2015-12-08 I&S Committee - Item 5 - Attach 1 - NOOSA SOCIAL STRATEGY

                                                         Socio Economic


                                            Median Household                       Families with no
        Unemployed*                                                               parent employed***
                                             Weekly Income*
              7.1% Noosa*                               $963 Noosa                              14.1% Noosa
                                                                                                                                  26%
                                                                                                                             Pensioner
              6.5% Qld                                  $1,236 Qld                              13.5% Qld                concession holder^


                  Median 3 bedroom house rent                              Median residential 3 bedroom house sale price

                                 $425/wk Noosa                                               $499k Noosa
                                 $350/wk Qld                                                 $412k Qld


           Sunshine Coast is the 12th least affordable housing market in the world**

        SEIFA Scores*#                                                                                      · Retail Trade
                                                                                      Main                  · Accom & Food Services
                   10.7% in least disadvantages quintile                        Employment                  · Health Care & Social Assistance
                   12.8% in most disadvantaged quintile                             Sectors                 · Construction
                                                                                                            · Education & Training


                                   20% of Council’s Rates spent on Community Services#
*
 March Quarter 2015
**
   The 11th Annual Demographic International Housing Affordability Survey (2014: 3rd quarter)
**
   Council 2015/16. Based on net costs, including depreciation and corporate overheads, but excluding Waste Management which operates at a profit.
*#
    ABS Index that ranks areas in Australia according to relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage.
^
  Centrelink 2012




                                                                                 Median household income in Noosa is well below the
                                                                                 Queensland average. In addition median home purchase
                                                                                 and rental prices are well above State averages which
                                                                                 highlight a lack of affordable housing in the Shire. This,
                                                                                 combined with large numbers of people on fixed incomes
                                                                                 such as pensions, a high rate of unemployment and the
                                                                                 growth in part-time and casual employment, tells us that
                                                                                 many residents are struggling to meet increases in costs
                                                                                 of living.

                                                                                 In contrast, the Socio Economic Indexes (SEIFA) also
                                                                                 indicate the existence of pockets of economic advantage
                                                                                 in places like Noosa Heads and Sunshine Beach.