Tamrookum QLD 4285
44 addresses · 4 streets
Wright Electorate › Scenic Rim LGA › Tamrookum · 73 km from Brisbane
Living Here
Tamrookum is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 94 people, with a median age of 42. The typical household earns around $1,292 a week, with median rent near $200 a week. Most homes are houses. About 75% of households own their home and 25% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 3 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Beaudesert statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Tamrookum itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
1 school
1 café or restaurant
1 service station
1 golf club
Getting around. Airport: Southport Flying Club, 49.6 km north-east.
Socio-economic Standing
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: 7.3% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.
| Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 2020 | 7.3% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 23.5% |
Demographics
Unemployment 6.5% · Labour-force participation 59%
Population by age in Tamrookum
| 0-4 | 7 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 15 |
| 15-19 | 3 |
| 20-24 | 4 |
| 25-34 | 12 |
| 35-44 | 11 |
| 45-54 | 11 |
| 55-64 | 16 |
| 65-74 | 8 |
| 75-84 | 9 |
| 85+ | 0 |
Dwelling types in Tamrookum
| House | 38 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Tamrookum
| <$650 | 6 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 7 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 3 |
| $3,000+ | 0 |
Top ancestries in Tamrookum
| Australian | 44 |
|---|---|
| English | 42 |
| Irish | 18 |
| Scottish | 6 |
| Ancestry NS | 6 |
| Indian | 4 |
Housing tenure in Tamrookum
| Owned | 13 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 5 |
| Rented | 6 |
| Other | 0 |
Cars per household in Tamrookum
| 0 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 5 |
| 2 | 11 |
| 3 | 3 |
| 4+ | 11 |
Commute to work in Tamrookum
| Car | 28 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 3 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 7 |
Top countries of birth in Tamrookum
| England | 4 |
|---|---|
| India | 4 |
| New Zealand | 3 |
Languages used at home in Tamrookum
| German | 4 |
|---|---|
| Punjabi | 4 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
3,603 bird observations recorded near Tamrookum — most often seen:
- Torresian Crow (211)
- Straw-necked Ibis (191)
- Pacific Black Duck (182)
- Australian Magpie (175)
- Magpie-lark (153)
- Grey Teal (151)
- White-faced Heron (143)
- Australasian Grebe (129)
- Galah (128)
- Australasian Purple Swamphen (124)
- Masked Lapwing (123)
- Common Myna (120)
- Willie Wagtail (120)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Tamrookum
- Welcome Swallow (119)
- Australian Wood Duck (116)
- Rainbow Lorikeet (110)
- White-necked Heron (108)
- Black Swan (106)
- Nankeen Kestrel (104)
- Australian Pelican (101)
- Royal Spoonbill (101)
- Australian White Ibis (100)
- Eurasian Coot (98)
- Pied Butcherbird (98)
- Noisy Miner (90)
- Pale-headed Rosella (87)
- Intermediate Egret (85)
- Laughing Kookaburra (82)
- Crested Pigeon (75)
- Scaly-breasted Lorikeet (73)
Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.
Nearby Suburbs
The closest suburbs to Tamrookum:
- Laravale (3.7 km)
- Tabooba (3.9 km)
- Innisplain (7.1 km)
- Knapp Creek (7.7 km)
- Tamrookum Creek (8.6 km)
- Kooralbyn (8.7 km)
- Oaky Creek (8.8 km)
- Christmas Creek (9.1 km)
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Streets
- Kooralbyn Road (1)
- Lansdowne Lane (2)
- Mount Lindesay Highway (32)
- Tamrookum Church Road (9)
