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The Sunshine Coast Region had an estimated residential population of around 330,500 in June 2013
(refer Table 5.1). Between 2001 and 2006, the population in the Sunshine Coast Region grew at an
average rate of 3.3% per annum before decreasing to a rate of 2.2% per annum between 2006 and 2013.
This can be compared with the Australian average annual growth rates of 1.2% and 1.8% across the two
timeframes respectively.


State and Regional Historic Population Analysis
SUNSHINE COAST REGION, SEQ AND QUEENSLAND                                                                                        TABLE 5.1
                                                                   Estimated Resident Population 1
Population                                2001                        2006               2011                                    2013

Australia                              19,274,700                   20,451,000                  22,340,000                   23,133,700
Queensland                              3,571,500                    4,008,000                    4,476,800                    4,655,000
                   2
South East Qld                          2,341,200                    2,671,400                    3,012,300                    3,139,000
                                4
Sunshine Coast & Noosa                    242,400                       284,700                     318,300                      330,500

Average Annual Change (No.)                                            2001-06                      2006-11                      2011-13
Australia                                                               235,260                     377,800                      396,850
Queensland                                                               87,300                       93,760                       89,100
South East Qld                                                           66,040                       68,180                       63,350
Sunshine Coast & Noosa                                                     8,460                       6,720                        6,100
Average Annual Change (%)                                              2001-06                      2006-11                      2011-13
Australia                                                                  1.2%                         1.8%                         1.8%
Queensland                                                                 2.3%                         2.2%                         2.0%
South East Qld                                                             2.7%                         2.4%                         2.1%
Sunshine Coast & Noosa                                                    3.27%                         2.3%                         1.9%
Queensland as a Proportion of Australia
Population (no.)                             18.5%                        19.6%                       20.0%                         20.1%
Growth (no.)                                                              37.1%                       24.8%                         22.5%
South East Qld as a Proportion of Queensland
Population (no.)                             65.6%                        66.7%                       67.3%                         67.4%
Growth (no.)                                                              75.6%                       72.7%                         71.1%
Sunshine Coast and Noosa as Proportion of South East Qld
Population (no.)                             10.4%                        10.7%                       10.6%                         10.5%
Growth (no.)                                                              12.8%                         9.9%                         9.6%
1. as at June
2. South East Queensland includes the Local Government Areas of Brisbane, Gold Coast, Ipswich, Lockyer Valley, Logan, Moreton Bay, Redland,
 Scenic Rim, Somerset and Sunshine Coast (including Noosa Shire).
Source : ABS, Regional Population Growth, Australia, Electronic Delivery (3218.0.55.001) ;
           ABS, Australian Demographic Statistics (3101.0) ; ABS, Population Projections, Australia, 2012 (base) to 2101 (3222.0) Series B
           Demography and Planning, Office of Economic and Statistical Research, Queensland Treasury, local government area projections
          (medium series) 2011 to 2036 ; Urbis




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