Planning Maps / Areas / Logan City / Tamborine

Tamborine flood map & planning overlays

A planning-constraint profile of Tamborine (Logan City, QLD) - 21.45 km², mapped from live council and state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.

Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Tamborine's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top. It shows where constraints fall; the interactive map shows them on your exact address.

How common is mapped flood risk across Tamborine properties?

Overlay percentages say how much land is constrained; these figures say how many properties are actually touched in a suburb-wide analysis of 527 Tamborine properties. No individual property result is identified on this page.

Tamborine flood history and overland flow

These are suburb-wide totals across 527 analysed properties. They show how common each mapped category is across Tamborine; they do not identify or describe any individual property.

Recorded historical flood mapping

15.0%

79 analysed properties intersect at least one mapped historical event extent.

  • Historic Flood 2017: 75
  • Historic Flood 2022: 63
  • Historic Flood 1974: 37

Mapped overland flow

94.9%

500 analysed properties carry a mapped overland-flow category.

  • Low: 500

Source: Logan City Council flood mapping, aggregated by LayeredGeo. Categories are only shown where at least five analysed properties share them. An address-level check is still required to determine whether a particular lot is mapped.

Tamborine at a glance

Parcels 508 Median lot 20,002 m² Mapped easements 81 Schools in suburb 0 Landslide overlay 27%

Schools in and near Tamborine

Public school-location data shows availability across the suburb. These figures do not rate schools and do not assign a particular address to a catchment.

Inside the suburb boundary

0

0 schools providing primary years and 0 providing secondary years. A combined school may be counted in both teaching levels.

Nearest school availability

Primary: 1.68 km from the suburb boundary

Secondary: 2.07 km from the suburb boundary

Source: Queensland Government school geographic information. Catchment boundaries can divide a suburb and change over time; use the official catchment finder for a specific address.

How Tamborine is zoned

Rural Residential 52%
Rural 34%
Environmental Management and Conservation 9%
Priority Development 5%
Recreation and Open Space 0%
Community Facilities 0%

Selling in Tamborine? The lot-level zone is the zoning Part 3 of Queensland's Form 2 seller disclosure statement asks for - see our Form 2 planning data guide.

Across its 21.45 km², Tamborine is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 39% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 84% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural Residential. The terrain is gently undulating, and the median lot measures about 20,002 m² across 508 parcels. These figures are suburb-wide - the overlays that actually apply to a given lot can differ block to block, which is what a property-level check tells you.

Who lives in Tamborine

Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Tamborine suburb boundary itself, not a wider region.

Population
4,388
usual residents, 2021
Median age
41
years
Median household income
$2,211
per week, Logan City suburb typical $1,924
Median rent
$450
per week, Logan City suburb typical $395
Median mortgage
$2,167
per month
Household size
3.1
people, average

Socio-economic standing

ABS SEIFA 2021 ranks every Australian suburb. Decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth of the country, decile 10 the least.

Advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD) Decile 7
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Score 1010, and decile 8 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 7
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Age profile

Share of Tamborine's 4,388 residents in each ABS age band.

0-4 5.6%
5-14 14.5%
15-19 6.8%
20-24 4.9%
25-34 9.4%
35-44 13.6%
45-54 16.9%
55-64 14.3%
65-74 9.4%
75-84 3.9%
85+ 0.7%

Population trend, 2001 to 2025

Estimated resident population of Jimboomba - Glenlogan, the wider ABS statistical area containing Tamborine. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Tamborine itself.

10,144 in 2001 to 21,545 in 2025, up 112%.

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics. Census of Population and Housing 2021 (General Community Profile) and SEIFA 2021, both published at the Suburbs and Localities level; Regional Population (estimated resident population) at Statistical Area Level 2. Used under CC BY 4.0. Census counts of small populations are randomly adjusted by the ABS to protect confidentiality, so figures for small suburbs are indicative.

Tamborine property market snapshot

Queensland Government publishes this as a SA2 market series for Jimboomba - Glenlogan, the wider statistical area containing Tamborine. It is not a valuation and is not specific to this suburb or any individual property.

House sales

$1,140,000

Median sale price from 411 sales over 12 months to March 2026.

Unit sales

$1,029,900

Median sale price from 11 sales over 12 months to March 2026.

Source: Queensland Government Statistician's Office (QGSO). View the source profile. The same SA2 figure can appear on several suburb pages within that statistical area.

Tamborine data sources and coverage

Every figure below is an aggregate for the suburb boundary. “Not mapped” means LayeredGeo does not hold a source layer covering this suburb; it is never an all-clear for a particular property.

DatasetCoveragePublisher
Flood mappingMappedthe relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data
Bushfire-prone mappingMappedthe relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data
ZoningMappedthe relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data
Heritage and environmentMapped where publishedthe relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data
DemographicsAvailableAustralian Bureau of Statistics (2021 Census and SEIFA)
School availabilityAvailableQueensland Government
Market statisticsAvailable at SA2 levelQueensland Government Statistician's Office (QGSO)

Profile last materially updated 5 August 2026. See the methodology and full source list. Source data changes over time and critical decisions should be checked with the responsible authority.

Check a specific Tamborine address

See exactly which overlays touch a single property - the interactive map is free. Need it on paper? A full planning PDF is just $9.

See what's in the $9 report →

Tamborine planning - frequently asked

Where can I see a flood map of Tamborine?

The schematic on this page is a Tamborine flood map: the mapped flood overlays drawn over the suburb's terrain and street grid, covering about 39% of the suburb. Flood lines vary block to block, so for a specific property use the free interactive map - search any Tamborine address and it shows the flood, zoning and bushfire mapping on the exact lot boundary.

Is Tamborine flood-prone?

About 39% of Tamborine falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 51%. Across the suburb, 44% of the 527 properties we analysed carry some level of mapped flood risk, including 217 rated high risk or historically affected. Flood overlays vary block to block, so whether a particular lot is affected needs a property-level check.

Is Tamborine bushfire-prone?

Yes - around 84% of Tamborine is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Logan City average of 54%. A bushfire-prone designation can trigger additional building requirements, so check the specific address.

What is the zoning in Tamborine?

The dominant planning zone in Tamborine is Rural Residential, though the suburb also includes Rural and Environmental Management and Conservation. Zoning sets what you can build and do on a site, and can differ lot by lot.

Does Tamborine have heritage-listed places?

No heritage-listed places are on record within Tamborine. Even so, it is worth confirming for an individual property before any works.

Is Tamborine hilly or flat?

Tamborine is gently undulating: the median lot slope is about 9%, and 26% of properties sit on slopes of 15% or steeper. Ground level runs from roughly 29 m to 144 m AHD across the suburb. Slope drives site costs - cut and fill, retaining walls and driveway grades - so it is worth knowing before you commit to a sloping block.

What is the typical lot size in Tamborine?

Across 508 surveyed parcels in Tamborine, the median lot size is about 20,002 m². There are also 81 registered easements mapped in the suburb - an easement can restrict where you can build, so always check the title and overlays for the specific lot.

What is the population of Tamborine?

At the 2021 Census Tamborine had 4,388 usual residents, with a median age of 41 and an average household size of 3.1 people. The wider Jimboomba - Glenlogan statistical area, which contains Tamborine, went from 10,144 people in 2001 to 21,545 in 2025, up 112%. ABS publishes no annual population series for individual suburbs, so that trend describes the surrounding area rather than Tamborine alone.

Is Tamborine an advantaged suburb?

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Tamborine scores 1010 and sits in decile 7 of 10 nationally and decile 8 within Queensland - decile 1 being the most disadvantaged tenth of Australian suburbs and decile 10 the least. The national average score is 1000. SEIFA summarises income, education, occupation and housing across the whole suburb, so it describes the area, not any particular household in it.

What is the median household income in Tamborine?

Median household income in Tamborine was $2,211 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,924 for the typical suburb in Logan City. Median rent was $450 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,167 a month. These are 2021 Census figures and have not been indexed to today.

Do I need a planning report for a Tamborine property?

A Tamborine planning report pulls every overlay - zoning, flood, bushfire, heritage and environmental - that touches a single lot, on live council and state data. The interactive map preview is free; a full PDF report is $9.

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburbDistanceFlood mappedBushfire-prone
Yarrabilba 3.8 km 41% 82%
Jimboomba 4.9 km 46% 83%
Tamborine
Scenic Rim Regional
5.8 km 23% 74%
Mundoolun 5.9 km 31% 81%
Logan Village 6.6 km 51% 85%
Cedar Creek 7.2 km 30% 94%
Stockleigh 8.6 km 78% 77%
Cedar Vale 9.1 km 24% 69%
Glenlogan 9.2 km 100% 66%
Cedar Creek
Gold Coast City
9.8 km 9% 83%

See all Logan City suburb profiles →