Tamrookum Creek QLD 4285
18 addresses · 2 streets
Wright Electorate › Scenic Rim LGA › Tamrookum Creek · 80 km from Brisbane
Living Here
Tamrookum Creek is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 35 people, with a median age of 49. The typical household earns around $1,375 a week, with median rent near $231 a week. Most homes are houses. About 38% of households own their home and 63% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Ancestry NS. 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 Creek itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
1 Catholic church
2 playgrounds
2 places to stay
Getting around. Airport: Southport Flying Club, 58.2 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: 66% 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 | 66.0% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 80.9% |
Demographics
Population by age in Tamrookum Creek
| 0-4 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 6 |
| 15-19 | 4 |
| 20-24 | 0 |
| 25-34 | 3 |
| 35-44 | 0 |
| 45-54 | 9 |
| 55-64 | 7 |
| 65-74 | 8 |
| 75-84 | 0 |
| 85+ | 0 |
Dwelling types in Tamrookum Creek
| House | 9 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Tamrookum Creek
| <$650 | 4 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 5 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 0 |
| $3,000+ | 0 |
Top ancestries in Tamrookum Creek
| English | 18 |
|---|---|
| Australian | 13 |
| Ancestry NS | 9 |
| Scottish | 6 |
| Irish | 4 |
| Aboriginal | 0 |
Housing tenure in Tamrookum Creek
| Owned | 3 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 0 |
| Rented | 5 |
| Other | 0 |
Cars per household in Tamrookum Creek
| 0 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 0 |
| 2 | 3 |
| 3 | 0 |
| 4+ | 0 |
Commute to work in Tamrookum Creek
| Car | 5 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 0 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 0 |
Top countries of birth in Tamrookum Creek
| England | 3 |
|---|
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
1,383 bird observations recorded near Tamrookum Creek — most often seen:
- Willie Wagtail (76)
- Torresian Crow (70)
- Rainbow Lorikeet (66)
- Australian Magpie (65)
- Magpie-lark (56)
- Masked Lapwing (52)
- Welcome Swallow (52)
- Laughing Kookaburra (51)
- Noisy Miner (51)
- Australian Wood Duck (47)
- Pied Butcherbird (47)
- Striated Pardalote (47)
- Noisy Friarbird (46)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Tamrookum Creek
- Australian King-parrot (45)
- Brown Honeyeater (44)
- Pied Currawong (44)
- Scaly-breasted Lorikeet (43)
- Galah (42)
- Straw-necked Ibis (42)
- Pale-headed Rosella (41)
- Australasian Figbird (40)
- White-faced Heron (40)
- Red-backed Fairy-wren (39)
- Lewin's Honeyeater (37)
- Blue-faced Honeyeater (36)
- Pacific Black Duck (36)
- Crested Pigeon (35)
- White-throated Honeyeater (32)
- Red-browed Finch (31)
- Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike (30)
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 Creek:
- Rathdowney (4.4 km)
- Knapp Creek (4.8 km)
- Innisplain (5.7 km)
- Tamrookum (8.6 km)
- Kooralbyn (9.4 km)
- Oaky Creek (9.8 km)
- Tabooba (11 km)
- Barney View (11.4 km)
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