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

Executive Summary ...........................................................................................................3
Purpose of Report ..............................................................................................................7
Report structure .................................................................................................................8
Part 1 State Planning Policy .............................................................................................. 9
1.1 Planning for liveable communities and housing ...............................................................9
1.2 Planning for economic growth .......................................................................................11
Part 2 – Pre commencement of Noosa Plan 2020 .......................................................... 12
2.1 Noosa Overview 2006 - July 2020..................................................................................12
2.2 Community profile – 2001-2021 .....................................................................................14
2.3 Housing market- Housing Needs Assessment 2017....................................................... 16
2.3 Economy and employment 2001 – June 2020................................................................ 23
2.5 Tourist accommodation - Needs and Supply .................................................................. 28
2.6 The Noosa Plan 2006 – Housing, tourism and visitor accommodation ........................... 51
2.7 Other considerations for Noosa Plan 2020 ..................................................................... 61
2.8 Draft Noosa Plan 2020 ...................................................................................................64
2.9 Initial COVID-19 impacts –June 2020............................................................................ 69
Part 3–Commencement Noosa Plan 2020 July 31 2020................................................. 76
3.1 Overview July 31 2020-July 31 2022 ..............................................................................76
3.2 Noosa Plan 2020............................................................................................................77
3.3 Housing Market 2020-22 ................................................................................................89
3.4 Economy and employment 2020-2022 ......................................................................... 98
3.5 Tourist Accommodation 2022 ....................................................................................... 103
3.6 Community wellbeing ................................................................................................... 121
Part 4 Discussion of issues and analysis .................................................................... 125
4.1 Housing and tourist accommodation ............................................................................ 125
4.2 Economy and employment ........................................................................................... 128
4.3 COVID 19 ....................................................................................................................129
4.4 Community well being .................................................................................................. 129
4.5 State Planning Policy ................................................................................................... 130
4.6 Economic and Social Assessment – AEC .................................................................... 131
Part 5 Recommendations .............................................................................................. 135
5.1 Amendments to Noosa Plan 2020 ............................................................................... 135
Appendices .................................................................................................................... 138
Appendix 1 - Data sources ................................................................................................. 138
Appendix 2 Housing Needs Assessment 2017 Tables and Figures.................................... 138
Appendix 3 Economy and employment Tables and Figures ............................................... 142
Appendix 4 The Value of Tourism supporting Tables and Figures...................................... 148
Appendix 5 Noosa Plan 2006 extracts ............................................................................... 153

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