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

Table 15. Characteristics of Households on Social Housing Register, Noosa Shire, 2015

Household Type                        Total                ATSI             Households    Main language
                                    Households           Households          with any     of household
                                                                             member        not English
                                                                             having a
                                                                             disability

Single Person <55 years                 35                     2                 28            0

Single Person Over 55                   47                     0                 42            1

Sub-Total - Single                   82 (59%)                  2                 70            1

Couple Only <55 years                    4                     0                  4            0

Couple Only Over 55                      6                     0                  6            0

Sub-Total – Couple Only              10 (7%)                   0                 10            0

Couple, 1 Child                          2                     1                  2            0

Couple, 2 Children                       1                     0                  2            0

Couple, >2 Children                      3                     0                  1            0

Sub-Total – Couple with               6 (4%)                   1                  5            0
Children

Single Parent, 1 Child                  20                     2                 15            1

Single Parent, 2 Children               10                     1                  5            0

Single Parent, >2 Children               9                     3                  3            0

Sub-Total – Single Parent            39 (28%)                  6                 23            1

Not Available                            0                     0                  0            0

Other                                    1                     0                  1            0

Total                                   138                 9 (7%)           110 (80%)       2 (1%)

Note: The rows in this table do not sum. Percentages are of total households (n=138)
Source: Noosa Shire Council 2016a (Department of Communities Data);

Around 50 households on the register were categorised as within homelessness category A, B or
C, making up 38% of total households on the waiting list.




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