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Tamborine Mountain sits on a plateau in the Gold Coast hinterland and Scenic Rim with a rainforest setting, waterfalls such as Curtis Falls and a string of lookouts. The hilltop villages around Gallery Walk are lined with galleries, craft shops, cafes and speciality stores that attract day visitors, while country roads pass boutique wineries and distilleries. Housing ranges from weatherboard cottages and rainforest retreats on small acreage to larger rural properties and visitor accommodation, and everyday life leans to outdoor living, gardening, the arts, bushwalking, birdwatching and community markets. Access is mainly by winding rural roads.

About 8,105 people live on Tamborine Mountain, the median age is 50 and the median household income is $1,508 a week. Families are dominated by couples and most homes are owner-occupied (45.4% owned outright and 40.2% with a mortgage). Local investment includes a Gallery Walk precinct upgrade to improve parking, crossings, lighting and shared paths, and a refurbished library with expanded spaces and a maker space. That combination suits people who value an outdoors-oriented, arts-minded, settled community; whether it suits you depends on what you are after in a suburb.

Housing costs on Tamborine Mountain sit well above what a typical local household earned at the last Census. The median house price of $1,250,500 is about 15.9 times a typical local annual household income at the last Census. For renting, a house at $795 a week would take roughly 52.7% of a typical local household's weekly income at the last Census, a large share, while a unit at $450 a week would take about 29.8%, a moderate share.

On these figures, buying a house is considerably more stretched against local incomes than renting, and if you are weighing options the rent share is the most relevant number for renters.

Everyone's financial situation is different, so it's important to consider your own circumstances when deciding which suburb is right for you.

House values on Tamborine Mountain climbed 14.0% over the past year, a strong rise in what houses are worth. Over the same period, house rents rose 6.0%, a solid increase in the income those properties earn. Taken together, capital growth for houses outpaced rental income growth in Tamborine Mountain over the year.

If capital growth is your priority, the value change is the figure to focus on; if steady rental income matters more, pay attention to the rent movement instead. Whether those movements make Tamborine Mountain a suitable investment for you depends on your own goals and circumstances.

This information has been prepared without taking your objectives, needs and overall financial situation into account. It is not meant to be a substitute for professional financial advice. For this reason, you should consider the appropriateness of the information and, if necessary, seek appropriate professional advice.