Tallebudgera, QLD 4228
Gold Coast City, Queensland
Good to Know
Tallebudgera, QLD 4228 is a high-value house market in the Gold Coast City area, currently positioned as a long-hold capital growth submarket. The suburb is home to roughly 3,826 adults across 1,372 dwellings and currently records a vacancy rate of 1.87%.
According to HtAG Analytics, Tallebudgera is exhibiting mixed supply signals with strong demand pressure. Stock on Market sits at 0.29% and Inventory at 2.51 months — close to the ~3-month balanced-market threshold — driving +10.2% YoY price growth and +11.2% YoY rent growth.
What the market data is signalling
Tallebudgera shows concurrent capital and rental momentum: 1-year price growth of +10.2% and rent growth of +11.2%. That strength sits alongside extremely low for-sale listings — Stock on Market 0.29% — which is a classic recipe for upward pressure on values.
At the same time the suburb posts a low indicative gross yield of 2.46% (below the recommended 3% threshold), signalling this is a wealth/owner-occupier-led market where cashflow is constrained even as capital gains accelerate. For a visual of where this sits across Australia see the Markets in the Moment (MiM™) heatmap.
Who lives in Tallebudgera — and why it matters for investors
Tallebudgera scores an IRSAD decile of 9, indicating a relatively affluent population. Higher-IRSAD suburbs often show stronger capital retention and lower rental churn, but can compress rental yields and reduce tenant pool depth compared with lower-decile areas. Read more in the IRSAD Crossover study.
Why suburb-level data matters for Tallebudgera
Council or regional averages can hide pockets like Tallebudgera. Decisions should rest on this suburb's own metrics: a typical house price of $2,436,824, indicative gross yield of 2.46%, Stock on Market 0.29%, Inventory 2.51 months and median days on market of 62 days. These local figures define the trade-off between capital growth and cashflow for investors. See the methodology in our LGA vs Suburb research.
For deeper, printable analysis download the full Tallebudgera data guide.
What's behind the RCS™ score of 52
The HtAG RCS™ overall score of 52 bundles three independent dimensions — risk minimisation, capital-growth potential and cashflow resilience — into a single composite. A mid-range RCS like this reflects strong capital momentum but constrained cashflow metrics (low yield, high price/affordability tension).
Understanding the sub-scores is critical to matching this suburb to strategy; learn how the RCS™ is built. To explore Tallebudgera interactively, open Tallebudgera in HtAG Copilot.
Forward signals to watch
The vacancy rate — currently 1.87%: sustained vacancies around this balanced band typically indicate steady rental demand but leave limited upside from tightening; a fall below ~1% would amplify rent growth pressure.
The building approvals ratio — currently 0.36%: this neutral reading suggests modest new supply flow; a sustained rise would relieve price pressure over 12–36 months, while declines deepen scarcity.
The Brisbane cycle phase: city-wide shifts in cycle momentum (into late-expansion or downturn) would typically filter into Gold Coast suburbs — a city-wide slowdown would temper local capital growth, while broader expansion would amplify local gains.
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RCS Breakdown
Tallebudgera's RCS™ headline is an overall signal — but it doesn't tell you why. The three sub-scores below reveal whether that score is earned through risk minimisation, capital growth, or cashflow — and which portfolio brief it fits.
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Market Trends
Tallebudgera's headline values — $2,436K to buy and $1,151PW to rent, a 2.45% gross yield. Over the past decade, prices have moved 177.39% and rents 120.04% — the Yield series shows whether that gap is widening (price outpacing rent, yield compressing) or closing.
$2,436K is today. The 10-year trajectory reveals whether that's the top of a run, the start of a new leg, or somewhere mid-cycle. Sign up to unlock the entire trend line.
$1,151PW today, with rent growth at (+11.19% YoY) compared to price growth (+10.25%). That spread determines yield is expanding or compressing across the next cycle. Sign up to unlock the entire trend line.
Where is Tallebudgera in its cycle - and is the 2.45% yield holding?
Cycle phase tells you whether you're buying near the bottom (room to run) or top (compression ahead). Yield trajectory tells you whether cashflow is durable or being eroded — the single most important question for a long-hold thesis.
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Area Risks
Property data alone won't flag the structural risks that can erode a long-hold position. Bushfire overlays, flood-zone exposure, and economic concentration sit outside the price feed but determine whether your capital is insurable, defensible, and structurally protected. Unlock to see.
Are there hidden structural risks shaping Tallebudgera's long-hold story?
Beyond the headline price, Tallebudgera carries risk signals a median can't show — hazard exposure from bushfire and flood overlays, and how narrowly local employment leans on a handful of sectors (the concentration the EDI score quantifies). Together these separate insurable, defensible long-holds from those carrying tail-risk that never surfaces in the headline number.
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Supply & Demand
Tallebudgera's headline numbers show where the market is today. The two cards below answer where it's heading. Direction is what separates a buy from a wait.
Is housing supply tightening or building up?
Stock on Market is one number — the trend is what matters. SoM, inventory, building approvals and hold period together reveal whether the market is starving for stock (price pressure up) or quietly building a pipeline (pressure down).
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Is buyer and renter demand heating up or cooling off?
Vacancy is one signal — the real question is whether demand is still building or quietly peaking. Days on market, vacancy, search index and clearance rate are the four pulse-points — when they diverge, they signal a turning point.
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Fundamentals
Tallebudgera can look solid on the surface — but the three layers below separate markets that genuinely hold value from ones that only look like they do.
Is Tallebudgera genuinely stable - or just expensive?
IRSAD hints at affluence, but socio-economic strength alone doesn't guarantee resilience. Combined with the renter-to-owner balance and unit-to-house ratio, you get the three signals that separate a tightly-held submarket from one carrying hidden volatility.
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Where do Tallebudgera prices go over the next 12 months?
Today's headline price is just a snapshot. Projected ROI and the volatility index tell you whether to commit capital now, wait for a softer entry, or rotate into a steadie submarket.
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Can you actually buy into Tallebudgera - and exit cleanly?
Tightly-held areas reward long-hold investors but punish anyone who needs liquidity. Annual sales and rental volume reveal whether your capital can reposition — or sits structurally locked in.
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Education & Infrastructure
Tallebudgera looks tightly-held and stable on the surface — but the three layers below separate areas that genuinely hold value from ones that only look like they do.
Does Tallebudgera's school catchment + infrastructure pipeline justify the price?
School ranks anchor family demand and tenant quality. The active infrastructure pipeline shifts a suburb's price ceiling over the next 5–10 years. Together they tell you whether Tallebudgera has structural support for the next leg of capital growth.
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Full HtAG Intelligence
Tallebudgera shows potential. The platform tells you whether it's the best fit for your portfolio.
Price and yield are only the surface. HtAG reads the forces underneath — supply tightening or loosening, demand heating or cooling, and the risks that move slowly but decide long-term growth. Together they show whether Tallebudgera has the structural support for its next leg — or whether the numbers are running ahead of the fundamentals.
The total adult population (15 years or older) of Tallebudgera 4228 QLD is 3,038, with a median age of 42. Of those, 54.08% are married, 10.53% are divorced or separated, 29.82% are single and 5.50% are widowed.
The average household size is 3.3 people per dwelling, and the median household monthly income is estimated to be $9,420. The median monthly mortgage repayment for households in this suburb is $2,500 which is 26.54% of their earnings.
Source: ABS Census Data (2021)