Taroom, QLD 4420
Western Downs Regional CouncilAll suburbs in postcode 4420
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What to know about Taroom
Taroom (4420) sits in the Western Downs region of Queensland.
Taroom has roughly 885 residents, with a typical family-age mix. Households are mostly owner-occupied. The area is somewhat walkable for a typical errand run, but a car still helps for grocery runs and weekend trips.
What it’s like to live here
Taroom scores 62/100 on walkability, which makes it somewhat walkable with limited public transport. A short drive opens up most amenities; a car-light household is workable but not optimal.
Summer days here average around 35°C (hot), winter mornings around 6°C (cool). Annual rainfall lands at about 606 mm. Figures are our 1991 to 2020 averages of SILO data for this location (Queensland Government, built from Bureau of Meteorology observations).
Schools in Taroom
Schools serving Taroom: government first, then Catholic and independent.
Government schools
Taroom State School
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Location
Walkability
- Walk
- 62/100
- Transit
- 0/100
- Bike
- 0/100
Somewhat walkable. Scores out of 100, calculated from OpenStreetMap data (ODbL).
Walkability data as of May 2026· OpenStreetMap
Demographics
The 2021 Census put Taroom's population at 885, with a median age of 41. That sits as a typical family-age mix. Households are mostly owner-occupied (63% own, 25% rent), which shapes everything from school catchment stability to how often properties turn over. The household mix skews family-dominated (67% family households, 29% lone person), so amenity decisions tend to follow what families want: parks, schools, supermarkets.
- Population
- 885
- Median age
- 41
- Family households
- 67%
- Lone person
- 29%
- Owner occupied
- 63%
- Renter occupied
- 25%
Demographics data as of May 2026· ABS 2021 Census
Crime and safety
10,409 offences recorded in 2026 across the Western Downs Regional Council LGA
QLD Police publishes these figures only for the whole Western Downs Regional Council, which may include suburbs with very different crime profiles. Quieter residential pockets likely have lower rates than the total suggests; busier areas may have higher.
Top offence categories
Source: State Police Open Data
Weather year-round
- Annual rainfall
- 606 mm
- Hottest month, avg max
- 34.7°C
- Coldest month, avg min
- 5.7°C
Rainfall by month
Our 1991 to 2020 averages of SILO data (Queensland Government, built from Bureau of Meteorology observations, CC BY 4.0) for this location.
Climate data as of October 2026· SILO (Queensland Government), from Bureau of Meteorology observations
Questions about Taroom
- What is the Taroom postcode?
- Taroom is in the 4420 postcode, in QLD, in the Western Downs Regional Council region.
- Where is Taroom?
- Taroom is a suburb in the Western Downs Regional Council area, QLD 4420.
- What schools are in Taroom?
- There are 1 schools serving Taroom on this page, including Taroom State School.
- How walkable is Taroom?
- Taroom has a Walk Score of 62 out of 100, somewhat walkable. transit score 0, bike score 0.
- What suburbs are near Taroom?
- Taroom is close to Peek A Doo, Baroondah, Broadmere, Glebe, Eurombah.
- What is the population of Taroom?
- The population of Taroom is approximately 885 (2021 Census). The median age is 41.
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Sources. House and unit medians from the NSW Valuer General, Land Victoria, the SA Government and the ABS; rents from the state rental bond authorities. Census from the ABS (2021), climate from the Bureau of Meteorology, hazard from Geoscience Australia, schools from ACARA and crime from state police open data. Each figure carries its source and date. How we source data
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