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Tarragindi, QLD 4121 — 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
10,944
Population
Usual residents, Census 2021
37
Median age
Years
18.5%
Born overseas
Born outside Australia
2.9
Household size
Average people per household
Income
$2,928/wk
Household income
Median total weekly household income
$1,167/wk
Personal income
Median total weekly personal income
Housing
$450/wk
Median rent
Median weekly rent for rented dwellings
$2,453/mo
Median mortgage
Median monthly mortgage repayment
95.3%
Separate houses
Share of occupied dwellings
2.0%
Flats & apartments
Share of occupied dwellings
4.4%
Unoccupied
Private dwellings unoccupied on Census night
Work
70.9%
Employment rate
Employed as a share of people aged 15+
3.3%
Unemployment rate
Unemployed as a share of the labour force
81.8%
Year 12 or above
Highest school year completed
Tenure mix
Owned outright 32.8%Mortgaged 45.7%Rented 20.0%Other / not stated 1.4%

Where the growth came from

Tarragindi gained 837 residents from internal migration and 263 from overseas in the year to June 2025, while 954 people moved away — a net addition of 146 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+837
Internal migration out+851
Overseas migration in+263
Natural increase+47
Population (ERP)
11,785
▲ 2,546 since 2001
SA2 · year to Jun 2025
YoY growth
+1.66%
▼ state average +1.76%
Year to Jun 2025
Net migration
+146
1,100 in · 954 out
Internal + overseas · 2025
Rank in Greater BrisbaneNice-to-have
89th
Top 37% of 243 SA2s
By growth rate

Estimated resident population

Tarragindi against the Queensland average, rebased to the first year shown.

201620202025

Tarragindi population grew from 11,095 in 2016 to 11,785 in 2025, a change of 6.2% over the period, against the Queensland average.

Show data table
YearTarragindiQueensland average
201611,0954,845,152
201711,0964,926,380
201811,0945,006,623
201911,0925,088,847
202011,0825,165,613
202111,0845,215,814
202211,1395,310,905
202311,3625,450,235
202411,5925,571,890
202511,7855,669,764

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
Population10,67410,944+2.5%
Median age3637+1 yr
Median household income$2,200/wk$2,928/wk+33%
Median weekly rent$430/wk$450/wk+4.7%
Born overseas17.9%18.5%+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
6
childcare & kindergartens
OpenStreetMap · Sept 2026
Hospitals & GPsOSM
1
0 hospitals · 1 GP/clinic
OpenStreetMap · Sept 2026
SupermarketsOSM
2
full-line grocery
OpenStreetMap · Sept 2026
ParksOSM
23
public open space
OpenStreetMap · Sept 2026

Within the Tarragindi SA2, OpenStreetMap records 2 schools, 6 childcare and kindergarten centres, 1 GP or clinic location, 2 supermarkets and 23 parks. For families: 10 playgrounds. Eating out and socialising: 6 cafés and 4 restaurants. Staying active: 2 gyms and 19 sports fields. The nearest train station, Fairfield, is about 2,600 m from the suburb centre. OpenStreetMap also maps 85 bus stops here.

Show facility list
Schools
  • Wellers Hill State School
  • St Elizabeth's Catholic Primary School
Childcare & kindergartens
  • The Learning Sanctuary Tarragindi
  • Edge Early Learning
  • Tarragindi Child Care & Development
  • Prior Street Child Care & Development
  • Tarragindi War Memorial Kindergarden
  • Goodstart Early Learning Tarragindi
Gyms & fitness
  • Tarragindi Fitness
  • Drive Fitness Tarragindi
GPs & clinics
  • Wellers Hill Medical Centre
Supermarkets
  • Genki Mart Japanese Groceries
  • Friendly Grocer
Parks
  • Sandy Creek Park
  • Private Andrew Clark Memorial Park
  • Thornycroft Street Park
  • Tarragindi Recreation Reserve
  • Ekibin Memorial Park
  • W. G. Moody Place
  • Moorbell Street Park
  • Sexton Street Park

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 10
score 1,100
Advantage & disadvantage (IRSAD)
Higher decile means more relative advantage
Decile 10
score 1,121
Economic resources (IER)
Income and housing capacity
Decile 10
score 1,091
Education & occupation (IEO)
Education and occupational skill levels
Decile 10
score 1,128

Nearby suburbs by growth

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

Map module — future phase
01Robertson+3.7%
02Coopers Plains+2.5%
03Salisbury - Nathan+2.0%
04Moorooka+1.8%