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

Noosa Economic Profile
Final



7.        Tourism
7.1       Visitation
           Tourism is one of the Shire’s key sectors with an estimated visitor spend of $601.2
            million for the year ending September 2014 (TRA 2014a and 2014b).
           Figure 7.1 shows total visitation to the Shire declined to 1.7 million (specifically
            1,650,218 people) for the year ending September 2014, following strong visitation
            growth in 2012 and 2013. This represented a 15.5% decline from the previous year (TRA
            2014c).
           Figure 7.1 shows over the year ending September 2014, growth in the domestic
            overnight and international markets (up 2.1% and 5.9% respectively) was offset by a
            large decline in the Shire’s largest market, the domestic day visitor market, (down
            27.1%).
           As tourism contributes a proportionately large amount to the Shire’s economic activity
            (specifically through retail trade and accommodation and food services), a return to
            growth is likely to stimulate economic activity.

          Figure 7.1: Tourism Visitation, Noosa Shire LGA, 2006 to 2014
                                       2,500                                                                                     25%




                                       2,000                                                                                     15%
           Number of Visitors ('000)




                                                                                                                                        % Ann. Growth.
                                       1,500                                                                                     5%




                                       1,000                                                                                     -5%




                                        500                                                                                      -15%




                                          0                                                                                      -25%
                                               YE Sep   YE Sep   YE Sep   YE Sep   YE Sep   YE Sep   YE Sep   YE Sep    YE Sep
                                                2006     2007     2008     2009     2010     2011     2012     2013      2014

                             Day Vistors ('000)                                                  Overnight Visitors ('000)
                             International Visitors ('000)                                       % Growth
          Source: TRA (2014c)




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