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Taigum - Fitzgibbon, QLD 4018 — Suburb Profile

Population growth, migration, income, rent and the Census 2021 profile for this Statistical Area 2, drawn from ABS regional population and Census releases.

Compared with Queensland average

Suburb profile

Census 2021 characteristics. Every figure carries its definition, so a reader knows what is being counted.

People
14,097
Population
Usual residents, Census 2021
37
Median age
Years
39.9%
Born overseas
Born outside Australia
2.4
Household size
Average people per household
Income
$1,568/wk
Household income
Median total weekly household income
$783/wk
Personal income
Median total weekly personal income
Housing
$390/wk
Median rent
Median weekly rent for rented dwellings
$1,679/mo
Median mortgage
Median monthly mortgage repayment
62.2%
Separate houses
Share of occupied dwellings
2.3%
Flats & apartments
Share of occupied dwellings
4.0%
Unoccupied
Private dwellings unoccupied on Census night
Work
58.7%
Employment rate
Employed as a share of people aged 15+
5.1%
Unemployment rate
Unemployed as a share of the labour force
68.5%
Year 12 or above
Highest school year completed
Tenure mix
Owned outright 24.2%Mortgaged 34.6%Rented 34.6%Other / not stated 6.6%

Where the growth came from

Taigum - Fitzgibbon gained 1,448 residents from internal migration and 375 from overseas in the year to June 2025, while 1,590 people moved away — a net addition of 233 before natural increase.

Components of change, 2024–25 sample period. Natural increase is shown separately from migration so the two are not read as one figure.

Internal migration in+1,448
Internal migration out+1,436
Overseas migration in+375
Natural increase+20
Population (ERP)
15,445
▲ 8,932 since 2001
SA2 · year to Jun 2025
YoY growth
+1.67%
▼ state average +1.76%
Year to Jun 2025
Net migration
+233
1,823 in · 1,590 out
Internal + overseas · 2025
Rank in Greater BrisbaneNice-to-have
87th
Top 36% of 243 SA2s
By growth rate

Estimated resident population

Taigum - Fitzgibbon against the Queensland average, rebased to the first year shown.

201620202025

Taigum - Fitzgibbon population grew from 12,619 in 2016 to 15,445 in 2025, a change of 22.4% over the period, against the Queensland average.

Show data table
YearTaigum - FitzgibbonQueensland average
201612,6194,845,152
201713,1884,926,380
201813,6875,006,623
201914,0365,088,847
202014,2215,165,613
202114,2965,215,814
202214,4335,310,905
202314,8395,450,235
202415,1925,571,890
202515,4455,669,764

Then and now

Census 2016 against Census 2021. Historical figures are mapped onto current boundaries, so comparisons are approximate where borders moved.

Census DataPacks · 5-yearly
Population12,15514,097+16%
Median age3637+1 yr
Median household income$1,408/wk$1,568/wk+11%
Median weekly rent$375/wk$390/wk+4.0%
Born overseas39.3%39.9%+0.6 pts

Facilities & amenities

What OpenStreetMap records inside the SA2 boundary. Counts reflect features tagged in OSM and can undercount a real, less-mapped area; public pools exclude private backyard pools where tagged.

SchoolsOSM
2
within the SA2
OpenStreetMap · Sept 2026
ChildcareOSM
5
childcare & kindergartens
OpenStreetMap · Sept 2026
Hospitals & GPsOSM
4
0 hospitals · 4 GP/clinics
OpenStreetMap · Sept 2026
SupermarketsOSM
3
full-line grocery
OpenStreetMap · Sept 2026
ParksOSM
34
public open space
OpenStreetMap · Sept 2026

Within the Taigum - Fitzgibbon SA2, OpenStreetMap records 2 schools, 5 childcare and kindergarten centres, 4 GP or clinic locations, 3 supermarkets and 34 parks. For families: 9 playgrounds. Eating out and socialising: 5 cafés, 2 restaurants and 1 pub or bar. Staying active: 2 gyms and 12 sports fields. Also 3 shopping centres. The nearest train station, Carseldine, is about 1,200 m from the suburb centre. OpenStreetMap also maps 37 bus stops here.

Show facility list
Schools
  • Taigum State School
  • Holy Spirit College
Childcare & kindergartens
  • Kids Academy Early Learning Taigum
  • Kids Early Learning Centres Taigum
  • Taigum Child Edu-Care Centre
  • Fitzgibbon Early Learning
  • Taigum Child Care Center
Gyms & fitness
  • Jetts Fitness
Shopping centres
  • The Nest
  • Taigum Square
  • Big W
GPs & clinics
  • Smart Clinic
  • QML Pathology
  • Sullivan Nicholaides Pathology
  • SunShine Skin Clinic
Supermarkets
  • Aldi
  • Coles
  • Woolworths
Parks
  • Pine Tree Close Park
  • Roghan Road Park (no. 354)
  • Hidden World
  • Watkinson Park
  • Ginko Close Park
  • Taigum Place Park
  • Iris Place Park
  • Songbird Way Park
Train stations
  • Carseldine

Source: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), via the Overpass API.

Socio-economic indexes

ABS SEIFA 2021 ranks areas by relative advantage and disadvantage. Decile 1 is the lowest tenth nationally, decile 10 the highest.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD)
Lower decile means more relative disadvantage
Decile 4
score 991
Advantage & disadvantage (IRSAD)
Higher decile means more relative advantage
Decile 5
score 980
Economic resources (IER)
Income and housing capacity
Decile 4
score 975
Education & occupation (IEO)
Education and occupational skill levels
Decile 6
score 995

Nearby suburbs by growth

Ranked list stands in for the choropleth map; the map module is a later phase.

Map module — future phase
01Deagon+1.6%
02Bracken Ridge+1.2%
03Brighton (Qld)+1.1%
04Zillmere+1.0%
05Sandgate - Shorncliffe+0.3%