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

•     11.6% of employed persons worked in Retail trade industry
•     10.7% of employed persons worked in Construction industry
•     8.3% of employed persons worked in Education and training industry

Based on the National Economics microsimulation model, there were 24,286 jobs located in Noosa
Shire in the year ending June 202018. This was down by 394 from the year before. Jobs are not
necessarily full-time and the value of a job varies across areas.
According to the National Institute of Economic and Industry Research (NIEIR) as compiled and
presented in economy.id by .id informed decisions the 2019/20 year saw:
•     15.0% of employment in the Accommodation and food services industry;
•     13.4% of employment in Health care and social assistance;
•     12.8% of employment in the Retail trade industry;
•     12.1% of employment in Construction; and
•     8.9% of employment in Education and training
Breaking this down further the top five industry subdivisions of employment for workers in Noosa
Shire were:
1.    Food and beverage services (11.0%)
2.    Construction services (7.3%)
3.    Other store-based retailing (7.2%)
4.    Professional, scientific and technical services except computer system design and related
      services (6.6%)
5.    Preschool and school education (6.2%)
The number of local workers in some industries increased noticeably between 2014/15 and 2019/20.
For example, Construction (+351 local workers), Professional, Scientific and Technical Services
(+230 local workers), Education and Training (+229 local workers), Accommodation and Food
Services (+223 local workers).
Health care and social assistance industry had the highest percentage of part-time workers (56.9%),
followed by Retail trade (54.4%) then Accommodation and food services (52.4%).
The Census 2016 occupation data has been broken down into Blue collar occupation groups (such
as Technicians and Trades Workers, Machinery Operators and Drivers, and Labourers) and White
collar occupation groups (such as Managers, Professionals, Community and Personal Service
Workers, Clerical and Administrative Workers and Sales Workers).
The data suggests that in Noosa Shire the most frequent total personal income range for both was
$20,800-$33,799. Compared to the State figures Noosa Shire employment is over-represented in
the lower wage categories and under-represented in the higher wage categories for both.




18 Noosa Shire Council economic profile prepared by .id informed decisions




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