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The quick read on

Tallegalla

QLD 4340 · Ipswich

What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.

Median house
$1,460,000

latest suburb median

Population
351

ABS 2021

Postcode
4340

Tallegalla, Queensland

Property market insights for Tallegalla

Median sale price and rental income of properties in Tallegalla QLD

Median price trend for houses

Based on 5 sales in the preceding 12 months

$1,460,000

Up 7.2% over 12 months

$1.5m$1m$500k20212023202420252026
3 bed
$1.41m

Median rent trend for houses

Based on 1 rental listings in the preceding 12 months

$950 per week

Up 52.0% over 12 months

$1.2k$1k$800$60020242025202520262026

Market data updated October 2026.

The median house price in Tallegalla, QLD is currently $1,460,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Tallegalla has a 12-month growth rate of 7.2% for houses.

Three-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $1,410,000 in Tallegalla.

If you're looking to lease, the median rent for houses in Tallegalla is $950 per week. The median house rent has increased 52.0% over the last 12 months.

Crime and safety

Is Tallegalla safe?

The overall rate for Tallegalla is 1,713 offences per 100,000 residents — 39% above 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 Tallegalla.

Overall crime rate

1,713

offences per 100,000 residents

39% aboveGreater Brisbane

TallegallaGreater 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 Tallegalla?

Tallegalla QLD 4340 is in Queensland, within Greater Brisbane.

351 people call Tallegalla home, with an average of 2.6 people per household and a median household income of $2,205 a week.

Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.

Population
351
Median age
47 years
Median mortgage
$1,987 / month
2021 household rent
$400 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineGreater Brisbane benchmark

Age profile

Share of residents in each age band.

Under 1514.8%Below
15–3419.4%Below
35–5429.6%Above
55–7429.6%Above
75 and over6.6%In line

Homes

Share of occupied private dwellings.

Separate houses98.4%Above
Townhouses0.0%Below
Apartments0.0%Below

Ownership

Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.

Owned outright40.3%Above
Paying a mortgage52.9%Above
Renting6.7%Below

Cars at home

Vehicles available to occupied households.

No car0.0%Below
One car14.8%Below
Two cars35.2%Below
Three or more50.0%Above

Getting to work

Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.

Worked from home15.7%Below
Drove to work62.2%Above
Train, tram or bus0.0%Below
Walked or cycled2.2%Below

What stands out in Tallegalla

15.7% of workers in Tallegalla worked from home on Census day.

2.6% of Tallegalla residents were born in England.

35.9% of people in Tallegalla described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.

A closer look at the Census

Questions people ask about Tallegalla

Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Tallegalla QLD 4340.

Is Tallegalla family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.

14.8% of Tallegalla's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is somewhat below the Greater Brisbane average.

107 family households lived in Tallegalla; 40.2% were couple families and 8.4% were one-parent families.

27.1% of local families included children under 15. That is well below the Greater Brisbane average.

These are suburb-wide household figures, not school or childcare ratings.

What is the age profile of Tallegalla?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.

Tallegalla had 351 residents at the 2021 Census.

23.4% of residents were aged 25 to 44.

36.2% 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 Tallegalla?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.

Separate houses made up 98.4% of occupied private dwellings in Tallegalla.

Townhouses and other attached homes represented 0.0% of occupied private dwellings.

Flats and apartments accounted for 0.0% of occupied private dwellings.

All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.

Do people own or rent in Tallegalla?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.

40.3% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is well above the Greater Brisbane average.

52.9% were buying their home with a mortgage.

6.7% rented their home. That is about half the Greater Brisbane rate.

Tenure shares include households that stated one of these three arrangements.

How large are households in Tallegalla?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.

The average household in Tallegalla had 2.6 people.

One-person households made up 18.9% of occupied homes. That is somewhat below the Greater Brisbane average.

Two-person households represented 42.6%, while 16.4% had four or more usual residents.

Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.

How do people get to work in Tallegalla?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.

15.7% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is close to the Greater Brisbane average.

62.2% drove a car as their only travel method. That is well above the Greater Brisbane average.

0.0% used only a train, tram or bus, while 2.2% walked or cycled.

Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.

How many cars do households have in Tallegalla?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.

0.0% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is about half the Greater Brisbane rate.

One-car households formed 14.8% of the total.

85.2% of households had two or more vehicles.

Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.

Who's moving to Tallegalla, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.

70.2% were at the same address five years earlier, while 29.8% reported a different address.

6.6% of residents were born outside Australia. That is about half the Greater Brisbane rate.

Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.

What languages are spoken in Tallegalla?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.

93.4% of residents used only English at home.

0.0% used a language other than English at home.

0.0% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.0% spoke Cantonese and 0.0% spoke Hindi.

Home language is separate from English proficiency.

Where were Tallegalla residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.

6.6% of Tallegalla's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 93.4% was born in Australia.

0.0% of residents were born in China.

0.0% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 94.0%.

Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.

What ancestries shape Tallegalla?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.

English ancestry accounted for 43.9% of ancestry responses in Tallegalla.

Australian ancestry made up 45.3% of responses.

Chinese ancestry represented 0.0% of responses.

People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.

What work do people do in Tallegalla?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.

16.8% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is well below the Greater Brisbane average.

Managers accounted for 13.0% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 16.8%.

Health care and social assistance employed 14.1% of workers, and education and training employed 13.5%.

Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.

How active is the workforce in Tallegalla?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.

The labour-force participation rate was 64.1%, compared with 64.5% across Greater Brisbane.

38.9% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 17.7% worked part time.

Unemployment was 2.1%, compared with 5.5% across Greater Brisbane.

Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.

What does the health profile of Tallegalla show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.

61.5% reported no selected long-term health condition.

5.7% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.

6.3% reported asthma, 12.3% arthritis and 3.4% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.

These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.

How educated is Tallegalla?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.

21.2% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is well below the Greater Brisbane average.

Postgraduate degrees accounted for 7.1% of qualification responses.

Diploma-level qualifications represented 12.6%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 41.9%.

Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.

What do incomes and housing costs look like in Tallegalla?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.

Median household income was $2,205 per week in the 2021 Census.

The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $1,987.

Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $400 per week.

These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.

How does Tallegalla compare with Greater Brisbane?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.

Working from home was 15.7% in Tallegalla, compared with 17.4% across Greater Brisbane.

Outright ownership was 40.3% locally and 26.7% across Greater Brisbane. That is well above the Greater Brisbane average.

Renting accounted for 6.7% in Tallegalla, 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 Tallegalla

Is Tallegalla expensive?

The median house price is $1,460,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.

Is Tallegalla good for families?

The Census counted 107 local families, and 14.8% 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 Tallegalla?

3-bedroom houses have a median around $1,410,000, 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.

Explore the area

Streets and suburbs around Tallegalla

26 streets in Tallegalla

Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.

  • Arndt Rd
  • Ballins Rd
  • Berlins Rd
  • Blakes Rd
  • Bourke Rd
  • Cochranes Rd
  • Else Rd
  • Embreys Rd
  • Freeman Rd
  • Humphreys Rd
  • Ivy Hansens Rd
  • Keates Rd
  • Kraatzs Rd
  • Krause Rd
  • Laglan Ln
  • Minden Post Office Rd
  • Mountain Scrub Rd
  • Neuendorffs Rd
Show all 26 streets
  • Neumann Rd
  • Rosemount Ln
  • Rosewood - Marburg Rd
  • Saverin Ln
  • Starks Rd
  • Tallegalla Rd
  • Tallegalla Two Tree Hill Rd
  • Woolshed Creek Rd

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Figures update as new market and census data arrives. This suburb overview is general information, not a valuation or financial advice.