QLD · Ipswich Council

Thagoona, 4306

Est. population · Jun 2025

1,275

Growth (1 yr)

+5.5%

Growth (5 yr)

+21.1%

Median age

43

Median income

$2,091/wk

Employment rate

60%

Languages at home

1.3%non-English

Mostly English at home

2021 Census · usual residence

Desirability score

39/100
Below average

848th in QLD

Verified 65% confidence

How this score is calculated
  • Excellent transport
  • High desirability
What Thagoona is known for: Excellent transport, High desirability

Suburb profile

Thagoona is a quieter smaller community in Ipswich Council, where peace, space and a country-town pace still dominate. Brisbane is reachable when needed, but everyday life stays firmly rooted in the surrounding region. Established families and long-term residents give the suburb a settled feel, with a strong presence of young families throughout.

Life here is grounded in local routine rather than big-city choice. With limited local amenities, residents regularly travel to a neighbouring town for shops, appointments and a wider choice. A car helps for most daily errands, though buses and trains still link the suburb further afield.

Housing sits in the middle of the local market: neither cheap nor premium. An emerging neighbourhood feel is building here, with new households gradually reshaping local life.

Versus similar regional towns, the suburb reads below average on desirability, chiefly because local dining and lifestyle amenities, plus parks and green space trail behind. Limited access to some essential local services also trimmed the result.

At a glance

Thagoona snapshot

A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk

Median house price

No data available

Median rent

No data available

Population (ERP)

1,275

+5.5% annual growth

Dwelling vacancy

3.4%

Census unoccupied dwellings

Livability profile

Desirability pillars vs the peer median (50th percentile)

How it compares

Relative standing using percentiles, ranks, and national deciles

Desirability

#126

among Country & regional · Emerging

Safety

31st

percentile in state (higher = safer)

Pop. growth

97th

percentile in QLD

Advantage (IRSAD)

4/10

national SEIFA decile

Population growth

Recent ERP change over 1 and 5 years

Housing mix

Dwelling types from the 2021 Census

Risks & flags

Quick scan — open a section below for full context

Living here

Desirability

Ranks & confidence
Desirability score
39.0/100 — Below average
National rank
3957th in Australia
State rank
848th in QLD
Peer rank
#126 among Country & regional · Emerging suburbs
Cohort rank
#415 among Country & regional suburbs
Data confidence
65%

Data sources & freshness

  • Suburb Guide desirability indexSuburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated

Population

Estimated resident population

1,275(June 2025)

+5.5% annual · +21.1% over 5 years · 97th percentile in QLD

Growth figures & methodology
Annual growth
+5.5%
5-year growth
+21.1%
Change in 1 year
+66
Change in 5 years
+222
Growth rank in QLD
97th percentile

ABS Estimated Resident Population allocated to this suburb from SA2-level data. Not an official ABS suburb count.

Methodology

Figures are allocated from ABS Estimated Resident Population at Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2), using 2021 Census share within overlapping SA2 regions. Where Census data is unavailable, area overlap is used instead.

The dashed chart line is a simple growth-trend estimate to June 2030 (~1,450), extrapolated at +2.4% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.

2021 Census figures

2021 Census

Population
1,077
Median age
43
Median household income / week
$2,091
Dwelling vacancy
3.4%
Unoccupied private dwellings
12 of 356
Median monthly mortgage
$1,668
Employment rate
60%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
341 / 0 / 0

Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)

Employment, household income and age diversity (2021 Census)

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community ProfileAustralian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

  • Estimated Resident PopulationAustralian Bureau of Statistics · 2025 · Updated · SA2 ERP allocated to suburb boundaries

Community & culture

No 2021 Census cultural diversity data for this suburb yet.

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community ProfileAustralian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

Crime & safety

Reported offences are running lower than the same point last year.

Offence counts & rates
Total offences (Jan 2026 to Aug 2026)
43
Against the person
7
Against property
23
Rate per 1,000 residents
33.7
Person-crime prevalence
About 1 in 154 residents
State safety percentile
31.4th (lower crime is better)
Increase (daily rate, partial year)
+5.7%

Most common offence types

  • Assault120
  • Drug Offences164
  • Other Theft (Excl. Unlawful Entry)495
  • Traffic And Related Offences305
  • Unlawful Entry135

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)

Crime rate and year-on-year trend

Data sources & freshness

  • QPS Online Crime MapQueensland Police Service · Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 → Jan 2026 to Aug 2026; Jan 2026 to Aug 2026 · Updated · Calendar-year aggregates

Family & Lifestyle

Public transport

3 public transport stops in this suburb

  • Thagoona station
  • Thagoona station, platform 1
  • Thagoona station, platform 2

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)

Public transport stop coverage

Data sources & freshness

Amenities

8 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km

Local character & venue list

Local character

  • Limited walkable amenities nearby
Walkability proxy
5/100
Cafés per 1,000 residents
0
Food & drink per 1,000 residents
0
Parks per 1,000 residents
0.93
Sport & outdoors(2)
  • Caledonian ParkPark
  • Sports field
Transport(3)

2 bus stops · 1 train stations

Other(3)
  • TelstraTelephone
  • TranslinkTicket Validator
  • TranslinkVending machine

Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe). Transport stops are summarised by type rather than listed individually.

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)

Food, shopping, recreation and sport (OpenStreetMap)

Data sources & freshness

  • Local amenity insightsSuburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
  • OpenStreetMap amenitiesOpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated

Parks & reserves

1 parks and public open space in this suburb

  • Caledonian ParkPark

Data sources & freshness

Green cover

Parks & woodland (OSM)
1
Parks (OSM)
1

OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.

Contributes to desirability score · Environment (10%)

Parks and green cover (OpenStreetMap)

Data sources & freshness

Health access

Nearest hospital
Hospital (12.7 km)
Nearest hospital type
Hospital
Nearest hospital emergency
Emergency department

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)

Hospitals and GP clinics

Data sources & freshness

NDIS participation

NDIS participants (31 March 2026)
40
Participants per 1,000 residents
31.4

Active NDIS participants allocated from NDIA Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2, ASGS 2016) counts to this suburb boundary. Not an official suburb-level NDIS figure · as at 31 March 2026.

For NDIS spend and service-demand exploration by SA2 or postcode, see the Care Sector Demand Map.

Data sources & freshness

Weather

Typical conditions by season for suburbs in the same ~44 km climate area. Rainfall totals are summed from monthly WorldClim layers; rainy-day counts are approximate.

Summer (Dec–Feb)

Usual max / min
28° / 18°
Rainfall
493 mm · ~62 rainy days

Autumn (Mar–May)

Usual max / min
25° / 14°
Rainfall
343 mm · ~43 rainy days

Winter (Jun–Aug)

Usual max / min
20° / 7°
Rainfall
144 mm · ~18 rainy days

Spring (Sep–Nov)

Usual max / min
25° / 12°
Rainfall
249 mm · ~31 rainy days

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)

Temperature and humidity comfort

Data sources & freshness

  • Seasonal climate normalsWorldClim 2.1 · Updated

Future & Planning

Hazards

Bushfire planning zone
No overlay at centroid

Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via Queensland Bushfire Prone Area mapping.

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)

Bushfire hazard overlays

Data sources & freshness

  • Hazard planning overlaysState government hazard layers · current · Updated

Politics & representation

Federal electorate
Blair
Member of Parliament
Shayne NEUMANN (Australian Labor Party)
Results from
2025 federal election
Electorate enrolment (2025)
142,006
Turnout (2025)
88.2%
Swing since 2022 (2025)
+0.5 pp toward Labor

Two-party preferred (2025)

Coalition 44.3%Labor 55.7%

Estimated suburb voting profile

Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 11.3 km away).

Coalition 50.8%Labor 49.2%

6.5 percentage points more Coalition-leaning than the electorate

Estimated swing since 2022: +0.4 pp toward Labor

Nearest polling places

  • WalloonLabor 51.6% · Coalition 48.4% TPP (2025)3.8 km away
  • RosewoodLabor 49.0% · Coalition 51.0% TPP (2025)4.6 km away
  • WillowbankLabor 45.6% · Coalition 54.4% TPP (2025)6.0 km away
  • HaigsleaLabor 36.7% · Coalition 63.3% TPP (2025)6.1 km away
  • MarburgLabor 44.1% · Coalition 55.9% TPP (2025)8.1 km away

Federal electorate from AEC federal division boundaries (2025 redistribution). Division-level results are official AEC figures from the latest general election, with by-election updates where applicable. The estimated suburb profile blends up to eight nearest ordinary polling booths in the same electorate using inverse-distance weighting from the suburb centroid — an approximation, not official AEC data. Nearest polling places are shown for reference.

Data sources & freshness

Socio-economic

IRSAD decile (2021)
4/10
IRSD decile (2021)
5/10

ABS Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA), 2021 release — the latest available, derived from the 2021 Census. Deciles rank suburbs nationally from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest).

What do IRSAD and IRSD measure?

IRSAD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage. Combines indicators of advantage (e.g. high income, skilled occupations) and disadvantage. Higher decile = more advantaged relative to other Australian areas.

IRSD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Disadvantage. Focuses on disadvantage only (e.g. low income, unemployment, limited education). Higher decile = less disadvantage nationally.

A new SEIFA edition typically follows each census; the ABS has not announced a release date beyond 2021.

Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)

Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD decile)

Data sources & freshness

More in Ipswich Council

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Comparable suburbs

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