Tamborine Mountain QLD 4272
Tamborine Mountain is in Scenic Rim LGA, QLD, postcode 4272, with population 8,105.
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.
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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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.
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.
Use compare to test the suburb against another candidate, then validate financial assumptions in the calculator where available.
Market rent, Crime, Schools, Population growth
No fallback or lower-precision signals flagged.
Property prices, Hospitals, Transport
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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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.
No major caution is visible beyond the normal source checks.
Property prices, Transport
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Full data detail
Tamborine Mountain QLD
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.
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.
Tamborine Mountain FAQ
Common questions-
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.