2022-11-04 - Special Meeting Agenda Item 1 - Attachment 2 - Consultation Report

5.8 Community survey – top 5 areas identified as less suitable and why

Findings                                                                                      Q8. Why Noosa Heads isn't suitable
                                                                                                                                          Lack of infrastructure and facilities
•   The analysis shows Noosa Heads was not supported as a location for
    any new social and affordable housing due to its existing commercial
                                                                                                                    5.6% 2.8%             Impact to environment/ animals
    and tourist use.                                                                                       16.7%

•   46.7% of respondents were of the view that no areas of Noosa Shire                                                                    Already overpopulated/ congested
                                                                                                                                  22.2%
    were suitable for new social and affordable housing because they
    believed it would have a negative impact on the Shire’s character and                                                                 Areas prone to flooding/ fires/natural
                                                                                                   22.2%
    property values.                                                                                                                      disasters

                                                                                                                                          Commercial/Business/Tourist areas
•   Noosaville was not supported as a potential location with many would
    believing it already suffered from ‘over-population’ and ‘traffic stress’.                                          30.6%
                                                                                                                                          Too expensive for majority of people to
                                                                                                                                          live/provide affordable housing

                                                                                                                                          Will impact on character of area/property
                                                                                                                                          value

Q8. Why the whole Noosa Shire isn't suitable                                                  Q8. Why Noosaville isn't suitable
                                                  Lack of infrastructure and facilities                                                   Lack of infrastructure and facilities


                            6.7%                  Imp act to environment/ animals                                                         Impact to environment/ animals
                                                                                                       23.1%
                                    20.0%         Already overpopulated / congested                                                       Already overpopulated/ congested
                                                                                                                                  38.5%
         46.7%
                                                  Areas pron e to flooding/ fires/natural                                                 Areas pron e to flooding/ fires/natural
                                                  disasters                                                                               disasters

                                                  Commercial/Business/Tourist areas                  23.1%                                Commercial/Business/Tourist areas
                                   20.0%
                     6.7%                                                                                              15.4%
                                                  Too expensive for majority of people to                                                 Too expensive for majority of people to
                                                  live/p rovide affordable housing                                                        live/provide affordable housing

                                                  Will impact on character of area/property                                               Will impact on character of area/property
                                                  value                                                                                   value
    47