2017-04-11 P&E Agenda Attachment 1 to Item 1 Housing Needs Assessment

There are 3 x two bedroom dwellings provided in Noosa Shire for victims of domestic violence.
Shire businesses, trades people and others volunteered goods and services, labour and time to
support the creation of the three safe houses for victims of domestic violence, over just two
weekends in 2005. The Safe Homes In Noosa Everyday (SHINE) construction project in Langura
Street, Noosa Heads resulted in the provision of the first safe houses for women and children in
Noosa Shire. Men may find it particularly difficult to obtain accommodation when escaping
domestic violence.

Such services are State funded, and further dwellings would require the provision of land and
operational funding.

4.1.6    People at Risk of Homelessness
Homelessness in Noosa Shire
The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) (2013b) estimated that there were 152 homeless people
in the Statistical Areas (Level 2) (SA2s) that make up Noosa Shire in 2011. A significant number of
the homelessness people were located in the Noosa Hinterland SA2 with a total of 94 homeless
people (Table 32).

Table 32. Homeless people, Noosa Shire, 2011

Area (SA2)                           Homeless Persons

Noosa Hinterland (a)                       94

Noosa Heads (a)                            10

Noosaville (a)                              6

Peregian (a)                                3

Sunshine Beach (a)                         12

Tewantin (a)                               27

Noosa Shire (b)                            152

Notes: a = ABS Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2). b = sum of SA2s, closest approximation of Noosa Shire.
Source: ABS 2013b;

The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) compiles a dataset of specialist
homelessness services. Homelessness services in Noosa Shire assisted 275 clients in the 12
months to 30 June 2015 (or 51.4 clients per 10,000 population), and 57 clients on average were
accommodated on a typical night during the period (or 10.6 clients per 10,000 population)
(Queensland Government 2016f). The rate of clients supported with homelessness services was
about half the rate for Queensland (51.4 people for Noosa Shire, compared to 110.8 people per
10,000 population in Queensland), however the rate of clients accommodated on an average
night was slightly higher than for Queensland (10.6 people for Noosa Shire, compared to 7.4
people per 10,000 population for Queensland) (Queensland Government 2016f).

Table 33. People accessing specialist homelessness services, Noosa Shire and Queensland,
Year to 30 June 2015

Projection Area                                  Noosa Shire          Queensland

Clients support                                         275              52,962

Clients support per 10,000                           51.4                 110.8




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