Attachment B - Human Movement Data Study

EXTERNAL POST-DATA VISITS

                                                                                                                  The further clusters mentioned previously were further
  Figure 11: Car Park 60 minute post visit breakdown.
                                                                                                                  investigated to further understand the travel patterns of visitors
                                                                                                                  recorded in the Royal Mail Hotel car park.
                      25000
                                                                                                                  As shown in Figure 11, the vast majority (15,214) of visitors were
                                                                                                                  recorded in the Poinciana Place Shopping Centre within 15
                                                                                                                  minutes of being recorded in the hotel car park. An additional
                      20000
                                                                                                                  7,855 (total of 23,069) visitors were recorded in the following 45
                                                                                                                  minutes in the shopping centre location.
    Recorded Visits




                      15000                                                                                       In comparison, only 4,386 visitors were recorded in the Royal
                                                                                                                  Mail Hotel within 60 minutes after parking, less than a quarter of
                                                                                                                  the number recorded in the shopping centre. As such, it is highly
                                                                                                         45-60
                                                                                                                  likely that the hotel car park is being utilised for those shopping at
                      10000                                                                              30-45    the nearby Woolworths and smaller retail stores. The actual
                                                                                                         15-30    parking demand generated by the hotel is therefore expected to
                                                                                                                  be considerably lower than posited by Noosa Shire Council.
                                                                                                         0-15
                      5000
                                                                                                                  A further 2,051 visitors were recorded utilising the following
                                                                                                                  locations:
                                                                                                                  •   The Inlet Residences guest area – 968 records
                         0
                              Royal Mail   Poinciana    The Inlet    Marina   Tewantin RSL Noosa Shire
                                                                                                                  •   Tewantin RSL – 560 records
                                Hotel        Place     Residences                            Council              •   The Tewantin Marina – 300 records
                                           Shopping                                                               •   Noosa Shire Council office – 223 records.
                                            Centre
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