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

Noosa Coommunity Profile
Final Rep
        port A



9.        Tourism
           Tourismm is one of the
                               t   Shire’s k
                                           key sectors with an esttimated visittor spend of $601.2
            million for
                    f the year ending Septtember 2014 4 (TRA 2014a and 2014b b).
           Total vis
                    sitation to the Shire decclined to 1.7
                                                         7 million (sp
                                                                     pecifically 1,,650,218 people) for
            the yearr ending Sepptember 201 14, following
                                                        g strong visittation growtth in 2012 an
                                                                                              nd 2013.
            This rep
                   presented a 15.5%
                                 1      declin
                                             ne from the previous year (TRA 201   14c).
           Over th he year ending Septem    mber 2014,, growth in n the dome   estic overnight and
            internattional markets (up 2.1%% and 5.9% respectively)
                                                        r           ) was offset by a large decline
                                                                                            d       in
            the Shirre’s largest market,
                                 m           domestic day visitor market, (down 27.1%).
                                         the d
           As tourism contributes a proporrtionately large amount to the Shire
                                                                              e’s economicc activity
            (specific
                    cally throughh retail trad
                                             de and accommmodation and food seervices), a return
                                                                                          r       to
                                             onomic activity.
            growth is likely to sttimulate eco

          Figure 9.1:: Tourism Vis
                                 sitation, Noo
                                             osa Shire LGA, 2006 to 2014
                                                                    2
                                       2,500                                                                                        25%




                                       2,000                                                                                        15%
           Number of Visitors ('000)




                                                                                                                                           % Ann. Growth.
                                       1,500                                                                                        5%




                                       1,000                                                                                        -5%




                                        500                                                                                         -15%




                                          0                                                                                         -25%
                                                E Sep
                                               YE       YE Sep     YE Sep    YE Sep   YE Sep
                                                                                      Y        YE Sep   YE Sep
                                                                                                        Y        YE Sep    YE Sep
                                                2
                                                2006     2007       2
                                                                    2008      2009     2010     2011     2012     2013      2014

                                                   Day Vistors ('0000)                              Overnight Visitors ('000
                                                                                                                           0)
                                                   International Vissitors ('000)                   % Growth
                                                                                                      G
          Source: TRA (2
                       2014c)




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