2022-11-04 Special Meeting - Agenda Item 1 - Attachment 1 - Housing Strategy

3. Community snapshot – a profile of Noosa Shire




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                                                                                          Number of households (2021 census year)

                                                             Median age =
                                                              50 years
                                                            At June quarter




                                    AF
                                                           2022 there were:
                          persons                       7,776 recipients of the
                                                             Age pension
                                                         1,568 recipients of                            21,847
     10,424 children up to 17 years of age               the Disability support                   = 1,000 households
                                                                pension
                                                                                             24.4% are lone person households
                                                          1,828 recipients of
                                                              Jobseeker                  36% of residential properties are not the
      Of 16,091 families (2021 census year):
                                                                                         principal place of residence of the owner
                R                                          Median Residential Sale Price for 12
                                                              months ending 31 March 2022

                                                                    $1,137,500
                                                                                                           5,258 households have
                                                                                                          a total household income
                                                                                                          of less than $800 per week
51.4% are              34.1%                13.6%

  Couple             are Couple            are One-
                                                              MEDIAN WEEKLY                 1 bedroom flat/unit = $395
D
family with          family with        parent family
no children           children                                 RENT FOR 12                 2 bedroom flat/unit = $550

                                                              MONTHS ENDING                  3 bedroom house = $690

              3,176 residents needed assistance                30 June 2022                  4 bedroom house = $850                    6
              with a profound or severe disability