2021-12-13 GC Agenda - Item 8 -Attachment 1 - Housing Needs Assessment

Table 4 Median Age by SA2 2001-2041


 Area                                                   Median age in years as at 30 June

                                                       2001             2021            2041

 Noosa Hinterland                                             39.8             46.7            48.2

 Tewantin                                                     42.0             49.9            56.2

 Noosaville                                                   42.3             55.3            62.2

 Noosa Heads                                                  46.5             53.4            58.1

 Sunshine Beach                                               36.0             45.5            48.9

 Peregian Beach - Marcus Beach                                41.1             45.0            47.2

Source: Queensland Government Population Projections, 2018 edition (medium series)
Table 5 below shows 2016 residential populations for each of the 5 year age groups up to 85 and
one figure for everybody above this age for Noosa Shire as well as for the six SA2s within Noosa
Shire. It also shows what the population for each of those age groups is projected to be in the year
2041.
Highlighted in red text are the age groups projected to decrease in number over this period despite
population increases overall. With the exception of Noosa Hinterland all other SA2s are forecast to
have a decrease in at least some age group under 65 years of age. Tewantin, Noosaville, Sunshine
Beach and Peregian Beach-Marcus Beach particularly are affected.
Anecdotally however, there have been families moving here since the COVID-19 outbreak so it will
be interesting to see if this is reflected at all in the 2021 census.
The increasing proportion of residents who are no longer in the workforce means that many of the
jobs located within Noosa Shire are filled by people living outside the Shire. The aging population
leads to a high demand for aged care workers, health care workers, personal services etc. However
many workers in these fields may find accommodation in or close to Noosa Shire difficult to secure.




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