Tallai vs Worongary

Worongary is the younger of the two, with a median age of 40 against 44 in Tallai. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Tallai: a median of $1.75 million, against $1.45 million in Worongary, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Worongary tends to suit buyers on a tighter budget.

Which one suits you?

There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.

Families with school-age kids

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Tallai carries lower crime risk (36/100 vs 58/100)
  • Worongary has more parks and reserves (12 vs 1)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Worongary

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper land ($1,002,500 vs $1,880,000)
  • has cheaper houses ($1,450,000 vs $1,750,000)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Worongary

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($450/wk vs $550/wk)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Tallai is more walkable (8/100 vs 0/100)
  • Worongary sits closer to the CBD (77 km vs 82 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Tallai

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (8/100 vs 0/100)
  • carries lower crime risk (36/100 vs 58/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (20% vs 14%)

Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

Tallai and Worongary drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Tallai Worongary
Hides rows where both suburbs match

Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.

Side by side, out of 100

Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.

Tallai Worongary
Walkability 8 / 0
Tallai — Walkability: 8/100 Worongary — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 64 / 42
Tallai — Safety: 64/100 Worongary — Safety: 42/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Tallai — Low fire risk: 100/100 Worongary — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Worongary has more residents (6,021 vs 4,465); Tallai rents higher ($550/wk vs $450/wk).

Tallai Worongary
Population 4,465 6,021
+35% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +7.6% +7.3%
Median age 44 40
Median household income $114,296/yr
+2% vs other
 $112,320/yr
Median weekly rent $550/wk
+18% vs other
 $450/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Tallai Worongary
0-4 5.2% / 5.8%
Tallai — 0-4: 5.2% Worongary — 0-4: 5.8%
5-14 14.1% / 13.5%
Tallai — 5-14: 14.1% Worongary — 5-14: 13.5%
15-19 6.9% / 7.6%
Tallai — 15-19: 6.9% Worongary — 15-19: 7.6%
20-24 4.9% / 5.7%
Tallai — 20-24: 4.9% Worongary — 20-24: 5.7%
25-34 8.4% / 10.1%
Tallai — 25-34: 8.4% Worongary — 25-34: 10.1%
35-44 11.8% / 14.1%
Tallai — 35-44: 11.8% Worongary — 35-44: 14.1%
45-54 14.5% / 15.3%
Tallai — 45-54: 14.5% Worongary — 45-54: 15.3%
55-64 13.7% / 13.5%
Tallai — 55-64: 13.7% Worongary — 55-64: 13.5%
65-74 10.6% / 9.0%
Tallai — 65-74: 10.6% Worongary — 65-74: 9.0%
75-84 6.1% / 4.4%
Tallai — 75-84: 6.1% Worongary — 75-84: 4.4%
85+ 3.6% / 1.0%
Tallai — 85+: 3.6% Worongary — 85+: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Tallai 58.8% couple families
Tallai — Couple Families: 58.8% Tallai — Lone Person: 20.8% Tallai — One Parent Families: 16.3% Tallai — Group Household: 2.7% Tallai — Other Families: 1.4%
Worongary 61.2% couple families
Worongary — Couple Families: 61.2% Worongary — Lone Person: 15.1% Worongary — One Parent Families: 19.0% Worongary — Group Household: 3.8% Worongary — Other Families: 0.9%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Tallai 11.1% renting
Tallai — Owned Outright: 38.2% Tallai — Mortgage: 50.7% Tallai — Renting: 11.1%
Worongary 13.4% renting
Worongary — Owned Outright: 30.8% Worongary — Mortgage: 55.8% Worongary — Renting: 13.4%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Tallai Worongary
Certificate III & IV 14.2% / 18.8%
Tallai — Certificate III & IV: 14.2% Worongary — Certificate III & IV: 18.8%
Bachelor Degree 12.9% / 10.3%
Tallai — Bachelor Degree: 12.9% Worongary — Bachelor Degree: 10.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.7% / 8.8%
Tallai — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.7% Worongary — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.8%
Postgraduate Degree 3.9% / 2.4%
Tallai — Postgraduate Degree: 3.9% Worongary — Postgraduate Degree: 2.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.0% / 1.5%
Tallai — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.0% Worongary — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.8%).

Where residents were born

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.

Tallai Worongary
New Zealand 6.6% / 6.2%
Tallai — New Zealand: 6.6% Worongary — New Zealand: 6.2%
England 6.2% / 5.1%
Tallai — England: 6.2% Worongary — England: 5.1%
South Africa 1.9% / 1.4%
Tallai — South Africa: 1.9% Worongary — South Africa: 1.4%
Scotland 0.9% / 0.4%
Tallai — Scotland: 0.9% Worongary — Scotland: 0.4%
China 0.8% / 0.5%
Tallai — China: 0.8% Worongary — China: 0.5%
Germany 0.4% / 0.5%
Tallai — Germany: 0.4% Worongary — Germany: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.6%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Tallai 89.5% houses
Tallai — Houses: 89.5% Tallai — Townhouses: 9.4% Tallai — Flats / Apartments: 1.0%
Worongary 98.2% houses
Worongary — Houses: 98.2% Worongary — Townhouses: 0.0% Worongary — Flats / Apartments: 1.8%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Tallai Worongary
Median house price $1,750,000 $1,450,000
Median unit price $717,000 —
Median land price $1,880,000 $1,002,500
Typical days to sell (houses) 40 days
from 41 sales
 25 days
from 87 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Tallai Worongary
3 bed $1.31M / $1.14M
Tallai — 3 bed: $1.31M (12 sales) Worongary — 3 bed: $1.14M (36 sales)

12 vs 36 sales

4 bed $1.8M / $1.38M
Tallai — 4 bed: $1.8M (40 sales) Worongary — 4 bed: $1.38M (51 sales)

40 vs 51 sales

5 bed $1.98M / $1.92M
Tallai — 5 bed: $1.98M (21 sales) Worongary — 5 bed: $1.92M (32 sales)

21 vs 32 sales

6 bed $2.15M / $1.92M
Tallai — 6 bed: $2.15M (6 sales) Worongary — 6 bed: $1.92M (5 sales)

6 vs 5 sales

Development activity

Tallai Worongary
New dwellings approved 7,196
across Gold Coast
same for both
Approvals change year on year -35%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Tallai Worongary
Houses 3.9%
$1,500/wk on $1.98M
 4.0%
$1,375/wk on $1.8M
Units —
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Tallai Worongary
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 85% of QLD Higher than 84% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 70% of QLD Higher than 32% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 89% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 84% of QLD Higher than 83% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 52% of QLD Higher than 53% of QLD

Liveability

Tallai is more walkable (8 vs 0); Tallai scores higher overall (68 vs 56).

Tallai Worongary
Grade A B
Score 68/100 56/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Worongary carries more crime risk (58 vs 36).

Tallai Worongary
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
36/100
 Moderate
58/100
Flood —
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 3
within 5 km
 4
within 5 km

Schools

Tallai Worongary
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km 1
Gold Coast campus, 6.6 km
 2
Gold Coast campus, 6.4 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 2.2% 1.7%

Schools in Tallai

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Schools in Worongary

  • Worongary State School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Tallai Worongary
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 0 3
Parks & reserves 1 12
Childcare 3 5
GPs 0 1
Pharmacies 0 1
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 2 4

Mobility

Tallai sits further from the CBD (82 km vs 77 km).

Tallai Worongary
Walkability score 8/100 0/100
Distance to Brisbane 82 km
+6% vs other
 77 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 63 min 59 min
Public transport score 30/100
Bus
 50/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 4.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
 11.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 2 min
scheduled, not actual
 1 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 1.4%
postcode 4213
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 85
postcode 4213
same for both

How people get to work

Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.

Tallai Worongary
Car (driver) 72.2% / 77.4%
Tallai — Car (driver): 72.2% Worongary — Car (driver): 77.4%
Worked from Home 21.5% / 15.6%
Tallai — Worked from Home: 21.5% Worongary — Worked from Home: 15.6%
Car (passenger) 4.4% / 4.4%
Tallai — Car (passenger): 4.4% Worongary — Car (passenger): 4.4%
Walked Only 0.9% / 0.8%
Tallai — Walked Only: 0.9% Worongary — Walked Only: 0.8%
Train 0.6% / 0.8%
Tallai — Train: 0.6% Worongary — Train: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (77.4%).

Setting

Tallai Worongary
Elevation 101 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 61 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 11.3 km 9.8 km

NBN connectivity

Tallai Worongary
Connectivity score 75/100 74/100
Most common technology Hybrid fibre-coaxial
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 34%
1,533 premises
 26%
2,061 premises

Climate

Tallai Worongary
Annual rainfall 1,556 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 28.7°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 10.8°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Tallai Worongary
PM2.5 5.4 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 19.3 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.91 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Tallai Worongary
Average residential rate $1,298/yr
same for both
Council Gold Coast
same for both

Federal electorate

Tallai Worongary
Division Wright
same for both
Member Scott Buchholz
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Tallai Worongary
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

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