QLD · Noosa Council
Black Mountain, 4563
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Updated
Desirability score
- High desirability
- Green suburb
Suburb profile
Black Mountain is a hillside smaller community in Noosa, with elevated streets and a greener, quieter pace. The community is self-contained in the best sense. Local life comes first, with the region opening up beyond. Ridge-top pockets and tree cover give the area a cooler, greener hillside feel.
Retirees and empty-nesters are well represented here, with multiple generations sharing the same neighbourhood. Everyday life leans local, with a handful of trusted shops, a familiar main street and neighbours who know your name. Housing is well-priced for what you get: space, location and everyday convenience.
The streetscape feels settled and established, with older homes giving the area a familiar, lived-in look.
The desirability score is around average, weighed down by weaker local dining and lifestyle amenities and transport and access against similar regional towns, even with housing affordability and safety holding up better. Limited access to some essential local services also trimmed the result.
Population
- Population
- 1,560
- Median age
- 50
- Median household income / week
- $1,648
- Dwelling vacancy
- 7.3%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 43 of 586
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,820
- Employment rate
- 51%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 33 / 0 / 0
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Employment, household income and age diversity (2021 Census)
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 Census release
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Crime & safety
- Total offences (Jan 2026 to Jul 2026)
- 31
- Against the person
- 5
- Against property
- 11
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 19.9
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 312 residents
- State safety percentile
- 12.5th (lower crime is better)
- Decrease (daily rate, partial year)
- -0.3%
Reported offences are running lower than the same point last year.
Reported offences by period
Most common offence types
- Drug Offences26
- Good Order Offences19
- Other Property Damage14
- Other Theft (Excl. Unlawful Entry)33
- Traffic And Related Offences56
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Crime rate and year-on-year trend
Data sources & freshness
- QPS Online Crime Map — Queensland Police Service · Period: Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 → Jan 2026 to Jul 2026; Jan 2026 to Jul 2026 · Updated on site · Calendar-year aggregates
Amenities
No OpenStreetMap amenities mapped for this suburb yet.
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Food, shopping, recreation and sport (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 7/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 8/10
SEIFA indexes from ABS 2021. Decile 10 = most advantaged / least disadvantaged in Australia.
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD decile)
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 SEIFA release
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- No overlay at centroid
Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via Queensland Bushfire Prone Area mapping.
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Bushfire hazard overlays
Data sources & freshness
- Hazard planning overlays — State government hazard layers · Period: current · Updated on site
Desirability Index
- Desirability score
- 43.2/100 — Average
- State standing
- Top 45% of Queensland's suburbs
- National rank
- 2914th in Australia
- State rank
- 674th in QLD
- Peer rank
- #98 among Country & regional · Mature suburbs
- Cohort rank
- #297 among Country & regional suburbs
- Data confidence
- 48%
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics
Recent changes
- Drug Offencescrime26
- Good Order Offencescrime19
- Other Property Damagecrime14
- Other Theft (Excl. Unlawful Entry)crime33
- Traffic And Related Offencescrime56
Data sources & freshness
- QPS Online Crime Map — Queensland Police Service · Updated on site · Calendar-year aggregates
More in Noosa Council
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Comparable suburbs
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