2015-03-03 Attachment 1 it Item 5 Planning & Organisation Agenda Community Profile Report

Noosa Coommunity Profile
Final Rep
        port A



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                NT CONTRO
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          KEY POIN
                 NT SUMMAR
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          TABLE OF
                 F CONTENTS
                          S............... ............................................................................ IX
          1.    INTR
                   RODUCTION
                           N .............. .............................................................................. 1
          1.1        KGROUND .........................................................................................
                  BACK                                                                                               .......... 1
          1.2        ALITIES ............................................................................................
                  LOCA                                                                                                  .......... 1
          1.3     PURPPOSE OF REPOR
                                  RT .................................................................................
                                                                                                                     .......... 3
          2.    PEOPLE ............................ .............................................................................. 4
          2.1     ESTIIMATED RESIDE
                                  ENT POPULATIO
                                              ON ................................................................
                                                                                                                .......... 4
          2.2     POPU
                     ULATION BY AGE
                                 G AND SEX .......................................................................
                                                                                                                 .......... 5
          2.3     MEDIAN AGE .................................................................................................... 9
          2.4     INDIGENOUS POPULATION ................................................................................... 10
          2.5     NATU
                     URAL INCREASE
                                 E ..................................................................................
                                                                                                                    ........ 11
          2.6     ITINEERANCY ................................................................................................... 12
          2.7     COUNTRY OF BIRTH
                                 H...................................................................................
                                                                                                                    ........ 13
          2.8     LANG
                     GUAGES SPOKE
                                EN AT HOME ......................................................................
                                                                                                                ........ 15
          3.    FAMILIES ......................... ............................................................................ 17
          4.    HOU
                  USING ......................... ............................................................................ 19
          4.1     HOUSEHOLD SIZE ............................................................................................ 19
          4.2     HOUSEHOLD COMPOSITION .................................................................................. 20
          4.3     DWEELLING STRUCT
                                 TURE ...............................................................................
                                                                                                                    ........ 21
          4.4     TENU
                     URE TYPE..........................................................................................
                                                                                                                      ........ 22
          4.5     HOUSE PRICES ................................................................................................ 23
          4.6     MOR           NTS AND RENT ..................................................................
                    RTGAGE PAYMEN                                                                             ........ 24
          5.    CONNECTEDNESS ............ ............................................................................ 27
          5.1     MOTTOR VEHICLES............................................................................................. 27
          5.2     INTEERNET CONNECT
                                  TION ..............................................................................
                                                                                                                    ........ 28
          5.3     RESIIDENTS IN NEED OF ASSISTAN
                                               NCE ..............................................................
                                                                                                                ........ 28
          5.4     VOLU
                     UNTARY WORK ...................................................................................
                                                                                                                   ........ 30
          5.5     ENGLLISH PROFICIENCY ....................................................................................... 31
          6.    EDUCATION...................... ............................................................................ 32
          6.1     HIGH
                     HEST LEVEL OF SCHOOLING .....................................................................
                                                                                                                 ........ 32
          6.2     NON-SCHOOL QUA
                               ALIFICATIONS .....................................................................
                                                                                                                ........ 33
          6.3     FIELD
                      D OF STUDY ......................................................................................
                                                                                                                      ........ 35
          6.4     PROPPORTION CURR
                                 RENTLY STUDYI NG ...............................................................
                                                                                                                ........ 37
          7.    SOCI
                   IO-ECONOM
                           MICS ......... ............................................................................ 39
          7.1     SOCIIO-ECONOMIC INDEX OF DISAADVANTAGE ............................................................. 39
          7.2     HOUSEHOLD AND PERSONAL INCO
                                            OME ..............................................................
                                                                                                             ........ 40
          7.3     UNEM
                     MPLOYMENT .......................................................................................
                                                                                                                     ........ 41



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