Noosa Medihub - Economic Need Assessment (Mar-26) · MCU25/0119

                                                                              ECONOMIC NEEDS ASSESSMENT
                                                                                             MARCH 2026




Table 3.1             Noosa Trade Area – Socio-demographic Profile
                                                     Catchment       Non- Metro Qld         Australia
 Population (ERP):
                                           2011       42,747           3,137,243           22,340,024
                                           2016       48,250           3,460,442           24,190,907
                                           2021       53,210           3,784,501           25,688,079
                                           2024       55,609           4,084,508           27,194,369
          Average Annual Growth 2016 - 21 (%)         1.98%              1.81%               1.21%
          Average Annual Growth 2021 - 24 (%)         1.48%              2.58%               1.92%
              Population Density (persons/sqkm)       302.6              164.24               3.34
                                       Male (%)       48.3%              48.9%               49.3%
                                     Female (%)       51.7%              51.1%               50.7%
 Household Size:                                       2.45               2.75                2.74
 Age Profile:
                                    Median Age          49                 39                  38
                                             0-4       4.5%               5.7%                5.8%
                                           5-14        17%               12.8%               18.1%
                                          15-19        5.2%               6.1%                6.2%
                                          20-24       11.2%               6.6%               14.3%
                                          25-29       12.5%               7.0%               13.7%
                                          30-34       14.5%               7.1%               12.7%
                                          35-39       13.0%               7.2%               11.9%
                                          40-44       12.4%               6.6%                9.7%
                                          45-49        7.2%               6.7%                5.4%
                                          50-54        2.4%               6.4%                2.1%
                                          55-59        7.1%               5.9%                6.1%
                                          60-64        7.1%               5.4%                5.8%
                                            65+       25.8%              16.2%               17.2%
 Birthplace:
                                       Australia      69.5%              72.4%               70.7%
                                      Elsewhere       25.7%              27.6%               29.3%
 Indigenous Population:                                1.4%               2.9%                3.2%
 Family and Household Composition:
                 Couple family with no children       35.5%              27.5%               26.9%
                       Couple family with children    27.7%              31.2%               31.5%
                                One parent family     10.2%              11.9%               11.2%
                                     Other family      0.4%              1.1%                1.0%
                         Lone person households       22.8%              23.8%               25.6%
                               Group households        3.5%              4.6%                3.8%
 Income:
                     Median wkly personal income       $799              $855                $805
                 Median wkly household income         $1,675             $1,873             $1,746
           Less than $650 household wkly income       16.4%              12.9%               16.5%
      More than $3,000 household wkly income          21.9%              23.9%               24.3%
 Tenure:
                               Owned outright         42.0%              28.4%               32.1%
                         Owned with a mortgage        31.6%              36.8%               36.2%
                                        Rented        26.4%              34.8%               31.7%
 Dwelling Structure:
                               Separate House          76.1%             71.7%               73.0%
                               Semi-Detached           16.0%             13.2%               12.7%
                            Flat or Apartments          7.9%             15.1%               14.3%
Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing 2021, Think Economics




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