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

Proportion Median Income             34.6%         27.7%          26.0%            29.1%        NA
Household Spends to Rent
Median 2 Bed Unit,
average 12 months to June
2016 (h)

Proportion Median Income             40.7%         32.8%          30.9%            34.2%        NA
Household Spends to Rent
Median 3 Bed House,
average 12 months to June
2016

Proportion Median Income             37.1%         26.1%          18.2%            25.9%       25.1%
Household Spends to Pay
Mortgage Repayments on
Median Unit, average 12
months to Dec 2015

Proportion Median Income             48.7%         32.9%          33.4%            40.0%       30.4%
Household Spends to Pay
Mortgage Repayments on
Median House, average 12
months to Dec 2015


Notes:

a.   Queensland Government 2016b;
b.   Queensland Government 2016h;
c.   Queensland Government 2016e; Noosa Shire and Douglas Shire based on SA1s which do not fully align
     with the LGA boundary.
d.   Queensland Government 2016f; SEIFA IRSD is Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas Index of Relative Socio-
     Economic Disadvantage. Neighbourhoods in Queensland are scored and ranked based on a range of
     socio-economic indicators. The areas are then broken into five groups or quintiles.
e.   ABS 2013a; Excludes unoccupied dwellings, and visitors only and other non-classifiable households.
     Noosa Shire and Douglas Shire based on SA1s which do not fully align with the LGA boundary.
f.   ABS 2013a; Excludes unoccupied dwellings, and visitors only and other non-classifiable households.
     Noosa Shire and Douglas Shire based on SA1s which do not fully align with the LGA boundary.
g.   ABS 2013a; Unoccupied dwellings as a proportion of all dwellings counted on Census night – including
     unoccupied dwellings, and dwellings occupied by visitors only and other non-classifiable households.
     Noosa Shire and Douglas Shire based on SA1s which do not fully align with the LGA boundary.
h.   Real Estate Institute of Australia 2016;
i.   PHIDU 2014; Low income households = lowest 40% of incomes. Noosa Shire and Douglas Shire based
     on SA2s which do not fully align with the LGA boundary.
j.   See affordability analysis methodology in section Error! Reference source not found..




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