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
ATO 2023-24, postcode 4213 area — postcode-level, not suburb-specific.
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:
Includes street and public-place assaults — supplementary context, not part of the safety score.
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
Strong school options
Well above average — good-quality schools within reach and a healthy range of options to choose from.
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 1016
- Gilston State SchoolPrimary · Government · 3.1kmICSEA 1026
- Mudgeeraba Creek State SchoolPrimary · Government · 3.2kmICSEA 1041
- All Saints Anglican SchoolCombined · Independent · 3.4kmICSEA 1137
- Sophia Waldorf SchoolPrimary · Independent · 3.6km
- Mudgeeraba Special SchoolCombined · Government · 4kmICSEA 1030
- St Michael's CollegeSecondary · Catholic · 4.4kmICSEA 1048
- Star of the Sea SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 4.4kmICSEA 1045
- Worongary State SchoolPrimary · Government · 4.9kmICSEA 994
- Robina State High SchoolSecondary · Government · 5kmICSEA 1026
- Arcadia CollegeSecondary · Independent · 5.2kmICSEA 992
- Silkwood School - Robina CampusCombined · Independent · 5.5km
Source: ACARA MySchool · Updated 2025
Transport
Source: TfNSW GTFS
Employment & Economy
Top local industries
Source: DEWR SALM / ABS Census 2021 · Updated SALM Mar 2026 / 2021 Census
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.
In this suburb
Source: Bureau of Meteorology · OpenStreetMap · Healthdirect NHSD (via Geoscience Australia)
Fitness
Few fitness options
Very few fitness facilities in and around this suburb.
Facilities within 3km of the suburb centre. The Fitness Score is a national percentile of these counts per resident.
Source: OpenStreetMap
Outdoors
No data
No outdoor amenities matched to this suburb.
Within 3km of the suburb centre. The Outdoor Score is a national percentile led by parks and green space.
Source: OpenStreetMap
Culture
Few cultural venues
Very few cultural venues in and around this suburb.
Within 3km of the suburb centre. The Culture Score is a national percentile weighting theatres, museums, galleries, libraries and arts centres most heavily.
Source: OpenStreetMap
Entertainment Scene
Not much nightlife
No licensed on-premises venues recorded in this suburb.
Government liquor register data is not yet available for QLD. Venue counts are estimated from OpenStreetMap within 2km of the suburb centre.
View nearby venues on the Entertainment Map →
Source: OpenStreetMap
Childcare
Childcare desert
Very limited childcare services in and around this suburb — families may face significant travel for childcare.
View childcare centres on the map →
Source: ACECQA National Quality Framework Register · Updated July 2026
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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 8,598 per 100,000 across all categories.
How far is Tallai from Brisbane CBD?
Tallai is about 72.4 km from Brisbane CBD, an estimated 190 minutes by public transport.
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.