Ringtail Creek 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. On these figures, Ringtail Creek tends to suit share households.

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)

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

First-home buyers

Ringtail Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (23% vs 29%)

Weighs land prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Ringtail Creek

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (23% vs 30%)
  • has cheaper rent ($363/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 125 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (136.7 km vs 151.5 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Pomona

ahead on the one thing that separates them

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

Weighs 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

Ringtail Creek 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.

Ringtail Creek 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.

Ringtail Creek Pomona
Walkability 0 / 30
Ringtail Creek — Walkability: 0/100 Pomona — Walkability: 30/100
Safety 48 / 47
Ringtail Creek — Safety: 48/100 Pomona — Safety: 47/100
Low fire risk 31 / 67
Ringtail Creek — Low fire risk: 31/100 Pomona — Low fire risk: 67/100

Demographics

Pomona has more residents (2,931 vs 203); Ringtail Creek has higher household incomes ($83,304 vs $71,968).

Ringtail Creek Pomona
Population 203 2,931
+1344% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +3.0% +0.7%
Median age 51 49
Median household income $83,304/yr
+14% vs other
 $71,968/yr
Median weekly rent $363/wk $420/wk
+16% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Ringtail Creek Pomona
0-4 3.4% / 3.9%
Ringtail Creek — 0-4: 3.4% Pomona — 0-4: 3.9%
5-14 7.4% / 12.2%
Ringtail Creek — 5-14: 7.4% Pomona — 5-14: 12.2%
15-19 8.4% / 5.7%
Ringtail Creek — 15-19: 8.4% Pomona — 15-19: 5.7%
20-24 2.5% / 3.7%
Ringtail Creek — 20-24: 2.5% Pomona — 20-24: 3.7%
25-34 8.4% / 6.8%
Ringtail Creek — 25-34: 8.4% Pomona — 25-34: 6.8%
35-44 12.8% / 10.6%
Ringtail Creek — 35-44: 12.8% Pomona — 35-44: 10.6%
45-54 17.2% / 15.6%
Ringtail Creek — 45-54: 17.2% Pomona — 45-54: 15.6%
55-64 22.7% / 18.2%
Ringtail Creek — 55-64: 22.7% Pomona — 55-64: 18.2%
65-74 12.8% / 15.1%
Ringtail Creek — 65-74: 12.8% Pomona — 65-74: 15.1%
75-84 6.9% / 6.7%
Ringtail Creek — 75-84: 6.9% Pomona — 75-84: 6.7%
85+ 1.5% / 1.3%
Ringtail Creek — 85+: 1.5% Pomona — 85+: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Ringtail Creek 42.0% couple families
Ringtail Creek — Couple Families: 42.0% Ringtail Creek — Lone Person: 24.0% Ringtail Creek — One Parent Families: 20.0% Ringtail Creek — Group Household: 14.0% Ringtail Creek — 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.

Ringtail Creek 19.0% renting
Ringtail Creek — Owned Outright: 36.7% Ringtail Creek — Mortgage: 44.3% Ringtail Creek — Renting: 19.0%
Pomona 13.2% renting
Pomona — Owned Outright: 45.4% Pomona — Mortgage: 41.4% Pomona — Renting: 13.2%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Ringtail Creek Pomona
England 7.4% / 6.5%
Ringtail Creek — England: 7.4% Pomona — England: 6.5%
New Zealand 3.4% / 2.9%
Ringtail Creek — New Zealand: 3.4% Pomona — New Zealand: 2.9%
Germany — / 0.9%
Ringtail Creek — Germany: not among its largest Pomona — Germany: 0.9%
Philippines — / 0.5%
Ringtail Creek — Philippines: not among its largest Pomona — Philippines: 0.5%
South Africa — / 0.5%
Ringtail Creek — South Africa: not among its largest Pomona — South Africa: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (7.4%).

Qualifications

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

Ringtail Creek Pomona
Certificate III & IV 21.7% / 20.1%
Ringtail Creek — Certificate III & IV: 21.7% Pomona — Certificate III & IV: 20.1%
Bachelor Degree 9.4% / 11.5%
Ringtail Creek — Bachelor Degree: 9.4% Pomona — Bachelor Degree: 11.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.4% / 9.5%
Ringtail Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.4% Pomona — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.5%
Postgraduate Degree 3.4% / 2.7%
Ringtail Creek — Postgraduate Degree: 3.4% Pomona — Postgraduate Degree: 2.7%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.5% / 2.1%
Ringtail Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.5% Pomona — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.7%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Ringtail Creek 100.0% houses
Ringtail Creek — Houses: 100.0% Ringtail Creek — Flats / Apartments: 0.0% Ringtail Creek — 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

Ringtail Creek Pomona
Median house price — $1,200,000
Median unit price — $770,000
Median land price $1,139,000 $1,280,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 21 days
from 19 sales

Development activity

Ringtail Creek 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.

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

Ranking within QLD

Ringtail Creek Pomona
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 54% of QLD Higher than 42% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 24% 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 36% of QLD Higher than 69% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 23% of QLD

Liveability

Pomona is more walkable (30 vs 0).

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

Risk profile

Ringtail Creek carries more bushfire risk (69 vs 33).

Ringtail Creek Pomona
Bushfire Moderate
69/100
 Low
33/100
Crime Moderate
52/100
 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

Ringtail Creek 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 Ringtail Creek

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

Ringtail Creek 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 3 19

Mobility

Ringtail Creek sits further from the CBD (151.5 km vs 136.7 km).

Ringtail Creek Pomona
Walkability score 0/100 30/100
Distance to Brisbane 151.5 km
+10% vs other
 136.7 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 125 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.

Ringtail Creek Pomona
Car (driver) 86.1% / 75.8%
Ringtail Creek — Car (driver): 86.1% Pomona — Car (driver): 75.8%
Worked from Home 13.9% / 16.8%
Ringtail Creek — Worked from Home: 13.9% Pomona — Worked from Home: 16.8%
Car (passenger) — / 3.6%
Ringtail Creek — Car (passenger): not among its largest Pomona — Car (passenger): 3.6%
Walked Only — / 2.9%
Ringtail Creek — Walked Only: not among its largest Pomona — Walked Only: 2.9%
Train — / 0.4%
Ringtail Creek — Train: not among its largest Pomona — Train: 0.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (86.1%).

Setting

Ringtail Creek Pomona
Elevation 36 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 110 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 10.9 km 19.4 km

NBN connectivity

Ringtail Creek Pomona
Connectivity score 27/100 50/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
94 premises
 23%
1,353 premises

Climate

Ringtail Creek 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

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

Federal electorate

Ringtail Creek 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

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

Tags

Ringtail Creek

Rural

Pomona

Acreage

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