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

                                                  Who We Are

                                                                                                  LGBTI*
         Population                   Born in Australia               Indigenous              10-15% Estimated
                                                                                                Sunshine Coast
       53,052                                 72% Noosa                   1.1% Noosa           (11% nationally)
                                                                                            * LGBTI - Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual,
       represents 10,000 people
                                              73.7% Qld                   3.6% Qld               Transgender, Intersex




    Noosa Residents Age                                                                      Top 5 Non-English
                                                                                                Languages
                                     0-14 years
                                     n 17.9% n Qld 19.8%                 45.9                      German 0.9%
                                     15-24 years                          Years                     French 0.4%
                                     n 9.9% n Qld 13.7%                                             Italian 0.4%
                                     65+ years                       Median Age                      Dutch 0.3%
                                     n 20.8% n Qld 13.6%               Qld 36 years
                                                                                                   SE Asian 0.2%


  Living alone                       Couples with children < 15yrs                    Couples with no children

                    25% Noosa                              35.8% Noosa                                         47.8% Noosa

                    22.8% Qld                              42.8% Qld                                           39.5% Qld




Noosa’s population is ageing at a faster rate than the rest of   Noosa’s community profile also tell us that over 27%
the State. Having an active senior population is a valuable      of our population are under 25 so we need to provide
asset, bringing diverse skills and life experiences to the       opportunities and support for young people and their
community; however it also means that policy makers              families.
need to tailor infrastructure and community services to
meet the needs of this demographic.                              For a variety of reasons marginalised groups in the
                                                                 community such as Indigenous, LGBTI (Lesbian, Gay,
One quarter of our population live alone, increasing the         Bisexual, Transgender, Intersex) and Non-English speaking
risk of social isolation and highlighting the importance of      people are often under-represented in the population
individuals having multiple opportunities to connect with        data. Local social and community workers believe that
their community.                                                 the number of people in these groups is probably higher
                                                                 than those reported here and specific initiatives should
                                                                 be developed to address their needs in consultation with
                                                                 the groups themselves.




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