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Taigum QLD 4018

4,228 addresses · 85 streets

Lilley Electorate › Brisbane LGA › Taigum · 14 km from Brisbane

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Living Here

Taigum is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 7,801 people, with a median age of 40. The typical household earns around $1,426 a week, with median rent near $395 a week. Most homes are townhouses. About 58% of households own their home and 34% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 4 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

7,801Population
40Median age
$1,426Median household income / wk
$395Median rent / wk
2.4Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Taigum - Fitzgibbon statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Taigum itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: North Boondall, 1.6 km east · Bus interchange: Aspley Hypermarket station, 3.9 km south-west · Airport: Brisbane Airport, 8.6 km south-east.

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Socio-economic Standing

🙁Below average · 4/10
Economic resources3/10
Education & jobs5/10

Deciles from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest), against all Australian suburbs. The overall figure weighs advantage and disadvantage together; economic resources counts income and housing, and education & jobs counts qualifications and occupation. They often differ. Source: ABS SEIFA 2021.

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 12.9% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Taigum

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.

Tree cover measures, Taigum QLD
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202012.9%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202122.0%

Demographics

Unemployment 5.5% · Labour-force participation 56.1%

Population by age in Taigum
Population by age, Taigum QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0-4485
5-14848
15-19323
20-24410
25-341,079
35-441,147
45-54775
55-64786
65-74795
75-84760
85+385
Dwelling types in Taigum
Dwelling types, Taigum QLD (ABS Census 2021)
House1,402
Townhouse1,568
Apartment65
Other0
Households by weekly income in Taigum
Households by weekly income, Taigum QLD (ABS Census 2021)
<$650590
$650-1,499924
$1,500-2,999931
$3,000+438
Top ancestries in Taigum
Top ancestries, Taigum QLD (ABS Census 2021)
English2,410
Australian2,109
Other1,569
Irish749
Indian689
Scottish652
Housing tenure in Taigum
Housing tenure, Taigum QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Owned817
Mortgage912
Rented1,006
Other259
Cars per household in Taigum
Cars per household, Taigum QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0234
11,467
2956
3227
4+102
Commute to work in Taigum
Commute to work, Taigum QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Car2,122
Train88
Bus89
Tram/ferry0
Walked43
Bicycle8
Home479
Top countries of birth in Taigum
Top countries of birth, Taigum QLD (ABS Census 2021)
India793
New Zealand349
Philippines264
England229
Fiji123
China77
Languages used at home in Taigum
Languages used at home, Taigum QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Punjabi714
Hindi148
Tagalog108
Mandarin92
Filipino92
Nepali88

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

197,578 bird observations recorded near Taigum — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Taigum

Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.

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