Tamborine Postcode

Queensland

Inner Regional Above QLD income
4270
Postcode for Tamborine, QLD
Phone area code: 07 · 47 km from Brisbane · Pop. 4,388
4,388
Population
41
Median Age
$2,211
Household Income/wk
$450
Median Rent/wk
7/10
SEIFA Advantage
71.2
Area (km²)

Income, rent and SEIFA figures are from the ABS 2021 Census and are reported in 2021 dollars, not adjusted for subsequent inflation.

Where Tamborine ranks: household income is in the top 25% of QLD suburbs; rents are among the top 10% in QLD.

How Tamborine Compares

Tamborine vs the QLD average and the national average (2021 Census, population-weighted).

MetricTamborineQLD avgAU avgGreater Brisbane
Household income/wk $2,211 +QLD $1,770 $1,836 $1,945
Rent/wk $450 +QLD $380 $390 $402
Mortgage/month $2,167 +QLD $1,774 $1,958 $1,919
Median age 41 44.0 45.0 38.0
SEIFA decile 7/10 +QLD 4.0/10 6.0/10 7.0/10
Unemployment 4.5% -QLD 6.0% 5.0% 6.0%

Green pill = at least 10% above the QLD average; red = at least 10% below; grey = within 10%. For unemployment, colour polarity is inverted: lower is better.

Tamborine is a locality 47 km from Brisbane in Queensland, classified as inner regional by the ABS. The postcode is 4270. It falls within the Logan - Beaudesert region. The local government area is Scenic Rim.

According to the 2021 Census, Tamborine has a population of 4,388 with a median age of 41. The median weekly household income is $2,211, above the QLD average. The unemployment rate is 4.5%, lower than the QLD average. The Indigenous population is 113 (2.6% of residents).

Housing in Tamborine includes a median weekly rent of $450, median monthly mortgage repayment of $2,167, with 1,346 total dwellings. These housing costs sit above the QLD average. Owner-occupied dwellings (owned or mortgaged) make up 90.5% of housing.

On the SEIFA Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage, Tamborine scores in decile 7 out of 10, which is above the national average.

Tamborine is part of the Jimboomba statistical area in Queensland.

Tamborine Details

Postcode4270
StateQueensland (QLD)
Phone Area Code07
Population (2021)4,388
Median Age41 years
Median Household Income (Census 2021)$2,211/week
Median Personal Income (Census 2021)$770/week
Median Weekly Rent (Census 2021)$450
Median Monthly Mortgage (Census 2021)$2,167
Average Household Size3.1 persons
Area71.2 km²
Population Density62/km²
Total Dwellings1,346
Australian Citizens87.1%
Indigenous Population113 (2.6%)
Unemployment Rate4.5%
SEIFA IRSAD Decile7/10 (above average)
Latitude-27.8856135
Longitude153.1236742
Distance from Brisbane47 km
Region (SA4)Logan - Beaudesert
Area (SA3)Jimboomba
Local GovernmentScenic Rim
Federal ElectorateWright

Age Profile

0–14 (20.1%) 15–24 (11.7%) 25–44 (23.1%) 45–64 (31.2%) 65+ (14.1%)
Show counts
0–14 years882 (20.1%)
15–24 years514 (11.7%)
25–44 years1,013 (23.1%)
45–64 years1,371 (31.2%)
65+ years617 (14.1%)

Housing Tenure

Owned outright (25.4%) Mortgaged (65.1%) Rented (9.5%)

SEIFA Socio-economic Index

Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage (IRSAD), decile 7 of 10. Higher deciles indicate more advantage.

Health Conditions (2021 Census)

Arthritis381 (8.7%)
Asthma363 (8.3%)
Diabetes153 (3.5%)
Heart Disease145 (3.3%)
Cancer130 (3.0%)
Lung Condition88 (2.0%)
Dementia16 (0.4%)

Long-term health conditions self-reported in the 2021 Census. Persons may report more than one condition.

Motor Vehicles per Dwelling

No vehicle11 (0.8%)
1 vehicle191 (14.3%)
2 vehicles515 (38.6%)
3+ vehicles617 (46.3%)

Suburbs Near Tamborine

Same Postcode (4270)

More Tamborine Data

Page last reviewed . Data sources: Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census (CC BY 4.0), SEIFA 2021 IRSAD, ACARA school profiles 2025. How this data is sourced.