Taranganba
QLD 4703 · Livingstone
2,275 (2021) → 2,490 est. (2025)
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Taranganba is a suburb in Livingstone, QLD 4703, about 532km from Brisbane CBD. Recent property sales in Taranganba are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has 1 school, a transport score of 0/100, and is right by the coast. Taranganba has an overall score of 34/100, based on transport, liveability and education, plus a separate residential safety score of 94/100.
Demographics
Age distribution
Housing tenure
- Owned
- Mortgage
- Rented
Commute to work
- Car
- Public transport
- Walk/cycle
- Work from home
Top countries of birth: England (3.52%), New Zealand (3.21%), Philippines (0.92%), South Africa (0.75%), Scotland (0.44%)
Top languages: German (0.48%), Cantonese (0.31%), Filipino (0.31%), Tagalog (0.26%), Spanish (0.26%)
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 Livingstone 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 991 (below the national average of 1000).
In suburb
- Taranganba State SchoolPrimary · GovernmentICSEA 975
Nearby (within 10km)
- Sacred Heart Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 1.4kmICSEA 1025
- St Ursula's CollegeSecondary · Catholic · 2.5kmICSEA 1014
- Yeppoon State High SchoolSecondary · Government · 2.6kmICSEA 961
- Yeppoon State SchoolPrimary · Government · 3.3kmICSEA 925
- St Brendan's CollegeSecondary · Catholic · 4.7kmICSEA 987
- St Benedict's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 6.2kmICSEA 1043
- Farnborough State SchoolPrimary · Government · 8.2kmICSEA 997
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 Taranganba
Is Taranganba safe?
Taranganba has a residential safety score of 94/100, 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 4,284 per 100,000 across all categories.
How far is Taranganba from Brisbane CBD?
Taranganba is about 531.8 km from Brisbane CBD.
What schools are in Taranganba?
Taranganba has 1 school, with an average ICSEA of 975 (the national average is 1000). Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Taranganba?
Taranganba has a transport score of 0/100.