[2][3] Mount Tamborine Post Office had opened by March 1924 (a receiving office had been open from 1881, originally known as Tambourine Mountain), was renamed Mount Tamborine in 1926 and closed in 1977.

The postcode 4271 is reserved for the post office at Eagle Heights (which closed down permanently in 2024).

[citation needed] In the 2006 census, Mount Tamborine had a population of 1,184 people.

A number of well-known sporting teams represent the local area, including the Tamborine Mountain Bushrats, a rugby league club, which plays home games at Tamborine Mountain Sports Complex.

[citation needed] Mount Tamborine has a number of heritage-listed sites, including: