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

       median dwelling price was estimated to have grown by 3.9% annually on average over
       the same period.
       The median dwelling sale price in Noosa Shire has remained higher than the State at
       all times between 1998 and 2015. In 2015, the median dwelling sale price in Noosa
       Shire was $516,500 while in the State it was $430,500.


2.3.7 Housing issues
The HNA2017 identified a number of key housing issues for Noosa Shire:
      housing affordability, especially for low income households and key workers;
      a lack of accessible or adaptable housing for older people and people with special
       needs;
      a mismatch of housing size and household size (albeit some may be by choice or
       circumstance);
      a shortage of affordable and appropriate aged accommodation;
      a lack of housing diversity, and particularly smaller dwellings;
      low levels of social and emergency housing;
      conflict between resident and visitor accommodation.

2.3.8 Housing needs 2036
The HNA2017 identified a number of resident groups in the community with specific housing
needs:
      Older people
      People with a disability
      Low income families and young people
      Key workers
      People at risk of homelessness
      People escaping domestic violence


Tourists and visitors were also identified as a group requiring specific housing needs. This is
addressed separately in section 2.5.
To meet future resident household needs to 2036, the HNA2017 identified the following
housing being required:
      only a small increase in detached houses may be required, other than by replacement
       of existing older dwellings;
      the small increase in detached housing would desirably be mostly by small, not large
       dwellings (this includes those in retirement villages and manufactured home parks, and
       innovative dwelling design and materials) and the remaining subdivision lot size should
       reflect the need for small dwellings;
      there was a further need for semi-detached dwellings, mainly small, but also three or
       more bedroom to provide additional housing choice; and
      there was a significant need for small attached dwellings (one to two bedroom) to offer
       additional housing options for a growing number of small households.


2.3.9 Challenges and opportunities
To meet resident housing needs a number of challenges and opportunities were identified. Of
particular note, was the competition for housing stock between residents and visitors and
recognition that if tourism demand continued at past levels into the future, there would be
substantial impact on housing for residents, both in terms of availability and affordability. The
HNA2017 noted that growth in tourism should be sustainable and it was important to make the
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