QLD · Scenic Rim Council
Tamborine Mountain, 4272
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Updated
Desirability score
- Green suburb
- High desirability
Suburb profile
Set among the hills of Scenic Rim, Tamborine Mountain is a established suburb with bushland views and a cooler, leafier feel. Still within reach of the city while offering more breathing room, it suits those who want balance over bustle. Fresh country air and elevated outlooks are part of the appeal up here among the hills.
A mature community gives the area a calm, settled social fabric, with families and grandchildren still a visible part of community life. Daily life is practical and well connected, with the city and nearby suburbs easy to tap into. Green space is a real strength, with parks and playgrounds woven through the suburb.
Homes here are sought-after, with many people drawn to the lifestyle the area offers. Tree-lined streets and established homes set the tone, with little pressure to reinvent the neighbourhood.
The desirability score is around average, weighed down by weaker local dining and lifestyle amenities and housing affordability against similar metro suburbs, even with parks and green space and safety holding up better. Limited access to some essential local services also trimmed the result.
Population
- Population
- 8,105
- Median age
- 50
- Median household income / week
- $1,508
- Dwelling vacancy
- 9.3%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 313 of 3,350
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,800
- Employment rate
- 51.6%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 217 / 141 / 17
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.
Housing
- All types (Mar 2026)
- $740
Median weekly rent from Queensland RTA rental bond data. Figures can be unreliable where few bonds were lodged in the quarter.
Contributes to desirability score · Housing (15%) · Future Growth (7%)
Median price, rental yield and vacancy Recent price momentum
Data sources & freshness
- RTA bond statistics — Residential Tenancies Authority (Queensland) · Period: Mar 2026 · Updated on site · Quarterly releases
Crime & safety
- Total offences (Jan 2026 to Jul 2026)
- 84
- Against the person
- 9
- Against property
- 42
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 10.4
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 901 residents
- State safety percentile
- 3.2th (lower crime is better)
- Decrease (daily rate, partial year)
- -5.9%
Reported offences are running lower than the same point last year.
Reported offences by period
Most common offence types
- Drug Offences11
- Good Order Offences5
- Other Theft (Excl. Unlawful Entry)22
- Traffic And Related Offences20
- Unlawful Entry10
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
- 3
- Median school ICSEA (3 schools)
- 1,039
- St Bernard State SchoolPrimary
- Tamborine Mountain State High SchoolSecondary
- Tamborine Mountain State SchoolPrimary
Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)
School and preschool counts, median school ICSEA
Data sources & freshness
- ACARA school locations — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · Period: 2025 · Updated on site · Annual ACARA release
- School ICSEA scores — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · Period: 2025 · Updated on site · Annual ACARA release
Amenities
10 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
3 restaurants · 1 sports centres · 1 swimming pools
Local character
- Limited walkable amenities nearby
- Great for outdoor family life — 25 parks mapped in suburb
Food & drink(3)
- Cedar Creek Estate RestaurantRestaurant
- Masala Shanti KitchenRestaurant
- Mason WinesRestaurant
32 Hartley Road
Sport & outdoors(3)
- Tamborine Mountain Sports CentreSports centre
400 Long Road, Tamborine Mountain
- Sports field
- Swimming pool
Other(4)
- Bbq
- Drinking water
- Fountain
- Glow worm tourTicket
Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe). Transport stops are summarised by type rather than listed individually.
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
23 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Crawfords CornerPark
- Doughty ParkPark
- Esme Lahey Environmental ParkPark
- Eve's CornerPark
- George Bartle ParkPark
- Guanaba ParkPark
- Holt ParkPark
- Howard's PlacePark
- Jack Bartle ParkPark
- John Dickson Conservation ParkPark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Period: current · Updated on site
Health access
- Hospitals & GP clinics
- 4
- Emergency department
- Not in suburb
- 4Cyte Pathologydoctor
- Eagle Heights Pharmacistpharmacy
- Tamborine Mountain Medical Practiceclinic
- Tamborine Mountain Medical Practiceclinic
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Hospitals and GP clinics
Data sources & freshness
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · Period: current · Updated on site
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 8/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 7/10
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
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 SEIFA release
Heritage
1 state heritage place
- Tamborine Mountain Road/Geissmann DriveState heritage place
Data sources & freshness
- State heritage register — State heritage authority · Period: current · Updated on site
Childcare
1 childcare service from OpenStreetMap
- childcarechildcare
Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)
Childcare centre count
Data sources & freshness
- Childcare services — OpenStreetMap · 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)
- 28
- Parks (OSM)
- 25
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
- 49.6/100 — Average
- State standing
- Top 30% of Queensland's suburbs
- National rank
- 1979th in Australia
- State rank
- 448th in QLD
- Peer rank
- #13 among Metro Brisbane · Mature suburbs
- Cohort rank
- #237 among Metro Brisbane suburbs
- Data confidence
- 77%
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics
Recent changes
- Bbqamenitiesbbq
- Cedar Creek Estate Restaurantamenitiesrestaurant
- Drinking wateramenitiesdrinking_water
- Fountainamenitiesfountain
- Glow worm touramenitiesticket
- Masala Shanti Kitchenamenitiesrestaurant
- Mason Winesamenities32 Hartley Roadrestaurant
- Sports fieldamenitiespitch
- Swimming poolamenitiesswimming_pool
- Tamborine Mountain Sports Centreamenities400 Long Road, Tamborine Mountainsports_centre
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
More in Scenic Rim Council
Other suburbs in the same local government area.
Comparable suburbs
Similar population and socio-economic profile in other parts of Queensland.