Tamborine
QLD 4270 · Scenic Rim
4,388 (2021) → 4,654 est. (2025)
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Tamborine is a suburb in Scenic Rim, QLD 4270, about 46km from Brisbane CBD. Recent property sales in Tamborine are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has no schools recorded, a transport score of 0/100, and is about 19km inland. Tamborine has an overall score of 24/100, based on transport, liveability and education, plus a separate residential safety score of 100/100.
Demographics
Age distribution
Housing tenure
- Owned
- Mortgage
- Rented
Commute to work
- Car
- Public transport
- Walk/cycle
- Work from home
Top countries of birth: England (6.45%), New Zealand (5.47%), South Africa (0.55%), Germany (0.41%), Scotland (0.41%)
Top languages: German (0.3%), Spanish (0.3%), Afrikaans (0.23%), Croatian (0.21%), Japan (0.21%)
Source: ABS Census 2021
Residential Safety
QLDdoesn't publish crime data at the suburb level. The rates shown are the Scenic Rim local-government-area average applied to this suburb, so other suburbs in the same LGA share the same figures.
Recorded residential incidents (latest year), with rate per 100,000 residents:
Residential incidents over time
Sum of the five residential categories above — not all recorded crime.
Area crime context
An independent score — crime data quality varies by state, so safety is shown separately and is not part of the overall score.
Source: Queensland Police Service (LGA-level) · Updated 2025
Schools
Average ICSEA of schools within 10km 1000 (above the national average of 1000).
No schools inside the suburb boundary — the schools below are in adjoining suburbs (counted within 10km for the education score).
Nearby (within 10km)
- South Rock State SchoolPrimary · Government · 4.8kmICSEA 983
- Cedar Creek State SchoolPrimary · Government · 6.5kmICSEA 975
- San Damiano CollegeSecondary · Catholic · 7kmICSEA 998
- Yarrabilba State Secondary CollegeSecondary · Government · 7kmICSEA 950
- Tamborine Mountain CollegeCombined · Independent · 7.5kmICSEA 1059
- Yarrabilba State SchoolPrimary · Government · 7.6kmICSEA 943
- St Clare's Primary SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 7.7kmICSEA 989
- Tamborine Mountain State High SchoolSecondary · Government · 8.8kmICSEA 1049
- Tamborine Mountain State SchoolPrimary · Government · 9.2kmICSEA 1058
Source: ACARA 2023
Transport
Source: TfNSW GTFS
Liveability
Amenities within 2–3km
Counted within a short distance of the suburb centre (so nearby facilities count), with the in-boundary count shown beneath.
Source: Bureau of Meteorology · OpenStreetMap
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Frequently asked questions about Tamborine
Is Tamborine safe?
Tamborine has a residential safety score of 100/100, based on residential crime (break-ins, theft from dwellings, vehicle theft, domestic assault and robbery) per resident relative to the NSW median. Its total recorded incident rate is 3,082 per 100,000 across all categories.
How far is Tamborine from Brisbane CBD?
Tamborine is about 45.9 km from Brisbane CBD.
What schools are in Tamborine?
Tamborine has 0 schools. Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Tamborine?
Tamborine has a transport score of 0/100.