Talegalla Weir QLD 4650
93 addresses · 12 streets
Wide Bay Electorate › Fraser Coast LGA › Talegalla Weir · 189 km from Brisbane
Living Here
Talegalla Weir is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 127 people, with a median age of 49. The typical household earns around $825 a week, with median rent near $100 a week. Most homes are houses. About 91% of households own their home and 9% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 1 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Maryborough Region - South statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Talegalla Weir itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
Socio-economic Standing
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: 89.3% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.
| Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 2020 | 89.3% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 94.4% |
Demographics
Unemployment 10.5% · Labour-force participation 38.4%
Population by age in Talegalla Weir
| 0-4 | 8 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 18 |
| 15-19 | 7 |
| 20-24 | 6 |
| 25-34 | 6 |
| 35-44 | 11 |
| 45-54 | 19 |
| 55-64 | 27 |
| 65-74 | 19 |
| 75-84 | 7 |
| 85+ | 0 |
Dwelling types in Talegalla Weir
| House | 51 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Talegalla Weir
| <$650 | 14 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 17 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 3 |
| $3,000+ | 0 |
Top ancestries in Talegalla Weir
| Australian | 58 |
|---|---|
| English | 53 |
| Irish | 16 |
| Scottish | 12 |
| Other | 11 |
| German | 10 |
Housing tenure in Talegalla Weir
| Owned | 30 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 13 |
| Rented | 4 |
| Other | 0 |
Cars per household in Talegalla Weir
| 0 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 19 |
| 2 | 15 |
| 3 | 4 |
| 4+ | 5 |
Commute to work in Talegalla Weir
| Car | 18 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 4 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 6 |
Top countries of birth in Talegalla Weir
| England | 7 |
|---|
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
782 bird observations recorded near Talegalla Weir — most often seen:
- Yellow-faced Honeyeater (93)
- Lewin's Honeyeater (91)
- Scarlet Honeyeater (48)
- White-throated Honeyeater (46)
- Painted Button-quail (42)
- Glossy Black-cockatoo (40)
- Eastern Yellow Robin (34)
- Southern Boobook (33)
- Yellow-tailed Black-cockatoo (32)
- Grey Shrike-thrush (27)
- Red-browed Finch (25)
- White-throated Treecreeper (24)
- Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (23)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Talegalla Weir
- Forest Kingfisher (20)
- Variegated Fairy-wren (19)
- Bar-shouldered Dove (17)
- Rufous Whistler (17)
- Brown Honeyeater (16)
- Laughing Kookaburra (15)
- Little Wattlebird (15)
- Red-backed Fairy-wren (14)
- Olive-backed Oriole (12)
- Peaceful Dove (11)
- Varied Triller (11)
- Blue-faced Honeyeater (10)
- Pale-headed Rosella (10)
- Wonga Pigeon (10)
- Australian Brush-turkey (9)
- Azure Kingfisher (9)
- Noisy Friarbird (9)
Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.
Nearby Suburbs
The closest suburbs to Talegalla Weir:
- Bauple Forest (7 km)
- Bauple (7.7 km)
- Tiaro (13.3 km)
- Gootchie (13.6 km)
- Tuan Forest (14.7 km)
- Netherby (15.3 km)
- Magnolia (15.3 km)
- Gundiah (15.8 km)
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Streets
- Acacia Road (5)
- Banksia Road (6)
- Blackbutt Road (2)
- Cassia Road (2)
- Cedar Road (6)
- Cypress Road (3)
- Eucalyptus Road (4)
- Forestry Road (2)
- Mahogany Road (5)
- Messmate Road (4)
- Talegalla Drive (27)
- Tallagalla Drive (27)
