2015-08-18 Planning and Organisation Committee Attachment 1 to Item 8 AEC Noosa Economic Profile Final Report

Noosa Economic Profile
Final



Table of Contents
          DOCUMENT CONTROL ........................................................................................... I
          KEY POINT SUMMARY ......................................................................................... II
          TABLE OF CONTENTS .......................................................................................... XI
          1.     INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................... 1
          1.1     BACKGROUND ................................................................................................... 1
          1.2     PURPOSE OF REPORT ........................................................................................... 2
          2.     POPULATION ................................................................................................ 3
          2.1     ESTIMATED RESIDENT POPULATION .......................................................................... 3
          2.2     POPULATION BY AGE AND SEX ................................................................................ 5
          2.3     MEDIAN AGE .................................................................................................... 6
          2.4     POPULATION CHURN ............................................................................................ 6
          3.     ECONOMIC ................................................................................................... 7
          3.1     GROSS REGIONAL PRODUCT .................................................................................. 7
          3.2     INDUSTRY VALUE ADDED ...................................................................................... 8
          3.3     GRP PER EMPLOYEE............................................................................................ 9
          3.4     INCOMES ....................................................................................................... 10
          3.5     BUSINESS COUNTS BY EMPLOYMENT SIZE ................................................................. 13
          3.6     BUSINESS COUNTS BY TURNOVER RANGE ................................................................. 15
          3.7     CLUSTER MAPS................................................................................................ 16
          4.     PROPERTY MARKET .................................................................................... 19
          4.1     MEDIAN HOUSE PRICES ...................................................................................... 19
          4.2     MORTGAGE PAYMENTS AND RENT ........................................................................... 19
          4.3     RESIDENTIAL BUILDING APPROVALS ....................................................................... 21
          4.4     NON-RESIDENTIAL BUILDING VALUE....................................................................... 22
          5.     HOUSEHOLDS ............................................................................................. 23
          5.1     HOUSEHOLD AND PERSONAL INCOME ...................................................................... 23
          5.2     HOUSEHOLD SIZE ............................................................................................ 24
          5.3     ADDITIONAL DWELLINGS REQUIRED TO SERVICE POPULATION GROWTH .............................. 24
          6.     LABOUR FORCE .......................................................................................... 26
          6.1     UNEMPLOYMENT AND LABOUR FORCE ...................................................................... 26
          6.2     YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT ...................................................................................... 27
          6.3     EMPLOYMENT BY INDUSTRY BY PLACE OF USUAL RESIDENCE ............................................ 28
          6.4     EMPLOYMENT BY INDUSTRY BY PLACE OF WORK .......................................................... 29
          6.5     EMPLOYMENT BY OCCUPATION BY PLACE OF USUAL RESIDENCE ........................................ 32
          6.6     EMPLOYMENT BY OCCUPATION BY PLACE OF WORK ....................................................... 33
          6.7     EDUCATION .................................................................................................... 33
          7.     TOURISM .................................................................................................... 40
          7.1     VISITATION .................................................................................................... 40
          7.2     EXPENDITURE ................................................................................................. 41
          REFERENCES ...................................................................................................... 43
          APPENDIX A: BUSINESSES BY INDUSTRY DIVISION AND EMPLOYMENT SIZE
              RANGES ...................................................................................................... 44




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