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

Noosa Coommunity Profile
Final Rep
        port A



8.        Emplloyme
                  ent
8.1       Employ
               yment by
                      y Industrry by Pla
                                       ace of Us
                                               sual Resiidence
           Of all industries
                    i           across
                                a      localiities retail trade was the most p prominent employer
                                                                                           e
            residentts by place of
                                o usual residdence (PoUR R), employing 17.2% of local employ
                                                                                           yment in
            Cooroibaah, 15.7% in n Tewantin aand 15.5% in Noosavillee and Doonan
                                                                               n.
           The seccond most significant
                              s          in
                                          ndustry by employment
                                                     e         t was accommmodation and
                                                                                     a   food
            services
                   s, employing                      yment in Noosa Heads, 16.4% in Noosaville
                              g 18.3% of llocal employ
            and Dooonan and 16.0% in Noossa North Shoore.
           Health care
                    c     and soocial assista nce was als
                                                        so a signific
                                                                    cant employ yer across localities,
            particula
                    arly in Ridge
                                ewood to Ti nbeerwah (1 15.5% of local employm  ment), Boree
                                                                                           en Point,
            Kin Kin and Cootharraba (15.1% %) and Federral to Ringtail Creek (14..9%).
           Other notable employers by ind  dustry were e agriculture, forestry an           n Boreen
                                                                                 nd fishing in
            Point, Kin
                    K   Kin and Cootharaba  a (employin ng 10.8% of o local emp  ployment mostly
                                                                                           m        by
            specialis
                    sed beef catttle farming and fruit an
                                                        nd tree nut growing) an  nd other serrvices in
            Noosa North
                   N      Shore (employing 9.6% of loc  cal employmment with da ta suggestin ng this is
            attribute                       pair and maiintenance industry).
                    ed to the auttomotive rep




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