QLD · Noosa Council
Pomona, 4568
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Desirability score
- National parks
- Green suburb
- High desirability
Suburb profile
Pomona anchors everyday life in Noosa, a regional mid-sized suburb with its own identity and rhythm. Life revolves around the local community, with the wider region offering trips and services when needed. Retirees and empty-nesters are well represented here, with multiple generations sharing the same neighbourhood.
Weekends tend to revolve around local favourites: a café, a market run, a walk through town. Local parks and tree cover add a welcome outdoor dimension to suburban life. Housing carries a premium, but residents tend to feel the lifestyle justifies the commitment.
Tree-lined streets and established homes set the tone, with little pressure to reinvent the neighbourhood.
On the desirability index, the suburb sits around average overall, mainly because local dining and lifestyle amenities and community and employment lag similar regional towns, despite relative strength in housing affordability.
Population
- Population
- 2,931
- Median age
- 49
- Median household income / week
- $1,384
- Dwelling vacancy
- 7.5%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 89 of 1,185
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,733
- Employment rate
- 51%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 64 / 10 / 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.
Housing
- All types (Mar 2026)
- $735
Median weekly rent from Queensland RTA rental bond data. Figures can be unreliable where few bonds were lodged in the quarter.
Contributes to desirability score · Housing (15%) · Future Growth (7%)
Median price, rental yield and vacancy Recent price momentum
Data sources & freshness
- RTA bond statistics — Residential Tenancies Authority (Queensland) · Period: Mar 2026 · Updated on site · Quarterly releases
Crime & safety
- Total offences (Jan 2026 to Jul 2026)
- 110
- Against the person
- 9
- Against property
- 37
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 37.5
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 326 residents
- State safety percentile
- 46.1th (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 Offences28
- Good Order Offences6
- Other Theft (Excl. Unlawful Entry)27
- Traffic And Related Offences46
- Unlawful Entry11
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
Schools & preschools
- Schools & preschools
- 1
- Median school ICSEA
- 1,023
- Pomona State SchoolPrimary
Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)
School and preschool counts, median school ICSEA
Data sources & freshness
- ACARA school locations — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · Period: 2025 · Updated on site · Annual ACARA release
- School ICSEA scores — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · Period: 2025 · Updated on site · Annual ACARA release
Public transport
6 public transport stops in this suburb
- Factory St near Reserve St
- Factory St near Reserve St
- Pomona station, platform 1
- Reserve St at Station St
- Reserve St at Station St
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Public transport stop coverage
Data sources & freshness
- GTFS public transport stops — State transport authority open-data feeds · Period: current · Updated on site · GTFS static feed
Amenities
29 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
- ANZATM
- Pomona bakeryBakery
- Factory St near Reserve StBus stop
- Filtered water bottle filling stationDrinking water
- Noosa Hinterland Real EstateEstate Agent
- Fire station
- Fitness Station (3)
- Page FurnishesFurniture
31 Factory Street, Pomona
- Pomona Early Childhood CentreKindergarten
12 Hill Street, Pomona
- Cooroora Family HealthMedical clinic
Unit 5 3 Station Street, Pomona
Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe).
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
Parks & reserves
5 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Cooroora Creek ParkPark
- Cooroora Mountain ParkPark
- Six Mile Creek Conservation ParkNature reserve
- Stan Topper ParkPark
- Symplocos Nature RefugeNature reserve
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Period: current · Updated on site
Health access
- Hospitals & GP clinics
- 3
- Emergency department
- Not in suburb
- Cooroora Family HealthStation Streetdoctor
- LiveLife Pharmacy PomonaMemorial Avenuepharmacy
- Pomona Medical Centredoctor
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Hospitals and GP clinics
Data sources & freshness
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · Period: current · Updated on site
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 5/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 6/10
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
Heritage
3 state heritage places
- Cooroora Masonic Temple (former)State heritage place
- Majestic TheatreState heritage place
- Pomona Police residence (& former station), lock-up and courthouseState heritage place
Data sources & freshness
- State heritage register — State heritage authority · Period: current · Updated on site
Childcare
1 childcare service from OpenStreetMap
- Pomona Early Childhood CentreHill Streetkindergarten
Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)
Childcare centre count
Data sources & freshness
- Childcare services — OpenStreetMap · Period: current · Updated on site
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
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 7
- Parks (OSM)
- 3
OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.
Contributes to desirability score · Environment (10%)
Parks and green cover (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap green cover features — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Desirability Index
- Desirability score
- 47.8/100 — Average
- State standing
- Top 34% of Queensland's suburbs
- National rank
- 2212th in Australia
- State rank
- 505th in QLD
- Peer rank
- #54 among Country & regional · Mature suburbs
- Cohort rank
- #182 among Country & regional suburbs
- Data confidence
- 85%
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics
Recent changes
- ANZamenitiesatm
- BP Pomonaamenities19 Factory Street, Pomonafuel
- Cooroora Family HealthamenitiesUnit 5 3 Station Street, Pomonadoctors
- Factory St near Reserve Stamenitiesbus_stop
- Filtered water bottle filling stationamenitiesdrinking_water
- Fire stationamenitiesfire_station
- Fitness Stationamenitiesfitness_station
- Fitness Stationamenitiesfitness_station
- Fitness Stationamenitiesfitness_station
- Hinterland Pool Servicesamenitiesswimming_pool
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
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Comparable suburbs
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