MCU14/0106 Appendix K - Commercial Needs Assessment

In order to test the application of this catchment area for the commercial office assessment an analysis of
worker travel patterns has been set which has been sourced from the Australian Bureau of Statistics
Journey to Work Data from the 2011 Census.

As part of the Census of Population and Housing, the Australia Bureau of Statistics (ABS) collects journey
to work data. This data shows how people get to and from work (i.e. mode of transport) as well as the
location of their home and their workplace. The usual residence of workers is collected at an SA1 level,
the smallest geographical boundaries for which statistical information regarding demographics are
released by the ABS, The smallest geography for the place of work data is the Destination Zone (DZN)
level. The ABS defined DZN boundaries nest into the Noosa Civic catchment with three exceptions.
Thus the DZN catchment that identifies the place of work differs slightly from the commercial catchment
area. The differences are listed below.

   Two DZNs in the Nambour-Pomona area, which have been included in the catchment area for place
    of work, are not completely covered by the north west and south west secondary sectors.

   One DZN in the Sunshine Coast Hinterland area, which the secondary south west sector encroaches
    onto, is not included in the catchment area for place of work.

   One DZN in the Gympie-Cooloola area which the secondary south west sector encroaches onto is
    not included in the catchment area for place of work.

An illustration of the DZNs used as compared to the boundaries of the catchment area is provided below
in Map 3.2 overleaf.




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