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

Noosa Economic Profile
Final


6.3       Employment by Industry by Place of Usual Residence
               Comparatively significant employers of the local workforce in the Shire in 2011 were:
                o    Retail trade, accounting for 13.6% of local employment (about 2.5 percentage
                     points higher than the SEQ Region and the State).
                o    Accommodation and food services, accounting for 12.8% of local employment
                     (about 5.7 percentage points higher than the SEQ Region and the State).
                o    Health care and social assistance, accounting for 12.8% of local employment, which
                     was slightly higher than the SEQ Region and the State.
                o    Construction, accounting for 10.8% of local employment, (about 1.5 percentage
                     points higher than the SEQ Region and the State).

          Figure 6.3: Employment by Industry (PoUR), Broader Region, 2011

                                                Retail trade
                        Accommodation and food services
                          Health care and social assistance
                                               Construction
                                     Education and training
              Professional, scientific and technical services
                                             Manufacturing
                       Administrative and support services
                           Public administration and safety
                                             Other services
                        Transport, postal and warehousing
                                            Wholesale trade
                     Rental, hiring and real estate services
                           Financial and insurance services
                           Agriculture, forestry and fishing
                                                      Mining                             Noosa Shire LGA
                               Arts and recreation services
                                                                                         South East Queensland
               Information media and telecommunications
                                                                                         Queensland
                 Electricity, gas, water and waste services

                                                            0.0%   2.5%   5.0%    7.5%    10.0%    12.5%    15.0%
                                                                    Employment by Industry (%)
          Source: ABS (2011)

           Industries, which employed significantly higher numbers of persons in 2011 compared
            to 2006 in the Shire were:
                o    Health care and social assistance, which grew by 2.1 percentage points or 546 jobs.
                o    Professional, scientific and technical services, which grew by 1.1 percentage points
                     or 289 jobs.
                o    Mining, which grew by 1.5 percentage points or 212 jobs.
           Industries which employed significantly fewer persons in 2011 compared to 2006 in the
            Shire were:
                o    Construction, which declined by 1.8 percentage points and lost 215 jobs over the
                     period.
                o    Rental, hiring and real estate services, which declined by 0.7 percentage points and
                     lost 103 jobs over the period.
                o    Manufacturing, which declined by 0.8 percentage points and lost 89 jobs over the
                     period.
           Growth in professional, scientific and technical services, administrative and support
            services, health care and social services and education and training is particularly
            encouraging given they are sectors less dependent on the potential tourism market.




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