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

       Education and Training;
       Tourism;
       Creative industries;
       Professional services.

Strategies to achieve diversification into these industries included:

       Collaboration and clustering opportunities;
       Education and training opportunities;
       Access to high speed broadband infrastructure;
       Use of technology in business.


2.3.6    Sunshine Coast Regional Council Housing Needs Assessment, Background Study,
         2009
The Background Study to the Sunshine Coast Housing Needs Assessment (2009) considered a
range of indicators of population and housing for the former Sunshine Coast Regional Council
Local Government Area (before Noosa Shire Council de-amalgamated), and identified a number
of key issues and housing needs.

Much of the data included in the report is no longer relevant as it has been superseded by
updated data or has been provided for the whole of the former Local Government Area (LGA),
which is dominated by areas that are now not part of Noosa Shire. However some information
continues to be relevant and has been summarised here.

Key findings included:

       The housing mix does not match the demographic profile – including the ageing
        population;
       Declining home ownership is occurring among younger households, particularly among
        low to moderate income aspiring first home buyer households;
       Housing (purchase and rental) is expensive relative to other areas;
       A trend for tourist and visitor accommodation to be rented by permanent residents;
       Levels of housing stress are high;
       Levels of social housing are extremely low;
       Housing inadequately matches the needs of people with special needs;
       Housing preferences need to diversify;
       Housing will need to change.

The background study identified the following key issues for the region:

       A mismatch between income and housing costs (housing affordability);
       A mismatch between the housing form and the household profile;
       A mismatch between the current urban form and aspirations of sustainability;
       A mismatch between current and required aged care accommodation provision;
       A low provision of social housing and universally designed housing.




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