2021-07-06 S&O Agenda - Item 11 - Attachment 2 - Noosa Cycling and Walking Strategy and Implementation Plan

 Noosa Shire's demographics and existing travel behaviour

                     Population
                                                                                                                               The largest age group
                     approximately


                     55,800
                                                                                                                               of residents is 55-64
                                                                                                                               years, making up over
                                                                                                                                                     1
                                                                                                                               16% of the population.
                                                               residents




                        40%
                                                                                                                         of Noosa's



                    29%
                                                                                                                         population live in
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                                                                                                                         the hinterland
                                                                             The Noosa hinterland covers 90% of the
                    of Noosa bike                                            shire.

                    riders are female                                        Travelling to work                                             The majority of
                    which is higher than the
                    Queensland average of 24%
                    and Australian average of
                                                                                                T                                           trips originate
                                                                                                                                            from the built-up
                                                                                                                                            areas of
                                                               AF
                    25%. More women riding is                                                                                               Tewantin,
                    one indicator of a safe,                                          <1%                            3.4%                   Noosaville, and
                                             2
                    active transport network.                                                                                               Noosa Heads.4

                     How
                     people                                                                                                                 12% of all car
                                             R

                                                                                                                                            trips in Noosa
                     travel                                                                                                                 are <2km and
                     around                          10.6%                         85.2%                          3.9%                      20% are <4km. 5

                     Noosa
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                    Why we travel around Noosa                                                                           Where residents
                        24.7% Shopping                                             9% Education                          bike ride and walk

                                   18% Running                                                                           Walking, running/jogging,
                                                                          23.2% Work
                                   errands                                                                               bushwalking and bike riding
                                                                                                                         all fall into the top 10
                      24.8% Recreation                                                0.4% Other
                                                                                                                         recreation activities
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                                                                                                                                                for
                                                                                                                         Queenslanders.
                                               Average time spent
                                               travelling by mode 7


                                                23 min                   22 min                 36 min
Source: (1) .idcommunity 2019, Community Profile: Noosa Shire Council Area, 2019, Regional Development Australia Sunshine Coast Region, viewed 8 February 2021, < https://profile.id.com.au/rda-
sunshine-coast/about?WebID=100>.
(2) Bicycle Network 2019, Super Tuesday Bike Count 2019, Bicycle Network, Melbourne, Vic
(3) Australian Bureau of Statistics, Data Source 2016, Australian Bureau of Statistics, A.C.T., <https://www.abs.gov.au/>.
(4, 5, 6, 7) Department of Transport and Main Roads 2018, Queensland Household Travel Survey, 2018, Queensland Government, Brisbane, Qld
(8) Hinds, A, Gordon, J & Crouch, L 2016, Queensland Sport, Exercise and Recreation Survey Adults 2015, Department of National Parks, Sport and Racing, Brisbane, QLD

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