Suburb in Noosa

Pomona, QLD

Pomona had a population of 2,931 at the 2021 Census (+0.7% since 2016). Median age 48.5. Median weekly household income $1,386. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Pomona at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Queensland.

In Sunshine Coast

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Pomona's population grew by 0.7% to 2,931, slower than Queensland as a whole (+9.6%). With a median age of 48.5, it is older than the QLD average (38.2). Children under 10 make up 9.8% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 15.4%.

13.1% of households rent, a smaller share than the QLD average of 33.6%. 45.1% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 1,090 households.

The median household earns $1,386 a week, below the QLD average of $1,676. Renters pay a median $414 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $1,712 a month.

17.6% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the QLD average of 24.1%. 2.9% use a language other than English at home. 56.5% report no religion, higher than the QLD average (44.8%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Pomona beside QLD and Australia.

MeasurePomonaQLDAustralia
Population2,9315,156,15825,422,828
Growth since 2016+0.7%+9.6%+8.6%
Median age48.538.238.2
Households1,0901,869,4529,275,123
Flats and apartments0.0%12.5%14.3%
Renting13.1%33.6%31.1%
Owned outright45.1%29.5%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,386$1,676$1,747
Median rent a week$414$364$376
Median mortgage repayment a month$1,712$1,740$1,866
Born overseas17.6%24.1%29.3%
Other language at home2.9%14.1%23.6%
No religion56.5%44.8%41.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Population and age

Each census since 2011, and the age profile in 2021.

Population

+0.7% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 2,6832011
  2. 2,9102016
  3. 2,9312021

Age

Median age 48.5, against 38.2 for Queensland.

Pomona Queensland
Share of people by age, Pomona and Queensland
0–99.8%
10–1912.0%
20–296.3%
30–398.5%
40–4914.3%
50–5916.3%
60–6917.3%
70–7911.7%
80+3.7%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Cultural background

The largest groups in Pomona at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. English48.6%
  2. Australian43.2%
  3. Irish16.7%
  4. Scottish13.2%
  5. German6.4%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Spanish0.3%
  2. French0.3%
  3. Japanese0.3%
  4. Afrikaans0.2%
  5. German0.2%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. England6.9%
  2. New Zealand3.1%
  3. Germany0.9%
  4. the United States0.7%
  5. the Philippines0.6%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Around Pomona

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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