Taigum

Taigum (/teɪɡʊm/ tay-guum) is a suburb in the City of Brisbane. It's home to 6,495 people as of the 2016 census.

Demographics
In the 2016 census, Taigum recorded a population of 6,495 people, 54.1% female and 45.9% male. The median age of the Taigum population was 39 years, 1 years above the national median. 60.7% of people living in Taigum were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were India (7.1%), New Zealand (4.8%), the Philippines (4.5%), England (3.1%) and Fiji (1.3%).

Taigum is a predominantly family suburb with 65.9% of households being family households. Of these family households, 59.5% have children. The other households are single-person households (30.6%) and group households (3.5%).

Employment and wealth
In 2016, Taigum had an unemployment rate of 5.7%, 1.2% lower than the national rate. The top industries were hospitals (except psychiatric hospitals) (5.6%), cafes and restaurants (3.2%), State Government administration (3.1%), supermarket and grocery stores (3.1%) and aged care residential services (2.7%).

The weekly median household income was $1,294 (annually $67,288) and the weekly median personal income was $658 (annually $34,216).