2017-07-11 S&O Agenda - Attachment 1 to Item 3 - Draft Sport & Active Recreation Plan

Median Age Projections for Noosa and Queensland
Table 4. Median Age Projections Noosa Vs Qld
LGA/State                                      As at 30 June                       Change
                          2016           2026                    2036          2016-2036
                                         years                                 years
Noosa                47.0                49.0                    50.6          3.5
Queensland           37.3                38.7                    39.9          2.6
Source: Queensland Government Population Projections, 2015 edition (medium series)


        Physical Activity Participation Data
 The AusPlay survey questions formed the basis of an online and face-to-face survey
 conducted by Noosa Council for the purpose of this Plan, in an attempt to provide local
 comparative data. The Noosa data is based on 350 resident survey responses (296 online
 and 54 face-to-face). The local data should be used with caution as the high rate of
 reported participation (98% for Noosa compared to 59% nationally) suggests people with
 an interest in or currently participating in physical activities were more likely to complete
 the survey than people without an interest in physical activity. However the data does
 provide a useful insight into the habits of people who are participating in physical activity.

  6.3.1 All Physical Activity Participation
 The following tables show the participation data reported for the top ten of any type of
 physical activity for adults over the age of 15 years. It provides a comparison between
 Noosa and the national responses. It indicates that people in Noosa are more likely to
 participate in outdoor activities within the natural environment. Furthermore the local
 survey indicated that 73% of respondents stated that one of the main reasons they
 participate in physical activity was ‘to enjoy the outdoors’.

               Table 5. Participation data according to                   Table 6. National Participation data
                    Noosa Survey (all activities)                              (all activities)
   NOOSA                                                                     NATIONAL (AusPlay)
   Activity (top 10)             % of cases (n = 350)          Activity (top 10)                   % pop (n = 350)
   Swimming at
                                 50.9%                         Walking (recreational)           42.6%
   beach/waterway
   Walking (recreational)        50.0%                         Fitness/gym                      32.1%
   Mountain Biking               46.9%                         Athletic, track and field        15.8%
   Bushwalking                   40.3%                         Swimming                         14.5%
   Cycling                       37.8%                         Cycling                          11.7%
   Swimming in pool              37.2%                         Football/soccer                  5.8%
   Surfing                       19.7%                         Bushwalking                      5.4%
   Canoeing or Kayaking          19.7%                         Golf                             5.2%
   Weight training at gym
                                 17.2%                         Tennis                           4.8%
   or in group



  6.3.2 Structured/Organised Physical Activity Participation
 The following table shows the membership data from structured and organised activities within
 the Noosa area (including government, not-for-profit and commercial). For activities where
 memberships were not available, annual participation data was used and divided by the
 number of weeks of the activity season or 12 months (if no season existed). This data has
 been extracted from survey data collected from organisations, State level GIS membership
 mapping and phone interviews. It is recognised that some organisations did not respond with
 membership or participation data which may slightly understate the figures provided below.
 Commercial providers were asked whether their activity catered predominately for tourists or
 locals. Overall it was a fairly even split with approximately 50% catering more for tourists. Of
 interest was that gyms reported that they either significantly serviced locals or tourists (no less
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