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ABS 2021 Census · Updated 21 May 2026
Taigum is a well-established middle-ring suburb of Brisbane, Australia, with a population of approximately 7,801, making it a smaller community. Located approximately 14 km from the Brisbane CBD, Taigum is a middle ring area in Queensland. The median household income is $74,152 per year.
Taigum has a solid income profile that supports reliable occupancy rates. The short commute to the city centre is a key demand driver.
Official Australia Post postcode for Taigum. A postcode may cover multiple suburbs.
Australia Post Postcode Finder →Usual resident population at the most recent census.
Weekly median rent for occupied homes. Live rental data integration coming soon.
Annual median household income (before tax) across all households.
Straight-line distance from the suburb centroid to the nearest capital city CBD. Actual driving distance will be longer.
Estimated 2 schools within or near this suburb.
Find schools near Taigum on My School →Estimated 3 parks and green spaces near this suburb.
Monthly median mortgage repayment for households currently paying off a mortgage.
Proportion of separate houses versus units, townhouses, and other home types. Useful for investors assessing rental demand mix.
Taigum's population of 7,801 sits 43% above the Queensland suburb median of 5,474, giving it a wider tenant and buyer catchment than the average QLD locality. Household income of $74,152/year is 18% below the Queensland median of $90,298, typically translating into lower entry prices and a tenant base more sensitive to rent increases. Median weekly rent of $395 equates to $1,712/month — about 102% of the median mortgage repayment of $1,680/month — meaning rental income covers most of a typical owner's repayment and this is a genuine cash-flow suburb before tax benefits. 14 km from Brisbane places Taigum in the middle commuter belt, close enough for daily trips by car or rail but at a materially lower price point than inner suburbs. Only 44% of dwellings are separate houses (vs 77% state median), so this is a unit-heavy market where body-corporate decisions and strata supply meaningfully shape investor returns.
Middle-ring locations like this one historically reward patient holders — focus on homes near catchment-zone schools and major transport. Local rents consume roughly 28% of household income — a useful sanity check on tenant affordability.
How Taigum stacks up against the median of all Queensland suburbs in our dataset. Positive values mean Taigum sits above the state median; negative means below.
| Metric | Taigum | QLD median | Δ vs state |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 7,801 | 5,474 | +43% |
| Median household income | $74,152/yr | $90,298/yr | -18% |
| Median rent (weekly) | $395 | $385 | +3% |
| Median mortgage (monthly) | $1,680 | $1,733 | -3% |
| Distance to CBD | 14 km | 62 km | -77% |
| Separate houses | 44% | 77% | -33pp |
Pre-inspection briefing for Taigum — every item is derived from public datasets, with full citations in our data sources page.
Moderate buy-and-hold potential: Taigum's 7,801-person market and $74,152 median household income work for investors who are selective on street location and property quality rather than counting on a suburb-wide rerating.
Strong rental coverage: $395/week (~$1,712/month) covers 102% of the $1,680/month median mortgage repayment, so the shortfall sits at just $0/month. Investors targeting positive cash flow should shortlist this suburb.
Only 44% of dwellings are separate houses (vs 77% QLD median) — this is a unit and townhouse market, where cosmetic flips struggle against body-corporate restrictions, thinner after-reno uplift and competing new supply.
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Create free account →Capital-growth expectations for Taigum are modest for 2026 — incomes 18% below the QLD median of $90,298 suggest gains will lag headline metro markets. Rental coverage runs at ~102% of the typical mortgage ($1,712/month rent vs $1,680/month repayment), keeping cash flow in positive or near-neutral territory. The EquitySight investment score of 65/100 places Taigum in the upper-middle tier of Australian suburbs we profile, and overall investor sentiment is balanced heading into the second half of 2026.
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Taigum scores 65/100 on our EquitySight investment framework — a good rating. That score is driven by a population of 7,801, median household income of $74,152/year and median weekly rent of $395. Whether it fits your portfolio depends on whether you are targeting cash flow, capital growth, or a value-add renovation — all three are scored with suburb-specific numbers elsewhere on this page.
The main demand drivers in Taigum are proximity to Brisbane (14 km), a median household income of $74,152/year, a dwelling mix that is 44% separate houses, roughly 2 schools and 3 parks within the catchment. Together these shape both owner-occupier and tenant demand and are the factors we weight most heavily in the suburb's investment score.
Taigum has a usual resident population of approximately 7,801, compared with a Queensland suburb median of 5,474 — placing it in the upper half of the state's suburbs by size. Population is the clearest proxy for market depth: more residents mean more transactions and typically a shorter average days-on-market on resale.
Taigum sits 14 km straight-line from the Brisbane CBD. This is comfortable commuter territory, with reasonable rail and road access to the city.
The most recent census recorded a median weekly rent of $395 in Taigum, equating to approximately $20,540/year in gross rental income (state median $385/week). Market rents have typically drifted above the recorded figure — verify against current listings on realestate.com.au and Domain before making an offer.
The median monthly mortgage repayment in Taigum is $1,680, or approximately $20,160/year (vs $1,733/month state median). Stress-test your own borrowing at rates 1–2 percentage points above today's to make sure you can still service the loan through an RBA tightening cycle.
A median weekly rent of $395 works out to $1,712/month, covering 102% of the median mortgage repayment of $1,680/month. That means rent exceeds the median repayment by roughly $32/month, so on these numbers Taigum leans cash-flow-positive before accounting for strata, council rates, insurance and maintenance. Actual cash flow depends on your deposit, loan terms, ownership costs and marginal tax rate — run the full numbers in our rental yield calculator.
The main risks are interest-rate sensitivity on the $1,680 median mortgage, below-median household incomes ($74,152 vs $90,298 state median), the broader Queensland market cycle. Each of these is covered in the Risk Factors section above with suburb-specific numbers rather than generic warnings.
Every number on this page comes from the ABS 2021 Census of Population and Housing, Australia Post postcode reference data, and OpenStreetMap amenity tiles. The investment score, strategy verdicts, and comparison table are computed deterministically from those inputs — no opinion, no estimation. See our full methodology and the data sources and licences for the formulas we use.