Suburb profile
Tailem Bend SA 5260
Tailem Bend is located in the South East South Australia region of South Australia, postcode 5260. It has 1,260 properties across 76 streets, almost all houses. Explore every street in Tailem Bend, its property history, homes for sale and rent, who lives there, and the local agents.
About Tailem Bend
Tailem Bend, SA 5260, sits in the South East South Australia region and neighbours Cooke Plains, Elwomple, Kepa and Monteith. Its 76 streets hold 1,260 properties, 1,200 of them houses and 60 units.
Census figures are for The Coorong, the statistical area that covers Tailem Bend. At the 2021 Census The Coorong had 5,473 residents, a median age of 48 and an average household of 2.2 people. Median household income was $1,085 a week, the median mortgage repayment $879 a month and the median rent $190 a week. Of 2,194 dwellings, 2,110 were separate houses, 53 semi-detached, 5 flats and 13 other; 949 were owned outright, 548 owned with a mortgage and 493 rented.
Updated October 2026
Who lives in Tailem Bend
- 5,473Peoplelive in the area
- 48Median ageyears
- $1,085Median household incomea week
- $190Median renta week
Homes by type
- Houses2,110
- Townhouses and semis53
- Flats and apartments5
- Other13
Household
- Median mortgage repayment$879a month
- Household size2.2people on average
How homes are held
For sale and rent in Tailem Bend
Buyer Range $1.75 - $2.15M
8172 Princes Highway, Tailem Bend SA
Properties in Tailem Bend
Schools in Tailem Bend
Tailem Bend Primary School
GovernmentPrimary
No secondary schools in Tailem Bend.
Local agents in Tailem Bend


Nigel Christie
Rural Sales Partner Urban & Rural Partners
Last 12 months
- Properties sold
- 28
- Median sold price
- $528k
- Median days on market
- 102
Agencies that specialise in Tailem Bend
Streets in Tailem Bend
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Neighbouring suburbs
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Population and housing figures are drawn from the Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International.
School details © Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA), from the Australian Schools List, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International and modified. ACARA does not endorse Listd.
Area summaries are generated from the national address file and ABS Census data, and checked against those figures before publication.


