Located in Queensland within the Scenic Rim local government area, Tamborine Mountain is a medium-sized suburb (postcode 4272). The area has roughly 8,105 residents and an older-leaning population, with a median age of 50. Households earn a median income of $78K per year, with an average household size of 2.5 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement into the broader catchment, with population growth running at +2.2% year-on-year at the LGA level. QLD employment has moved +1.4% year-on-year in the official ABS Labour Force trend series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. QLD also had 35 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 16 underway, and 30 in planning as at 2025-09-01, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count. The most common occupations are professionals, technicians & trades, managers. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and education. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Scottish.
The current median weekly rent is $740. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,800.
Tamborine Mountain is served by 3 schools, including 2 primary, 1 secondary. The average ICSEA score is 1044, which is around the national average of 1,000. The crime rate in the Scenic Rim LGA is below average at 3,425 incidents per 100,000 population.
Looking at the investment signals, Population growth of +2.2% year-on-year points to strong growth demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.