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ABS 2021 Census · Updated 21 May 2026
Tanah Merah is an outer-metropolitan suburb of Brisbane, Australia, with a population of approximately 4,754, making it a boutique locality. Located approximately 27 km from the Brisbane CBD, Tanah Merah is a outer metro area in Queensland. The median household income is $98,748 per year.
Above-average earnings in Tanah Merah support sustained property values.
Official Australia Post postcode for Tanah Merah. 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 1 school within or near this suburb.
Find schools near Tanah Merah on My School →Estimated 2 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.
4,754 residents places Tanah Merah squarely in the middle of the Queensland suburb size distribution (state median 5,474), with market depth comparable to most QLD localities. Households here earn $98,748/year on average — 9% above the QLD suburb median of $90,298 — a modest premium that supports resilient owner-occupier demand. Median weekly rent of $380 equates to $1,647/month — about 95% of the median mortgage repayment of $1,733/month — meaning rental income covers most of a typical owner's repayment and this is a genuine cash-flow suburb before tax benefits. At 27 km from Brisbane, Tanah Merah is an outer-metro location where buyers are typically trading commute time for floor space and a lower entry price.
Outer-metro suburbs reward careful property selection — aim for homes near infrastructure rather than generic house-and-land packages. Local rents consume roughly 20% of household income — a useful sanity check on tenant affordability.
How Tanah Merah stacks up against the median of all Queensland suburbs in our dataset. Positive values mean Tanah Merah sits above the state median; negative means below.
| Metric | Tanah Merah | QLD median | Δ vs state |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 4,754 | 5,474 | -13% |
| Median household income | $98,748/yr | $90,298/yr | +9% |
| Median rent (weekly) | $380 | $385 | -1% |
| Median mortgage (monthly) | $1,733 | $1,733 | 0% |
| Distance to CBD | 27 km | 62 km | -56% |
| Separate houses | 80% | 77% | +3pp |
Pre-inspection briefing for Tanah Merah — every item is derived from public datasets, with full citations in our data sources page.
Moderate buy-and-hold potential: Tanah Merah's 4,754-person market and $98,748 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: $380/week (~$1,647/month) covers 95% of the $1,733/month median mortgage repayment, so the shortfall sits at just $86/month. Investors targeting positive cash flow should shortlist this suburb.
With 80% houses in a 4,754-person market, renovation margins depend on individual street and aspect rather than any suburb-wide story — do comparable-sales analysis before committing capital.
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Create free account →Capital-growth expectations for Tanah Merah are modest for 2026 — incomes 9% above the QLD median of $90,298 and a population of 4,754 suggest gains will lag headline metro markets. Rental coverage runs at ~95% of the typical mortgage ($1,647/month rent vs $1,733/month repayment), keeping cash flow in positive or near-neutral territory. The EquitySight investment score of 62/100 places Tanah Merah 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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Tanah Merah scores 62/100 on our EquitySight investment framework — a good rating. That score is driven by a population of 4,754, median household income of $98,748/year and median weekly rent of $380. 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 Tanah Merah are an above-state-median household income of $98,748/year, a dwelling mix that is 80% separate houses, roughly 1 schools and 2 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.
Tanah Merah has a usual resident population of approximately 4,754, compared with a Queensland suburb median of 5,474 — placing it in the lower 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.
Tanah Merah sits 27 km straight-line from the Brisbane CBD. This is an outer-metro location; local employment and infrastructure announcements tend to move prices more than CBD connectivity alone.
The most recent census recorded a median weekly rent of $380 in Tanah Merah, equating to approximately $19,760/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 Tanah Merah is $1,733, or approximately $20,796/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 $380 works out to $1,647/month, covering 95% of the median mortgage repayment of $1,733/month. That leaves a $86/month shortfall (around $1,032/year before tax benefits), so a typical owner-occupier-priced property here is negatively geared. 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 a thin buyer pool (4,754 residents), interest-rate sensitivity on the $1,733 median mortgage, 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.