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

Noosa Coommunity Profile
Final Rep
        port A


                                                         Shore (41.5% of its local popu
                                                                                      ulation in these age gro
                                                                                                             oups) and Bo
                                                                                                                        oreen Point,, Kin Kin
                                                         and Coo
                                                               otharaba (40
                                                                          0.2%).
           Boreen Point, Kin Kin and Co     ootharaba, Noosa
                                                          N      Heads s, Sunshine
                                                                                 e Beach to Peregian
            Beach and
                   a     Federal to Ringtail CCreek recordded relatively higher pro
                                                                                  oportions off females
            aged beetween 5 and a     14 yea rs. This is likely influeenced by th hese areas’ relative
            affordab
                   bility and the
                                eir attractive
                                             e lifestyle wh
                                                          hich are favo
                                                                      oured by fam
                                                                                 milies.

          Figure 2.5:: Age Groups
                                s or Femaless, Localities, 2011
                                                         100%
          Proportion of Females in Age Bracket (%)




                                                         90%
                                                         80%
                                                         70%
                                                         60%
                                                         50%
                                                         40%
                                                         30%
                                                         20%
                                                         10%
                                                          0%




                                                                   0-4 years        5-14 years     15-19 years
                                                                                                   1              20-2
                                                                                                                     24 years
                                                                   25-34 years      35-44 years    4
                                                                                                   45-54 years    55-6
                                                                                                                     64 years
                                                                   65-74 years      75-84 years    8 years+
                                                                                                   85
          Source: ABS (2011a)

           In line with
                    w    findings for femaless and males by age groups above, thhe age group
                                                                                           ps of 45-
            54 and 55-64
                    5       years are very weell representted in each lo
                                                                       ocality.
           Cooroiba ah, Federal to Ringtail Creek and Sunshine Beach to Pe    eregian Bea
                                                                                         ach have
            relativelly higher pro
                                 oportions of residents ag
                                                         ged between 5 and 14 ye
                                                                               ears.

          Figure 2.6:: Age Groups
                                s for All Resiidents, Locallities, 2011
                                                     100%
            Proportion of Residents in Age Bracket (%)




                                                         90%
                                                         80%
                                                         70%
                                                         60%
                                                         50%
                                                         40%
                                                         30%
                                                         20%
                                                         10%
                                                          0%




                                                                     0-4 years       5-14 years    15-19 years
                                                                                                   1             20-24
                                                                                                                     4 years
                                                                     25-34 yearrs    35-44 years   4
                                                                                                   45-54 years   55-64
                                                                                                                     4 years
                                                                     65-74 yearrs    75-84 years   8 years+
                                                                                                   85
          Source: ABS (2011a)

           Approxim
                   mately one third of the Shire’s male population
                                                                 n (31.1%) a
                                                                           are aged bettween 45
            and 64 years,
                   y      comp
                             pared to 24.66% for the SEQ
                                                     S    Region and
                                                                 a   25.1% ffor the State
                                                                                        e.
           Male residents aged 55 and o over accounnted for a la
                                                                arger propo
                                                                          ortion of the
                                                                                      e Shire’s
            overall male popula
                              ation (34.8%
                                         %) relative to the SEQ Region (233.5%) and the State
            (24.0%)).




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