2022-11-14 GC Agenda - Item 4 - Attachment 1 - Short Term Accommodation Monitoring Report 2022

2.2.3 Household composition
Couple only households increased between 2006 and 2021 from 27.9 % to 34%, as did lone
person households from 19.6% to 26.9%. There was a slight increase in households
comprising couples with children during this time from 21.7% to 23% of households.
Table 5 Household Composition Noosa Shire

 Household composition                                           Census year                                         Total Change


                                     2006                 2011                 2016                 2021               2011-2021


                                 number     %         number     %         number     %         number     %         number    %


 Couple only                       5,966     27.9       6,498     31.3       7,059     31.9       7,994     33.7      2,028    34.0


 Couple with children              4,635     21.7       4,858     23.4       5,050     22.8       5,460     23.0        825    17.8


 One parent family                 2,045        9.6     2,191     10.6       2,202     10.0       2,140        9.0       95      4.6


 Other family                       126         0.6      121         0.6      122         0.6      122         0.5        -4     -3.2


 Lone person                       4,200     19.6       4,666     22.5       4,954     22.4       5,328     22.4      1,128    26.9


 Group                              714         3.3      795         3.8      769         3.5      799         3.4       85    11.9


 Other (including visitor only     3,702     17.3       1,596        7.7     1,965        8.9     1,912        8.0    -1,790   -48.4
 and non-classifiable
 households)


 Total                            21,391    100.0      20,738    100.0      22,110    100.0      23,755    100.0      2,364    11.1




At the 2021 Census the average household size was 2.4 persons with 14,610 households
(accounting for 66.87% of occupied private dwellings) consisting of just one or two people.


2.3 Housing market- Housing Needs Assessment 2017
During 2016-2017 a Housing Needs Assessment Report was prepared by Briggs and Mortar
Pty Ltd to understand the housing situation and future housing needs in Noosa Shire up to
2036 to inform the preparation of NP2020. The report was finalised in 2017, using 2011 census
data.
The Housing Needs Assessment 2017 (HNA2017) stated its aims were to:
         provide a clear understanding of Noosa Shire’s current housing situation and trends
          and project housing needs into the future including those for specific groups (e.g. older
          people);
         review competing interests between permanent residents and short-term visitors for
          housing stock;
         inform policy aimed at addressing housing needs shortages and improving housing
          choice within the Shire.
Notably, the provision of visitor / tourist accommodation was considered part of meeting the
overall “housing needs” for Noosa Shire with the HNA2017 identifying the housing needs of
both residents and visitors / tourists to 2036.

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