for Silverwood includes the postcode (4370), telephone area code (07), and local government area (Southern Downs Regional), with an ABS remoteness classification of Inner Regional Australia. These are among the most commonly searched location details for any Australian city, town or locality.
Location data is drawn from Geoscape Administrative Boundaries (GDA2020) and enriched with GeoNames and Australian Bureau of Statistics data, matched by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Silverwood is identified even where the name is shared across multiple localities.
| Page generated | June 2026 |
| Location data | Geoscape Administrative Boundaries (GDA2020); enriched with GeoNames and ABS 2021 Census data, matched by coordinate proximity |
| Description | Editorial description generated with AI assistance from verified Geoscape, ABS and GeoNames location data. |