Talaroo, QLD

By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan · Updated 30 May 2026

42/100

Suburb Score

Around the national middle

Talaroo is more socio-economically advantaged than about 42% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 973, where about 1000 is the national average).

A socio-economic measure from ABS Census data — not a measure of how good a suburb is to live in or visit. How we calculate this.

Talaroo at a glance

Population (2021): 5
Median age: 39
Median weekly household income: $2,249
SEIFA score: 973
Coordinates: -18.0518, 143.8935

Talaroo demographics (2021 Census)

The figures below profile Talaroo using the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census; every percentage is a share of a clearly stated Census count, so each one traces back to the source. At a glance, the largest age group is youth (15–24) at 100% and 0% of residents were born overseas.

Age profile

Age group	People	Share
Children (0–14)	0	0%
Youth (15–24)	3	100%
Young adults (25–44)	0	0%
Mid-life (45–64)	0	0%
Seniors (65+)	0	0%

Share of the 3 people counted by age.

Housing and households

Median monthly mortgage: $1,844
Average household size: 2 people
Median weekly family income: $2,249
Median weekly personal income: $1,125

Community and culture

Born overseas: 0 (0%)
Speaks a language other than English at home: 0 (0%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander: 0 (0%)

Work and education

Completed Year 12: 3 (60%)
Labour-force participation: 100%
Employed full-time: 6
Employed part-time: 0

Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021 (General Community Profile, by Suburb and Locality). © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. How we group bands and derive each share is set out on our methodology page.

Common questions about Talaroo

Where is Talaroo?

Talaroo is a suburb of Queensland, Australia.

What is the population of Talaroo?

At the 2021 Census, Talaroo had a population of about 5.

Is Talaroo an advantaged area?

Talaroo has an ABS SEIFA score of 973, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 42 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 42% of Australian suburbs.