Tara
QLD 4421 · Western Downs
1,980 (2021) → 2,051 est. (2025)
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Tara is a suburb in Western Downs, QLD 4421, about 257km from Brisbane CBD. Recent property sales in Tara are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has 2 schools, a transport score of 0/100, and is about 254km inland. Tara has an overall score of 20/100, based on transport, liveability and education, plus a separate residential safety score of 76/100.
Demographics
Age distribution
Housing tenure
- Owned
- Mortgage
- Rented
Commute to work
- Car
- Public transport
- Walk/cycle
- Work from home
Top countries of birth: England (2.37%), New Zealand (2.07%), Philippines (1.01%), Germany (0.45%), Fiji (0.35%)
Top languages: Australian Indigenous Languages (0.61%), Filipino (0.61%), Tagalog (0.4%), Punjabi (0.35%), German (0.25%)
Source: ABS Census 2021
Residential Safety
Small population (under 3,000) — crime rates may be volatile due to low sample size.
QLDdoesn't publish crime data at the suburb level. The rates shown are the Western Downs 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 860 (below the national average of 1000).
In suburb
- St Joseph's SchoolPrimary · CatholicICSEA 873
- Tara Shire State CollegeCombined · GovernmentICSEA 848
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 Tara
Is Tara safe?
Tara has a residential safety score of 76/100, 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 7,794 per 100,000 across all categories.
How far is Tara from Brisbane CBD?
Tara is about 256.9 km from Brisbane CBD.
What schools are in Tara?
Tara has 2 schools, with an average ICSEA of 861 (the national average is 1000). Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Tara?
Tara has a transport score of 0/100.