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

Noosa Coommunity Profile
Final Rep
        port A


          Figure 2.7:: Age Groups
                                s for Males, B
                                             Broader Reg
                                                       gion, 2011
                                                     100%

                                                      90%
          Proportion of Males in Age Bracket (%)
                                                      80%

                                                      70%

                                                      60%

                                                      50%

                                                      40%

                                                      30%

                                                      20%

                                                      10%

                                                      0%
                                                                     Noosa Shire LGA           Soutth East Queensland            Que
                                                                                                                                   eensland

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

           Approxim
                   mately one third
                              t     of the S
                                           Shire’s fema
                                                      ale populatio
                                                                  on (32.6%) aare aged bettween 45
            and 64 years,
                   y      comp
                             pared to 25.1 1% for the SEQ
                                                      S    Region and
                                                                   a   25.3% ffor the State
                                                                                          e.
           Female residents agged 55 and over accounted for over a third o of the Shire’’s overall
            female population
                   p          (36.0%) relattive to the SEQ
                                                       S   Region (25.5%)
                                                                  (       and
                                                                            d the State (25.4%).
                                                                                        (

          Figure 2.8:: Age Groups
                                s for Female s, Broader Region,
                                                        R       2011
                                                                   1
                                                     100%

                                                     90%
          Proportion of Females in Age Bracket (%)




                                                     80%

                                                     70%

                                                     60%

                                                     50%

                                                     40%

                                                     30%

                                                     20%

                                                     10%

                                                      0%
                                                                     Noosa Shire LGA
                                                                                   A           Soutth East Queensland            Que
                                                                                                                                   eensland
                                                      0-4 years          5-14 years     15-19 yearss      20-24 yearss   25-34 years     35-44 years
                                                      45-54 yearrs       55-64 yearrs   65-74 yearss      75-84 yearss   85 years+
          Source: ABS (2011a)

           Since 1991, the Sh hire has see
                                          en a significant increase
                                                                  e in the pro
                                                                             oportion of residents
                                                                                          r
            aged 455 years and over.
                                o    Reside
                                          ents aged 455 years and over
                                                                  o    accountted for 39.3% of the
            Shire’s population in 1991, 45 5.3% in 2001 and 50.9% in 201 1. Looking forward,
            residentts aged 45 years and over are prrojected to account forr 57.2% the    e Shire’s
            populatiion by 2036..
           The prooportion of residents
                                 r         agged 65 yearrs and over has grown from 16.5%   % of the
            Shire’s population in 1991 to 1  19.3% in 20 011. Looking
                                                                    g forward, aalmost a third of all
            residentts in the Shiire are proje
                                             ected to be aged 65 yeaars and overr by 2036. This
                                                                                           T     is in
            line with
                    h the growinng proportionn of residents aged 85 years
                                                                    y      and ov
                                                                                ver, both his
                                                                                            storically
            and foreecast into the future (0.9
                                             9% of the Shire’s popula
                                                                    ation in 1991
                                                                                1, 2.2% in 2011
                                                                                           2      and
            forecastt 5.5% by 20 036).




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