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
ATO 2023-24, postcode 4270 area — postcode-level, not suburb-specific.
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:
Includes street and public-place assaults — supplementary context, not part of the safety score.
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
Limited school choices
Below average for school access — fewer schools nearby, and families may need to travel for preferred options.
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 957
- Cedar Creek State SchoolPrimary · Government · 6.5kmICSEA 966
- San Damiano CollegeSecondary · Catholic · 7kmICSEA 1002
- Yarrabilba State Secondary CollegeSecondary · Government · 7kmICSEA 952
- Tamborine Mountain CollegeCombined · Independent · 7.5kmICSEA 1073
- Yarrabilba State SchoolPrimary · Government · 7.6kmICSEA 942
- St Clare's Primary SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 7.7kmICSEA 1003
- Tamborine Mountain State High SchoolSecondary · Government · 8.8kmICSEA 1039
- Tamborine Mountain State SchoolPrimary · Government · 9.2kmICSEA 1054
Source: ACARA MySchool · Updated 2025
Transport
Source: TfNSW GTFS
Employment & Economy
Top local industries
Source: DEWR SALM / ABS Census 2021 · Updated SALM Mar 2026 / 2021 Census
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.
In this suburb
Source: Bureau of Meteorology · OpenStreetMap · Healthdirect NHSD (via Geoscience Australia)
Fitness
No data
No fitness facilities matched to this suburb.
Facilities within 3km of the suburb centre. The Fitness Score is a national percentile of these counts per resident.
Source: OpenStreetMap
Outdoors
Mostly urban
Very little parkland or outdoor recreation in and around this suburb.
Within 3km of the suburb centre. The Outdoor Score is a national percentile led by parks and green space.
Source: OpenStreetMap
Culture
No data
No cultural venues matched to this suburb.
Within 3km of the suburb centre. The Culture Score is a national percentile weighting theatres, museums, galleries, libraries and arts centres most heavily.
Source: OpenStreetMap
Entertainment Scene
Not much nightlife
Very few licensed venues nearby — you'll be heading to a neighbouring suburb for a night out.
Government liquor register data is not yet available for QLD. Venue counts are estimated from OpenStreetMap within 2km of the suburb centre.
View nearby venues on the Entertainment Map →
Source: OpenStreetMap
Places of Worship
Mapped places of worship within 3km of the suburb centre, grouped by religion where recorded. Community mapping may not capture every congregation.
Source: 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 4,139 per 100,000 across all categories.
How far is Tamborine from Brisbane CBD?
Tamborine is about 45.9 km from Brisbane CBD, an estimated 125 minutes by public transport.
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.