QLD · Banana Council
Taroom, QLD, 4420
Desirability index
#36 among Country & regional suburbs
Suburb snapshot
Taroom is a small locality in the Banana area, home to around 885 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show 24 offences in Jan 2026 to Dec 2026 with falling year-on-year trends (-35%), roughly 27.1 offences per 1,000 residents, and 1 school and preschool site in the area. Snapshot data also shows parks or public open space within the suburb and hospitals or GP clinics within the suburb.
Population
- Population
- 885
- Median age
- 41
- Median household income / week
- $1,323
- Dwelling vacancy
- 26.8%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 116 of 433
- Median monthly mortgage
- $867
- Employment rate
- 61.7%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 12 / 4 / 8
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 Census release
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Crime & safety
- Total offences (Jan 2026 to Dec 2026)
- 24
- Against the person
- 7
- Against property
- 7
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 27.1
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 126 residents
- State safety percentile
- 3.1th (lower crime is better)
- Year-on-year change
- -35.1%
Most common offence types
- Assault3
- Good Order Offences4
- Other Theft (Excl. Unlawful Entry)4
- Traffic And Related Offences8
- Unlawful Use Of Motor Vehicle2
Data sources & freshness
- QPS Online Crime Map — Queensland Police Service · Period: Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 → Jan 2026 to Dec 2026; Jan 2026 to Dec 2026 · Updated on site · Calendar-year aggregates
Schools & preschools
- Schools & preschools
- 1
- Median school ICSEA
- 965
- Taroom State SchoolCombined
Data sources & freshness
- ACARA school locations — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · Period: 2025 · Updated on site · Annual ACARA release
- School ICSEA scores — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · Period: 2025 · Updated on site · Annual ACARA release
Amenities
No OpenStreetMap amenities mapped for this suburb yet.
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Parks & reserves
3 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Carraba Conservation ParkNature reserve
- Lions ParkPark
- Ludwig Leichhardt ParkPark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Period: current · Updated on site
Health access
- Hospitals & GP clinics
- 4
- Emergency department
- On site
- Taroom Doctors Surgerydoctor
- Taroom Hospitalhospital
- Taroom HospitalMiller Streethospital
- Taroom Pharmacy and Giftspharmacy
Data sources & freshness
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · Period: current · Updated on site
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 3/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 3/10
SEIFA indexes from ABS 2021. Decile 10 = most advantaged / least disadvantaged in Australia.
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 SEIFA release
Heritage
2 state heritage places
- Leichhardt TreeState heritage place
- Taroom Aboriginal Settlement (former)State heritage place
Data sources & freshness
- State heritage register — State heritage authority · Period: current · Updated on site
Childcare
1 childcare service from OpenStreetMap
- Taroom Kindergartenkindergarten
Data sources & freshness
- Childcare services — OpenStreetMap · Period: current · Updated on site
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- No overlay at centroid
Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via Queensland Bushfire Prone Area mapping.
Data sources & freshness
- Hazard planning overlays — State government hazard layers · Period: current · Updated on site
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 2
- Parks (OSM)
- 2
OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap green cover features — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Desirability index
- Desirability score
- 90.7/100
- Cohort rank
- #36 among Country & regional suburbs
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics
Recent changes
- Taroom Kindergartenchildcarekindergarten
- Leichhardt TreeheritageState heritage place
- Taroom Aboriginal Settlement (former)heritageState heritage place
- Taroom Doctors Surgeryhealthdoctor
- Taroom Hospitalhealthhospital
- Taroom HospitalhealthMiller Streethospital
- Taroom Pharmacy and Giftshealthpharmacy
- Carraba Conservation Parkgovernmentnature_reserve
- Lions Parkgovernmentpark
- Ludwig Leichhardt Parkgovernmentpark
Data sources & freshness
- Childcare services — OpenStreetMap · Updated on site
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Updated on site
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · Updated on site
- State heritage register — State heritage authority · Updated on site
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