MCU10/2083 Development Application part 2 - Attachment 4 - Economic Impact and Need Assessment

           Mobility

                 •    Mobility as indicated by number of vehicles per household is highest in
                      the secondary trade area, with about 60% of all households owning two
                      or more vehicles.
                 •    In contrast, it is considerably lower in the primary trade area with 46%
                      of residents owning two or more vehicles, or over 6% of households
                      without access to a vehicle.

3.3.1      Retail spending implications

           Overall the total trade area’s socio-economic characteristics collectively
           suggest that spending patterns will be fairly similar to Queensland. However,
           this may not be uniform across the primary and secondary trade areas.
           Households in the secondary trade area are likely to exhibit higher spending
           across all commodity groups due to the younger age profile and higher
           disposable incomes of trade area households. Of particular note is the high
           share of lone person households in the primary trade area who are expected to
           consider convenience as an important factor in terms of take home food and
           meals out shopping. Mobility is also of key interest with high mobility in the
           secondary trade area coupled with limited shopping alternatives increasing the
           propensity to drive to access local convenience shopping facilities.

3.4        RESIDENT RETAIL EXPENDITURE POTENTIAL


3.4.1      Average household retail expenditure

           Average household retail expenditure levels for trade area households were
           derived using income data from the 2006 Census, the 2003-04 Household
           Expenditure Survey, and National and State Accounts data on final household
           consumption published by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). Dollar
           values from these sources were inflated to common 2009 values using the
           Brisbane Consumer Price Index and other data.
           Average household retail expenditures consist of four broad categories:
                 •    Take home food – which includes food expenditure at supermarkets,
                      grocery stores, greengrocers, butchers, bakers, tobacconists, delis and
                      bottle shops;
                 •    Meals out/take away food – including restaurants, take away, cafes and
                      coffee shops;
                 •    Apparel – clothing, footwear and accessories, including hire services;
                      and
                 •    Homewares/services – includes chemists, newsagents, hardware,
                      homewares, durable goods and non-food goods (sold in supermarkets
                      and grocery stores) and personal services (e.g. hairdresser, video hire,
                      dry cleaning).


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