Tara, QLD 4421
Tara property market
Most of Tara's activity is house sales, with 37 sales at around $224k as of July 2026, taking about 135 days to sell (up a lot from 65 days last year), one of the country's least in-demand house markets.
Unit rentals are a much smaller second, with 4 leases at $345 a week, renting out in about 21 days. Then come 2 house rentals at $425 a week.
Who lives hereA low-income, largely mortgage-free, older-leaning suburb — very walkable.
House covers houses, duplexes, semi-detached and terraces; Unit covers apartments, units, townhouses and villas.
Tara demographics & population
Census data sourced from the Australian Bureau of Statistics — © Commonwealth of Australia, 2021 Census of Population and Housing and Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA) 2021 · Shares, ratios and percentiles shown are Micromarkets transformations of that data · licensed CC BY 4.0.
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Who lives in Tara?
The age structure, household make-up, and cultural fabric of the people who call this suburb home.
Share of all residents by 5-year band · hover a band for the count + split
A strongly multicultural community with deep migrant heritage.
2020–21 understated — COVID border closures.
Census data sourced from the Australian Bureau of Statistics — © Commonwealth of Australia, 2021 Census of Population and Housing · Shares, ratios and percentiles shown are Micromarkets transformations of that data · licensed CC BY 4.0.
Housing & affordability in Tara
What it costs to live here, who owns versus rents, and the shape of the housing stock.
Census data sourced from the Australian Bureau of Statistics — © Commonwealth of Australia, 2021 Census of Population and Housing · Shares, ratios and percentiles shown are Micromarkets transformations of that data · licensed CC BY 4.0.
Income & employment in Tara
Incomes, employment, and the occupation mix of the people who live here.
A typical household pulls in about 2.0× the typical individual — a multi-earner area.
Census data sourced from the Australian Bureau of Statistics — © Commonwealth of Australia, 2021 Census of Population and Housing · Shares, ratios and percentiles shown are Micromarkets transformations of that data · licensed CC BY 4.0.
Getting around Tara
How people get to work, and how car-dependent the suburb is — the clearest tell of inner-urban versus outer-suburban living.
Census data sourced from the Australian Bureau of Statistics — © Commonwealth of Australia, 2021 Census of Population and Housing · Shares, ratios and percentiles shown are Micromarkets transformations of that data · licensed CC BY 4.0.
Education · ACARA My School 2025
Schools in and around Tara
2 schools inside Tara, plus the closest options around it. Families can choose from 2 primary schools in Tara and its surrounds, and 1 high school covering the secondary years. Distances are straight-line from the suburb centre and are not enrolment catchments — always confirm zones with the school.
ICSEA is ACARA’s official measure of a school’s socio-educational advantage — based mainly on parents’ education and occupation, plus the school’s location and student mix.
- Within Tara · 2Order by
- 1St Joseph's SchoolCatholic · Primary · Co-ed · Years Prep-6 · Within suburbState Rank—English—Maths—Students161Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 2Tara Shire State CollegeGovernment · Combined · Co-ed · Years Prep-12 · Within suburbState Rank—English—Maths—Students161Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
Why are some State Rank and star ratings blank? Schools can choose not to publish their results. In practice, schools that score well above their state average almost always publish theirs — so a blank rating more often reflects a school opting out than a top result being hidden. Academic results also tend to rise with ICSEA Rank, so higher-ICSEA schools more often carry a strong State Rank as well.
School profile and ICSEA data sourced from ACARA — © Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (data year 2025) · State Rank & star columns are Micromarkets-compiled academic ratings from publicly available school results · Distances are straight-line from the suburb centre, not catchments.
Turnover
How settled or transient the community is — and where newcomers came from.
Tara median house price & rent
Headline price, rent, yield and time on market for Tara — choose a property type and size below.
House & unit prices by bedroom
Every segment this suburb tracks — sales and rentals side by side, ranked by total activity over the last twelve months.
Tara property growth
Where each segment sits against its peers in the chosen geography — past the midline means it's outperforming the rest.
Market demandHow fast this market is moving — a velocity index built from trailing-year transaction volume and median days on market. Strong volume lifts the score; days on market drags it down, with the drag growing sharply once listings start lingering. Ranked against peers in the chosen geography.
Houses
Units
Buying vs renting in Tara
What it costs each week to own a property versus renting the same one — positive means buying carries the premium, negative means rent covers the mortgage.
How strong is demand, and which way is it heading?
Two questions on one chart — how strong demand is right now, and which way it's heading year-on-year.
Sales market velocity
Tara against the neighbourhood
Eight diagnostic views cutting the data a different way each time — Tara in blue, peers in colour.
How fast — and is it getting faster?
Housing supply & months of stock
How long current listings would take to clear at the recent rate of sales or leases. Critical shortage and Oversupply only fire at the genuine tails of the national distribution — sales tip in under 0.7 months, rentals far faster, under 0.3.
Sales market
| Segment | Band | Months of supply left | YoYYoY change12-month change in months of supply. Down means stock is tightening (fewer months than a year ago); up means stock is loosening. | ListedListedActive listings in this segment right now, derived from months of supply multiplied by the recent transaction rate. | SoldSold (last year)Total sold transactions completed in this segment over the last 12 months. | Per monthPer monthAverage monthly absorption — how many properties are sold each month in this segment, over the last 12 months. |
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Rental market
| Segment | Band | Months of supply left | YoYYoY change12-month change in months of supply. Down means stock is tightening (fewer months than a year ago); up means stock is loosening. | ListedListedActive listings in this segment right now, derived from months of supply multiplied by the recent transaction rate. | LeasedLeased (last year)Total leased transactions completed in this segment over the last 12 months. | Per monthPer monthAverage monthly absorption — how many properties are leased each month in this segment, over the last 12 months. |
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Who's transacting — buyers or tenants?
Out of every property transaction in this suburb, what share are sales versus leases — each point a rolling twelve-month window.
Tara — Units & Houses, all bedrooms
Tara median house price & rent history
Each tape traces one metric across sixty months for the selected segment — every point a trailing twelve-month figure, matching the headline KPIs above.
Five-year summaryAs of Jun 2026, the median house sale price in Tara rose from $75k (Jul 2021) to $134k (Jun 2026) — +79.9% growth over five years — peaking at $199k between Feb 2025 and Jan 2026. Median house rent went from $135/wk to $219/wk (+62.2%) over the same period. For units, median rent went from $88/wk to $279/wk (+217.0%) over the same period.
Suburbs near Tara: prices compared
The nearest suburbs to Tara, ranked by distance — each lined up against Tara on the same measures, so the differences jump out at a glance.
Suburbs like Tara
Suburbs anywhere in QLD that behave like Tara — matched on price, growth, selling speed and demand, not on distance. A shortlist of markets that move the same way — including ones far away you'd never think to compare. (Want the suburbs right next door instead? See Nearby markets above.)
Tara vs Blackall: the closest sales-market match trades at a median of $135k against Tara's $213k — about 37% lower, with homes selling in 81 days versus 114 days here.
Comparable sales markets to Tara: Blackall median house price, Middlemount market trends, Hughenden, QLD property market, Charleville (QLD 4470) and Townview median house price.
Frequently asked · Tara
24 data-driven answers about Tara's property market — every one computed from the metrics above.
What things cost
Prices, rent, yield, ownership costWhat is the median house price in Tara?
#The median house price in Tara, QLD 4421 is $213k as of June 2026, based on 6 sales over the past 12 months. Houses there have moved +0.5% year-on-year. Prices vary by bedroom count, from compact two-bedroom homes to larger four-bedroom houses. See the bedroom-level breakdown below for 2-, 3- and 4-bedroom medians.
How much does it cost to rent in Tara?
#The median weekly house rent in Tara is $277 as of June 2026, drawn from a very small number of recent leases. Units rent for around $277 per week. House rents have moved +50.0% year-on-year. Current vacancy pressure is shown in the supply section above.
How much is rent for a 3 bedroom house in Tara?
#A 3 bedroom house in Tara rents for a median $277 per week as of June 2026, drawn from a very small number of recent leases. Across other house sizes: 2-bedroom $277/week. Unit rents: 2-bedroom $277/week. Figures cover only segments with enough recent leases to be statistically meaningful; sparse segments are excluded. The segment breakdown covers rent, yield and days on market for every property type and bedroom count.
What is the gross rental yield in Tara?
#Gross rental yield in Tara is 7.51% for houses as of June 2026, compared with the QLD unit median of 3.52%. Gross yield is annual rent divided by purchase price — it doesn't account for ownership costs like council rates, strata, maintenance or vacancy.
How much is a 3 bedroom house in Tara?
#As of June 2026, Tara medians by bedroom count:
| Property | 1 bed | 2 bed | 3 bed | 4 bed | Total |
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| Houses | — | $213k | $213k | $213k | $213k |
Figures cover only segments with enough recent transactions to be statistically meaningful; sparse segments are excluded.
How the market is moving
Speed, supply, growth, cycle phaseWhat are Tara's property market trends?
#Tara's property market trends to June 2026: house prices rose +0.5% year-on-year; weekly house rents moved +50.0%; homes now sell in a median 114 days — slower than a year ago by 40; sales supply sits at 1.1 months (severe). Read together — price, rent, selling speed and supply — they show which way the Tara market is leaning. The 5-year tape and demand cycle charts above plot the full trajectory.
What does the data say about Tara as an investment?
#As of June 2026 in Tara, house prices rose +0.5% over the year, gross rental yield is 7.51% against a QLD median of 2.54%, houses take a median 114 days to sell, sales supply is 1.1 months (severe). Capital growth, rental yield, selling speed and supply are the signals investors weigh — but these figures describe the market, not a recommendation. This is data, not financial advice; always do your own research and consider a licensed adviser.
How quickly do houses sell in Tara?
#Houses in Tara sell in a median 114 days on market as of June 2026. Days on market have lengthened by 40 days versus a year ago. Faster clearance typically coincides with stronger buyer demand and lower supply.
Is Tara a tight or loose property market right now?
#Tara's sales market sits at 1.1 months of supply for houses as of June 2026 — classified as Severe (extreme shortage) against the Australian distribution. Under 1.7 months is Severe (extreme shortage); over 4.5 months is Loose.
Have property prices in Tara gone up or down?
#House prices in Tara moved +0.5% over the 12 months to June 2026. The 5-year tape above plots the full monthly trajectory — showing where the market changed character rather than just crossing round numbers.
How active is the rental market in Tara?
#, with 1 houses leased over the past 12 months. Units sit at 0.3 months. Tighter supply typically corresponds to faster letting and upward pressure on rents.
Where is Tara in its property market cycle?
#Tara's house market is currently in the 'softer_weakening' phase as of June 2026 — combining above-median sales velocity nationally with year-on-year loosening in days on market. The demand cycle chart above plots all eight segments on the same demand-versus-direction axes.
How it compares
Vs state, vs nearby, vs popularHow does Tara compare to other QLD suburbs?
#Tara's median house price ($213k) is 70% below the QLD median ($710k) as of June 2026. On selling speed, houses clear in 114 days vs 19 days state median. On gross yield, Tara sits at 7.51% vs 2.54% state median.
How does Tara compare to neighbouring suburbs?
#Tara's most-similar nearby market is Blackall (412.3 km away) with a median house price of $135k — about 37% cheaper. The Nearby and Similar markets sections above rank every peer within radius and by composite similarity across price, days on market, yield, ownership cost and cycle phase.
What's the most popular property type in Tara?
#The most-transacted segment in Tara over the 12 months to June 2026 is 2 bed houses with 8 sales. 3 bed houses come second at 8 sales. The buying-versus-renting section above breaks down the top segments with weekly mortgage, rent and ownership-cost detail.
How many properties were sold and leased in Tara last year?
#Tara recorded 8 house sales and 0 unit sales over the 12 months to June 2026 — a combined 8 transactions. On the rental side, 1 house and 1 unit were leased. Segments with statistically thin samples are excluded from displayed figures.
About the area
Population, income, who lives here, schoolsWhat postcode is Tara in?
#Tara is in postcode 4421, in the Darling Downs region of QLD. Addresses there are written as Tara, QLD 4421.
What is the population of Tara?
#Tara, QLD 4421 is home to 1,462 residents (ABS Census 2021). The median resident age is 35, and the average household holds 1.3 people. The "Who lives here" section above breaks the community down by age, life stage and tenure.
What is the median household income in Tara?
#The median household in Tara earns $638 per week — roughly $33k a year (ABS Census 2021). Median personal income runs $327/week. Income, rent-to-income and mortgage-to-income context sits in the "Who lives here" section above.
What is the unemployment rate in Tara?
#The unemployment rate in Tara is 50.0% (ABS Census 2021). That sits right around the median for Australian suburbs. The rate counts people who are working or actively looking for work — not a share of all residents. Workforce participation sits at 50%. The local economy section above covers incomes, employment status and the occupation mix.
Do people own or rent in Tara?
#Tara is mostly owner-occupied: about 100% of households are owner-occupiers and 50% rent (ABS Census 2021). Of owners, 50% own outright and 50% are paying off a mortgage.
What schools are near Tara?
#Tara has 2 schools within reach, 2 of them inside the suburb itself — including St Joseph's School, Tara Shire State College. The Schools section above maps each one with sector, year range, enrolment, Micromarkets-compiled academic ratings and ICSEA (ACARA).
Is Tara a good place to live?
#Tara, QLD 4421 has a population of 1,462, a median age of 35, a median household income around $638/week, 50% of households renting (ABS Census 2021). There are 2 schools within reach. Whether it's the right fit depends on your priorities — these figures describe the community, housing mix and amenity rather than offer a verdict.
About this data
Methodology and update cadenceWhen was this Tara market data last updated?
#This Tara market data was last updated July 2026, covering the 12 months to June 2026. Figures are computed monthly from 12-month rolling windows of recorded sales and leases, with five years of monthly history behind the trend charts. Methodology, glossary and data sources are linked in the footer.