Attachment 2 - Economic Needs Assessment

Table 6-3        Projected Number of Privately Registered Trailers, Trade Areas, 2021-2031

                                        2021             2023              2025               2027            2029            2031

 PTA                                   1,163           1,197             1,233               1,270           1,308           1,347

 STA                                    438             451                464                478             492             507

 Total                                 1,600           1,648             1,697               1,748           1,800           1,854
Source: Bull & Bear Economics (2022)

6.1.3 Projected Size of Commercial Vehicle Fleet
The proposed car wash facility would also be utilised by commercial vehicles. To estimate the size of
the relevant commercial vehicle fleet, consideration was given to the proportion of light vehicles
registered as a rental vehicle or commercial vehicle in Queensland. In April 2021, rental vehicles or
commercial vehicles represented 13.6% of the total light vehicle fleet in Queensland, as summarised
in Table 6-4.

Table 6-4        Size of Light Vehicle Commercial Fleet, Queensland, April 2021

 Light Vehicle                                                  No. of Registrations
 Rental (Self Driver Rental)                                                 36,677
 Commercial                                                                 512,843


 All Light Vehicle Registrations                                          4,045,948


 Share of Rental & Commercial Light Vehicles                                  13.6%
Source: Queensland Government (2021), Vehicle Registrations – Light Vehicles, Queensland Government, Brisbane

This assessment assumes that the commercial vehicle fleet represents 13.6% of the light vehicle fleet
within the trade areas, consistent with the state average. Based on this assumption, the number of
commercial light vehicles within the trade areas is projected to increase from 1,269 vehicles in 2021
to 1,470 vehicles in 2031, as summarised in Table 6-5.

Table 6-5        Projected Size of Commercial Vehicle Fleet, Trade Areas, 2021-2031

                                                                                  2021       2023    2025    2027    2029     2031
 Estimated size of vehicle fleet in Trade Area
 PTA                                                                              5,785      5,957   6,135   6,318   6,507    6,702
 STA                                                                              2,287      2,355   2,425   2,498   2,573    2,650
 Total                                                                            8,071      8,312   8,560   8,816   9,080    9,353
 Size of Light Commercial Vehicle Fleet (13.2% of light vehicle registration)
 PTA                                                                                   909    936     964      993   1,023    1,053
 STA                                                                                   359    370     381      393    404       417
 Total                                                                            1,269      1,306   1,345   1,386   1,427    1,470
Source: Bull & Bear Economics (2022)

6.1.4 Non Trade Area Demand
In addition to demand generated from within the trade areas, the proposed car wash facility is also
anticipated to be utilised by non-trade area vehicles, e.g. vehicles may travel to the Subject Site
from nearby caravan parks, campsites or holiday/tourist parks on the way home from their holiday.
Table 6-6 outlines the caravan parks, campsites and holiday/tourist parks that are either within the
trade areas or proximate to the trade areas. There are two caravan parks, one holiday park and
one campsite within the PTA. Similarly, there is one caravan park within the STA. There were five other


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