Features
Golf
club, acreage living
Mudgeeraba and Tallai are long
established areas that have retained a
relaxed, easy atmosphere away from the
hustle and bustle of the more populated
coastal areas of the Gold Coast. While
these suburbs have a village atmosphere
they are still well populated and
contain substantial essential services
and commercial, retail facilities. The
suburbs have golf courses and
recreational parks with organised
sporting clubs, as well as heated
swimming pools and a skating park.
Mudgeeraba is directly across the
Pacific Motorway from Robina and is a
short drive to Robina Train Station,
Robina High School, Robina Town Centre
and St Vincent's Hospital. Like nearby
Worongary, the large residential
allotments are particularly attractive
given their proximity to the rest of the
Gold Coast. Many of the original houses
have been restored, and the heritage and
historical appearance of the area is
preserved despite the new developments
that have been taking place.
In the more sparsely populated Tallai,
large homes are being built on acreage
in hilly areas to take advantage of the
views over the coastline in the
distance. Homes along Earle Ct and The
Panorama have excellent views. The
majority of houses in Mudgeeraba and
Tallai are Queenslanders and colonial
houses. There is little vacant land in
the area, but there are some new houses
being built on smaller blocks.
Mudgeeraba Primary School caters for
younger pupils, and older children can
travel to Robina High School and an
assortment of private schools in
adjacent suburbs such as those in nearby
Merrimac. There is also a school for
disadvantaged children in Mudgeeraba.
There are good local retail facilities
in Mudgeeraba and Tallai, and some
restaurants.
In the 2001 Census, Mudgeeraba had 8633
people living in the suburb with a
median age of 34, compared to the wider
Gold Coast's median age of 38. The
median individual income was between
$300 and $399 per week, lower than the
city's median of between $600 and $699.
Of all occupied private dwellings 72 per
cent were either fully owned or being
purchased, while 23 per cent were being
rented
Source: REIQ
