Tarragindi
Tarragindi is well-off, but rents have jumped.
Tarragindi is among the more advantaged parts of Australia (SEIFA 2021, decile 10 of 10); a higher-earning area (median household income $2,928 a week at the 2021 Census). The trade-offs: rents have climbed hard — up 12% in the past year (RTA); renting is expensive, a median of $730 a week (RTA, 2026-Q2).
Mostly free-standing houses, with a median age of 37 and households on a median $2,928 a week at the 2021 Census.
Compiled from ABS regional population (SA2), the 2021 Census, SEIFA 2021, RTA median rents, Queensland Police Service reported offences, Brisbane City Council flood awareness data, OpenStreetMap, Brisbane City Council parks and trails, TransLink timetables and Queensland Open Data.
What's good
- among the more advantaged parts of Australia (SEIFA 2021, decile 10 of 10)
- a higher-earning area (median household income $2,928 a week at the 2021 Census)
What to weigh up
- rents have climbed hard — up 12% in the past year (RTA)
- renting is expensive, a median of $730 a week (RTA, 2026-Q2)
Tarragindi on the map
The Australian Bureau of Statistics Statistical Area 2 outline for Tarragindi, QLD.
Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors. Boundary: ABS SA2 (ASGS 2021), simplified — an SA2 can differ from the gazetted suburb, and detached parts such as islands may not all be shown.
How the population has changed
Tarragindi against the Queensland average, both set to 100 in the first year shown so the growth rates compare.
Tarragindi population grew from 11,095 in 2016 to 11,785 in 2025, a change of 6.2% over the period, against 17.0% for the Queensland average.
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| Year | Tarragindi | Queensland average |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 11,095 | 4,845,152 |
| 2017 | 11,096 | 4,926,380 |
| 2018 | 11,094 | 5,006,623 |
| 2019 | 11,092 | 5,088,847 |
| 2020 | 11,082 | 5,165,613 |
| 2021 | 11,084 | 5,215,814 |
| 2022 | 11,139 | 5,310,905 |
| 2023 | 11,362 | 5,450,235 |
| 2024 | 11,592 | 5,571,890 |
| 2025 | 11,785 | 5,669,764 |
Where the growth is coming 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.
- Internal migration in+837
- Internal migration out+851
- Overseas migration in+263
- Natural increase+47
Components of population change over the sample year. Natural increase is shown apart from migration so the two are not read as one figure.
How it has changed
Census · five-yearlyThe 2016 Census against 2021. Older figures are mapped onto today's boundaries via the ABS Time Series Profile, so comparisons are approximate where borders moved.
| Measure | 2016 | 2021 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 10,674 | 10,944 | +2.5% |
| Median age | 36 | 37 | +1 yr |
| Median household income | $2,200/wk | $2,928/wk | +33% |
| Median weekly rent | $430/wk | $450/wk | +4.7% |
| Born overseas | 17.9% | 18.5% | +0.6 pts |
Who lives here
Census · five-yearlyFrom the 2021 Census — the most recent available; 2026 Census data isn't expected until mid-2027. Each figure carries its definition, so you know what is being counted.
People
Income
Housing
Work
Household
Country of birth
Language at home
How homes are held
- Owned outright 32.8%
- Mortgaged 45.7%
- Rented 20.0%
- Other / not stated 1.4%
What it costs to rent
Residential Tenancies Authority · 2026-Q2Median weekly rent for new tenancies, from the Residential Tenancies Authority's bond lodgements. Compare year-on-year — quarter-to-quarter moves are mostly seasonal noise.
Rent over time
All dwellings in Tarragindi against the Greater Brisbane median.
Median weekly rent in Tarragindi went from $680 in 2024-Q1 to $730 in 2026-Q2, up 7%, against $656 for Greater Brisbane now.
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| Year | Tarragindi | Greater Brisbane |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-Q1 | $680 | $562 |
| 2024-Q2 | $670 | $590 |
| 2024-Q3 | $750 | $574 |
| 2024-Q4 | $720 | $594 |
| 2025-Q1 | $680 | $585 |
| 2025-Q2 | $650 | $624 |
| 2025-Q3 | $750 | $612 |
| 2025-Q4 | $740 | $633 |
| 2026-Q1 | $720 | $625 |
| 2026-Q2 | $730 | $656 |
By dwelling type — 2026-Q2 quarter
| Type | 1 bed | 2 bed | 3 bed | 4+ bed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| House | — | — | $720n=16 | $900n=12 |
n is the number of new bonds behind each median — treat a figure with a small n as indicative only.
The median weekly rent across all dwellings in Tarragindi was $730 for the 2026-Q2 quarter, up 12% on a year earlier. That is $74 a week above the Greater Brisbane median. By type: a 3-bedroom house $720.
Show every quarter, with the year-on-year change
| Quarter | Median rent | Year on year | Greater Brisbane |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-Q2 | $730 | +12.3% | $656 |
| 2026-Q1 | $720 | +5.9% | $625 |
| 2025-Q4 | $740 | +2.8% | $633 |
| 2025-Q3 | $750 | +0.0% | $612 |
| 2025-Q2 | $650 | −3.0% | $624 |
| 2025-Q1 | $680 | +0.0% | $585 |
| 2024-Q4 | $720 | +10.8% | $594 |
| 2024-Q3 | $750 | +15.4% | $574 |
| 2024-Q2 | $670 | +3.1% | $590 |
| 2024-Q1 | $680 | +9.7% | $562 |
| 2023-Q4 | $650 | +8.3% | $575 |
| 2023-Q3 | $650 | +9.2% | $536 |
| 2023-Q2 | $650 | +18.2% | $526 |
| 2023-Q1 | $620 | +21.6% | $496 |
| 2022-Q4 | $600 | +15.4% | $495 |
| 2022-Q3 | $595 | +14.4% | $455 |
| 2022-Q2 | $550 | +5.8% | $454 |
| 2022-Q1 | $510 | +2.0% | $428 |
| 2021-Q4 | $520 | +6.1% | $436 |
| 2021-Q3 | $520 | +18.2% | $416 |
| 2021-Q2 | $520 | +11.8% | $408 |
| 2021-Q1 | $500 | +8.7% | $405 |
| 2020-Q4 | $490 | +2.1% | $401 |
| 2020-Q3 | $440 | −2.2% | $392 |
| 2020-Q2 | $465 | −1.1% | $383 |
| 2020-Q1 | $460 | −4.2% | $394 |
| 2019-Q4 | $480 | +11.6% | $391 |
| 2019-Q3 | $450 | +7.1% | $384 |
| 2019-Q2 | $470 | +2.2% | $383 |
| 2019-Q1 | $480 | +4.3% | $387 |
| 2018-Q4 | $430 | +0.0% | $383 |
| 2018-Q3 | $420 | −2.3% | $381 |
| 2018-Q2 | $460 | — | $383 |
| 2018-Q1 | $460 | — | $386 |
| 2017-Q4 | $430 | — | $384 |
| 2017-Q3 | $430 | — | $381 |
Rent data © the State of Queensland (Residential Tenancies Authority), used under CC BY 4.0, June 2026 release. Figures are the median for new bonds lodged in the quarter, not all tenancies. The RTA suppresses a median where too few bonds were lodged.
How well-off the area is
Census · five-yearlyThe ABS SEIFA indexes rank every area by relative advantage and disadvantage. Decile 1 is the lowest tenth of Australia; decile 10 is the highest.
- Relative disadvantage (IRSD)Lower decile means more relative disadvantageDecile 10score 1,100
- Advantage & disadvantage (IRSAD)Higher decile means more relative advantageDecile 10score 1,121
- Economic resources (IER)Income and housing capacityDecile 10score 1,091
- Education & occupation (IEO)Education and occupational skill levelsDecile 10score 1,128
Safety context
Queensland Police Service · July 2026How much crime is reported where Tarragindi sits — measured for its whole police division, because that is the finest area the Queensland Police Service publishes.
Tarragindi is policed by the Queensland Police Service Moorooka Division, which also covers Moorooka, Rocklea - Acacia Ridge and Coopers Plains. The reported-offence figures below are for the whole division, not Tarragindi specifically.
Most-reported offences · Moorooka Division, last 12 months
- Other Theft (excl. Unlawful Entry)3,923 /100k+49% vs QLD↓ 7%
- Drug Offences1,204 /100k−28% vs QLD↑ 49%
- Unlawful Entry961 /100k+42% vs QLD↓ 26%
- Assault823 /100k−22% vs QLD↑ 15%
- Unlawful Use of Motor Vehicle784 /100k+132% vs QLD↓ 13%
- Robbery45 /100k−0% vs QLD↓ 44%
Rate per 100,000 people across the whole Moorooka Division — not Tarragindi on its own; the arrow compares the last 12 months with the 12 before.
Of these categories, other theft is reported most across the whole Moorooka Division over the last 12 months, running 49% above the Queensland rate and down on the year before. None of this is specific to Tarragindi — a police division usually spans several suburbs, so treat it as area context, not a street-level read.
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| Offence category | Division | Queensland | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other Theft (excl. Unlawful Entry) | 3,923 per 100k | 2,632 per 100k | ↓ 7% vs prior year |
| Drug Offences | 1,204 per 100k | 1,666 per 100k | ↑ 49% vs prior year |
| Unlawful Entry | 961 per 100k | 677 per 100k | ↓ 26% vs prior year |
| Assault | 823 per 100k | 1,053 per 100k | ↑ 15% vs prior year |
| Unlawful Use of Motor Vehicle | 784 per 100k | 338 per 100k | ↓ 13% vs prior year |
| Robbery | 45 per 100k | 45 per 100k | ↓ 44% vs prior year |
Crime statistics © State of Queensland (Queensland Police Service), used under CC BY 4.0, updated July 2026. Reported offences are counted for the Moorooka Division; suburb-level detail is not published as open data. Monthly counts are volatile — the 12-month figures above smooth that noise, per QPS’s own guidance.
Flood risk
Brisbane City Council · updated August 2026Has this suburb flooded before, and how much of it does Brisbane City Council map as flood-liable? The historic extents are the ground truth; the likelihood bands are the council's modelling of how often flooding is expected.
Historic flood exposure
- 2022<1%
Share of the suburb inside each event’s mapped flood surface. These maps cover only the river and creek extents of those specific events — being outside them does not mean a property is flood-free.
Council flood-likelihood modelling
<1% of Tarragindi is mapped as flood-liable, split by how often flooding is expected. This layer dates from 2013 and reads conservatively for some riverside suburbs.
- Medium <1%
- Low <1%
- Very Low <1%
Tarragindi has been within a mapped flood extent before — in 2022.
A suburb rollup can’t tell you about an individual property. Check a specific address on Brisbane City Council’s FloodWise Property Report →
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| Measure | Share |
|---|---|
| Within the 2022 flood extent | under 1% of the suburb |
| Council likelihood modelling, all bands | under 1% of the suburb |
| — Medium likelihood | under 1% of the suburb |
| — Low likelihood | under 1% of the suburb |
| — Very Low likelihood | under 1% of the suburb |
Flood data © Brisbane City Council, used under CC BY 4.0, updated August 2026. The Flood Awareness Maps are an awareness tool, not a substitute for a FloodWise Property Report or professional advice.
Getting around, and what's nearby
OpenStreetMap · quarterlyWhat OpenStreetMap records inside the suburb boundary. Counts reflect what is tagged in OSM and can undercount a real but less-mapped area. The park count here is OpenStreetMap green space of any kind, including privately held land — it is a different measure from the council parks below.
Within the Tarragindi SA2, OpenStreetMap records 6 childcare and kindergarten centres, 2 supermarkets and 22 green spaces. For families: 10 playgrounds. Eating out and socialising: 6 cafés and 4 restaurants. Staying active: 19 sports fields. The nearest train station, Fairfield, is about 2,600 m from the suburb centre. OpenStreetMap also maps 85 bus stops here.
GPs and clinics and gyms are not well mapped in OpenStreetMap yet, so no count is shown for them here. See this area on OpenStreetMap →
List every mapped place
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
Green spaces
- 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
Parks and trails
Brisbane City Council · biannuallyCouncil-managed parks inside the suburb boundary, with the recreation trails and facilities Brisbane City Council records in each.
Tarragindi has 17 council parks covering 51 ha, with 1.7 km of bikeway and shared path. Of those, 4 have a barbecue and 1 has a dog off-leash area.
- Weller Road Park307 Marshall Road, Tarragindi19 ha0.3 km bikeway & shared path
- Tarragindi Recreation Reserve131 Shaftesbury Street, Tarragindi9.8 ha0.5 km bikeway & shared path1 barbecue
- Cracknell's Gully Park207 Tarragindi Road, Tarragindi8.2 ha
- Shaftesbury Street Park59 Shaftesbury Street, Tarragindi3.5 ha0.5 km bikeway & shared path1 barbecueDog off-leash, fully fenced, small-dog enclosure
- Sexton Street Park166 Sexton Street, Tarragindi2.5 ha0.2 km bikeway & shared path
- Thornycroft Street Park333 Toohey Road, Tarragindi2.4 ha1 barbecue
- Sandy Creek Park27 Lana Street, Tarragindi2.1 ha0.1 km bikeway & shared path1 barbecue
- Mary Chayter Park76 Tennessee Avenue, Tarragindi1.3 ha
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- Moorbell Street Park36 Craigmont Street, Tarragindi0.6 ha0.2 km bikeway & shared path
- Ekibin Memorial Park55 Lutzow Street, Tarragindi0.4 ha
- W G Moody Place77 Shaftesbury Street, Tarragindi0.3 ha
- Monash Road Park (Road Reserve)Monash Road, Tarragindi0.3 ha
- Northview Outlook Park12 Northview Outlook, Moorooka0.2 ha
- Sunshine Avenue Park11 Sunshine Avenue, Tarragindi0.2 ha
- Barr Street Park70 Sexton Street, Tarragindi0.1 ha
- Private Andrew Clark Memorial Park (Road Reserve)Andrew Avenue, Tarragindi0.1 ha
- Pozieres Road Park20 Pozieres Road, Tarragindi0.1 ha
Parks just over the boundary
These sit mostly in a neighbouring suburb but their boundary reaches into Tarragindi. They are not counted in the figures above.
- Toohey Forest Park · Nathan · 271 ha
- Arnwood Street Park · Tarragindi · 3.7 ha
Parks across Brisbane — biggest, off-leash areas and trails →
Park locations © Brisbane City Council 2026; tracks and trails © Brisbane City Council 2025. Used under CC BY 4.0, updated September 2026.
Getting to the CBD
TransLink timetablesHow to reach the city centre from Tarragindi on public transport — the routes you'd catch here, how long they take and how often they run.
From Tarragindi, route 120 runs to the Brisbane CBD in about 19 minutes, roughly every 10 minutes in the morning peak — it joins the South East Busway at Buranda. Times are scheduled and in-vehicle only — they exclude walking, waiting and any transfer.
Routes to the city from Tarragindi
- 120Garden City - City via Tarragindi~19 min · every ~10 min in the peak · via the busway at Buranda
- 119QEII Hospital - City Rocket~24 min · peak only · via the busway at Buranda
- 114Tarragindi - City~34 min · peak only · via the busway at Buranda
These are timetabled figures for a typical weekday. Plan a door-to-door trip on the TransLink journey planner →
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| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Fastest scheduled trip to the Brisbane CBD | about 19 min |
| Best route, morning peak (7–9am) | about every 10 min |
| Best route, off-peak (10am–3pm) | about every 15 min |
| 120 — Garden City - City via Tarragindi | about 19 min, joins the busway at Buranda |
| 119 — QEII Hospital - City Rocket | about 24 min, joins the busway at Buranda |
| 114 — Tarragindi - City | about 34 min, joins the busway at Buranda |
Timetable data © State of Queensland (Department of Transport and Main Roads, TransLink Division), used under CC BY 4.0. Scheduled in-vehicle times for a representative weekday, city-bound — they exclude walking, waiting and transfer time, and real running times vary with traffic.
Schools
Every open Queensland school whose campus sits inside the SA2 boundary, with the average ICSEA across them. Open a school for its own ICSEA, student background and a link to My School.
The Tarragindi SA2 contains 2 schools, of which 1 is government and 1 non-government. NAPLAN results for each school are on its My School profile (ACARA). For area context, Tarragindi sits in decile 10 of the ABS SEIFA index of education and occupation nationally and 82% of adults here completed Year 12 (Census 2021).
The centre of this SA2 is zoned for Wellers Hill State School (primary), Holland Park State High School (junior secondary), Holland Park State High School (senior secondary).
Parts of the SA2 also fall in the catchment of Moorooka State School (primary), Salisbury State School (primary), Junction Park State School (primary), Yeronga State School (primary), Marshall Road State School (primary), Yeronga State High School (junior secondary), Yeronga State High School (senior secondary).
Catchments can divide a suburb — confirm your address on EdMap.
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- St Elizabeth's School (Tarragindi) · Catholic · Prep–6
- Wellers Hill State School · State · Prep–6
School list & catchments: Queensland Government Open Data (Department of Education), licensed CC BY 4.0. ICSEA: ACARA School Profile. NAPLAN: myschool.edu.au (ACARA).
Nearby, in Nathan
Others in the same ABS district, by population growth. If this one doesn't fit, one of these might.
- HereTarragindi+1.7%
- 01Robertson+3.7%
- 02Coopers Plains+2.5%
- 03Salisbury - Nathan+2.0%
- 04Moorooka+1.8%
Dots place each suburb's growth on the same scale, slowest at left.
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