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

1,531 low-income families, representing 10.4% of all families. This rate is higher than other coastal
LGAs in South East Queensland and higher than the figure of 9.4% for the State.


3.6         Socio-economic considerations
The unemployment rate in Noosa Shire at June quarter 2021 was 6.5%, representing 1,812 people.
This figure is slightly lower than the 6.8% for the State. Figure 11 shows how the unemployment rate
for Noosa Shire has tracked in comparison with the State over the last few years since the previous
Housing Needs Assessment. It illustrates what was previously a noticeable gap has closed.
Figure 11 Unemployment rate comparison Noosa Shire and Queensland




Source: Queensland Treasury, Regional Profile derived from Australian Government, National Skills
Commission, Small Area Labour Markets Australia, various editions
In 2016 Noosa Shire had 565 families with children under 15 years of age with no parent employed.
This represented 12.2% of all families with children under 15. This was lower than the rate of 13.8%
for the State but higher than Sunshine Coast LGA where it was 11.2%. In Brisbane city the rate is
just 9.0%.
Table 7 addresses Department of Social Services payments. What is worth noting is that figures
have dropped from late 2020 to second quarter 2021. While this could suggest an improvement in
residents’ circumstances, it may also reflect that individuals or families reliant on DSS payments are
leaving Noosa Shire.




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