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Tara, QLD

4421Outer Regional AustraliaSEIFA Decile 1/10LGA: Western DownsView on Power MapDownload Place Brief (PDF)
Entities
43
Total Funding
$6.0M
Community-Controlled
3
CC Funding Share
0%

Top Funded Entities

NDIS Supply & Service Pressure

State Providers
2,641
Thin Districts
0
Very Thin
0
Local Disability Delivery
0
43 disability-focused enterprises in QLD

NDIS money is not the same thing as healthy service coverage. This view shows whether Tara, QLD sits inside a state market with thin provider supply, captured payment flows, and too few local disability-focused or community-controlled alternatives.

Thinnest Districts In QLD
Mackay155 providers
Mackay155 providers
Bundaberg157 providers
Bundaberg159 providers
Captured Markets
Bundaberg87%
Cairns81%
Maryborough80%
Rockhampton78%

Schools (2)

ACARA school profiles in postcode 4421. ICSEA measures educational advantage (national avg 1000).

Tara Shire State College
GovernmentCombined33% Indigenous
ICSEA 842
353 students
St Joseph's School
CatholicPrimary48% Indigenous
ICSEA 843
52 students

Crime & Safety — Western Downs LGA

Reported incidents by offence group (March 2025 - February 2026). Source: state crime statistics agencies.

Theft
70 per 100K
1,800
Drug offences
68 per 100K
1,748
Traffic offences
94 per 100K
1,616
Against justice procedures
105 per 100K
901
Disorderly conduct
51 per 100K
878
Assault
39 per 100K
824
Break and enter
26 per 100K
658
Property damage
41 per 100K
352
Fraud
14 per 100K
294
Weapons offences
11 per 100K
290

Social Need

DSS payment recipients in this area by payment type. Higher counts indicate service demand and community need.

Total Recipients
4,050
Payment Types
15
Pension Concession Card
1,295
Age Pension
415
Disability Support Pension
405
JobSeeker Payment
345
Health Care Card
295
Family Tax Benefit A
265
Family Tax Benefit B
230
Commonwealth Rent Assistance
210
Carer Allowance
210
Carer Payment
165

NDIS Participants

Western Downs (R) LGA
1,046
active participants
2025-Q4

All Entities (43)

Disadvantage Index

1/10
SEIFA IRSD Decile

This area is in the most disadvantaged 20% nationally. Community-controlled funding is critical here.

Entity Types

Company
34
Charity
6
Social Enterprise
3