Scenic Rim

Queensland · Ipswich · 44,251 people · 127 suburbs · 14 postcodes

Scenic Rim at a glance

44,251
Population
#18 of 69 in QLD
4,354
km² area
10/km² density
45.6
Median age
+6.3 vs QLD
960
SEIFA IRSAD
#21 of 69 in QLD
29
Schools
24 gov, 3 Cath, 2 indep
15.1%
Born overseas
21.8%
Renting

Map shows the Scenic Rim LGA boundary in blue with a marker per suburb. Hover for suburb name, click for details.

Marker colour reflects SEIFA IRSAD decile: ● 1-2 (most disadvantaged), ● 3-4, ● 5-6, ● 7-8, ● 9-10 (most advantaged).

Boundary source: ABS ASGS 2021. Map tiles: OpenStreetMap contributors.

Federal electorate boundaries can be toggled on the map. Boundary source: ABS ASGS 2021 CED boundaries.

Scenic Rim is a Local Government Area in Queensland, in the Brisbane region. It covers 127 suburbs across 14 postcodes and an area of 4,354 km². Scenic Rim has a population of 44,251 , ranking #18 most populous in QLD. The most populous suburb is Tamborine Mountain (8,105 residents).About 15.1% of residents were born overseas and 3.6% speak a language other than English at home.

Who lives here

Age structure

0–14 (17.7%) 15–24 (10.1%) 25–44 (20.8%) 45–64 (29.1%) 65+ (22.3%)
Show counts
0–14 years7,811 (17.7%)
15–24 years4,456 (10.1%)
25–44 years9,206 (20.8%)
45–64 years12,881 (29.1%)
65+ years9,885 (22.3%)
15.1%
Born overseas
3.6%
Speak a language other than English at home
3.5%
First Nations
2.6
Avg household size

How they live

Housing tenure

Owned outright (39.4%) Mortgaged (38.8%) Renting (21.8%)

Dwelling type mix

Separate house (96.0%) Semi/townhouse (3.8%) Flat/apartment (0.2%)
$346
Median weekly rent
$1,709
Median monthly mortgage
31.4%
Households with 0-1 cars
68.6%
Households with 2+ cars

Work and learning

4.6%
Unemployment rate
10,884
In full-time work
6,355
In part-time work

Schools in Scenic Rim

29 schools across Scenic Rim: 82.8% Government, 10.3% Catholic, 6.9% Independent. The QLD average is 69.8% / 17.1% / 13.1%. Schools here have a median ICSEA of 982 (range 917 to 1073). QLD median is 985; national mean is 1000.

Sector mix

QLD average for comparison
Government Catholic Independent

Type breakdown

Primary (79.3%) Secondary (13.8%) Combined (6.9%) Special (0%)

ICSEA range

700 National mean 1000 1300
LGA median 982 QLD median 985LGA range 917 to 1073

ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) summarises the socio-economic background of each school's families. Higher values indicate more advantage. Source: ACARA 2025.

All 29 schools in Scenic Rim, sorted by enrolment:

School Sector Type Suburb Students ICSEA
Beaudesert State High School Government Secondary Beaudesert 1,257 942
Tamborine Mountain State High School Government Secondary Tamborine Mountain 943 1039
Boonah State High School Government Secondary Boonah 599 984
Tamborine Mountain State School Government Primary Tamborine Mountain 564 1054
Tamborine Mountain College Independent Combined North Tamborine 546 1073
Beaudesert State School Government Primary Beaudesert 533 917
The Kooralbyn International School Independent Combined Kooralbyn 475 981
St Mary's School Catholic Primary Beaudesert 414 1014
Canungra State School Government Primary Canungra 384 1012
McAuley College Catholic Secondary Beaudesert 363 1016
Kalbar State School Government Primary Kalbar 274 1016
Gleneagle State School Government Primary Gleneagle 222 929
Peak Crossing State School Government Primary Peak Crossing 174 981
All Saints' School Catholic Primary Boonah 137 1018
Tamrookum State School Government Primary Tamrookum 130 973
Beechmont State School Government Primary Beechmont 120 1042
St Bernard State School Government Primary Tamborine Mountain 117 1039
Boonah State School Government Primary Boonah 104 948
Veresdale Scrub State School Government Primary Veresdale Scrub 72 975
Rathdowney State School Government Primary Rathdowney 58 950
Aratula State School Government Primary Aratula 51 969
Harrisville State School Government Primary Harrisville 41 964
Roadvale State School Government Primary Roadvale 38 977
Mount Alford State School Government Primary Mount Alford 37 982
Warrill View State School Government Primary Warrill View 24 963
Darlington State School Government Primary Darlington 22 1023
Mutdapilly State School Government Primary Mutdapilly 17 990
Maroon State School Government Primary Maroon 11 975
Hillview State School Government Primary Hillview 8 1045

Source: ACARA School Profiles 2025. ICSEA shown where reported; some schools (notably small primaries) do not publish ICSEA.

SEIFA socio-economic indexes

SEIFA 2021 ranks Australian areas across four dimensions. Scores are population-weighted averages of suburb-level SEIFA scores within Scenic Rim. Higher scores indicate more advantage; the national mean is 1000.

IRSAD

Relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage

960
Ranked #21 of 69 QLD LGAs

IRSD

Relative disadvantage only (lower = more disadvantaged)

987

IER

Economic resources: income, wealth, housing

1021

IEO

Education and occupation: qualifications, skill levels

949

Suburbs in Scenic Rim

Scenic Rim contains 127 suburbs and 14 postcodes. Sorted by population.

SuburbPostcodePopulationMedian incomeMedian age
Tamborine Mountain 4272 8,105 $1,508/wk 50
Beaudesert 4285 6,752 $1,066/wk 44
Tamborine 4270 4,388 $2,211/wk 41
Boonah 4310 2,557 $1,040/wk 50
Gleneagle 4285 2,106 $1,490/wk 35
Kooralbyn 4285 1,697 $942/wk 53
Canungra 4275 1,436 $1,883/wk 41
Kalbar 4309 1,246 $1,275/wk 41
Peak Crossing 4306 1,016 $1,826/wk 41
Boyland 4275 855 $2,211/wk 41
Beechmont 4211 848 $1,604/wk 51
Harrisville 4307 667 $1,533/wk 41
Aratula 4309 609 $1,358/wk 42
Dugandan 4310 602 $1,256/wk 50
Witheren 4275 581 $1,974/wk 40
Veresdale Scrub 4285 548 $2,404/wk 38
Palen Creek 4287 368 $1,174/wk 41
Wonglepong 4275 364 $1,983/wk 47
Rathdowney 4287 320 $1,109/wk 52
Mutdapilly 4307 308 $1,593/wk 44
Kerry 4285 306 $1,625/wk 49
Roadvale 4310 303 $1,460/wk 46
Mount Alford 4310 294 $1,275/wk 54
Hoya 4310 251 $1,854/wk 52
Moogerah 4309 242 $1,261/wk 54
Rosevale 4340 212 $1,656/wk 46
Allenview 4285 209 $1,875/wk 47
Warrill View 4307 203 $1,666/wk 45
Coleyville 4307 192 $2,175/wk 49
Milbong 4310 190 $1,875/wk 42
Milford 4310 190 $1,199/wk 56
Laravale 4285 185 $1,406/wk 46
Josephville 4285 172 $1,562/wk 46
Biddaddaba 4275 171 $1,350/wk 49
Coulson 4310 168 $1,645/wk 51
Maroon 4310 152 $1,178/wk 49
Charlwood 4309 146 $1,297/wk 50
Running Creek 4287 146 $1,125/wk 56
Milora 4309 136 $2,200/wk 37
Limestone Ridges 4305 135 $1,375/wk 44
Tarome 4309 135 $1,312/wk 47
Cryna 4285 134 $1,562/wk 50
Anthony 4310 133 $1,875/wk 41
Bromelton 4285 129 $1,474/wk 48
Croftby 4310 129 $1,042/wk 53
Mount Walker 4340 129 $1,343/wk 44
Obum Obum 4309 129 $2,049/wk 52
Illinbah 4275 128 $1,666/wk 41
Coochin 4310 115 $1,875/wk 54
O'Reilly 4275 114 $1,625/wk 32
Teviotville 4309 114 $1,312/wk 56
Fassifern Valley 4309 112 $1,562/wk 43
Silverdale 4307 112 $1,981/wk 37
Birnam 4285 109 $2,107/wk 44
Bunjurgen 4310 107 $1,468/wk 55
Mount French 4310 105 $1,874/wk 49
Kulgun 4309 104 $1,833/wk 41
Washpool 4306 101 $2,583/wk 46
Darlington 4285 98 $1,833/wk 43
Oaky Creek 4285 96 $1,416/wk 53
Nindooinbah 4285 95 $1,208/wk 45
Tamrookum 4285 94 $1,292/wk 42
Bunburra 4310 93 $1,125/wk 57
Munbilla 4309 93 $2,250/wk 42
Clumber 4309 91 $1,292/wk 48
Ferny Glen 4275 91 $1,562/wk 49
Frenches Creek 4310 91 $1,399/wk 51
Lamington 4285 89 $1,781/wk 55
Templin 4310 89 $1,541/wk 41
Christmas Creek 4285 88 $1,166/wk 36
Cainbable 4285 85 $1,562/wk 45
Innisplain 4285 79 $1,208/wk 46
Hillview 4285 76 $1,354/wk 42
Cannon Creek 4310 75 $1,624/wk 51
Wallaces Creek 4310 74 $2,312/wk 50
Carneys Creek 4310 71 $1,125/wk 55
Allandale 4310 69 $1,593/wk 48
Sarabah 4275 68 $1,624/wk 52
Wilsons Plains 4307 62 $2,062/wk 44
Flying Fox 4275 61 $2,750/wk 44
Kents Lagoon 4309 60 $2,083/wk 44
Mount Edwards 4309 60 $1,042/wk 48
Knapp Creek 4285 59 $2,035/wk 54
Tabooba 4285 57 $1,166/wk 49
Blantyre 4310 54 $1,187/wk 57
Tabragalba 4285 48 $1,666/wk 40
Moorang 4340 47 $1,375/wk 49
Mount Barney 4287 46 $900/wk 49
Barney View 4287 38 $1,042/wk 59
Frazerview 4309 36 $1,125/wk 59
Chinghee Creek 4285 35 $1,125/wk 49
Morwincha 4309 35 $1,874/wk 40
Tamrookum Creek 4285 35 $1,375/wk 49
Woolooman 4310 33 $1,499/wk 48
Merryvale 4340 32 $1,375/wk 32
Mount Walker West 4340 31 $1,875/wk 45
Radford 4307 31 $1,874/wk 57
Benobble 4275 29 $2,249/wk 49
Undullah 4285 24 $3,999/wk 37
Kents Pocket 4310 21 $1,125/wk 55
Kagaru 4285 19 $1,625/wk 62
Fassifern 4309 18 $1,374/wk 51
Wyaralong 4310 18 $2,250/wk 34
Burnett Creek 4310 16 $2,250/wk 59
Mount Lindesay 4287 14 $1,874/wk 53
Mount Gipps 4285 12 $949/wk 56
Bellhaven 4306
Binna Burra 4211 $725/wk 36
Blackwall 4306
Bloomfleet 4275
Brassall Heights 4305
Bremer 4305
Forest Glade 4306
Holts Hill 4306
Lake Moogerah 4310
Lamington National Park 4275
Latimer 4211
Loamside 4306
Maroon Dam 4310
Mount Tamborine 4272
North Tamborine 4272
O'Reillys 4275
O’Reilly 4275
Pindari Hills 4211
Raymonds Hill 4305
Southern Lamington 4211
West Amberley 4306

Postcodes covered

4211, 4270, 4272, 4275, 4285, 4287, 4305, 4306, 4307, 4309, 4310, 4340, 4352, 4380

Compare Scenic Rim with neighbouring LGAs

Side-by-side demographic and socio-economic snapshot of Scenic Rim and its closest neighbouring LGAs.

LGA Population Median age SEIFA IRSAD % renting % overseas-born
Scenic Rim (QLD) 44,251 45.6 960 21.8% 15.1%
Ipswich 229,391 34.0 941 40.3% 21.7%
Gold Coast 624,630 39.8 1009 34.9% 29.1%
Logan 344,339 34.9 929 35.7% 27.9%
Brisbane 1,242,756 36.4 1060 39.4% 31.8%
Somerset 24,745 44.4 912 21.5% 13.7%

Services and amenities

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Frequently asked questions about Scenic Rim

What is the population of Scenic Rim?

The 2021 Census recorded 44,251 people living in Scenic Rim, across 127 suburbs.

What suburbs are in Scenic Rim?

Scenic Rim contains 127 suburbs. The most populous are Tamborine Mountain, Beaudesert, Tamborine, Boonah, Gleneagle.See the full list in the Suburbs section above.

What postcodes are in Scenic Rim?

Scenic Rim covers 14 postcodes: 4211, 4270, 4272, 4275, 4285, 4287, 4305, 4306, 4307, 4309, 4310, 4340, 4352, 4380.

How many schools are in Scenic Rim?

Scenic Rim has 29 schools, including 24 government, 3 Catholic, and 2 independent schools (ACARA 2025).

What is the SEIFA score for Scenic Rim?

Scenic Rim has a population-weighted SEIFA IRSAD score of 960, where the national average is 1000. Higher scores indicate more relative advantage.

Page last reviewed . Data sources: Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census (CC BY 4.0), SEIFA 2021 (IRSD, IRSAD, IER, IEO), ACARA School Profiles 2025, ABS ASGS 2021 LGA boundaries. How this data is sourced.