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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.

Median house No local house series
Median rent $740/wk Rent-pressure candidate
Gross yield Need rent + price
Population 8,105 8K local footprint
Schools 3 Matched school context
Decision trust

Strong evidence

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

Direct signals include Market rent, Crime, Schools, and Population growth. Missing or weaker areas are still shown so the page does not overstate precision.

5
Available
0
Verify
3
Missing
Rent-pressure candidate

Tamborine Mountain rents screen above the local benchmark. Use this as a rent-market signal, not a street-level listing read.

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Development momentum

345 latest-year approvals in Scenic Rim, +0.0% YoY; population +2.2% YoY (1.7% 5yr).

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Source & freshness

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PRICE POSTURE
Prices come from release-based suburb series.

Release-based suburb price series, not a live market feed

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
ABS Data by Region and processed state datasets · Release-based series
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · release-based
Missing
Market rent
Queensland RTA · Q1 2026 · State market dataset
medium stability · automated · every update · quarterly
Available
Crime
State crime dataset · Year ending Dec 2026 · Area-level release dataset
medium stability · mixed acquisition · mixed refresh · mixed
Available
Schools
ACARA 2025 · 3 schools matched
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · 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 Census rent fallback or low-confidence hospital matching.
Rent signal

Rent-pressure candidate

Tamborine Mountain rents screen above the local benchmark. Snapshot rent $740/wk.

Use this as a rent-market signal, not a street-level listing read.

Source level Suburb Confidence Good Period Q1 2026
$740/wk
+5.7% YoY
Jun 2021 → Mar 2026 · 20 periods
Queensland RTA · suburb grain · Mar 2026
$740
$450
Jun 2021Mar 2026
Evidence depth
Strong evidence

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

Direct signals include Market rent, Crime, Schools, and Population growth. Missing or weaker areas are still shown so the page does not overstate precision.

Next step

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Direct
5

Market rent, Crime, Schools, Population growth

Verify
0

No fallback or lower-precision signals flagged.

Missing
3

Property prices, Hospitals, Transport

Decision intelligence
Growth-momentum

Tamborine Mountain currently reads as a growth-momentum candidate.

Population movement supports a growth-led read. School coverage gives the page a stronger family/livability signal. Missing evidence to verify: Property prices, Transport.

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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.

What to check

No major caution is visible beyond the normal source checks.

Decisive gaps

Property prices, Transport

Compare status

Compare-ready

Why people look here Intent
  • Buyers want a quick sense of price, schools, and neighbourhood scale before getting lost in data.
  • Investors want to know whether rent, yield, and affordability broadly support the suburb story.
  • Researchers want one place that ties property, demographics, transport, and services together.
Local signals Mixed
Schools: 3 matched, including Tamborine Mountain State High School, Tamborine Mountain State School, St Bernard State School.
Crime: 3,333 per 100k at the Scenic Rim LGA level.
Transport: No matched local transport stops.

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

Full data detail

Tamborine Mountain QLD

Postcode 4272 · Scenic Rim LGA

Tamborine Mountain is a mid-sized suburb in Queensland within the Scenic Rim local government area (postcode 4272). With a population of 8,105, the suburb has a mature demographic 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 +0.9% year-on-year in the official Jobs and Skills Australia NERO series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. QLD also had 32 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 12 underway, and 50 in planning as at 2 October 2024, 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 3,333 incidents per 100,000 population.

From an investment perspective, Population growth of +2.2% year-on-year indicates strong growth demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.

Investment signals
Pop. Growth+2.2% Strong Growth
Development+0% Steady
SEIFA index (ABS) — 1 = most disadvantaged, 10 = most advantaged
Advantage7/10
Education9/10
Economic7/10
Disadvantage8/10
Census 2021 (ABS)
Median rent /wk
$420
Population
8,105
Demographics
Median age50
Household size2.5
HH income /wk$1,508
Personal income /wk$681
Mortgage /mth$1,800
Crime (Scenic Rim LGA)
Crime rate (per 100k)3,333
Total incidents3,333
Schools (3)
Avg ICSEA1044
Total students1,624
Government3
Tamborine Mountain State High SchoolSecondary · Government · ICSEA 1039
Tamborine Mountain State SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1054
St Bernard State SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1039
Population growth (Scenic Rim LGA)
Population (2025)46,947
5-year growth+1.7% CAGR
YoY change+2.2%
Development (Scenic Rim LGA)
Approvals (2026)345
Houses327
Units18
YoY change+0%
Data status
Property prices
Processed price datasets
Missing
Market rent
State rent dataset · Q1 2026 · Market dataset
Available
Crime
State crime dataset · Year ending Dec 2026 · LGA-level dataset
Available
Schools
ACARA 2025 · 3 schools matched
Available
Hospitals
AIHW
Missing
Transport
GTFS
Missing
Population growth
ABS ERP · 2025 · Annual estimate
Available
Building approvals
ABS Building Approvals · 2026 · Annual series
Available
Available means a local dataset is present. Verify means coverage exists but location confidence is limited.
Data: Year ending Dec 2026
Sources: ABS Census 2021 · ABS dwelling prices · State Valuers General · ATO income · ACARA schools · AIHW hospitals · GTFS · state police

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.