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

       Total visitation to the Shire declined to 1.7 million (specifically 1,650,218 people) for the
        year ending September 2014, following strong visitation growth in 2012 and 2013. This
        represented a 15.5% decline from the previous year.
       Over the year ending September 2014, growth in the domestic overnight and international
        markets (up 2.1% and 5.9% respectively) was offset by a large decline in the Shire’s largest
        market, the domestic day visitor market (down 27.1%).

Data provided by Tourism Noosa for the year ending June 2016 indicated a substantial return to
growth (Figure 39). Visitation for the Noosa region identified a total of 2.2 million visitors, a 15.2%
increase on the previous 12 months. This included growth in all three sectors, domestic,
international and daytrip markets. The total visitor spend had increased significantly, to $831.3
million, a 23.2% increase over the previous 12 months.




Figure 39. Tourism statistics, Tourism Noosa, Noosa Shire, 2016




Source: Tourism Noosa, 2016;

This data includes day trip visitors and visitors who stayed with a friend/relative, in a tent or
caravan at a caravan park, or a rented house or apartment through a real estate agent or online
provider.

Overall, the data indicated that visitors stayed the equivalent of 4.1 million nights in the Shire in
the year to June 2016 which was a 15.1% increase compared to the previous year. This equates to
an average of around 11,000 visitors in the region per night although this would vary throughout
the year.



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