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A branch of the Queensland National Bank was first established in 1875. Tambo State School opened on 28 February 1876. A Bush Mission church was built from timber in 1877 for Reverend Peter Campbell, an itinerant preacher. It was designed by JW Wilson. It was built from timber. It has been demolished. St Mary's Catholic Church was a Roman Catholic church at 14 Star Street It was built in 1886. On 10 January 1955, it was demolished in a storm. On 18 December 1955, a new church, Our Lady of Victories War Memorical Catholic Church, was blessed and officially opened by Bishop Tynan on the same site as the earlier church. It was designed by Frank Cullen and built from timber. The Courthouse was built in 1888. Tambo Presbyterian Church was opened on Sunday 24 June 1888 by Reverend J. Mably. It was built from timber and cost £750. It has been demolished. 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. St Michael's and All Angels Anglican Church was officially opened by Bishop Halford on Sunday 29 September 1912. It was a timber church in Edward Street. It was totally destroyed in a cyclone on Sunday 9 January 1938. Anglican services were held in the Council Chambers. In 1947, the land in Edward Street was sold to the Queensland Country Women's Association for a student hostel and land was purchased in Arthur Steret for a new church. After overcoming many difficulties, a replacement church was finally opened in October 1952 by Bishop James Housden. A hall was built at the rear of the church in 1964. Until 2008, Tambo was the administrative centre of the Shire of Tambo. In 2008, as part of the Queensland Government's amalgamation of local government areas, the Shire of Tambo and the neighbouring Shire of Blackall were both abolished and Tambo is now a part of the Blackall Tambo Region. Tambo was cut off for eight days during the 2010 2011 Queensland floods.

+Census YearLocalityTownNotes357345About 7% of the population of the town's population identified as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander while about 6% were born outside Australia.367326318 283

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.

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 are distance education and boarding school.

The heritage listed former Courthouse in Arthur Street contains the Tambo Visitor Information Centre and the Tambo Library. The Tambo branch of the Queensland Country Women's Association meets at the Royal Carrangarra Hotel in Arthur Street. Our Lady of Victories War Memorial Catholic Church is at 14 Star Street
St Michael and All Angels Anglican Church is in Arthur Street .

Temperatures in Tambo range from 35 °C in summer to 21 °C in winter. Minimum temperatures in winter often drop below freezing. The average annual rainfall is 535.7 mm (21.0 in), the majority of which falls between December and March.