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

Noosa Coommunity Profile
Final Rep
        port A


2.5       Natural Increas
                        se
           The ratee of natural increase3 accross the Sh
                                                        hire’s SA2s in 2013 wass highest in Peregian
            and Sun nshine Beach (both repo  orting 8.0 persons
                                                        p        per 1,000 popu lation4), followed by
            Noosaville (3.5) andd Noosa Hinnterland (3.00). These th           were higher than the
                                                                    hree rates w
            Shire’s rate
                    r    (2.2).
           Both Tew
                   wantin and Noosa
                               N      Headss reported a negative ra
                                                                  ate of natura
                                                                              al increase in
                                                                                           n 2013 (-
            6.9 and -3.0 person
                              ns per 1,000 population respectively).

          Figure 2.15
                    5: Rate of Na
                                atural Increa
                                            ase in Population, Localiities, 2011
                                                     10.0


                                                      8.0


                                                      6.0
          Rate of Natural Increaase (No.)




                                                      4.0


                                                      2.0


                                                      0.0


                                                     -2.0


                                                     -4.0


                                                     -6.0


                                                     -8.0
                                                               Noosa        Noossaville   Tewan
                                                                                              ntin       Peregian
                                                                                                                n   Sunshine Beacch   Noosa Heads
                                                               nterland
                                                             Hin
          Source: ABS (2014a and 2014b)

           The Shire has a relatively loow rate of natural increase (2.2 persons pe er 1,000
            populatiion) when co
                               ompared to tthe SEQ Reg
                                                     gion (7.5) an
                                                                 nd the State (9.9).

          Figure 2.16
                    6: Rate of Na
                                atural Increa
                                            ase in Population, Broad
                                                                   der Region, 2
                                                                               2011
                                                      12.0



                                                      10.0
                   Rate of Natural Increaase (No.)




                                                       8.0



                                                       6.0



                                                       4.0



                                                       2.0



                                                       0.0
                                                                   Noosa Shire LG
                                                                                GA         Soutth East Queensland             Que
                                                                                                                                eensland

          Note: Noosa Sh
                       hire LGA for this in
                                          ndicator is the sum
                                                            m of its correspond
                                                                              ding SA2s
          Source: ABS (2014a and 2014b)




          3
            The rate of natural increase is defined as the difference between
                                                                      b       the birrth rate and thee death rate. Th
                                                                                                                    his measure
          of the population change exccludes the effectts of migration.
          4
           Rate of natu
                      ural increase is measured ‘per 1,000 local residents’ to provid             ndable and realistic unit of
                                                                                    de an understan
          comparison between
                     b         localitie
                                       es.




                                                                                                                                                    11