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Suburb profile ·Scenic Rim LGA · QLD ·4272

Tamborine Mountain QLD 4272

Tamborine Mountain is in Scenic Rim LGA, QLD, postcode 4272, with population 8,105.

The read

Growth-momentum

The page has enough signal to be useful, but the story is mixed rather than decisive. Use compare mode to pressure-test it against stronger nearby options, then use the calculator if it still makes the shortlist.

$740/wk
Rising
+5.7% YoY
Jun 2021 → Mar 2026 · 20 periods
Queensland RTA · suburb grain · Mar 2026
$740
$450
Jun 2021Mar 2026
Why it fits

Population movement supports a growth-led read. School coverage gives the page a stronger family/livability signal. Higher SEIFA context supports a stronger local-quality read.

Median house
No local house series
Median rent
$740/wk
Rent-pressure candidate
5.7%YoY D10 vs AU
Gross yield
Need rent + price
Population
8,105
8K local footprint
D10 vs AU
Schools
3
Matched school context
D9 vs AU
Drive to city
70 min
73.6 km to Brisbane CBD · free-flow
Solar
2,100
188 added 12mo · 15MW

Price history

No price history available

Price series isn't recorded for this suburb. Census housing data is shown instead.

Median mortgage · mth$1,800
Median rent · wk$420

Trend & investor depth

Rent stabilitytypical — rents vary ±7.3% around trend

Indicative cashflow is interest-only and excludes tax — use the calculator for a full projection. Turnover divides recorded sales by an estimated household count (population over average household size).

Investor profile

Who invests in Tamborine Mountain

Owner-occupied 86%Rented 14%
Investor activityATO
Negatively geared5%
232 of 692 landlords
Avg rental loss$7,729/yr
Landlords (rental income)692
Reported capital gains514
The read

Owner-occupier stronghold

84% of homes here are owner-occupied and 14% rented, with 5% of landlords negatively geared.

Why it fits

84% owner-occupied — owner-occupiers hold longer and absorb rate shocks, supporting price stability.

ABS Census 2021 tenure (G37), ATO postcode rental statistics, and QuickProperty's investor-exposure index. Owner-occupied = owned outright + with a mortgage.

Affordability

49%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
High stress

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $1,800/mo, while renters pay about $3,207/mo — renting runs $1,407/mo higher on these medians.

Household income · yr
$78K
Median rent · wk
$740
Owner mortgage · mo
$1,800

Household income

$78K household · yr-1.5% vs QLD suburb median
Personal
$35K
Family
$95K
Household
$78K
Household income distribution (ABS Census 2021 · weekly)
Under $300
107
$300-649
351
$650-999
465
$1,000-1,499
468
$1,500-1,999
352
$2,000-2,999
512
$3,000-3,999
261
$4,000+
286

At the median asking rent, about 73% of households here would spend more than 30% of income on rent (rent stress line: $2,467/wk income).

Housing stock and tenure

Tenure (3,035 households)
Owned outright
44%
Owned with mortgage
39%
Rented
14%
Dwelling structure9.3% of dwellings unoccupied on census night
Separate house
94%
Townhouse / semi
5%
Flat / apartment
1%

Getting to work: 69% drive, 1% public transport, 3% walk or cycle, 24% worked from home (2021 Census, taken during COVID-era work-from-home arrangements).

Schools

Total3
Avg ICSEA1044
Students1,624
Government3
  • Tamborine Mountain State SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1054
  • St Bernard State SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1039
  • Tamborine Mountain State High SchoolSecondary · Government · ICSEA 1039

Livability

77/ 100 livability index

Top 23% most liveable of 4,565Australian suburbs.

Peer distributionstronger than 77% of Australian suburbs
WeakerTypicalStronger
Everyday access93
Public transport0
Schools & hospitals71

Bar = this suburb's percentile · tick = typical (median) peer

Suburb-level access-density index (not an address-level walk-time score), normalised within Australian suburbs. Method based on the Urban Liveability Index (Higgs et al. 2019) and Walk Score — three equal-weighted domains combined with an imbalance penalty.

Crime Year ending May 2026
3,425
3,425 per 100k
D5 vs AU

Crime

Rate · per 100k3,425
Total incidents3,425· Year ending May 2026
  • Assault47829%
  • Break And Enter35822%
  • Drug Offences41225%
  • Fraud37823%

Bushfire exposure

High exposure ~68.7%
~68.7% of the suburb is Bush Fire Prone Land · ~35.4% Category 1 (highest hazard)

Estimated exposure to NSW RFS Bush Fire Prone Land (CC BY), point-sampled across the suburb. This shows how much of the suburb sits within the official hazard layer — it is not a Bushfire Attack Level (BAL) rating or a property-level assessment. Obtain a BAL assessment (AS 3959) for an individual property.

Population outlook

16,138 people · 202218,062 by 2032 (+11.9%)

ABS population projection (2022 base) for the Tamborine - Canungra SA2 statistical area — the finest official projection grain available; suburb-level projections do not exist.

Full data detail Census · ATO · ABS · state datasets
Tamborine Mountain QLD — Property Data and Demographics

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.

Market & money
Investment signalsHeuristics
Pop. Growth+2.2% Strong Growth
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentQLD
Mortgage · mth$1,800
Rent · wk(Census)$420
Market rent · wk(Q1 2026)$740
Population growth · Scenic Rim LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)46,947
5-year growth+1.7% CAGR
YoY change+2.2%
20012025
Development · Scenic Rim LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)372
Houses 94%Units 6%
YoY change+0%
Employment · Scenic Rim LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)3.6%
YoY change-0.9pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 4272ATO
Negatively geared5%
232 of filers
Avg rental loss$7,729/yr
Landlords (rental income)692
Reported capital gains514
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population8,105
Median age50
Household size2.5
HH income · wk$1,508
Personal income · wk$681
Persons / bedroom0.8
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)7/10
Education (IEO)9/10
Economic (IER)7/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)8/10
Income momentumCensus 16→21
HH income · wk$1,244 → $1,508
Change+21.2%
vs QLD median+3.2 pp
Median rent+13.5%
stablevs QLD 2016–21
Area & amenity
Local amenitiesOSM
Supermarkets2
Pharmacies2
GP / clinics3
Fuel stations1
Cafes & dining43
iga1
Hospitals · Scenic Rim LGAAIHW
Public2
Private0
Beaudesert Hospitalpublic
Boonah Hospitalpublic
Aged care · Scenic Rim LGAGEN
Facilities4
Residential places373
Wongaburra Garden Settlement Hostel125 places
Churches of Christ Fassifern Aged Care Service105 places
Whiddon Beaudesert Star102 places
Beaumont Care Roslyn Lodge41 places · in suburb
Childcare · Scenic Rim LGAACECQA
Services27
Approved places1,526
Exceeding NQS2
Beaudesert Kids Early Learning Centre125 places
Nature's Kids Early Learning Centre120 places
Amaze Early Education Centre Beaudesert116 places
Gleneagle Early Learning99 places
Edge Early Learning Beaudesert85 places
Camp Australia - Beaudesert State School OSHC75 places
+21 more in Scenic Rim LGA
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Sources & freshness
Strong evidence

Tamborine Mountain carries enough direct local evidence for a first-pass decision.

QuickProperty mixes release files, Census baselines, and matched local services on this page. Read the status panel before treating every metric as equally fresh.

PRICE POSTURE
Prices come from release-based suburb series.

QVAS residential dwelling sales aggregated to SA2 and mapped to suburb pages

RENT POSTURE
Rent is using a state market dataset when available.

Use current rent as a starting signal, not as a fixed underwriting truth.

SERVICE POSTURE
Service coverage is matched locally, not inferred nationally.

Schools, transport, and hospitals are useful as presence signals, but they still have different source cadences.

Data status
Property prices
QGSO Housing Profiles · QVAS residential dwelling sales aggregated to SA2 and mapped to suburb pages
medium stability · automated · every update · quarterly
Missing
Market rent
Queensland RTA · Q1 2026 · State market dataset
medium stability · automated · every update · quarterly
Available
Crime
State crime dataset · Year ending May 2026 · Area-level release dataset
Available
Schools
ACARA 2025 · 3 schools matched
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Available
Hospitals
AIHW · No linked local hospital coverage
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Missing
Transport
GTFS feeds · No matched local transport stops
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Missing
Population growth
ABS ERP · 2025 · Annual estimate series
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Available
Building approvals
ABS Building Approvals · 2026 · Annual release series
stable source · automated · every update · monthly
Available
Available means a direct local dataset is linked. Verify means coverage exists but freshness or precision is weaker, such as ABS price fallback, Census rent fallback, or low-confidence hospital matching.

Tamborine Mountain FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Tamborine Mountain in?

    Tamborine Mountain is in the Scenic Rim Local Government Area, QLD, postcode 4272. Council-level context for Scenic Rim LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the typical weekly rent in Tamborine Mountain?

    The median weekly rent in Tamborine Mountain is $740/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is rent-pressure candidate.

  3. What does the rent signal say about Tamborine Mountain?

    Rent-pressure candidate: Tamborine Mountain rents screen above the local benchmark. Use this as a suburb screening signal before comparing candidates or modelling a purchase; the matching rent ranking can provide broader market context.

  4. Is Tamborine Mountain a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for Tamborine Mountain show: Strong Growth, Steady. These are computed from price, rent, income, and population data — not an opaque score.

  5. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Tamborine Mountain?

    Property prices come from state Valuers General offices and ABS Data by Region. Demographics are from ABS Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA. Crime statistics are from state police agencies. Transport data is sourced from GTFS feeds.

  6. How often is the Tamborine Mountain data updated?

    Property prices update quarterly. RBA macro indicators update with each deploy. Demographics are from Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA 2025.