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Poona QLD 4650

658 addresses · 24 streets

Wide Bay Electorate › Fraser Coast LGA › Poona · 195 km from Brisbane

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Living Here

Poona is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 576 people, with a median age of 66. The typical household earns around $775 a week, with median rent near $250 a week. Most homes are houses. About 87% of households own their home and 11% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 1 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

576Population
66Median age
$775Median household income / wk
$250Median rent / wk
1.9Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Maryborough Region - South statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Poona itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Maryborough Airport, 30.1 km north-west.

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Socio-economic Standing

😟More disadvantaged · 1/10
Economic resources2/10
Education & jobs1/10

Deciles from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest), against all Australian suburbs. The overall figure weighs advantage and disadvantage together; economic resources counts income and housing, and education & jobs counts qualifications and occupation. They often differ. Source: ABS SEIFA 2021.

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 44.8% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Poona

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.

Tree cover measures, Poona QLD
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202044.8%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202156.6%

Demographics

Unemployment 8.8% · Labour-force participation 20.5%

Population by age in Poona
Population by age, Poona QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0-40
5-1411
15-1916
20-243
25-3418
35-4415
45-5437
55-64160
65-74244
75-8459
85+13
Dwelling types in Poona
Dwelling types, Poona QLD (ABS Census 2021)
House264
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Poona
Households by weekly income, Poona QLD (ABS Census 2021)
<$65087
$650-1,499110
$1,500-2,99938
$3,000+8
Top ancestries in Poona
Top ancestries, Poona QLD (ABS Census 2021)
English303
Australian181
Scottish85
Irish79
German48
Ancestry NS42
Housing tenure in Poona
Housing tenure, Poona QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Owned197
Mortgage33
Rented28
Other5
Cars per household in Poona
Cars per household, Poona QLD (ABS Census 2021)
00
1103
2119
324
4+17
Commute to work in Poona
Commute to work, Poona QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Car54
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked9
Bicycle0
Home12
Top countries of birth in Poona
Top countries of birth, Poona QLD (ABS Census 2021)
England30
New Zealand19
Germany5
Zimbabwe5
Wales4
Poland3
Languages used at home in Poona
Languages used at home, Poona QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Afrikaans4
Polish4
German3

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

1,440 bird observations recorded near Poona — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Poona

Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.

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