Strengths and weaknesses
Rural locality · compared with rural localities in Queensland (1448)
Strengths
- Green cover is a relative strength
Weaknesses
- Employment is a relative weakness
What stands out
Nothing distinctive beyond the usual profile.
QLD · Tablelands Council
Tumoulin, 4888
Est. population · Jun 2025
140
Growth (1 yr)
+0.7%
Growth (5 yr)
+2.2%
Median age
54
Median income
$837/wk
Employment rate
33%
University qualified
6.3%
Work from home
8.8%
Languages at home
Mostly English at home
2021 Census · usual residence
- Agricultural
- Leafy
- Rural living
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Suburb profile
Tumoulin is a rural locality in Queensland, in Tablelands Council.
Green cover is a relative strength, placing it among the highest-ranked rural localities. Employment is a relative weakness, with employment 41% below the peer median.
Few other published measures stand out from similar places, so this profile stays brief rather than filling gaps with unsupported detail about the locality.
Employment is the most material weakness.
Generated from the official metrics on this page. It can omit nuance or contain errors — check the tables and source notes before relying on it.
Who it suits
- StudentsInsufficient data
Housing, growth and risk
How Tumoulin compares
A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk
Median house price
—
No data available
Median rent (Census)
$200/wk
2021 Census median weekly rent
Population (ERP)
140
+0.7% annual growth
Dwelling vacancy
27.3%
Census unoccupied dwellings
How it compares
Relative standing using percentiles, ranks, and national deciles
Crime rate
76th
percentile in state (higher = more crime)
Pop. growth
34th
percentile in QLD
Rented dwellings
19%
2021 Census tenure
Advantage (IRSAD)
2/10
national SEIFA decile
Population growth
Recent ERP change over 1 and 5 years
Housing mix
Dwelling types from the 2021 Census
Risks & flags
Quick scan — open a section below for full context
Living here
Population
Estimated resident population
140(June 2025)
+0.7% annual · +2.2% over 5 years · 34th percentile in QLD
Growth figures & methodology
- Annual growth
- +0.7%
- 5-year growth
- +2.2%
- Change in 1 year
- +1
- Change in 5 years
- +3
- Growth rank in QLD
- 34th percentile
ABS Estimated Resident Population allocated to this suburb from SA2-level data. Not an official ABS suburb count.
Methodology
Figures are allocated from ABS Estimated Resident Population at Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2), using 2021 Census share within overlapping SA2 regions. Where Census data is unavailable, area overlap is used instead.
The dashed chart line is a simple growth-trend estimate to June 2030 (~150), extrapolated at +0.1% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.
2021 Census figures
2021 Census
- Population
- 135
- Median age
- 54
- Median household income / week
- $837
- Dwelling vacancy
- 27.3%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 15 of 55
- Median monthly mortgage
- $867
- Median weekly rent (2021 Census)
- $200
- Tenure (owned / mortgaged / rented)
- 54.8% / 26.2% / 19%
- Employment rate
- 33%
- Travel to work (WFH / public transport / car)
- 8.8% / 0% / 61.8%
- Walked or cycled to work
- 32.4%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 47 / 0 / 0
Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%) · Accessibility (12%) · Future Growth (6%)
Employment, household income and owned-outright tenure (2021 Census) Work-from-home and public-transport commute shares (2021 Census) Five-year population change as a healthy-growth band, not a boom bonus
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
- Estimated Resident Population — Australian Bureau of Statistics · 2025 · Updated · SA2 ERP allocated to suburb boundaries
Qualifications
6.3% of adults have a university degree, compared with 21.9% across Queensland. 18.9% have a trade or vocational qualification.
- University qualified6.3% · 21.9% QLD
- Diploma qualified11.7% · 9.4% QLD
- Trade / vocational18.9% · 18.9% QLD
- Year 12 or below63.1% · 49.8% QLD
Highest qualification field
Main field of the highest non-school qualification (2021 Census).
- Engineering and related technologies23.1%
- Health20.5%
- Creative arts17.9%
- Architecture and building12.8%
- Education10.3%
- Agriculture and environment7.7%
How these groups are defined
| Measure | Definition |
|---|---|
| University qualified | Bachelor degree or higher |
| Diploma qualified | Advanced Diploma / Diploma |
| Trade / vocational | Certificate III + IV |
| Year 12 | Year 12 as highest attainment |
| Below Year 12 | Year 11 / 10 / 9 or below |
People aged 15 years and over, 2021 Census. University, diploma and trade shares match ABS highest educational attainment (HEAP). Year 12 and below Year 12 are combined in the chart because the General Community Profile reports school-only attainment as a residual.
Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%)
University qualifications from the 2021 Census
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Tax & income
- Median taxable income (2023–24)
- $40,973
- Median salary / wages (2023–24)
- $50,946
- Residents with rental investments
- 12.0%
- Median super balance (2023–24)
- $46,492
- Residents with business income
- 13.0%
9th percentile in QLD · -30% vs Australia
11th percentile in QLD · -22% vs Australia
57th percentile in QLD · -13% vs Australia
15th percentile in QLD · -27% vs Australia
70th percentile in QLD · +25% vs Australia
Australian Taxation Office Taxation Statistics 2023–24, individuals Table 25. Figures describe taxpayers who live in postcode 4888 — not a suburb-level official statistic. Rental investment is the share of local taxpayers reporting rental income or loss, not the share of local properties owned by investors.
Counts, net rent & state comparison
- Taxpayers in this postcode
- 1,519
- Taxpayers reporting net rent
- 175
- Median net rent
- $860
- Taxpayers reporting business income
- 199
- Taxable income vs state median
- -26%
- Salary / wages vs state median
- -16%
- Rental investment vs state median
- +9%
- Super vs state median
- -33%
- Business income vs state median
- +30%
Percentiles rank this postcode among unique postcodes in QLD, so suburbs that share a postcode are not counted twice. Dollar figures are compared with Australia-wide ATO medians from the same release. Median net rent is among taxpayers who reported the rent label and can be negative.
Data sources & freshness
- Taxation Statistics 2023–24 — individuals by postcode (Table 25) — Australian Taxation Office · Updated · Annual release; taxpayer residential postcode, not suburb boundary
Seasonal & agricultural work
32.4% of employed residents work in agriculture, forestry and fishing, 14.1× the Australian share (2.3%) — compared with 2.5% across Queensland.
- Agriculture, forestry & fishing
- 32.4%
- Resident workers (2021)
- 11
- WHM specified work
- Subclass 417 / 462
81st percentile in QLD · +1309% vs Australia
Postcode 4888
Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 Census General Community Profile tables G54 (industry of employment) and G56 (industry by occupation), Statistical Area Level (suburb), place of usual residence. Figures are residents’ main job in the week before Census night — not jobs located in the suburb. Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the 1-digit ANZSIC division; grape growing and other 3- and 4-digit industries are not in this datapack. The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Plant and animal cultivation in postcode 4888 (Northern and Regional Australia) may count as specified work for Working Holiday Maker visas (subclasses 417 and 462). This is a postcode rule from the Home Affairs instruments — not evidence that seasonal jobs exist here, and not a count of WHM residents. Home Affairs specified work · LIN 22/012 · LIN 22/013. Compilation used: 5 April 2025.
Region employment estimates (SA4, not this suburb)
Jobs and Skills Australia NERO modelled estimates for Cairns (SA4 306), 2026-08. These figures describe the broader region, not this suburb, and occupations are not added together.
- Crop Farmers ANZSCO 1212796
- Crop Farm Workers ANZSCO 8412672
- Livestock Farmers ANZSCO 1213374
- Agricultural, Forestry and Horticultural Plant Operators ANZSCO 7211302
- Other Farm, Forestry and Garden Workers ANZSCO 8419154
- Livestock Farm Workers ANZSCO 8415129
- Mixed Crop and Livestock Farmers ANZSCO 121472
- Aquaculture Workers ANZSCO 841172
- Forestry and Logging Workers ANZSCO 841336
- Mixed Crop and Livestock Farm Workers ANZSCO 841626
Cairns is a Statistical Area Level 4. Fruit, nut and vegetable workers are not published separately in NERO (they sit under ANZSCO 8412). Jobs and Skills Australia warns not to sum occupations or geographies. NERO data. Nowcast of Employment by Region and Occupation, Jobs and Skills Australia, Commonwealth of Australia. CC BY 4.0.
Census employed residents counted in G54: 34 · AFF share +1196% vs the state.
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — industry of employment (G54/G56), place of usual residence — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated · Resident main job in the week before Census night, not jobs located in the suburb
The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
- WHM specified work areas (LIN 22/012 and LIN 22/013) — Department of Home Affairs · 2025-04-05 · Updated · Postcode eligibility for plant and animal cultivation; not a count of WHM residents
- Nowcast of Employment by Region and Occupation (NERO), SA4 × ANZSCO 4-digit — Jobs and Skills Australia · 2026-08 · Updated · Monthly modelled SA4 estimates; not suburb-level. CC BY 4.0
Community & culture
11% born overseas
- Language at home
- 113 English only · 0 other
- Non-English at home
- 0%
- Born overseas
- 12 (11%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 9 (6.7%)
- Australian citizens
- 107
Religion
44.4%Most common religion · Christianity
Christianity is the most common response at 44.4%, while 34.8% reported no religion.
| Measure | Suburb | State |
|---|---|---|
| No religion | 34.8% | 40.7% |
| Christianity | 44.4% | 45.7% |
| Other / not stated | 20.7% | 13.6% |
Christian denominations
| Denomination | Suburb | State |
|---|---|---|
| Anglican | 18.5% | 11.3% |
| Catholic | 12.6% | 18.6% |
2021 Census — languages spoken at home, birthplace, Indigenous status, and religious affiliation (usual residence). Religion is optional on the Census form.
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Crime & safety
Offence counts are estimated for this suburb from postcode 4888, which is shared with other suburbs.
Reported offences are running higher than the same point last year.
Offence counts & rates
- Total offences (Jan 2026 to Sep 2026)
- 11
- Against the person
- 3
- Against property
- 3
- Rate per 1,000 residents (annualised)
- 105.1
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 45 residents
- State crime-rate percentile
- 76.4th (higher = more crime)
- Increase (daily rate, partial year)
- +13.1%
Most common offence types
- Assault2
- Drug Offences3
- Good Order Offences1
- Other Property Damage1
- Unlawful Entry1
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (22%)
Crime rate, offences against the person, year-on-year trend and recorded road crash rates
Data sources & freshness
- QPS Online Crime Map — Queensland Police Service · Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 → Jan 2026 to Sep 2026; Jan 2026 to Sep 2026 · Updated · Calendar-year aggregates
Family & Lifestyle
Schools & preschools
School list
School catchments
- Ravenshoe SS - Junior CampusGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
- Ravenshoe SS - Senior CampusGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundarysecondary_catchment
Government school intake zones that overlap this suburb boundary. Living in a catchment does not guarantee enrolment; check the education authority.
Contributes to desirability score · Education (14%)
Median school ICSEA first, then school and catchment counts
Data sources & freshness
- Queensland school catchments — Queensland Department of Education · current · Updated · Open catchment polygons where published
Amenities
No OpenStreetMap amenities mapped for this suburb yet.
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (12%)
Food, shopping, recreation and sport per 1,000 residents (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- Local amenity insights — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated
Green cover
- Green cover of suburb area
- 41.8%
- Woodland / forest cover
- 41.8%
- Parks & woodland features (OSM)
- 1
- Parks (OSM)
- 0
- Typical summer maximum
- 31°C
Green cover is the share of this suburb's boundary overlapping OpenStreetMap parks, woodland and forest polygons — not a satellite tree-canopy product. Summer maximum is the WorldClim / Open-Meteo seasonal normal already collected for Weather.
Contributes to desirability score · Environment (12%)
Tree canopy first, then green-cover area and parks per 1,000
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap green cover and tree canopy — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated · Park/woodland polygons intersected with suburb boundaries
Health access
- Nearest hospital
- Herberton Hospital (21.1 km)
- Nearest hospital type
- Hospital
- Nearest hospital emergency
- Emergency department
- GP clinics in suburb
- 0
GP clinic counts from OpenStreetMap. Bulk-billing figures only include clinics tagged in OSM (sparse and unofficial — not a Medicare list).
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (12%)
Hospitals, GPs and aged care
Data sources & freshness
- Hospitals, GPs and aged care — OpenStreetMap + AIHW GEN aged care service list · current · Updated
NDIS participation
- NDIS participants (31 March 2026)
- 4
- Participants per 1,000 residents
- 28.6
Active NDIS participants allocated from NDIA Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2, ASGS 2016) counts to this suburb boundary. Not an official suburb-level NDIS figure · as at 31 March 2026.
For NDIS spend and service-demand exploration by SA2 or postcode, see the Care Sector Demand Map.
Data sources & freshness
- NDIS participants by SA2 — National Disability Insurance Agency · 2026-Q1 · Updated · Quarterly SA2 counts allocated to suburb boundaries
Weather
Typical conditions by season for suburbs in the same ~44 km climate area. Rainfall totals are summed from monthly WorldClim layers; rainy-day counts are approximate.
Summer (Dec–Feb)
- Usual max / min
- 31° / 23°
- Rainfall
- 883 mm · ~90 rainy days
Autumn (Mar–May)
- Usual max / min
- 29° / 21°
- Rainfall
- 553 mm · ~69 rainy days
Winter (Jun–Aug)
- Usual max / min
- 25° / 15°
- Rainfall
- 124 mm · ~16 rainy days
Spring (Sep–Nov)
- Usual max / min
- 29° / 20°
- Rainfall
- 196 mm · ~24 rainy days
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (12%)
Temperature and humidity comfort
Data sources & freshness
- Seasonal climate normals — WorldClim 2.1 · Updated
Future & Planning
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- No overlay at centroid
- Flood / inundation overlay
- No mapped inundation on suburb boundary
Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via Queensland Bushfire Prone Area mapping. Flood cover uses floodplain overlay polygons against the suburb boundary where published.
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (22%)
Bushfire and flood hazard overlays
Data sources & freshness
- Bushfire and flood planning overlays — State government hazard layers · current · Updated
Politics & representation
- Federal electorate
- Kennedy
- Member of Parliament
- Bob KATTER (Katter's Australian Party (KAP))
- Results from
- 2025 federal election
- Electorate enrolment (2025)
- 123,696
- Turnout (2025)
- 83.8%
- Swing since 2022 (2025)
- +0.8 pp toward Labor
Two-party preferred (2025)
Coalition 59.3%Labor 40.7%
Estimated suburb voting profile
Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 36.0 km away).
Coalition 59.1%Labor 40.9%
0.2 percentage points more Labor-leaning than the electorate
Estimated swing since 2022: -2.3 pp toward Coalition
Nearest polling places
- RavenshoeLabor 39.7% · Coalition 60.3% TPP (2025)7.7 km away
- Millaa MillaaLabor 37.1% · Coalition 62.9% TPP (2025)19.5 km away
- HerbertonLabor 47.0% · Coalition 53.0% TPP (2025)21.9 km away
- MalandaLabor 43.4% · Coalition 56.6% TPP (2025)29.3 km away
- AthertonLabor 45.9% · Coalition 54.1% TPP (2025)33.2 km away
Federal electorate from AEC federal division boundaries (2025 redistribution). Division-level results are official AEC figures from the latest general election, with by-election updates where applicable. The estimated suburb profile blends up to eight nearest ordinary polling booths in the same electorate using inverse-distance weighting from the suburb centroid — an approximation, not official AEC data. Nearest polling places are shown for reference.
Data sources & freshness
- Federal election results — Australian Electoral Commission · Updated · 2025 election with by-election overlays
Socio-economic
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 2/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 2/10
ABS Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA), 2021 release — the latest available, derived from the 2021 Census. Deciles rank suburbs nationally from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest).
What do IRSAD and IRSD measure?
IRSAD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage. Combines indicators of advantage (e.g. high income, skilled occupations) and disadvantage. Higher decile = more advantaged relative to other Australian areas.
IRSD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Disadvantage. Focuses on disadvantage only (e.g. low income, unemployment, limited education). Higher decile = less disadvantage nationally.
A new SEIFA edition typically follows each census; the ABS has not announced a release date beyond 2021.
Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%)
Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD and IRSD deciles)
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
More in Tablelands Council
Other suburbs in the same local government area.
Comparable suburbs
Similar population and socio-economic profile in other parts of Queensland.