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

Indicator                                                 Comparative Indicator

                                 Noosa Shire   Fraser Coast     Douglas      Gold Coast   Queensland
                                                                 Shire

       Attached dwellings           8.7%         7.2%           13.6%            19.6%     11.7%

       Other        dwelling        1.3%         2.3%            3.6%            1.1%       1.3%
        types

       Not stated                   0.1%         0.1%            0.3%            0.1%       0.1%

Proportion unoccupied                17.9%        12.3%          14.9%            11.4%      9.7%
private dwellings, 2011 (g)

Proportion of households             28.9%        29.5%          39.8%            35.8%     33.2%
renting, 2011 (e)

Proportion of households             36.2%        38.9%          27.7%            26.3%     29.0%
owning dwellings outright,
2011 (e)

Rental vacancy rate,                 1.3%         3.3%           Cairns:          1.7%       NA
average 12 months to                                              2.5%
March 2016 (h)

Housing Choice/Suitability

Proportion of Small                  27.8%        28.2%          45.3%            36.0%     29.6%
Households in Small
Dwellings, 2011 (f)

Proportion of Small                  72.2%        71.8%          54.7%            64.0%     70.4%
Households in Large
Dwellings, 2011 (f)

Proportion of Large                  94.6%        95.5%          87.1%            94.6%     95.4%
Households in Large
Dwellings, 2011 (f)

Housing Stress

Proportion of low income             34.5%        37.8%          24.3%            31.9%     25.3%
households in rental stress,
2011 (i)

Proportion of low income             15.8%        15.2%          16.9%            13.0%      9.8%
households in mortgage
stress, 2011 (i)

Proportion of total                  15.6%        15.7%          15.9%            16.2%     12.0%
households in housing
stress, 2011 (i)

Housing Affordability

Affordability Gap Analysis,
2015/16 (j)




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