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

       The lack of standard subdivision blocks.

Other Comments or Suggestions for Council from the Consultation
One agent thought that more and more people will buy places in resorts or visitor
accommodation. In 20 years he believes it will all be used by residents. Neither are there any large
sites for resorts left. This may lead to Council having to make some hard decisions that will not be
popular. Major new land releases e.g. Cooroibah to Boreen Point would stimulate new building
and the economy, and provide employment for young people to live in Noosa.

Affordable rental accommodation for small to medium families (up to $520 per week for a house
with a backyard) is in short supply. This is a shame, because Noosa has great schools, but young
families can’t afford to live here. Older people on a pension and those on welfare simply can’t
afford to rent in Noosa.

It is essential that more land - affordable land - is released in Noosa in order to attract younger
families and stop the ageing of the population.

5.2.5    Property Development Market
Types of Product that Cannot be Provided
The main product that is unavailable in Noosa is land. It is becoming harder and harder to get a
block of land for development and if you find a duplex site it will be over $1 million. Even if the
zoning allowed you to build four units (which it doesn’t and which would mean three storeys) the
sale price would still be $1 million, which is not affordable.

Noosa needs smaller affordable dwellings:

       Close to shops and transport;
       ‘Pet Friendly’;
       150m2 – small, two bedroom, one bathroom plus a downstairs toilet;
       Low Body Corporate payments – unlike resorts;
       Low maintenance;
       One garage;
       Fenced courtyards and balcony;
       Air conditioned;
       Attractive to investors for rental.

Affordable dwellings are harder to provide in Noosa than other areas. They can’t be provided if
you have to demolish a house to provide the land – the price becomes prohibitive. There is no
affordable land so developers can’t provide affordable housing. The cost of building the dwelling
is increasing too.

Types of People/Households with Unmet Needs
The bottom end of the market is simply not provided for in Noosa.

Many younger people are coming in, as the older ones vacate their larger homes. They are
looking for smaller cheaper new homes (under $450,000) on which they can get the first buyers
grant.

Older people are a major market which is not provided for, particularly older single women.



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