MCU14/0106 Appendix K - Commercial Needs Assessment

Sunshine Coast and Noosa Region together are expected to contain approximately 32,000 white collar
workers by 2031. This represents an increase of some 11,400 workers from 2013.


White Collar Employment Projection – Office Based Workers
SUNSHINE COAST AND NOOSA REGION, 2001 TO 2031                                                                             TABLE 5.8
Sunshine Coast and Noosa                              Historic                                 Forecast                 Total Growth
Region                                    2001     2006     2011        2013         2021       2026         2031      Growth 13 - 31
             1
Population                             242,400 284,700 318,300 330,500              394,300     435,000     475,800         145,300

Proportion 15+                              77%       78%       81%        82%          82%         83%         84%
Population 15+                         187,599 222,392 258,980 270,725              324,285     360,607     399,154
Participation Rate                        56.5%     57.1%     64.9%      62.8%        62.8%       62.8%       62.8%
Labour Force                           105,962 126,928 168,034 169,954              203,578     226,380     250,578
Jobs to Labour Force Ratio                  0.72      0.77       0.63      0.71         0.71        0.71        0.71
Total Jobs                                76,644   98,053 105,735 120,667           144,540     160,729     177,911           57,243

% White Collar (Core Commercial)          15.7%     16.9%     17.0%      17.1%        17.5%       17.8%       18.0%
                             2
White Collar Employment                   12,037   16,542     17,975    20,632       25,295      28,529       32,024          11,392

1. OESR population projection based on Medium growth Scenario. This factors Sunshine Coast Region population growth.
2. White collar refers to white collar workers who demand commercial floorspace only. That is - teachers, although white collar would
   be excluded from this count.
Source : ABS; Demography and Planning, Office of Economic and Statistical Research, Queensland Treasury; LGA projections
          (medium series); Urbis




URBIS
REP_251114_NOOSA CIVIC COMMERCIAL NEEDS
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