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

Noosa Coommunity Profile
Final Rep
        port A


2.3       Median
               n Age
           Highest median agees were repo orted in Noo
                                                      osa North Shhore (54.0 y
                                                                             years), Noossa Heads
            (50.0 ye
                   ears) and Nooosaville an d Doonan (4                      e all higher than the
                                                       48.9 years). These were
            median age for the Shire’s resid
                                           dents (45.9 years).
                                                       y
           Lowest median age es reported in Sunshin   ne Beach to Peregian B  Beach (42.33 years),
            Cooroibaah (43.2 ye
                              ears) and Fe ederal to Ringtail Creek (43.6 yea  ars). These were all
            lower th
                   han the median age for tthe Shire’s re
                                                        esidents (45
                                                                   5.9 years).

          Figure 2.11
                    1: Median Ag
                               ge, Localitiess, 2011
                               60
                               55
                               50
                               45
          Median Age (years)




                               40
                               35
                               30
                               25
                               20
                               15
                               10
                                5
                                0




          Source: ABS (2011a)

           The median age off the Shire’ss residents was 45.9 ye  ears in 201 1. This is 7.8
                                                                                          7   years
            higher than
                   t    the med
                              dian age of S
                                          SEQ Region residents (3  38.1 years) a
                                                                               and 9.9 years higher
            than the
                   e median age of residentts of the Sta
                                                       ate (36.0 yea
                                                                   ars).
           The highher median age in the SShire relative
                                                        e to the broa
                                                                    ader region a
                                                                                and State re
                                                                                           eflects its
            attractiv
                    ve location as
                                a a retireme
                                           ent location.

          Figure 2.12
                    2: Median Ag
                               ge, Broader Region, 2011
                               50

                               45

                               40

                               35
          Median Age (years)




                               30

                               25

                               20

                               15

                               10

                               5

                               0
                                    Noosa Shire LGA
                                                  A   Soutth East Queensland   Qu
                                                                                ueensland

          Source: ABS (2011a)




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