Tallai, QLD

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

80/100

Suburb Score

Among Australia's more advantaged suburbs

Tallai is more socio-economically advantaged than about 80% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 1043, 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.

Tallai at a glance

Population (2021): 4,465
Median age: 44
Median weekly household income: $2,198
SEIFA score: 1043
Coordinates: -28.0625, 153.3266

Tallai demographics (2021 Census)

The figures below profile Tallai 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 mid-life (45–64) at 28%, 11% of homes are rented, and 27% of residents were born overseas.

Age profile

Age group	People	Share
Children (0–14)	862	19%
Youth (15–24)	525	12%
Young adults (25–44)	903	20%
Mid-life (45–64)	1,260	28%
Seniors (65+)	905	20%

Share of the 4,455 people counted by age.

Housing and households

Tenure	Dwellings	Share
Owned outright	502	37%
Owned with a mortgage	667	50%
Rented	146	11%

Dwelling type	Dwellings	Share
Houses	1,204	90%
Townhouses & semis	127	9%
Flats & apartments	9	1%

Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 1,344 occupied private dwellings in Tallai.

Median weekly rent: $550
Median monthly mortgage: $2,167
Average household size: 3.1 people
Median weekly family income: $2,279
Median weekly personal income: $780

Community and culture

Born overseas: 1,156 (27%)
Speaks a language other than English at home: 334 (8%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander: 80 (2%)

Work and education

Completed Year 12: 1,952 (57%)
Labour-force participation: 59.1%
Unemployment rate: 4.4%
Employed full-time: 1,071
Employed part-time: 766

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.

Weather and climate in Tallai

Based on 2014–2023 records, the warmest month in Tallai is January (average daytime high around 28.6°C) and the coolest is July (around 20.5°C). The area receives roughly 1052 mm of rain across the year.

Month	Avg high	Avg low	Rain
Jan	28.6°C	21.4°C	109 mm
Feb	28.3°C	21.3°C	164 mm
Mar	27.5°C	20.7°C	159 mm
Apr	25.1°C	17.9°C	55 mm
May	22.8°C	15.2°C	85 mm
Jun	20.8°C	12.8°C	58 mm
Jul	20.5°C	11.8°C	43 mm
Aug	21.9°C	12.4°C	42 mm
Sep	23.9°C	14.4°C	42 mm
Oct	25.5°C	16.8°C	93 mm
Nov	27.2°C	18.6°C	75 mm
Dec	28.3°C	20.4°C	127 mm

Climate normals, 2014–2023 (Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis).

Common questions about Tallai

Where is Tallai?

Tallai is a suburb of Queensland, Australia.

What is the population of Tallai?

At the 2021 Census, Tallai had a population of about 4,465.

Is Tallai an advantaged area?

Tallai has an ABS SEIFA score of 1043, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 80 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 80% of Australian suburbs.

What is the weather like in Tallai?

Tallai has average daytime highs of about 25°C and overnight lows of about 17°C, with roughly 1,052 mm of rain across the year (based on 2014–2023 climate normals).