Tamrookum flood map & planning overlays

A planning-constraint profile of Tamrookum (Scenic Rim Regional, QLD) - 19.07 km², mapped from live council and state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 12 September 2026.

Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Tamrookum's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.

Nearby suburbs, nearest first

How common is mapped flood risk across Tamrookum properties?

Overlay percentages say how much land is constrained; these figures say how many properties are actually touched in a suburb-wide analysis of 81 Tamrookum properties. No individual property result is identified on this page.

Tamrookum flood history and overland flow

These are suburb-wide totals across 81 analysed properties. They show how common each mapped category is across Tamrookum; they do not identify or describe any individual property.

Recorded historical flood mapping

61.7%

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

  • Defined Flood Event: 50

Source: Scenic Rim Regional 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.

Tamrookum at a glance

Parcels 82 Median lot 149,720 m² Mapped easements 17 Schools in suburb 1

Schools in and near Tamrookum

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

1

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

Nearest school availability

Primary: inside the suburb

Secondary: 5.42 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 Tamrookum is zoned

Rural 98%
Community Facilities 2%
Township 0%
Recreation and Open Space 0%

Selling in Tamrookum? 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 19.07 km², Tamrookum is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 46% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 31% is flagged bushfire-prone. There is 1 heritage-listed site on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Rural. The terrain is largely flat, and the median lot measures about 149,720 m² across 82 parcels.

Who lives in Tamrookum

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

Population
94
usual residents, 2021
Median age
42
years
Median household income
$1,292
per week, Scenic Rim Regional suburb typical $1,562
Median rent
$200
per week, Scenic Rim Regional suburb typical $300
Median mortgage
$1,867
per month
Household size
2.6
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 3
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Score 930, and decile 3 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 2
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Age profile

Share of Tamrookum's 94 residents in each ABS age band.

0-4 7.3%
5-14 15.6%
15-19 3.1%
20-24 4.2%
25-34 12.5%
35-44 11.5%
45-54 11.5%
55-64 16.7%
65-74 8.3%
75-84 9.4%
85+ 0.0%

Population trend, 2001 to 2025

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

9,977 in 2001 to 16,642 in 2025, up 67%.

Source: ABS Census 2021 and SEIFA 2021 (Suburbs and Localities), Regional Population (SA2), CC BY 4.0. Small counts are randomly adjusted by the ABS.

Tamrookum data sources and coverage

“Not mapped” means we hold no source layer for this suburb - never an all-clear.

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
Aircraft noise contours (ANEF)Not heldthe relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data, Defence
DemographicsAvailableAustralian Bureau of Statistics (2021 Census and SEIFA)
School availabilityAvailableQueensland Government

Profile last materially updated 12 September 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 Tamrookum 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.

The Terrain Report shows the fall of the block - contours, cross sections and a 3D model of the lot (+$9 with the planning report).

Building or pricing a slab? The $119 geotechnical desktop report covers geology, soils, bores and an indicative AS 2870 site class for a Tamrookum lot.

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Tamrookum planning - frequently asked

Is Tamrookum flood-prone?

About 46% of Tamrookum falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 12%. Across the suburb, 62% of the 81 properties we analysed carry some level of mapped flood risk, including 46 rated high risk or historically affected.

Is Tamrookum bushfire-prone?

Around 31% of Tamrookum is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Scenic Rim Regional average of 52%.

What is the zoning in Tamrookum?

The dominant planning zone in Tamrookum is Rural, though the suburb also includes Community Facilities and Township.

Does Tamrookum have heritage-listed places?

Tamrookum has 1 heritage-listed place on record.

Is Tamrookum hilly or flat?

Tamrookum is largely flat: the median ground slope is about 4%, and 5% of measured points sit on grades of 15% or steeper. Ground level runs from roughly 63 m to 114 m AHD across the suburb.

What is the typical lot size in Tamrookum?

Across 82 surveyed parcels in Tamrookum, the median lot size is about 149,720 m². There are also 17 registered easements mapped in the suburb.

What is the population of Tamrookum?

At the 2021 Census Tamrookum had 94 usual residents, with a median age of 42 and an average household size of 2.6 people. The wider Beaudesert statistical area, which contains Tamrookum, went from 9,977 people in 2001 to 16,642 in 2025, up 67%.

Is Tamrookum an advantaged suburb?

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Tamrookum scores 930 and sits in decile 3 of 10 nationally and decile 3 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).

What is the median household income in Tamrookum?

Median household income in Tamrookum was $1,292 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,562 for the typical suburb in Scenic Rim Regional. Median rent was $200 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,867 a month.

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburbDistanceFlood mappedBushfire-prone
Laravale 4.4 km 22% 44%
Tabooba 5.7 km 26% 59%
Innisplain 6.4 km 36% 42%
Tamrookum Creek 8.8 km <1% 91%
Oaky Creek 9.4 km 4% 63%
Josephville 9.9 km 14% 57%
Knapp Creek 10.1 km 1% 36%
Christmas Creek 10.1 km 14% 66%
Kooralbyn 10.6 km 2% 72%
Kerry 11.4 km 9% 66%

See all Scenic Rim Regional suburb profiles →