2015-06-23 I&S Agenda - Item 5 - Local Disaster Recovery Plan - Attachment 2

                           Noosa Local Disaster Recovery Plan 2015/2016


Like other coastal Queensland communities, the Noosa community is aging and over 20% of
the population is 65 years or older. In Noosa Heads, Noosaville and Tewantin the figure is
over 25%. The last five years has seen a noticeable increase in the proportion of residents
over 45 years while the proportion of residents in nearly below 45 years has been
decreasing. Age groups between 15 and 35 years are particularly underrepresented and the
annual number of births in Noosa has also been decreasing.

Reflective of the older population, Noosa has a relatively high level of home ownership with
over 36% of occupied private dwellings being fully owned and almost a further 32% being
purchased.

Approximately 22% of the Noosa population were born overseas with the distribution being
as high as 28% in Noosa Heads and Noosaville but only 18% in the hinterland. Most of
these are from English speaking backgrounds with England being the most frequently
recorded country of birth followed by New Zealand, although there is also healthy
representation from Germany, South Africa, Scotland, Netherlands and the USA.

At the time of the 2011 census over 16% of the population said they were living at a different
address one year earlier and 43% said they lived at a different address 5 years earlier. This
pattern is noticeably higher when you look specifically at Noosa Heads and Noosaville
where the figures were 20.2% one year ago and 48.6% five years ago. In all other parts of
Noosa the figures were at or below state averages.

In the 12 months to March 2013 there were 2.5 million domestic and international visitors to
Noosa.

Administrative centres
The major centre in the shire is Noosa Heads, with smaller centres at Tewantin. These
centres accommodate key education, business, service and retail uses.

In the hinterland the railway towns of Cooran, Pomona, and Cooroy provide services to their
local communities, as do the smaller villages of Boreen Point, Federal and Kin Kin.
The Noosa Council offices are located in Tewantin at 9 Pelican Street.

Community organisations
There are over 400 community, sporting, cultural and service groups across the Shire. For
further information on individual groups refer to the Sunshine Coast Community Hub
database.
Website address: http://community.sunshinecoast.qld.gov.au/


Healthcare
The Sunshine Coast Hospital and Health Service (SCHHS) extends from Tin Can Bay and
Glenwood (34 km from Gympie) in the north, to Beerburrum in the south. The Health Service
operates four public hospitals (Nambour, Caloundra, Maleny and Gympie) in the region.
In addition to the public hospitals the Noosa Hospital is one of five private hospitals
operating in the region. The others are Caloundra Private, Nambour Private, Sunshine Coast
Private Hospital and the Sunshine Coast University Private Hospital.
Medical clinics, some open 24 hours, serviced by GPs, registered nursing and specialist
staff (such as radiology, physiotherapy and psychologists) are located in the larger towns
within the Shire.
There are community pharmacies located in towns, villages and shopping centres
across the Shire.
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