Cootharaba vs Pomona

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Pomona, about half of households are couple families.

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 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more childcare (4 vs 0)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (2 vs 0)
  • But Cootharaba carries lower crime risk (35/100 vs 53/100)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

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

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Cootharaba

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (25% vs 30%)
  • has cheaper rent ($365/wk vs $420/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Pomona

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (30/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (103 min vs 115 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (136.7 km vs 151.2 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

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

  • Cootharaba carries lower crime risk (35/100 vs 53/100)
  • Pomona is more walkable (30/100 vs 0/100)

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Cootharaba 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.

Cootharaba 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.

Cootharaba Pomona
Walkability 0 / 30
Cootharaba — Walkability: 0/100 Pomona — Walkability: 30/100
Safety 65 / 47
Cootharaba — Safety: 65/100 Pomona — Safety: 47/100
Low fire risk 75 / 67
Cootharaba — Low fire risk: 75/100 Pomona — Low fire risk: 67/100

Demographics

Pomona has more residents (2,931 vs 866); Pomona rents higher ($420/wk vs $365/wk).

Cootharaba Pomona
Population 866 2,931
+238% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +3.8% +0.7%
Median age 48 49
Median household income $76,180/yr
+6% vs other
 $71,968/yr
Median weekly rent $365/wk $420/wk
+15% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Cootharaba Pomona
0-4 2.5% / 3.9%
Cootharaba — 0-4: 2.5% Pomona — 0-4: 3.9%
5-14 13.3% / 12.2%
Cootharaba — 5-14: 13.3% Pomona — 5-14: 12.2%
15-19 5.5% / 5.7%
Cootharaba — 15-19: 5.5% Pomona — 15-19: 5.7%
20-24 2.9% / 3.7%
Cootharaba — 20-24: 2.9% Pomona — 20-24: 3.7%
25-34 8.3% / 6.8%
Cootharaba — 25-34: 8.3% Pomona — 25-34: 6.8%
35-44 12.0% / 10.6%
Cootharaba — 35-44: 12.0% Pomona — 35-44: 10.6%
45-54 14.8% / 15.6%
Cootharaba — 45-54: 14.8% Pomona — 45-54: 15.6%
55-64 19.1% / 18.2%
Cootharaba — 55-64: 19.1% Pomona — 55-64: 18.2%
65-74 15.4% / 15.1%
Cootharaba — 65-74: 15.4% Pomona — 65-74: 15.1%
75-84 5.2% / 6.7%
Cootharaba — 75-84: 5.2% Pomona — 75-84: 6.7%
85+ 0.5% / 1.3%
Cootharaba — 85+: 0.5% Pomona — 85+: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Cootharaba 44.8% couple families
Cootharaba — Couple Families: 44.8% Cootharaba — Lone Person: 28.6% Cootharaba — One Parent Families: 17.7% Cootharaba — Group Household: 8.9% Cootharaba — Other Families: 0.0%
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.

Cootharaba 12.7% renting
Cootharaba — Owned Outright: 45.7% Cootharaba — Mortgage: 41.6% Cootharaba — Renting: 12.7%
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.

Cootharaba Pomona
Certificate III & IV 16.3% / 20.1%
Cootharaba — Certificate III & IV: 16.3% Pomona — Certificate III & IV: 20.1%
Bachelor Degree 11.9% / 11.5%
Cootharaba — Bachelor Degree: 11.9% Pomona — Bachelor Degree: 11.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.5% / 9.5%
Cootharaba — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.5% Pomona — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.5%
Postgraduate Degree 3.7% / 2.7%
Cootharaba — Postgraduate Degree: 3.7% Pomona — Postgraduate Degree: 2.7%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.5% / 2.1%
Cootharaba — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.5% 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.

Cootharaba Pomona
England 5.3% / 6.5%
Cootharaba — England: 5.3% Pomona — England: 6.5%
New Zealand 3.6% / 2.9%
Cootharaba — New Zealand: 3.6% Pomona — New Zealand: 2.9%
South Africa 1.2% / 0.5%
Cootharaba — South Africa: 1.2% Pomona — South Africa: 0.5%
Germany 0.7% / 0.9%
Cootharaba — Germany: 0.7% Pomona — Germany: 0.9%
Scotland 0.8% / 0.4%
Cootharaba — Scotland: 0.8% Pomona — Scotland: 0.4%
Philippines 0.7% / 0.5%
Cootharaba — Philippines: 0.7% Pomona — Philippines: 0.5%
China 1.0% / —
Cootharaba — China: 1.0% Pomona — China: not among its largest

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

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Cootharaba 99.6% houses
Cootharaba — Houses: 99.6% Cootharaba — Flats / Apartments: 0.4% Cootharaba — 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

Cootharaba Pomona
Median house price $1,200,000
same for both
Median unit price — $770,000
Median land price $1,300,000 $1,280,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 21 days
from 19 sales

Development activity

Cootharaba 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.

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

Ranking within QLD

Cootharaba Pomona
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 47% of QLD Higher than 42% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 22% of QLD Higher than 82% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 77% of QLD Higher than 63% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 43% of QLD Higher than 69% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 23% of QLD

Liveability

Pomona is more walkable (30 vs 0).

Cootharaba Pomona
Grade C
same for both
Score 46/100 42/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
same for both

Risk profile

Pomona carries more crime risk (53 vs 35).

Cootharaba Pomona
Bushfire Low
25/100
 Low
33/100
Crime Low
35/100
 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

Cootharaba 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 Cootharaba

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

Cootharaba Pomona
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 0 3
Parks & reserves 9 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

Cootharaba sits further from the CBD (151.2 km vs 136.7 km).

Cootharaba Pomona
Walkability score 0/100 30/100
Distance to Brisbane 151.2 km
+10% vs other
 136.7 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 115 min 103 min
Electric vehicle share 0.8%
postcode 4565
 0.4%
postcode 4568
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 73
postcode 4565
 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.

Cootharaba Pomona
Car (driver) 67.0% / 75.8%
Cootharaba — Car (driver): 67.0% Pomona — Car (driver): 75.8%
Worked from Home 25.9% / 16.8%
Cootharaba — Worked from Home: 25.9% Pomona — Worked from Home: 16.8%
Car (passenger) 4.4% / 3.6%
Cootharaba — Car (passenger): 4.4% Pomona — Car (passenger): 3.6%
Walked Only 2.7% / 2.9%
Cootharaba — Walked Only: 2.7% Pomona — Walked Only: 2.9%
Train — / 0.4%
Cootharaba — Train: not among its largest Pomona — Train: 0.4%

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

Setting

Cootharaba Pomona
Elevation 25 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 110 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 12.5 km 19.4 km

NBN connectivity

Cootharaba Pomona
Connectivity score 29/100 50/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
400 premises
 23%
1,353 premises

Climate

Cootharaba 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

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

Federal electorate

Cootharaba 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

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

Tags

Cootharaba

River Rural

Pomona

Acreage

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