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.[4]
Local residents requested a school in 1901.[5] Tenders were called to construct the school in May 1902.[6] 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.[7][8] It was at 836 Acland Silverleigh Road (27°19′02″S151°45′44″E / 27.3172°S 151.7622°E / -27.3172; 151.7622 (Silverleigh State School (former))).[9][10]
Demographics
In the 2016 census, Silverleigh had a population of 71 people.[11]
In the 2021 census, Silverleigh had a population of 80 people.[1]
^"EDUCATION DEPARTMENT". Darling Downs Gazette. Vol. XLIII, no. 9, 831. Queensland, Australia. 6 July 1901. p. 3. Archived from the original on 17 December 2020. Retrieved 23 November 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
Oakey State School 125th celebration : October 22, 1999, Oakey, Qld.: The School, 2003 — includes Gowrie Little Plains School, Aubigny School, Crosshill School, Devon Park State School, Silverleigh State School, Boodua School, Greenwood State School, Kelvinhaugh State Schoo