Appendix G. Economic Report

                                                                                                    Service Station and Convenience Retail Assessment
                                                                                                                   175 Eumundi Noosa Road, Noosaville




                                                  2,500



                                                  2,000
                  Number of Registered Vehicles




                                                  1,500



                                                  1,000



                                                   500



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                                                          2016   2018   2020   2022   2024   2026      2028   2030   2032   2034   2036

    Figure 7 Number of Registered Non-Passenger Vehicles, (excluding Articulated Trucks), Noosaville
                                                SA2

RPS has applied Queensland average commercial vehicle usage and fuel consumption rates to estimate total
fuel consumption of non-passenger vehicles in Noosaville SA2 5. Based on these rates, RPS estimates that
the non-passenger vehicle fuel consumption is expected to increase from 3.7m litres in 2016 to 3.8m in 2018
and 5.2m in 2036.

2.5               Service Station Supply
RPS identified a total of 7 Service Stations within the Study Area. The location and distribution of these Stations
are outlined in the map below.
No two Stations are alike, with varying numbers of bowsers and operating hours. A summary of the
characteristics of each of the identified Service Stations is outlined in the following table.

                                                                        Table 2 Study Area Service Stations

    Station                                                                Address                                     Trading Hours      Bowsers
    Caltex/Woolworths Noosa Heads                                          28 Eenie Creek Rd Noosaville                5:30am-9pm             6
    7 Eleven Noosaville                                                    139 Eumundi Road Noosaville                 24hrs                  6
    BP Noosaville                                                          54 Mary Street Noosaville                   7am-10pm               4
    Caltex Noosaville Diesel Stop                                          13 Venture Street Noosaville                24hrs                  2
    Noosaville Servo (Liberty)                                             207 Gympie Terrace, Noosaville              24hrs (Assumed)        4
    Shell Noosaville (Opening Soon)                                        140 Eumundi Noosa Road Noosaville           24hrs                  6
    Shell/Coles Express Noosa Heads                                        49 Sunshine Beach Rd, Noosa Heads           6am-8pm                6

Of the 7 service Stations identified, 6 are in Noosaville, highlighting the concentration of Service Station supply
in this area and the role of Noosaville as the service node for the wider region. Of note is the Shell Noosaville



5
    ABS (2017) Survey of Motor Vehicle Use, Australia, 12 months ended 30 June 2016, 9208.0 Australian Bureau of Statistics, Canberra




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