Tallebudgera Valley is an outer locality in the City of Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia.^[2] It borders New South Wales.^[3] In the 2016 census, Tallebudgera Valley had a population of 1624 people.^[1]

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Tallebudgera Valley Gold Coast, Queensland
Tallebudgera Creek Dam, 2015
Tallebudgera Valley
Coordinates	28.1858°S 153.3627°E / -28.1858; 153.3627 (Tallebudgera Valley (centre of locality))
Population	1,624 (2016 census)[1]
• Density	27.022/km2 (69.99/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	4228
Area	60.1 km2 (23.2 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)	City of Gold Coast
State electorate(s)	Mudgeeraba
Federal division(s)	McPherson
Suburbs around Tallebudgera Valley: Austinville Bonogin Reedy Creek Burleigh Heads Springbrook Tallebudgera Valley Tallebudgera Numinbah (NSW) Upper Crystal Creek (NSW) Dungay NSW) Currumbin Valley

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Ingleside is a neighbourhood within Tallebudgera Valley (28.1658°S 153.3817°E / -28.1658; 153.3817 (Ingleside)).^[4]

Tallebudgera Valley is situated in the Gold Coast hinterland along the Queensland/New South Wales border. In the far south west of the suburb the elevation rises to 800 m above sea level. This area is protected within Springbrook National Park.^{[citation needed]}

Tallebudgera Valley has the following mountains:

• Bally Mountain (28.1740°S 153.3378°E / -28.1740; 153.3378 (Bally Mountain)) 489 metres (1,604 ft)^[5][6]
• Boyds Butte (28.2317°S 153.3375°E / -28.2317; 153.3375 (Boyds Butte)) 581 metres (1,906 ft)^[5][7]
• Little Bally Mountain (28.1695°S 153.3454°E / -28.1695; 153.3454 (Little Bally Mountain)) 372 metres (1,220 ft)^[5][8]
• Mount Cougal (28.2365°S 153.3286°E / -28.2365; 153.3286 (Mount Cougal)) 715 metres (2,346 ft)^[5][9]
• Mount Cougal (East Peak) (28.2368°S 153.3299°E / -28.2368; 153.3299 (Mount Cougal (East Peak))) 694 metres (2,277 ft)^[5][10]
• Mount Cougal (West Peak) (28.2360°S 153.3259°E / -28.2360; 153.3259 (Mount Cougal (West Peak))) 724 metres (2,375 ft)^[5][11]
• Mount Gannon (28.1998°S 153.3154°E / -28.1998; 153.3154 (Mount Gannon)) 633 metres (2,077 ft)^[5][12]
• Tallebudgera Mountain (Durran) (28.2170°S 153.3594°E / -28.2170; 153.3594 (Tallebudgera Mountain (Durran))) 627 metres (2,057 ft)^[5][13]

Westbury Provisional School opened in 21 Mar 1892, becoming Westbury State School on 1 January 1909. It was renamed Ingleside State School on 25 January 1926.^[14]

Tallebudgera Upper State School opened in 1923 and closed circa 1942.^[15] It was on the western side of Tallebudgera Creek Road (approx 28.20565°S 153.33389°E / -28.20565; 153.33389 (Tallebudgera Upper State School (former))).^[16][17]

In the 2011 census, Tallebudgera Valley recorded a population of 1,557 people, 49.2% female and 50.8% male.^[18] The median age of the Tallebudgera Valley population was 43 years, 6 years above the national median of 37. 74.3% of people living in Tallebudgera Valley were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were England 5.8%, New Zealand 5.5%, South Africa 0.9%, Netherlands 0.8%, Germany 0.6%. 89% of people spoke only English at home; the next most common languages were 0.8% French, 0.6% Dutch, 0.4% German, 0.3% Norwegian, 0.3% Maltese.^[18]

In the 2016 census, Tallebudgera Valley had a population of 1,624 people.^[1]

Ingleside State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 893 Tallebudgera Creek Road (28.1656°S 153.3814°E / -28.1656; 153.3814 (Ingleside State School)).^[19][20] In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 109 students with 13 teachers (7 full-time equivalent) and 6 non-teaching staff (4 full-time equivalent).^[21]

The Gold Coast City Council operates a fortnightly mobile library service which visits Ingleside State School, Tallebudgera Creek Road.^[22]