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

Table 7 Department of Social Services Payments Noosa Shire

 Type of payment                      December              December             December              June quarter
                                     quarter 2018          quarter 2019          quarter 2020          2021
 Recipients of the Age                          7,758                   7,875                  8,138           8,091
 pension
 Recipients of the Disability                   1,690                   1,679                  1,634           1,592
 support pension
 Recipients of Jobseeker                        1,717                  1,64215                 3,204           2,305
 Recipients of a Carer                          1,378                   1,378                  1,366           1,336
 allowance
 Recipients of Family tax                       3,132                   3,033                  3,013           2,936
 benefit A.
Source: Queensland Treasury, Regional Profile derived from Department of Social Services, Payment Demographic Data.

For the population of the Shire these figures are typically slightly lower than State figures, with the
exception that the rate of jobseeker is higher.
In Noosa Shire only an estimated 56.6% of persons aged 65 years and over receive the Age pension
compared to 64.4% for the State. This suggests a higher rate of self-funded retirees. There is
however significant variation with Noosa Shire as the table below shows. Tewantin for example has
a higher than average rate.
Table 8 Age Pension Payments by SA2s

        Area                    December Quarter 2020                                  June Quarter 2021
                      Recipients     Rate per 100 persons aged           Recipients     Rate per 100 persons aged
                                     65 years and over, as at 30                        65 years and over, as at 30
                                     June 2019. Person counts                           June 2019. Person counts
                                     are based on ERP                                   are based on ERP
 Noosa                      3,133                               60.9         3,154                               61.3
 Hinterland
 Tewantin                   2,196                               71.5         2,174                               70.8
 Noosaville                 1,624                               50.4         1,639                               50.8
 Noosa Heads                  568                               39.7             547                             38.2
 Sunshine Beach               611                               46.6             593                             45.2
 Peregian Beach-              351                               46.2             336                             44.2
 Marcus Beach
 Queensland                                                     63.8                                             64.4
Source: Queensland Treasury, Regional Profile derived from Department of Social Services, Payment Demographic Data.

Table 9 below looks at some of the indicators of people living with a disability, and how that differs
location to location.
Census 2016 recorded people needing help or assistance in one or more of the three core activity
areas of self-care, mobility and communication because of a long-term health condition (six months
or more), a disability (lasting six months or more), or old age. In 2016 there were 2,737 people in
Noosa shire (or 5.2% of the population) in need of assistance with a profound or severe disability.
This includes residents of any age and is not limited to recipients of social services payments. The
figure was proportionally on par with the State’s.
A carer allowance is a supplementary payment for carers who provide daily care and attention at
home for a person with a disability, severe medical condition or who is frail and aged.


15 In December quarter 2019 unemployment allowance was known as Newstart.




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