Church is a Roman Catholic church at 14 Star Street (). It was designed by F Cullen and built from timber. On 18 December 1955, it was opened and bless by Bishop Tynan. 20th century Tambo was the location of Qantas' first fatal accident. An Airco DH.9 crashed on 24 March 1927 with the loss of three lives after the plane stalled while landing. 21st century In the , Tambo had a population of 345, a small decline from the 2001 census population of 357. Around 7% of the population of Tambo identity as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander and around 6% were born outside Australia. Tambo was cut off for eight days during the 2010-2011 Queensland floods. In the , Tambo had a population of 367 people. Heritage listings Tambo has a number of heritage-listed sites, including: Former Tambo Post Office, Arthur Street () Former Tambo Court House, 9 Arthur Street () Economy The chief industries of the town and district are grazing properties for sheep and cattle. There was a sawmill (operated by N.K Collins who operated a sawmill in Augathella) which closed in 2011. The sawmill reopened March 2018. Education Tambo State School is a government primary and secondary (Early Childhood-10) school for boys and girls at 20 Mitchell Street (). In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 79 students with 11 teachers and 11 non-teaching staff (7 full-time equivalent). There are no secondary schools providing schooling to Year 12 within Tambo or nearby areas; options would be distance education and boarding school. Media Tambo is serviced by: Radio 4VL (Resonate Radio) - 96.5 FM Classic Hits 4LG (Resonate Radio) - 100.3 FM West FM (Resonate Radio) - 101.9 FM ABC Western Queensland - 105.9 FM ABC Radio National - 107.5 FM The Australian Broadcasting Corporation transmits ABC Television and its sister channels ABC Kids/ABC TV Plus, ABC Me and ABC News to Tambo through its Blackall relay station, ABBLQ The Seven Network and its sister stations 7Two, 7Mate and 7Flix transmit to Tambo through its regional area affiliate, ITQ The Nine Network and its sister channels 9Gem, 9Go! and 9Rush transmit to Tambo through its regional area affiliate, Imparja Television Network Ten and its sister channels 10 BOLD, 10 Peach and 10 Shake transmit to Tambo through its regional area affiliate, CDT The Special Broadcasting Service and its sister channels SBS Viceland, SBS World Movies