Black Mountain vs Pomona

In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Black Mountain: a median of $1.39 million, against $1.2 million in Pomona.

Which one suits you?

There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.

Families with school-age kids

Pomona

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (10 vs 1)
  • has more childcare (4 vs 0)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (2 vs 0)
  • But Black Mountain carries lower crime risk (25/100 vs 53/100)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Pomona

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($1,200,000 vs $1,389,000)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Pomona

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (30/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here

  • Black Mountain carries lower crime risk (25/100 vs 53/100)
  • Pomona is more walkable (30/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Black Mountain

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (8.0% vs 0.7%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Black Mountain and Pomona drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Black Mountain Pomona
Hides rows where both suburbs match

Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.

Side by side, out of 100

Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.

Black Mountain Pomona
Walkability 0 / 30
Black Mountain — Walkability: 0/100 Pomona — Walkability: 30/100
Safety 75 / 47
Black Mountain — Safety: 75/100 Pomona — Safety: 47/100
Low fire risk 100 / 67
Black Mountain — Low fire risk: 100/100 Pomona — Low fire risk: 67/100

Demographics

Pomona has more residents (2,931 vs 1,560); Black Mountain has higher household incomes ($85,696 vs $71,968).

Black Mountain Pomona
Population 1,560 2,931
+88% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +8.0% +0.7%
Median age 50 49
Median household income $85,696/yr
+16% vs other
 $71,968/yr
Median weekly rent $440/wk
+5% vs other
 $420/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Black Mountain Pomona
0-4 4.0% / 3.9%
Black Mountain — 0-4: 4.0% Pomona — 0-4: 3.9%
5-14 10.4% / 12.2%
Black Mountain — 5-14: 10.4% Pomona — 5-14: 12.2%
15-19 6.1% / 5.7%
Black Mountain — 15-19: 6.1% Pomona — 15-19: 5.7%
20-24 2.8% / 3.7%
Black Mountain — 20-24: 2.8% Pomona — 20-24: 3.7%
25-34 6.2% / 6.8%
Black Mountain — 25-34: 6.2% Pomona — 25-34: 6.8%
35-44 10.7% / 10.6%
Black Mountain — 35-44: 10.7% Pomona — 35-44: 10.6%
45-54 17.2% / 15.6%
Black Mountain — 45-54: 17.2% Pomona — 45-54: 15.6%
55-64 19.0% / 18.2%
Black Mountain — 55-64: 19.0% Pomona — 55-64: 18.2%
65-74 16.2% / 15.1%
Black Mountain — 65-74: 16.2% Pomona — 65-74: 15.1%
75-84 6.2% / 6.7%
Black Mountain — 75-84: 6.2% Pomona — 75-84: 6.7%
85+ 0.8% / 1.3%
Black Mountain — 85+: 0.8% Pomona — 85+: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Black Mountain 54.5% couple families
Black Mountain — Couple Families: 54.5% Black Mountain — Lone Person: 28.8% Black Mountain — One Parent Families: 11.1% Black Mountain — Group Household: 4.6% Black Mountain — Other Families: 0.9%
Pomona 45.6% couple families
Pomona — Couple Families: 45.6% Pomona — Lone Person: 30.3% Pomona — One Parent Families: 17.1% Pomona — Group Household: 5.4% Pomona — Other Families: 1.6%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Black Mountain 7.0% renting
Black Mountain — Owned Outright: 47.3% Black Mountain — Mortgage: 45.7% Black Mountain — Renting: 7.0%
Pomona 13.2% renting
Pomona — Owned Outright: 45.4% Pomona — Mortgage: 41.4% Pomona — Renting: 13.2%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Black Mountain Pomona
Certificate III & IV 18.6% / 20.1%
Black Mountain — Certificate III & IV: 18.6% Pomona — Certificate III & IV: 20.1%
Bachelor Degree 11.5% / 11.5%
Black Mountain — Bachelor Degree: 11.5% Pomona — Bachelor Degree: 11.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 10.6% / 9.5%
Black Mountain — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.6% Pomona — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.5%
Postgraduate Degree 2.7% / 2.7%
Black Mountain — Postgraduate Degree: 2.7% Pomona — Postgraduate Degree: 2.7%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.0% / 2.1%
Black Mountain — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.0% Pomona — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.1%).

Where residents were born

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.

Black Mountain Pomona
England 6.1% / 6.5%
Black Mountain — England: 6.1% Pomona — England: 6.5%
New Zealand 4.1% / 2.9%
Black Mountain — New Zealand: 4.1% Pomona — New Zealand: 2.9%
South Africa 1.2% / 0.5%
Black Mountain — South Africa: 1.2% Pomona — South Africa: 0.5%
Netherlands 1.1% / 0.3%
Black Mountain — Netherlands: 1.1% Pomona — Netherlands: 0.3%
Germany 0.5% / 0.9%
Black Mountain — Germany: 0.5% Pomona — Germany: 0.9%
Philippines — / 0.5%
Black Mountain — Philippines: not among its largest Pomona — Philippines: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.5%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Black Mountain 99.3% houses
Black Mountain — Houses: 99.3% Black Mountain — Flats / Apartments: 0.7% Black Mountain — Townhouses: 0.0%
Pomona 97.8% houses
Pomona — Houses: 97.8% Pomona — Flats / Apartments: 1.3% Pomona — Townhouses: 0.9%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Black Mountain Pomona
Median house price $1,389,000 $1,200,000
Median unit price — $770,000
Median land price $1,172,500 $1,280,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 25 days
from 13 sales
 21 days
from 19 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Black Mountain Pomona
3 bed $1.26M / $1.11M
Black Mountain — 3 bed: $1.26M (8 sales) Pomona — 3 bed: $1.11M (22 sales)

8 vs 22 sales

4 bed $1.48M / $1.34M
Black Mountain — 4 bed: $1.48M (24 sales) Pomona — 4 bed: $1.34M (18 sales)

24 vs 18 sales

Development activity

Black Mountain Pomona
New dwellings approved 239
across Noosa
same for both
Approvals change year on year -9%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Black Mountain Pomona
Houses — 3.5%
$850/wk on $1.27M
Units —
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Black Mountain Pomona
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 59% of QLD Higher than 42% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 41% of QLD Higher than 82% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 82% of QLD Higher than 63% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 69% of QLD
same for both
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 23% of QLD

Liveability

Pomona is more walkable (30 vs 0); Black Mountain scores higher overall (63 vs 42).

Black Mountain Pomona
Grade B C
Score 63/100 42/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

Pomona carries more bushfire risk (33 vs 0); Pomona carries more crime risk (53 vs 25).

Black Mountain Pomona
Bushfire None
0/100
 Low
33/100
Crime Low
25/100
 Moderate
53/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Black Mountain Pomona
Inside the suburb 0 2
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Black Mountain

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Schools in Pomona

  • Pomona State School Government · Primary above peers
  • Noosa District State High School - Pomona Campus Government · Secondary

Amenities in the suburb

Black Mountain Pomona
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 0 3
Parks & reserves 1 10
Childcare 0 4
GPs 0 1
Pharmacies 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 0 2
Waterways 5 19

Mobility

Black Mountain Pomona
Walkability score 0/100 30/100
Distance to Brisbane 136.5 km 136.7 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 103 min
same for both
Electric vehicle share 1.0%
postcode 4563
 0.4%
postcode 4568
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 96
postcode 4563
 89
postcode 4568

How people get to work

Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.

Black Mountain Pomona
Car (driver) 72.0% / 75.8%
Black Mountain — Car (driver): 72.0% Pomona — Car (driver): 75.8%
Worked from Home 20.2% / 16.8%
Black Mountain — Worked from Home: 20.2% Pomona — Worked from Home: 16.8%
Car (passenger) 4.5% / 3.6%
Black Mountain — Car (passenger): 4.5% Pomona — Car (passenger): 3.6%
Walked Only 2.6% / 2.9%
Black Mountain — Walked Only: 2.6% Pomona — Walked Only: 2.9%
Bicycle 0.7% / 0.3%
Black Mountain — Bicycle: 0.7% Pomona — Bicycle: 0.3%
Train — / 0.4%
Black Mountain — Train: not among its largest Pomona — Train: 0.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (75.8%).

Setting

Black Mountain Pomona
Elevation 286 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 110 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 21.2 km 19.4 km

NBN connectivity

Black Mountain Pomona
Connectivity score 45/100 50/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 17%
636 premises
 23%
1,353 premises

Climate

Black Mountain Pomona
Annual rainfall 1,045 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 30.9°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 7.7°C
same for both

Council rates

Black Mountain Pomona
Average residential rate $1,614/yr
same for both
Council Noosa
same for both

Federal electorate

Black Mountain Pomona
Division Wide Bay
same for both
Member Llew O'Brien
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Black Mountain Pomona
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

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