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Tarong QLD 4615

123 addresses · 10 streets

Maranoa Electorate › South Burnett LGA › Tarong · 139 km from Brisbane

Living Here

Tarong is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 193 people, with a median age of 52. The typical household earns around $1,047 a week, with median rent near $205 a week. Most homes are houses. About 82% of households own their home and 12% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Ancestry NS. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 1 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

193Population
52Median age
$1,047Median household income / wk
$205Median rent / wk
2.3Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

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Socio-economic Standing

😟More disadvantaged · 1/10
Economic resources2/10
Education & jobs2/10

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: 61.7% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Tarong

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

Tree cover measures, Tarong QLD
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202061.7%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202172.7%

Demographics

Unemployment 15.9% · Labour-force participation 41.6%

Population by age in Tarong
Population by age, Tarong QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0-46
5-1424
15-1915
20-245
25-3412
35-4419
45-5437
55-6439
65-7434
75-8415
85+0
Dwelling types in Tarong
Dwelling types, Tarong QLD (ABS Census 2021)
House68
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Tarong
Households by weekly income, Tarong QLD (ABS Census 2021)
<$65021
$650-1,49929
$1,500-2,99917
$3,000+0
Top ancestries in Tarong
Top ancestries, Tarong QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Australian83
English74
Ancestry NS23
German19
Scottish19
Irish15
Housing tenure in Tarong
Housing tenure, Tarong QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Owned33
Mortgage21
Rented8
Other4
Cars per household in Tarong
Cars per household, Tarong QLD (ABS Census 2021)
00
113
231
36
4+12
Commute to work in Tarong
Commute to work, Tarong QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Car49
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked0
Bicycle0
Home3
Top countries of birth in Tarong
Top countries of birth, Tarong QLD (ABS Census 2021)
England10
New Zealand4

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

908 bird observations recorded near Tarong — most often seen:

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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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