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

Noosa Coommunity Profile
Final Rep
        port A


5.2       Interne
                et Conne
                       ection
           The ma ajority of lo
                               ocalities rep
                                           ported more
                                                     e than threee quarterss of dwellin
                                                                                      ngs with
            broadbaand connectivity. Three exceptions to this were Tewantin
                                                                          n (70% of dwellings
                                                                                      d
            with bro
                   oadband connnectivity), N
                                           Noosa North
                                                     h Shore (72.9%) and B oreen Point,, Kin Kin
            and Coootharaba (73
                              3.1%).

          Figure 5.3:: Internet Co           ocalities, 2011
                                 onnection, Lo
                                               90.0%
                                                           No Intern
                                                                   net connection          Broadband        Dial-up          Other
          Internet Connection at Home (%)




                                               80.0%

                                               70.0%

                                               60.0%

                                               50.0%

                                               40.0%

                                               30.0%

                                               20.0%

                                               10.0%

                                               0.0%




          Source: ABS (2011a)

                                          ginally less connected to
           Residents in the Shire are marg                       o broadband
                                                                            d internet (7
                                                                                        75.8% of
            total dw           an residentss in the SEQ Region (76.3%) an
                   wellings) tha                                            nd marginally more
                                          %).
            connected than the State (73.9%
                             d a higher percentage of dwelling
           The Shire reported                               gs with no internet co onnection
            (17.2%)) compared to the SEQ Region (16.6%) but a lower propo
                                                                        ortion than the
                                                                                    t   State
            (18.8%)).

          Figure 5.4:: Internet Co
                                 onnection, B
                                            Broader Regio
                                                        on, 2011
                                               90.0%
                                                           No Intern
                                                                   net connection          Broadband        Dial-up          Other

                                               80.0%


                                               70.0%
             Internet Connection at Home (%)




                                               60.0%


                                               50.0%


                                               40.0%


                                               30.0%


                                               20.0%


                                               10.0%


                                               0.0%
                                                       Noosa Shire LGA
                                                                   L                Sou
                                                                                      uth East Queensland
                                                                                                        d             Qu
                                                                                                                       ueensland

          Source: ABS (2011a)


5.3       Residen
                nts in Ne
                        eed of As
                                ssistance
                                        e
           Tewantin reported the
                              t   highest p
                                          proportion of residents in need of asssistance witth a core
            activity (8.1% or 862 reside  ents) followe
                                                      ed by Noosa North S     Shore (7.4% % or 24



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