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

Noosa Coommunity Profile
Final Rep
        port A


             1,000.9 (compared to the Austtralian averaage of 1,000
                                                                  0). SEQ scorred 1,015.2.. Despite
             this, some locationa
                                al variance exists with pockets of disadvantag
                                                                             ge being repported in
             some arreas.
           Noosa’s  s economic c structure
                                          e is geared towards populatio   on driven industry
            sectors s and touris
                               sm. The top           yment sectors in Noosa (which prov
                                         p five employ                                vide over
            half of all
                    a jobs) are:
               o      Rettail trade (13
                                      3.6 % of tottal) – 26% higher than the Australia n average
               o        commodation and food
                      Acc                  d services (12.8 % of
                                                              o total) – almost dou
                                                                                  uble the
                      Aus
                        stralian averrage
               o      Hea
                        alth care and
                                    d social assi stance (12.8
                                                             8% of total)
               o      Con
                        nstruction (1
                                    10.8% of tottal)
               o      Edu
                        ucation and training (7.6
                                                6% of total)
             The hea alth of the local econommy will be reliant upon
                                                                   n future pop
                                                                              pulation gro
                                                                                         owth and
             growth in the loc   cal tourism sector. The high prrevalence o   of retail tra
                                                                                          ade and
             accommmodation and  d food servvices in Noo
                                                       osa demonsttrates the sstrong local tourism
             sector.

                   S.5: Employm
          Figure KPS          ment by Indu
                                         ustry, Broade
                                                     er Region, 2011

                                               R
                                               Retail trade
                       Acco
                          ommodation and fo
                                          ood services
                        He
                         ealth care and sociall assistance
                                              C
                                              Construction
                                   Education and
                                             a training
            Professional, scientific
                          s          and techniccal services
                                            Manufacturing
                     Administrative and suppo
                                            ort services
                         Public administration and safety
                                              her services
                                            Oth
                      Tran
                         nsport, postal and warehousing
                                            w
                                          Whollesale trade
                   Rental, hiring and real esta
                                              ate services
                         Fiinancial and insuran
                                              nce services
                         A
                         Agriculture, forestry and fishing
                                                    Mining                             Noosa Shire
                                                                                             S     LGA
                              Arts and recreation services
                                                                                       South East Queensland
             Information media
                         m     and telecomm
                                          munications
                                                                                       Queenslland
               Electricity, gas, water and wasste services

                                                           0.0%   2.5%   5.0%   7.5%    10.0%    12.5%    15.0%
                                                                                                              %
                                                                   Employment by
                                                                              b Industry (%)

          Source: ABS (2011a)

           Given Noosa’s
                    N          economic and   d demogra  aphic struct             not surpris
                                                                      ture, it is n           sing the
            fastest growing sectors off the econ         nomy are health carre and edu        ucation.
            Between n 2006 and 2011 Noossa’s relative    ely old and aging popu   ulation demanded a
            higher and
                     a   more diverse rang e of healthc   care products and serv vices, evidennt in the
            rapid grrowth of the local health care sectorr. While in 20
                                                                      011, the Shiire reported a strong
            demand d for primary y and second dary school education relative to S EQ and Que eensland.
            Of those             ents currenttly studying, 42.3% attended primarry school and 30.4%
                    e local reside
            secondaary, compare  ed to 37.2%% and 25.9%   % for SEQ and 39.1% and 26.6%      % for the
            State.




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