Tamrookum Creek flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Tamrookum Creek
(Scenic Rim Regional, QLD) - 30.71 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 12 September 2026.
Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
Constraint readout
30.71 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Tamrookum Creek's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
How common is mapped flood risk across Tamrookum Creek properties?
Overlay percentages say how much land is constrained; these figures say how many properties are actually touched in a suburb-wide analysis of 33 Tamrookum Creek properties. No individual property result is identified on this page.
Lot-level readout
Flood-risk rating across all 33 properties
From LayeredGeo's lot-risk engine: council flood overlays, historical flooding and terrain, resolved to each individual lot in Tamrookum Creek.
Tamrookum Creek flood history and overland flow
These are suburb-wide totals across 33 analysed properties. They show how common each mapped category is across Tamrookum Creek; they do not identify or describe any individual property.
Recorded historical flood mapping
5 analysed properties intersect at least one mapped historical event extent.
- Defined Flood Event: 5
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 Creek at a glance
Schools in and near Tamrookum Creek
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 schools providing primary years and 0 providing secondary years. A combined school may be counted in both teaching levels.
Nearest school availability
Primary: 2.66 km from the suburb boundary
Secondary: 6.09 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 Creek is zoned
Selling in Tamrookum Creek? 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 30.71 km², Tamrookum Creek is highly constrained by planning overlays. Flood mapping covers the suburb and none of it falls within a mapped flood overlay, and 91% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The terrain is hilly, and the median lot measures about 207,347 m² across 55 parcels.
Who lives in Tamrookum Creek
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Tamrookum Creek suburb boundary itself, not a wider region.
Socio-economic standing
ABS SEIFA 2021 ranks every Australian suburb. Decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth of the country, decile 10 the least.
Score 933, and decile 4 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Beaudesert, the wider ABS statistical area containing Tamrookum Creek. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Tamrookum Creek 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 Creek data sources and coverage
“Not mapped” means we hold no source layer for this suburb - never an all-clear.
| Dataset | Coverage | Publisher |
|---|---|---|
| Flood mapping | Mapped | the relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data |
| Bushfire-prone mapping | Mapped | the relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data |
| Zoning | Mapped | the relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data |
| Heritage and environment | Mapped where published | the relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data |
| Aircraft noise contours (ANEF) | Not held | the relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data, Defence |
| Demographics | Available | Australian Bureau of Statistics (2021 Census and SEIFA) |
| School availability | Available | Queensland 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 Creek 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 Creek lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Tamrookum Creek planning - frequently asked
Is Tamrookum Creek flood-prone?
Flood mapping covers Tamrookum Creek and less than 1% of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay (the council-wide suburb average is 12%). Across the suburb, 15% of the 33 properties we analysed carry some level of mapped flood risk, including 5 rated high risk or historically affected.
Is Tamrookum Creek bushfire-prone?
Around 91% of Tamrookum Creek is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Scenic Rim Regional average of 52%.
What is the zoning in Tamrookum Creek?
The dominant planning zone in Tamrookum Creek is Rural, though the suburb also includes Recreation and Open Space.
Does Tamrookum Creek have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Tamrookum Creek.
Is Tamrookum Creek hilly or flat?
Tamrookum Creek is hilly: the median ground slope is about 14%, and 48% of measured points sit on grades of 15% or steeper. Ground level runs from roughly 80 m to 367 m AHD across the suburb.
What is the typical lot size in Tamrookum Creek?
Across 55 surveyed parcels in Tamrookum Creek, the median lot size is about 207,347 m². There are also 3 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Is Tamrookum Creek an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Tamrookum Creek scores 933 and sits in decile 3 of 10 nationally and decile 4 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rathdowney | 4.6 km | 11% | 86% |
| Knapp Creek | 5.7 km | 1% | 36% |
| Innisplain | 5.9 km | 36% | 42% |
| Tamrookum | 8.8 km | 46% | 31% |
| Barney View | 9.7 km | 3% | 51% |
| Oaky Creek | 10.3 km | 4% | 63% |
| Kooralbyn | 10.8 km | 2% | 72% |
| Running Creek | 12.7 km | 6% | 70% |
| Laravale | 12.9 km | 22% | 44% |
| Tabooba | 13.2 km | 26% | 59% |