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

•     Long Term Housing
•     Transitional Programs
•     Community Rent Scheme
•     Community Managed Studio Units
•     National Rental Affordability Scheme


As at first quarter 2021 C2B housing stock in Noosa Shire consisted of:
•     18 NRAS affordable rental properties targeting key workers and those on low incomes across
      Noosaville (13), Cooroy (3) and Tewantin (2)
•     1 Disability Accommodation (non-NDIS) group home for 6 individuals with physical and
      intellectual impairments in Tewantin.
•     17 Community Housing dwellings for individuals and families from the Queensland Social
      Housing Register across Tewantin (10), Sunrise Beach (3), Cooroy (2), Noosa Heads (1) and
      Noosaville (1).
Since 2016, C2B have noted increased demand for social housing in the Noosa Shire, making it
harder to find housing for individuals and families. They are experiencing a shortage of all types of
properties across the full spectrum of NRAS, disability accommodation and community housing for
those with special needs across the Noosa Shire.
There is also an ever growing need to supply key worker, affordable housing solutions, in addition
to just social housing.
C2B would like to see more rooming accommodation, smaller dwellings and affordable rentals (ie.
not affordable properties for sale) – either as a whole property or by room.
C2B tenants are generally on lower incomes and therefore ‘may’ have lower levels of access to
private transport, so it is preferable for housing to be close to services and public transport (e.g. town
centres such as Noosa Civic, Noosa Junction, Tewantin town centre, Cooroy etc.). However, any
appropriate accommodation no matter the location would be better than no accommodation.


11.3.2           YouTurn
Based in Tewantin, Youturn youth support aims to reduce the number of young people who are
homeless or at risk of becoming homeless by providing semi supported transitional housing and fully
supported crisis housing. Youturn Specialist Homelessness Service provides temporary supported
accommodation and support for young people, single parents and/or couples aged 16-25. The focus
is to develop clients’ independent living skills and to facilitate a transition from temporary to
permanent housing.
In Noosa Shire, Youturn head leases four properties from the private rental market (one in Noosaville
and three in Tewantin) for the purpose of crisis temporary supported (transitional) accommodation
for young families aged to 25 years.
Youturn is working towards strengthening their position in social housing to ensure young people
and young families have access to a variety of accommodation options to suit individual needs. They
recognise the beneficial need for more one, two and three bedroom social housing properties to
support the growing number of entry level workers and people with particular support requirements,
needing to remain in residence in the Noosa area. Tiny homes may also fit this criteria however this
may be more suitable for transitional style accommodation.
Easy access to transport, child care/ schools and facilities are important criteria. Accommodation
that is integrated within residential areas and/or close to support services is essential for people who
may be at risk of further crisis, harm or domestic violence.


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