Attachment 2 - Economic Needs Assessment

                                                        PTA           STA           Noosa LGA    Queensland
 Retail trade                                                 11.7%         11.7%        11.6%         9.9%
 Accommodation & food services                                 7.1%          7.6%        12.2%         7.3%
 Transport, postal & warehousing                               3.3%          3.9%         3.2%         5.1%
 Information media & telecommunications                        0.5%          0.2%         1.0%         1.2%
 Financial & insurance services                                1.6%          1.1%         2.1%         2.5%
 Rental, hiring & real estate services                         1.4%          0.8%         3.0%         2.0%
 Professional, scientific & technical services                 5.6%          3.9%         6.1%         6.3%
 Administrative & support services                             3.6%          4.2%         4.5%         3.5%
 Public administration & safety                                4.4%          5.0%         3.7%         6.6%
 Education & training                                          8.8%         10.1%         8.3%         9.0%
 Health care & social assistance                              14.2%         14.9%        13.1%        13.0%
 Labour Market
 Full-time employment (% labour force)                        47.9%         52.0%        49.3%        57.7%
 Part-time employment (% labour force)                        39.8%         35.6%        39.2%        29.9%
 Unemployment rate                                             6.9%          6.1%         6.7%         7.6%
 Participation rate (% of female population > 15              48.7%         53.9%        51.3%        57.2%
 years)
 Participation rate (% of male population > 15 years)         57.6%         56.4%        56.9%        65.0%
 Participation rate (% of population > 15 years)              53.0%         55.2%        54.0%        61.0%
 Qualifications
 % of persons with a post-school qualification                49.4%         52.7%        51.7%        48.3%
Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing (2016)


3.4 Summary
The indicators assessed in the sections above are favourable for car wash facility demand insofar
that within the service areas:
    +    There is consistent and positive population growth anticipated within the main trade area
         (PTA and STA);
    +    Motor vehicle ownership rates within the main trade area are higher than the LGA and state
         averages;
    +    Average housing costs were lowest in the PTA, with average housing costs in the STA being
         in line with that of Noosa LGA and Queensland;
    +    Average housing costs as a proportion of income in the PTA and STA were below LGA and
         state averages; and
    +     The PTA and STA had higher incidences of blue collar workers then the LGA and
         Queensland, which represent a higher reliance on motor vehicles for work purposes.




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