Median price trend for houses
Based on 47 sales in the preceding 12 months
$1,120,000
Up 19.4% over 12 months
- 3 bed
- $950k
- 4 bed
- $1.15m
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The quick read on
Taigum
QLD 4018 · Brisbane
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Median house
- $1,120,000
- Median unit
- $835,000
- Population
- 7,801
- Postcode
- 4018
latest suburb median
latest suburb median
ABS 2021
Taigum, Queensland
Property market insights for Taigum
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Taigum QLD
Median rent trend for houses
Based on 73 rental listings in the preceding 12 months
$750 per week
Up 3.4% over 12 months
Market data updated October 2026.
The median house price in Taigum, QLD is currently $1,120,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Taigum has a 12-month growth rate of 19.4% for houses and 21.9% for units.
Three-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $950,000, Four-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $1,150,000 in Taigum.
If you're looking to lease, the median rent for houses in Taigum is $750 per week. The median house rent has increased 3.4% over the last 12 months.
The median price of apartments and units for sale in Taigum is $835,000, which has increased 21.9% since the same time last year. Two-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $746,000, Three-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $843,000, Four-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $963,000 in Taigum. The median rent for units and apartments in Taigum is $675 per week and has increased 12.5% over the last 12 months.
Crime and safety
Is Taigum safe?
The overall rate for Taigum is 665 offences per 100,000 residents — 46% below the Greater Brisbane benchmark.
That is the clearest suburb-wide answer. Open the detailed profile to see how the pattern changes across offence types and different parts of Taigum.
Overall crime rate
665
offences per 100,000 residents
46% belowGreater Brisbane
TaigumGreater Brisbane: 1,229
Suburb-wide estimate from Microburbs' public crime model; it is not an address-level measure.
The people behind the postcode
Who lives in Taigum?
Taigum QLD 4018 is in Queensland, within Greater Brisbane.
7,801 people call Taigum home, with an average of 2.4 people per household and a median household income of $1,426 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 7,801
- Median age
- 40 years
- Median mortgage
- $1,680 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $395 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineGreater Brisbane benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 1517.1%Below
15–3423.2%Below
35–5424.6%Below
55–7420.3%Above
75 and over14.7%Above
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses46.0%Below
Townhouses51.4%Above
Apartments2.1%Below
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright29.9%Above
Paying a mortgage33.3%Below
Renting36.8%Above
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car7.8%Above
One car49.0%Above
Two cars31.9%Below
Three or more11.0%Below
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home14.0%Below
Drove to work57.1%Above
Train, tram or bus5.2%Above
Walked or cycled1.5%Below
What stands out in Taigum
14.0% of workers in Taigum worked from home on Census day — less common than across Greater Brisbane.
10.2% of Taigum residents were born in India, about twice the rate across Greater Brisbane.
28.8% of people in Taigum described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Taigum
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Taigum QLD 4018.
Is Taigum family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
17.1% of Taigum's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is close to the Greater Brisbane average.
2,041 family households lived in Taigum; 41.0% were couple families and 16.7% were one-parent families.
40.1% of local families included children under 15. That is almost exactly typical for Greater Brisbane.
These are suburb-wide household figures, not school or childcare ratings.
What is the age profile of Taigum?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Taigum had 7,801 residents at the 2021 Census.
28.5% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
34.9% were 55 or older. That is well above the Greater Brisbane average.
Age shares use the suburb’s total Census population.
What kind of homes are in Taigum?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 46.0% of occupied private dwellings in Taigum.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 51.4% of occupied private dwellings.
Flats and apartments accounted for 2.1% of occupied private dwellings.
All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.
Do people own or rent in Taigum?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
29.9% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is somewhat above the Greater Brisbane average.
33.3% were buying their home with a mortgage.
36.8% rented their home. That is close to the Greater Brisbane average.
Tenure shares include households that stated one of these three arrangements.
How large are households in Taigum?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Taigum had 2.4 people.
One-person households made up 31.8% of occupied homes. That is well above the Greater Brisbane average.
Two-person households represented 32.2%, while 20.9% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Taigum?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
14.0% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is somewhat below the Greater Brisbane average.
57.1% drove a car as their only travel method. That is close to the Greater Brisbane average.
5.2% used only a train, tram or bus, while 1.5% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in Taigum?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.
7.8% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is close to the Greater Brisbane average.
One-car households formed 49.0% of the total.
42.9% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Taigum, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
45.7% were at the same address five years earlier, while 54.3% reported a different address.
35.4% of residents were born outside Australia. That is well above the Greater Brisbane average.
Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.
What languages are spoken in Taigum?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
67.1% of residents used only English at home.
28.8% used a language other than English at home.
1.2% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.9% spoke Cantonese and 1.9% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
Where were Taigum residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
35.4% of Taigum's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 64.6% was born in Australia.
1.0% of residents were born in China.
10.2% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 81.1%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Taigum?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 30.9% of ancestry responses in Taigum.
Australian ancestry made up 27.0% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 3.1% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
What work do people do in Taigum?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
20.2% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is somewhat below the Greater Brisbane average.
Managers accounted for 9.2% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 15.6%.
Health care and social assistance employed 19.0% of workers, and education and training employed 6.7%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Taigum?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 56.1%, compared with 64.5% across Greater Brisbane.
31.2% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 17.5% worked part time.
Unemployment was 5.5%, compared with 5.5% across Greater Brisbane.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Taigum show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
56.3% reported no selected long-term health condition.
8.9% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
8.1% reported asthma, 10.0% arthritis and 6.2% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Taigum?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
26.4% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is close to the Greater Brisbane average.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 8.7% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 18.6%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 27.9%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Taigum?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $1,426 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $1,680.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $395 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does Taigum compare with Greater Brisbane?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 14.0% in Taigum, compared with 17.4% across Greater Brisbane.
Outright ownership was 29.9% locally and 26.7% across Greater Brisbane. That is somewhat above the Greater Brisbane average.
Renting accounted for 36.8% in Taigum, against 36.2% across Greater Brisbane.
Capital-region comparisons use the same Census definitions and year.
Three useful questions
A buyer’s quick guide to Taigum
Is Taigum expensive?
The median house price is $1,120,000, while units and apartments sit at $835,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
Is Taigum good for families?
The Census counted 2,041 local families, and 17.1% of residents were under 15. That describes the community; school quality, travel times and the right fit for a particular family need separate research.
What can I get for $1.5m in Taigum?
4-bedroom houses have a median around $1,150,000, the closest bedroom benchmark we hold to a $1.5m budget. Individual homes can differ substantially with block size, renovation and location.
Medians describe recorded market activity across the suburb; they are historical context, not a valuation or forecast for an individual home.
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Streets and suburbs around Taigum
87 streets in Taigum
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Abbeywood St
- Bambrook St
- Beams Rd
- Bluegum Pl
- Brampton Pl
- Brushbox St
- Carbone Cl
- Cartwright St
- Cassia Pl
- Church Rd
- Church Street
- Cooma Ct
- Corella Cr
- Dales Pl
- Dooley Cl
- Durham Pl
- Egret Pl
- Eider Ct
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- Enborisoff St
- Fernwood Pl
- Finchley Cl
- Futuna St
- Ghostgum Cl
- Ginkgo Cl
- Green Ct
- Gumnut St
- Halifax Court
- Hampstead St
- Handford Rd
- Harmony Pl
- Haywal St
- Heathwood St
- Heron Cl
- Highgate Street
- Hillgrove St
- Honeydew Cr
- Hook Ct
- Jacana Cl
- Jagera Cct
- Joybelle St
- Knight St
- Kure Pl
- Ladberry St
- Lanai Pl
- Laysan St
- Lemke Rd
- Liberty Dr
- Lomandra St
- Longbill Pl
- Loran Pl
- Lyrebird Cl
- Manor St
- Muller Rd
- Murson St
- Neva Pl
- Norbury Pl
- Oakover Ct
- Oriole St
- Osprey Pl
- Pebble Ct
- Poinciana Ct
- Poplar Pl
- Quarrion St
- Radiant St
- Regent Cl
- Restful Street
- Roghan Rd
- Samoa St
- Sanderling St
- Sleepy Hollow Pl
- Songbird
- Starling Pl
- Tahiti St
- Taigum Pl
- Tallowwood Pl
- Tamarind St
- Teal Pl
- Tivoli Pl
- Tonga St
- Tranquility Ct
- Tranquillity Ct
- Treefern Ct
- Tupia St
- Waratah Ct
- Waterdown Cl
- Winstanley Place
- Zealand St
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