QLD · Hinchinbrook Council
Taylors Beach, 4850
Current weather
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92% humidity · 5.4 km/h wind · 24.2° / 19.8° today · 2.9 mm rain
Updated
Desirability score
- Green suburb
- High desirability
Suburb profile
Taylors Beach offers a slower smaller community life in Hinchinbrook, with open surrounds and a close-knit community feel. Remote from the metro area in the best sense: quiet streets, big skies and a town that runs on its own timetable. Open skies and rolling countryside set a calm backdrop to everyday routines.
An older demographic makes it especially popular with retirees. Life here is grounded in local routine rather than big-city choice, and that is part of the charm. Housing remains accessible compared with many parts of the state.
The streetscape feels settled and established, with older homes giving the area a familiar, lived-in look.
The desirability score is below average, weighed down by weaker community and employment and housing affordability against similar regional towns, even with safety holding up better. Limited access to some essential local services also trimmed the result.
Population
- Population
- 297
- Median age
- 64
- Median household income / week
- $850
- Dwelling vacancy
- 34.2%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 81 of 237
- Median monthly mortgage
- $964
- Employment rate
- 30.6%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 13 / 8 / 3
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Employment, household income and age diversity (2021 Census)
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 Jul 2026)
- 12
- Against the person
- 3
- Against property
- 3
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 40.4
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 99 residents
- State safety percentile
- 51.6th (lower crime is better)
- Decrease (daily rate, partial year)
- -11.4%
Reported offences are running lower than the same point last year.
Reported offences by period
Most common offence types
- Assault62
- Drug Offences71
- Good Order Offences51
- Other Theft (Excl. Unlawful Entry)47
- Traffic And Related Offences101
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Crime rate and year-on-year trend
Data sources & freshness
- QPS Online Crime Map — Queensland Police Service · Period: Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 → Jan 2026 to Jul 2026; Jan 2026 to Jul 2026 · Updated on site · Calendar-year aggregates
Amenities
No OpenStreetMap amenities mapped for this suburb yet.
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Food, shopping, recreation and sport (OpenStreetMap)
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
- Lions ParkPark
- Nazarri ParkPark
- Taylors Beach Progress ParkPark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Period: current · Updated on site
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 1/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 2/10
SEIFA indexes from ABS 2021. Decile 10 = most advantaged / least disadvantaged in Australia.
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD decile)
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 SEIFA release
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 overlays — State government hazard layers · Period: current · Updated on site
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 3
- Parks (OSM)
- 3
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
- OpenStreetMap green cover features — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Desirability Index
- Desirability score
- 25.4/100 — Below average
- National rank
- 6032nd in Australia
- State rank
- 1400th in QLD
- Peer rank
- #402 among Country & regional · Mature suburbs
- Cohort rank
- #885 among Country & regional suburbs
- Data confidence
- 58%
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics
Recent changes
- Assaultcrime62
- Drug Offencescrime71
- Good Order Offencescrime51
- Other Theft (Excl. Unlawful Entry)crime47
- Traffic And Related Offencescrime101
- Lions Parkgovernmentpark
- Nazarri Parkgovernmentpark
- Taylors Beach Progress Parkgovernmentpark
Data sources & freshness
- QPS Online Crime Map — Queensland Police Service · Updated on site · Calendar-year aggregates
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Updated on site
More in Hinchinbrook Council
Other suburbs in the same local government area.
Comparable suburbs
Similar population and socio-economic profile in other parts of Queensland.