Is Tamborine flood prone?

9.3% of mapped properties in Tamborine fall within a mapped flood area.

Is Tamborine in a bushfire zone?

29.7% of mapped properties in Tamborine fall within a mapped bushfire hazard area.

What is the zoning in Tamborine?

Tamborine is mostly rural residential (most common zone: Rural Residential).

Which schools is Tamborine in the catchment for?

Tamborine falls within these school catchments: Canungra SS, Cedar Creek SS, Jimboomba SS, Tamborine Mountain SS, Yarrabilba SS, Tamborine Mountain SHS, Windaroo Valley SHS, Yarrabilba State Secondary College.

What is the cultural makeup of Tamborine?

At the 2021 Census 18.7% of Tamborine residents were born overseas. The most common ancestries were English (47.3%), Australian (38.5%), Scottish (11.7%).

How much new development is there near Tamborine?

Logan council approved 5,035 new dwellings (3,727 houses, 1,308 units) in the 12 months to Jun 2026.

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Tamborine flood & bushfire risk

Of Tamborine’s 1,879 mapped properties, 9.3% are in a mapped flood area and 29.7% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, Tamborine’s flood exposure is below the QLD average of 49.9%, and bushfire exposure is above the QLD average of 17.2%.

Check a specific Tamborine address

Risk varies property by property.

Hazard exposure

9.3%

Of properties in a flood area

29.7%

Of properties in a bushfire area

1,879

Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Tamborine

Flood and bushfire areas across Tamborine. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.

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Crime near Tamborine

Tamborine sits in the Canungra police division, which recorded 389 reported offences in the 12 months to Jul 2026.

Showing all crime — tap an offence type below to plot it over time.

Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 389 total. Figures are for the whole Canungra police division (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

Zoning in Tamborine

Tamborine is mostly rural residential. The most common zones:

Rural residential83.3% of properties

Rural residential — acreage-style homes on large lots; semi-rural living.

Zone: Rural Residential

Rural6.4% of properties

Rural — farming and agricultural land; housing is limited.

Zone: Rural

Other5.3% of properties

Check your council’s planning scheme for what this zone allows.

Zone: Priority Development Area

School catchments in Tamborine

PrimaryCanungra SS · Cedar Creek SS · Jimboomba SS · Tamborine Mountain SS · Yarrabilba SS

JuniorTamborine Mountain SHS · Windaroo Valley SHS · Yarrabilba State Secondary College

SeniorTamborine Mountain SHS · Windaroo Valley SHS · Yarrabilba State Secondary College

Tamborine can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.

Who lives in Tamborine

At the 2021 Census, 18.7% of Tamborine’s 4,388 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

English47.3%

Australian38.5%

Scottish11.7%

Irish10.1%

German6.9%

Australian Aboriginal2.6%

Top countries of birth

England6.4%

New Zealand5.5%

South Africa0.5%

Germany0.4%

Scotland0.4%

Ireland0.4%

Ancestry counts people reporting each ancestry (up to two each), as a share of responses. Source: ABS 2021 Census.

Development near Tamborine

Logan council approved 5,035 new dwellings in the 12 months to Jun 2026.

5,035

Dwellings/yr

3,727

Houses

1,308

Units

New dwellings approved across the whole Logan council area (not just Tamborine). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Tamborine address:

Nearby suburbs

Mundoolun · 6.7% flood Yarrabilba · 4.4% flood Cedar Creek · 25.9% flood Boyland · 2.5% flood Jimboomba · 23.4% flood Tamborine Mountain · 0% flood

Figures are indicative only — verify any specific property with the relevant council. Sources: council/state planning schemes & flood mapping, Geoscape G-NAF, state police crime statistics, ABS.