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

5.10 Community survey – other ideas to address housing challenges
Question 10: Do you have any other ideas on how Noosa can address its housing challenges?

Of the 667 people who took part in the survey, 252 provided a response to this question.

Participants were asked to identify any other ways to address Noosa’s housing challenges. This was an open-ended question allowing those who responded to detail their ideas.

The responses were analysed to identify sentiment and key themes. The key findings of this analysis are summarised below and further details, including the sentiment breakdown and
examples of verbatim responses, are included on the following page of this report.

Findings

•    Regarding other ideas to address the housing challenges in Noosa Shire, infill/rezoning was             Q10. Do you have any other ideas on how Noosa can address its
     most commonly identified (89 responses). Some of these also mentioned specific areas                                        housing challenges?
     that may be suitable for infill/rezoning, namely the Hinterland, rural areas, industrial
     estates, the vacant TAFE campus and the old bowls club. While the majority of responses
     were in support of infill/rezoning, a small number raised concerns about how this could                                Response out of s cope                               36
     impact Noosa’s environment and the character of existing residential areas.
                                                                                                                                              Other                                                  72
•    82 responses identified limiting STAs, with some responses specifically suggesting
     increasing rates for STAs or making them long term rentals to increase supply.                                           Lower / control rent                17

•    72 responses identified increasing housing diversity such as granny flats, tiny homes,                   Incentives for owners & developers                      19
     apartments, and smaller (1-2 bedroom) homes and apartments.
                                                                                                              Imp rove services and infrastructure                          29
•    32 responses identified that Noosa should prioritise housing for local residents and
     workers over investors.
                                                                                                      Refer to / lobby other levels of government                            32

•    32 response mentioned other levels of Government. Some suggested working with or
                                                                                                   Prioritise housing for local resid ents & workers                         32
     lobbying to them, while others stated that this is an issue for State and Federal
     Government, not Council.
                                                                                                                        Increase housing diversity                                                   72
•    29 responses suggested improving services and infrastructure to support new housing
     developments and/or make it easier for people to travel to Noosa from more affordable                                               Limit STAs                                                       82
     areas in the Sunshine Coast.
                                                                                                                                    Infill / rezoning                                                          89
•    Other suggestions were incentives for owners and developers and lowering / controlling
     rental prices.                                                                                                                                     0   10   20    30    40       50   60   70   80   90 100


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