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

     b. Review competing interests between permanent residents and short term visitors for
        housing stock;
     c.   Inform policy aimed at addressing housing needs shortages and improving housing
          choice within the Shire.

1.6 Project Outcomes
The outcomes required to be delivered by this project included to:

     a.   Provide an understanding of housing choice, housing stress and housing affordability as
          they relate to Noosa Shire;
     b. Provide an understanding of housing needs for specific groups such as those on low
        income, those who are aged, those with a disability or mental illness and those escaping
        dangerous situations;
     c.   Provide recommendations on how local housing, especially a proportion of new housing,
          can be made suitable for recipients of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS);
     d. Review the housing trends in Noosa Shire, compared to other areas;
     e.   Compare existing and trending housing stock to future population including any forecast
          housing mismatch;
     f.   Discuss what incentives may advance housing choice without detracting from the
          liveability of our neighbourhoods;
     g. Provide policy recommendations.


The Housing Needs Assessment has collated and analysed information from a range of sources
including statistical data on demographics, population growth, and development activity, as well
as reviewing the existing policy and strategy context of Noosa Shire, and undertaking
consultation with key stakeholder groups that have contact with households with particular
housing issues or needs.

This report consolidates and synthesises this information and provides policy recommendations
to help inform the direction of housing outcomes in Noosa Shire.




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