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

                                   $3,895,361. Most owners were listed as being from within or close to Noosa
                                   Shire, however from projects of a value over $500,000, 29% of owners were
                                   from elsewhere. This included the 3 most expensive projects.

 Noosa Heads        97             Most permits for houses and associated structures. These varied from a
                                   value of $145,000 to $4,500,000, with the average $1,100,2456. There was
                                   a higher proportion of owners with a registered address away from Noosa or
                                   the surrounds (overall one quarter of owners), particularly at the higher end
                                   of projects. For projects of more than $500,000 value, 30% of owners were
                                   from other area.
                                   Construction of multiple blocks of units at Parkridge and two developments
                                   at Serenity Close; small number of new dual occupancies and 6 referenced
                                   secondary dwellings.
                                   One instance of two existing units converting to one larger one.

 Sunshine           93             Most permits were for houses and associated structures, these had an
 Beach                             average value of $1,151,997, ranging from a low of $250,000 to a high of
                                   $4,500,000. While most of the owners had a listed address of within or close
                                   to Noosa Shire, at the upper end of projects closer to 30% of owners were
                                   from elsewhere. (For example, of the 31 projects listed as over $1,000,000
                                   in value, 10 had owners from elsewhere.
                                   11 permits were issued for duplexes
                                   8 permits specifically acknowledged the inclusion of a secondary dwelling.

 Peregian           50             Most permits for houses and associated structures. These had project values
 Beach      –                      ranging from $140,000 to $3,031,772, with an average of 800,481.39. Most
 Marcus Beach                      owners had listed addresses of within or close to Noosa Shire however of
                                   the 9 house projects with values over $1,000,000, 4 owners were from
                                   elsewhere.
                                   1 Duplex approval was issued
                                   6 permits specifically acknowledged the inclusion of a secondary dwelling.



The ABS also keeps data on Building Approvals. Queensland Treasury has represented this data
in the following figure. This includes houses as well as other building such as units and duplexes
etc.
Figure 18 Number of residential building approvals in Noosa Shire




Source: ABS 8731.0, Building Approvals, Australia, various editions as depicted in Queensland Government
Statistician’s Office, Queensland Treasury, Queensland Regional Profiles: Time Series Profile for Noosa LGA




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