Tallai
QLD 4213 · Gold Coast
4,465 (2021) → 4,771 est. (2025)
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Tallai is a suburb in Gold Coast, QLD 4213, about 72km from Brisbane CBD. Recent property sales in Tallai are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has no schools recorded, a transport score of 19/100, and is about 11km inland. Tallai has an overall score of 37/100, based on transport, liveability and education, plus a separate residential safety score of 83/100.
Demographics
Age distribution
Housing tenure
- Owned
- Mortgage
- Rented
Commute to work
- Car
- Public transport
- Walk/cycle
- Work from home
Top countries of birth: New Zealand (6.63%), England (6.18%), South Africa (1.95%), Scotland (0.87%), China (0.81%)
Top languages: Mandarin (0.92%), Japan (0.54%), Russian (0.47%), Italian (0.43%), Afrikaans (0.4%)
Source: ABS Census 2021
Residential Safety
QLDdoesn't publish crime data at the suburb level. The rates shown are the Gold Coast local-government-area average applied to this suburb, so other suburbs in the same LGA share the same figures.
Recorded residential incidents (latest year), with rate per 100,000 residents:
Residential incidents over time
Sum of the five residential categories above — not all recorded crime.
Area crime context
An independent score — crime data quality varies by state, so safety is shown separately and is not part of the overall score.
Source: Queensland Police Service (LGA-level) · Updated 2025
Schools
Average ICSEA of schools within 10km 1051 (above the national average of 1000).
No schools inside the suburb boundary — the schools below are in adjoining suburbs (counted within 10km for the education score).
Nearby (within 10km)
- Mudgeeraba State SchoolPrimary · Government · 2.8kmICSEA 1028
- Gilston State SchoolPrimary · Government · 3.1kmICSEA 1022
- Mudgeeraba Creek State SchoolPrimary · Government · 3.2kmICSEA 1045
- All Saints Anglican SchoolCombined · Independent · 3.4kmICSEA 1134
- Mudgeeraba Special SchoolCombined · Government · 4kmICSEA 1027
- St Michael's CollegeSecondary · Catholic · 4.4kmICSEA 1046
- Star of the Sea SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 4.4kmICSEA 1038
- Worongary State SchoolPrimary · Government · 4.9kmICSEA 1003
- Robina State High SchoolSecondary · Government · 5kmICSEA 1025
- Arcadia CollegeSecondary · Independent · 5.2kmICSEA 994
- Silkwood School - Robina CampusCombined · Independent · 5.5km
- Merrimac State SchoolPrimary · Government · 5.6kmICSEA 1022
Source: ACARA 2023
Transport
Source: TfNSW GTFS
Liveability
Amenities within 2–3km
Counted within a short distance of the suburb centre (so nearby facilities count), with the in-boundary count shown beneath.
Source: Bureau of Meteorology · OpenStreetMap
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Frequently asked questions about Tallai
Is Tallai safe?
Tallai has a residential safety score of 83/100, based on residential crime (break-ins, theft from dwellings, vehicle theft, domestic assault and robbery) per resident relative to the NSW median. Its total recorded incident rate is 6,113 per 100,000 across all categories.
How far is Tallai from Brisbane CBD?
Tallai is about 72.4 km from Brisbane CBD.
What schools are in Tallai?
Tallai has 0 schools. Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Tallai?
Tallai has a transport score of 19/100 and 5 bus stops.