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

Of the 392 dwellings, 187 (47.82%) are considered large dwellings, in that they contain three or more
bedrooms. However 79.5% of tenancies were households of one or two people suggesting a
mismatch between dwelling size and number of bedrooms and occupancy.
302 of the tenancies were considered to be neither overcrowded nor under occupied47, however 73
were listed as under occupied having at least 2 spare bedrooms. 17 were considered to be
overcrowded. There were 43 instances of a sole person in a 3 or even 4 bedroom dwelling.
The data also suggests that 98 of the tenancies had commenced at least 20 years earlier. A further
108 tenancies commenced between 10 and 20 years earlier. Just 23 tenancies commenced in the
12 months to 30 June 2021. This is of concern, suggesting public housing tenants are not quickly or
easily transitioning out of public housing into the private rental market or into smaller public housing
types suited to changing household sizes. Once secured, public housing is often considered a home
for life, regardless of changes to household occupancy or circumstances. Hence without a noticeable
increase in supply, wait lists will continue to increase. This forms an argument for older, under-
occupied larger social housing stock to be redeveloped for a greater number of smaller dwellings.
The State’s Social housing maintenance and modification expenditure data suggests for the 2020-
21 financial year $1,469,401 was spent on modifications and maintenance of the social housing
stock in Noosa Shire. This did not include acquisition of any new assets.
Table 36 presents data from the Department of Housing and Public Works Housing Profile. The June
2020 figures differ slightly from the June 2021 figures on the previous page, in part reflecting
differences in postcode distribution versus SA2 distribution and in part because they include some
community housing (in addition to public housing). As an example 11 Tewantin tenancies included
below are community housing.
Table 36 Social housing tenancies by number of bedrooms in the dwelling 30 June 2020

 SA2                                   Tenancies by number of bedrooms in the dwelling                            Total

                       1 bedroom        2 bedrooms        3 bedrooms      4 bedrooms         5 or more
                                                                                             bedrooms

                      number   %       number   %        number   %      number   %        number       %       number

 Noosa Hinterland          6   10.2        11   18.6         33   55.9        8   13.6              1   1.7         59

 Tewantin                 95   44.8        12    5.7         78   36.8       24   11.3              3   1.4        212

 Noosaville                9   26.5        15   44.1          8   23.5        2    5.9              0       0       34

 Noosa Heads              19   67.9         2    7.1          7   25.0        0        0            0       0       28

 Sunshine Beach           11   17.2        29   45.3         22   34.4        2    3.1              0       0       64

 Peregian Beach –          0       0        0        0        1   33.3        2   66.7              0       0        3
 Marcus Beach

 TOTALS                  140               69               149              38                     4              400




11.2.2              Wait list for social housing
Table 37 is a summary of the Social Housing Register at 30 June 2021, as sourced through
Queensland Government Open Data Portal. 61 entries (applications) accounted for 128 people. 31
of these applications were flagged as being at risk of homelessness.



47 Just one spare bedroom does not qualify it as under occupied




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