Cooroy Service Station EIA 21_06_16

TABLE OF CONTENTS

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ............................................................................................................................ ii
1.0      INTRODUCTION ...........................................................................................................................1
   1.1      BACKGROUND..................................................................................................................................... 1
   1.2      STUDY OBJECTIVES AND METHODOLOGY.................................................................................................. 1
2.0      PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT .............................................................................................................2
   2.1      THE SUBJECT SITE ................................................................................................................................ 2
   2.2      PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT .................................................................................................................... 4
   2.3      THE NOOSA CENTRES NETWORK ............................................................................................................ 5
3.0      COMPETITIVE NETWORK ...............................................................................................................7
   3.1      KEY TRENDS ....................................................................................................................................... 7
   3.2      SERVICE STATION NETWORK ................................................................................................................ 10
   3.3      PROPOSED AND APPROVED DEVELOPMENTS........................................................................................... 13
4.0      TRADE AREA ANALYSIS ...............................................................................................................15
   4.1      TRADE AREA DEFINITION .................................................................................................................... 15
   4.2      POPULATION GROWTH ....................................................................................................................... 18
   4.3      SOCIO-ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS..................................................................................................... 19
   4.4      IMPLICATIONS ................................................................................................................................... 21
5.0      DEMAND ANALYSIS ....................................................................................................................22
   5.1      POOLS OF EXPENDITURE IN THE TRADE AREA .......................................................................................... 22
   5.2      SERVICE STATION DEMAND ................................................................................................................. 23
   5.3      DEMAND SUMMARY .......................................................................................................................... 28
6.0      NEED ASSESSMENT ....................................................................................................................29
7.0      IMPACT ASSESSMENT..................................................................................................................31
8.0      CONCLUSION ............................................................................................................................34




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