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

•      people exiting from care or institutions into homelessness and
•      older people.

11.1.2           State Context
In 2020 there were 71,424 social housing dwellings in Queensland with 132,999 occupants
throughout 2019-20. Most of the social housing dwellings met the standard for occupancy
requirements however 8,760 were considered to be underutilised and 3,090 were considered to be
overcrowded.
As of June 2021, amidst rising house prices, there were 27,933 applications for Queensland public
housing, amounting to 50,301 people.
11.2        Social Housing in Noosa Shire
11.2.1           Existing public housing stock
Data on household/tenancies in government owned and managed social rental housing at 30 June
2021 suggests there were 392 tenancies in public housing in Noosa Shire. Of those:
•      200 were in the 4565 postcode (Tewantin);
•      90 were in the 4567 postcode (predominantly Sunrise Beach and Noosa Heads);
•      52 were in the 4563 postcode (Cooroy);
•      34 were in the 4566 postcode (Noosaville); and
•      the balance were scattered including some at Cooran and at the southern end of the coastal
       communities.
Of the 392 listed tenancies:
•      137 were one bedroom dwellings;
•      71 had two bedrooms;
•      143 had three bedrooms
•      36 had four bedrooms; and
•      5 had five bedrooms
Of the 392 listed tenancies:
•      219 (55.8%) were sole person households, at least 158 of whom were listed as a single person
       over 55 years.
•      95 households had two occupants, of which:
            o   21 households were listed as a couple over 55 years
            o   57 households were a single parent with one child
•      42 households had three occupants, of which:
            o   28 were single parents with 2 children
            o   10 were couples with one child
•      22 households had 4 occupants, 13 of which were single parents with children
•      8 households had 5 occupants;
•      6 households had 6 or more occupants, the largest household being a family of nine.
•      188 households included at least one member with a disability.




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