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ABS 2021 Census · Updated 21 May 2026
Tahara West is a regional centre in Victoria, Australia, with a population of approximately 17, making it a boutique locality. Located approximately 293 km from the Melbourne CBD, Tahara West is a regional area in Victoria. The median household income is $86,632 per year.
Tahara West has a solid income profile that supports reliable occupancy rates. As a regional location, growth prospects depend on local economic conditions and infrastructure investment.
Official Australia Post postcode for Tahara West. 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 Tahara West on My School →Estimated 1 park 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.
Tahara West is a smaller community of 17 — about 0% of the Victoria suburb median (7,416) — so investors should factor in the narrower buyer pool and longer average time-on-market. Household income of $86,632/year is 9% below the Victoria median of $95,160, typically translating into lower entry prices and a tenant base more sensitive to rent increases. Tahara West is 293 km from Melbourne, so the local market tracks regional employment and lifestyle drivers more than CBD-driven commuter demand.
How Tahara West stacks up against the median of all Victoria suburbs in our dataset. Positive values mean Tahara West sits above the state median; negative means below.
| Metric | Tahara West | VIC median | Δ vs state |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 17 | 7,416 | -100% |
| Median household income | $86,632/yr | $95,160/yr | -9% |
| Median mortgage (monthly) | $3,166 | $1,950 | +62% |
| Distance to CBD | 293 km | 32 km | +816% |
| Separate houses | 83% | 78% | +5pp |
Pre-inspection briefing for Tahara West — every item is derived from public datasets, with full citations in our data sources page.
Limited buy-and-hold upside: a small population of 17 means liquidity is thin and capital growth tends to lag the wider Victoria market over full cycles.
Median rental data was not captured for Tahara West. Use current realestate.com.au and Domain listings to triangulate a realistic weekly rent before committing, then feed that number into our rental yield calculator.
With 83% houses in a 17-person market, renovation margins depend on individual street and aspect rather than any suburb-wide story — do comparable-sales analysis before committing capital.
Run the numbers on a Tahara West property
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Create free account →Capital-growth expectations for Tahara West are modest for 2026 — incomes 9% below the VIC median of $95,160 and a population of 17 suggest gains will lag headline metro markets. Rental fundamentals will need to be verified against live listings, as a clean median rent was not recorded for Tahara West. The EquitySight investment score of 35/100 places Tahara West in the lower tier of Australian suburbs we profile, and overall investor sentiment is cautious heading into the second half of 2026.
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Tahara West scores 35/100 on our EquitySight investment framework — a weak rating. That score is driven by a population of 17, median household income of $86,632/year. 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 Tahara West are a median household income of $86,632/year, a dwelling mix that is 83% separate houses, roughly 1 schools and 1 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.
Tahara West has a usual resident population of approximately 17, compared with a Victoria suburb median of 7,416 — 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.
Tahara West sits 293 km straight-line from the Melbourne CBD. This is a regional market where CBD distance is only indicative — local industry diversity and commute alternatives matter more.
A reliable median rent was not captured for Tahara West. Benchmark expected weekly rent on realestate.com.au and Domain, or the state rental tribunal's rent dashboard. Most Australian investors target a 4–5% gross yield as a baseline.
The median monthly mortgage repayment in Tahara West is $3,166, or approximately $37,992/year (vs $1,950/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.
Census data was not complete enough in Tahara West to compute a clean rent-to-mortgage coverage. Use current listings to benchmark weekly rent, then plug your expected purchase price into our rental yield calculator to see whether the investment runs cash-flow positive or negative.
The main risks are a thin buyer pool (17 residents), interest-rate sensitivity on the $3,166 median mortgage, the broader Victoria 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.