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

Noosa Coommunity Profile
Final Rep
        port A


           The Shire reported a higher p
                                        proportion off local residents born i n Australia (76.8%)
            compare
                  ed to the SEQ Region (7
                                        74.8%), while lower than n the State ((78.2%).
           The Shire reported
                             d having a higher prop portion of residents
                                                                r        bo
                                                                          orn in the following
                                                                                     f
            countrie
                   es compared to the SEQ Region and the State:
                  o   United Kingdom
                                   m: 9.7% com
                                             mpared to 6.0% and 5.3
                                                                  3% respectiv
                                                                             vely,
                  o   Germany: 1.0%
                                  % compared
                                           d to 0.5% an
                                                      nd 0.5% resp
                                                                 pectively,
                  o   Nettherlands: 0.7%
                                    0    comparred to 0.4% and 0.4% respectively,
                                                                    r             and;
                  o   The
                        e United States of Amer ica: 0.7% co
                                                           ompared to 0.4% and 0..4% respecttively.

          Table 2.2: Country of Birth,
                                B      Broade
                                            er Region, 20
                                                        011
          Country                         Unit    Noosa Shire LGA           So
                                                                             outh East Que
                                                                                         eensland   Que
                                                                                                      eensland
          Australia                        %                   76.8%                       74.8%         78.2%
          United Kingdo
                      om                   %                     9.7%                       6.0%          5.3%
          New Zealand                      %                     4.8%                       5.5%          4.7%
          Germany                          %                     1.0%                       0.5%          0.5%
          South Africa                     %                     0.8%                       1.0%          0.9%
          Netherlands                      %                     0.7%                       0.4%          0.4%
          United Statess of America        %                     0.7%                       0.4%          0.4%
          Canada                           %                     0.3%                       0.3%          0.2%
          Philippines                      %                     0.3%                       0.7%          0.7%
          Ireland                          %                     0.3%                       0.3%          0.3%
          India                            %                     0.2%                       0.9%          0.7%
          Italy                            %                     0.2%                       0.3%          0.3%
          Thailand                         %                     0.2%                       0.2%          0.2%
          Poland                           %                     0.1%                       0.2%          0.1%
          Indonesia                        %                     0.1%                       0.2%          0.2%
          China                            %                     0.1%                       0.9%          0.7%
          Hong Kong (S
                     SAR of China)         %                     0.1%                       0.3%          0.2%
          Singapore                        %                     0.1%                       0.2%          0.1%
          Malaysia                         %                     0.1%                       0.4%          0.3%
          Born elsewhe
                     ere                   %                     3.2%                       6.6%          5.6%
          Total                            %                   100%                        100%         100%
          Note: United Kingdom includes Channel
                                         C      Islands annd Isle of Man.
          Note: China exccludes SARs and Taiwan
                                         T
          Source: ABS (2011a)




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