2015-08-18 Planning and Organisation Committee Agenda

PLANNING & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                                                                                18 AUGUST 2015


Across all occupations, professionals are the most prominent accounting for 18.5% of all
employed Noosa residents. This was followed by technicians and trades 15.5%, managers
13.7% and sales workers 12.4%.

3.3                  Tourism

Noosa has a world class tourism sector and notable brand awareness and equity. The
tourism sector is strong and active and as a result experienced strong increases in visitation
during 2012 and 2013 (15% year on year). In the year ending September 2014 the sector
injected $600 million into the local economy, and visitation grew in the higher yield
international and overnight markets while the lower yielding day trip visitor market saw
numbers drop considerably (27%).

Tourism Visitation, Noosa Shire LGA, 2006 to 2014                                                                              Source: TRA (2014c)


                                  2,500                                                                                        25%




                                  2,000                                                                                        15%
      Number of Visitors ('000)




                                                                                                                                      % Ann. Growth.
                                  1,500                                                                                        5%




                                  1,000                                                                                        -5%




                                   500                                                                                         -15%




                                     0                                                                                         -25%
                                          YE Sep   YE Sep    YE Sep     YE Sep   YE Sep   YE Sep   YE Sep   YE Sep    YE Sep
                                           2006     2007      2008       2009     2010     2011     2012     2013      2014

                                              Day Vistors ('000)                               Overnight Visitors ('000)
                                              International Visitors ('000)                    % Growth


3.4                  Gross Regional Product

Noosa Shire produced just under $2.6 billion in gross regional product (GRP) in 2013-14;
this was up an impressive 5.6% on the previous year, compared to 1.8% and 2.3%
increases for SEQ Region and the State respectively. GRP averaged a creditable 2.5% per
annum growth over the last five years compared to 2.2% for SEQ Region and 2.1% for
Queensland as a whole. Industry sector contribution to the economy in terms of industry
value add to gross regional product, again clearly reflects the structure of the economy with
health care, retail and construction being the fastest growing sectors.

Electricity, gas, water and waste services generated the highest GRP per employee at
$429,461 per employee, followed by financial and insurance services at $291,199 per
employee, and rental, hiring and real estate services ($151,638 per employee).

Conversely the major Noosa Shire industries of retail trade and accommodation and food
services generate lower GRP per employee $54,806 and $42,788 per employee
respectively.




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