Tiaro, QLD
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Tiaro is a small town on the Mary River in the Fraser Coast region of Queensland, about 26 kilometres south-west of Maryborough and roughly 227 kilometres north of Brisbane on the Bruce Highway. Its name comes from a pastoral run of the 1840s and is believed to be a corruption of a Kabi word, from the Dauwabra dialect, said to mean dead trees. A provisional school opened in 1870 and became a state school in 1878. Timber and farming shaped the district, and the highway still brings passing trade. The town's war memorial was unveiled in 1921, and Tiaro counts among its sons Thomas William Glasgow, a soldier and senator who was born here.
Among Australia's less advantaged suburbs
Tiaro is more socio-economically advantaged than about 3% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 838, 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.
Tiaro at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 778
- Median age
- 56
- Median weekly household income
- $891
- SEIFA score
- 838
- Coordinates
- -25.7288, 152.5987
Tiaro demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Tiaro 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 seniors (65+) at 36%, 16% of homes are rented, and 15% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 102 | 13% |
| Youth (15–24) | 51 | 6% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 119 | 15% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 228 | 29% |
| Seniors (65+) | 285 | 36% |
Share of the 785 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 150 | 50% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 94 | 31% |
| Rented | 49 | 16% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 293 | 98% |
| Townhouses & semis | 4 | 1% |
| Flats & apartments | 0 | 0% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 300 occupied private dwellings in Tiaro.
- Median weekly rent
- $250
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,202
- Average household size
- 2.2 people
- Median weekly family income
- $1,102
- Median weekly personal income
- $459
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 103 (15%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 13 (2%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 39 (5%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 179 (27%)
- Labour-force participation
- 34.9%
- Unemployment rate
- 9.7%
- Employed full-time
- 115
- Employed part-time
- 80
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 Tiaro
Where is Tiaro?
Tiaro is a suburb of Queensland, Australia.
What is the population of Tiaro?
At the 2021 Census, Tiaro had a population of about 778.
Is Tiaro an advantaged area?
Tiaro has an ABS SEIFA score of 838, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 3 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 3% of Australian suburbs.
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