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

Noosa Coommunity Profile
Final Rep
        port A



2.        Peop
             ple
2.1       Estimatted Resident Pop
                                pulation
           The locaalities of Tew
                                 wantin and SSunshine Beach to Pereg
                                                                   gian Beach aaccounted foor 42.5%
            of the Shire’s total population
                                 p          in
                                             n 2013 (10,6
                                                        648 and 10,1
                                                                   178 residentts respective
                                                                                           ely).
           The highhly populated locality of Tewantin re
                                                        eflects its rich history as the first tow
                                                                                                wn in the
            Shire an nd the role it plays todday as the administrative centre fo   or Noosa. While
                                                                                                W     the
            relativelly highly poopulated Su nshine Beacch to Pereg   gian Beach locality reflects the
            strong attraction
                    a          of the surf bea          ociated beach lifestyle.
                                             ach and asso
           The Noo osa North Shore region reported a local reside  ent populatioon of 327 people
                                                                                             p       in
            2013. Due
                   D    to the re
                                elatively low absolute nu
                                                        umber, cautioon must be ttaken in inte
                                                                                             erpreting
            results throughout
                    t           this
                                t    report fo
                                             or the Noosa
                                                        a North Shorre locality.

          Figure 2.1:: Estimated Resident
                                 R        Pop
                                            pulation, Loc
                                                        calities, 2011 and 2013
                                   12,000
                                                                                                  Estimated residentt population (2011)
                                                                                                  Estimated residentt population (2013)
          Total Population (No.)




                                   10,000


                                    8,000


                                    6,000


                                    4,000


                                    2,000


                                       0




          Source: ABS (2011a)

           The Shirre’s residentt population of 52,419 people
                                                        p       (2013
                                                                    3) accounts ffor only 1.6% of the
            SEQ Reggion’s popula ation (and 1 .1% of the State’s).
                                                         S

          Figure 2.2:: Estimated Resident
                                 R        Pop
                                            pulation, Bro          n, 2011 and 2013
                                                        oader Region
                                    5,000,000
                                                Estimated ressident population (2011)     Estimatted resident populattion (2013)

                                    4,500,000

                                    4,000,000
          Total Population (No.)




                                    3,500,000

                                    3,000,000

                                    2,500,000

                                    2,000,000

                                    1,500,000

                                    1,000,000

                                     500,000

                                            0
                                                  Noosa Shirre LGA             S
                                                                               South East Queensla
                                                                                                 and               Qu
                                                                                                                    ueensland

          Source: ABS (2011a)




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