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Tamborine Mountain QLD 4272

4,672 addresses · 169 streets

Wright Electorate › Scenic Rim LGA › Tamborine Mountain · 54 km from Brisbane

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Living Here

Tamborine Mountain is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 8,105 people, with a median age of 50. The typical household earns around $1,508 a week, with median rent near $420 a week. Most homes are houses. About 85% of households own their home and 14% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 8 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.

8,105Population
50Median age
$1,508Median household income / wk
$420Median rent / wk
2.5Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Tamborine - Canungra statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Tamborine Mountain itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Southport Flying Club, 17.3 km east.

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Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 8/10
Economic resources7/10
Education & jobs9/10

Deciles from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest), against all Australian suburbs. The overall figure weighs advantage and disadvantage together; economic resources counts income and housing, and education & jobs counts qualifications and occupation. They often differ. Source: ABS SEIFA 2021.

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 66.2% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Tamborine Mountain

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.

Tree cover measures, Tamborine Mountain QLD
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202066.2%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202187.8%

Demographics

Unemployment 3.9% · Labour-force participation 53.7%

Population by age in Tamborine Mountain
Population by age, Tamborine Mountain QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0-4339
5-14982
15-19468
20-24239
25-34536
35-44876
45-541,195
55-641,288
65-741,278
75-84720
85+197
Dwelling types in Tamborine Mountain
Dwelling types, Tamborine Mountain QLD (ABS Census 2021)
House2,843
Townhouse141
Apartment17
Other27
Households by weekly income in Tamborine Mountain
Households by weekly income, Tamborine Mountain QLD (ABS Census 2021)
<$650458
$650-1,499933
$1,500-2,999864
$3,000+547
Top ancestries in Tamborine Mountain
Top ancestries, Tamborine Mountain QLD (ABS Census 2021)
English3,862
Australian2,591
Scottish1,134
Irish1,126
Other704
German541
Housing tenure in Tamborine Mountain
Housing tenure, Tamborine Mountain QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Owned1,345
Mortgage1,190
Rented428
Other30
Cars per household in Tamborine Mountain
Cars per household, Tamborine Mountain QLD (ABS Census 2021)
055
11,001
21,206
3485
4+250
Commute to work in Tamborine Mountain
Commute to work, Tamborine Mountain QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Car2,079
Train6
Bus8
Tram/ferry0
Walked91
Bicycle4
Home724
Top countries of birth in Tamborine Mountain
Top countries of birth, Tamborine Mountain QLD (ABS Census 2021)
England683
New Zealand383
South Africa99
Germany81
United States77
Scotland63
Languages used at home in Tamborine Mountain
Languages used at home, Tamborine Mountain QLD (ABS Census 2021)
German67
Mandarin42
Japanese42
French28
Afrikaans26
Italian19

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

56,109 bird observations recorded near Tamborine Mountain — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Tamborine Mountain

Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.

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