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QLD · Blackall Tambo Council

Tambo, 4478

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Updated

Desirability score

41.3/100
Average

755th in QLD

71% data confidence

How this score is calculated
  • High desirability
  • Green suburb
What Tambo is known for: High desirability, Green suburb

Suburb profile

Tambo is a quieter smaller community in Blackall Tambo, where peace, space and a country-town pace still dominate. Remote from the metro area in the best sense: quiet streets, big skies and a town that runs on its own timetable. The landscape itself is part of the lifestyle: open paddocks, big skies and room to breathe.

A mature community gives the area a calm, settled social fabric, with families and grandchildren still a visible part of community life. The pace is unhurried, with local businesses and community spots doing the heavy lifting. Housing remains accessible compared with many parts of the state.

The streetscape feels settled and established, with older homes giving the area a familiar, lived-in look.

The desirability score is around average, weighed down by weaker local dining and lifestyle amenities and community and employment against similar regional towns, even with safety holding up better. Limited access to some essential local services also trimmed the result.

Population

Population
318
Median age
48
Median household income / week
$1,272
Dwelling vacancy
10.8%
Unoccupied private dwellings
17 of 157
Median monthly mortgage
$729
Employment rate
59.6%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
15 / 0 / 0

Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)

Employment, household income and age diversity (2021 Census)

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 Census release

    The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

Crime & safety

Total offences (Jan 2026 to Jul 2026)
3
Against the person
1
Against property
1
Rate per 1,000 residents
9.4
Person-crime prevalence
About 1 in 318 residents
State safety percentile
2.5th (lower crime is better)
Decrease (daily rate, partial year)
-62.6%

Reported offences are running lower than the same point last year.

Reported offences by period

Most common offence types

  • Good Order Offences2
  • Other Property Damage1
  • Traffic And Related Offences1

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)

Crime rate and year-on-year trend

Data sources & freshness

  • QPS Online Crime Map — Queensland Police Service · Period: Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 → Jan 2026 to Jul 2026; Jan 2026 to Jul 2026 · Updated on site · Calendar-year aggregates

Schools & preschools

Schools & preschools
2
Median school ICSEA (2 schools)
1,001
  • Tambo State SchoolCombined
  • Tamborine Mountain CollegeCombined

Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)

School and preschool counts, median school ICSEA

Data sources & freshness

Amenities

No OpenStreetMap amenities mapped for this suburb yet.

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)

Food, shopping, recreation and sport (OpenStreetMap)

Data sources & freshness

  • OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh

Parks & reserves

1 parks and public open space in this suburb

  • EE Parr O.B.E ParkPark

Data sources & freshness

Health access

Hospitals & GP clinics
1
Emergency department
Not in suburb
  • Primary Helathcare Centreyes

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)

Hospitals and GP clinics

Data sources & freshness

Socio-economic (SEIFA)

IRSAD decile (2021)
1/10
IRSD decile (2021)
1/10

SEIFA indexes from ABS 2021. Decile 10 = most advantaged / least disadvantaged in Australia.

Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)

Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD decile)

Data sources & freshness

Heritage

2 state heritage places

  • Tambo Court House (former)State heritage place
  • Tambo Post Office (former)State heritage place

Data sources & freshness

  • State heritage register — State heritage authority · Period: current · Updated on site

Hazards

Bushfire planning zone
No overlay at centroid

Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via Queensland Bushfire Prone Area mapping.

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)

Bushfire hazard overlays

Data sources & freshness

  • Hazard planning overlays — State government hazard layers · Period: current · Updated on site

Green cover

Parks & woodland (OSM)
2
Parks (OSM)
2

OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.

Contributes to desirability score · Environment (10%)

Parks and green cover (OpenStreetMap)

Data sources & freshness

  • OpenStreetMap green cover features — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh

Desirability Index

Desirability score
41.3/100 — Average
National rank
3258th in Australia
State rank
755th in QLD
Peer rank
#118 among Country & regional · Mature suburbs
Cohort rank
#354 among Country & regional suburbs
Data confidence
71%

Data sources & freshness

  • Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics

Recent changes

  • Good Order Offencescrime2
  • Other Property Damagecrime1
  • Traffic And Related Offencescrime1
  • Tambo Court House (former)heritageState heritage place
  • Tambo Post Office (former)heritageState heritage place
  • Primary Helathcare Centrehealthyes
  • EE Parr O.B.E Parkgovernmentpark
  • Tambo State SchoolschoolsCombined
  • Tamborine Mountain CollegeschoolsCombined

Data sources & freshness

More in Blackall Tambo Council

Other suburbs in the same local government area.

Comparable suburbs

Similar population and socio-economic profile in other parts of Queensland.