Silverleigh, Queensland

Silverleigh is a rural locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia. In the, Silverleigh had a population of 80 people.

Geography

The Oakey–Cooyar Road runs through the north-western corner.

A Lutheran congregation formed in 1899 and in November 1890 opened St Paul's Lutheran Church. In 1991, due to differences of opinion on religious issues, the church separated from the Lutheran Church of Australia and, in 1992, joined with a number of other like-minded Lutheran congregations to form the Australian Evangelical Lutheran Church.
Local residents requested a school in 1901. Tenders were called to construct the school in May 1902. Boah Peak Provisional School opened on 8 September 1902 under head teacher Albert Amos Braysher. The school was renamed Silverleigh Provisional School in 1904. On 1 January 1909, it became Silverleigh State School. It closed on 4 June 1967. It was at 836 Acland Silverleigh Road.

In the, Silverleigh had a population of 71 people.
In the, Silverleigh had a population of 80 people.

There are no schools in Silverleigh. The nearest government primary schools are Goombungee State School in neighbouring Goombungee to the east and Oakey State School in Oakey to the south. The nearest government secondary school is Oakey State High School, also in Oakey. There is also a Catholic primary school in Oakey.

Despite the name, St Paul's Lutheran Church, Greenwood, is at 617 Acland Silverleigh Road in Silverleigh.