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

       Noosaville and Doonan – along with the Noosa Heads locality – reported the lowest
        average persons per household out of all localities (both 2.2 persons), compared to 2.4
        persons for Noosa Shire, and 2.6 for Queensland.

Noosa North Shore
       The Noosa North Shore locality had a population of just 327 people on census night in
        2011 (based on place of usual residence), and an estimated resident population of 342
        people at 30 June 2011. Due to the relatively low absolute number, caution must be taken
        in interpreting demographic characteristics for this locality.
       Between 2011 and 2015, the population was estimated to have grown at a fairly low
        average annual rate of around 0.6% (or just 2 people per year).
       This locality had the oldest median age of any of the localities at 54.0 years in 2011. The
        median age of residents in Noosa North Shore was almost 10 years older than the median
        age of residents in Noosa Shire at 45.9 years, and much older than the median age for
        Queensland at 36.0 years.
       Noosa North Shore had a high unemployment rate of 12.2% in 2011, and this was the
        highest unemployment rate of any of the localities. This locality had a small population,
        and therefore just 18 unemployed people contributed to this unemployment rate.
       Median incomes were also low for individuals ($409 per week), families ($890 per week),
        and households ($839 per week).
       This locality had the highest proportion of households being couple families without
        children of any of the localities with 42.8% of all households being of this type.
       The Noosa North Shore locality was considered the most disadvantaged locality in Noosa
        Shire at 2011 with a SEIFA (Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas) relative disadvantage score
        of 955.9.

Noosa Heads
       Noosa Heads had a population of 3,999 people on census night in 2011 (based on place
        of usual residence), and an estimated resident population of 4,221 people at 30 June
        2011..
       The median age of the population was 50.0 years in 2011 which was above the median
        age for Noosa Shire at 45.9 years, and much older than the median age for Queensland at
        36.0 years.
       A high proportion of the population was born overseas at 26.4% compared to other
        localities, Noosa Shire and Queensland. Almost 80% of people born overseas were born in
        English speaking countries such as New Zealand and the United Kingdom.
       This locality had a high proportion of couple families with children with 41.3% of all
        households being of this type. Also, a high proportion of households in this locality were
        lone person households with 25.0% of all households being lone person households.
       Noosa Heads – along with the Noosaville and Doonan locality – reported the lowest
        average persons per household out of all localities (both 2.2 persons), compared to 2.4
        persons for Noosa Shire, and 2.6 for Queensland.
       Households in Tewantin on average have access to 1.5 vehicles which was slightly less
        than Noosa Shire and Queensland, both at 1.7 vehicles per household.




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