2018-08-07 Planning & Environment Committee Agenda

PLANNING & ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                                           7 AUGUST 2018


For young people between 15 and 22 employment is most frequently in the sectors of
accommodation and food services and retail trade, then construction and health care and social
assistance increases in significance for residents in their mid-twenties to thirties (possibly less
likely to be their first job).
For workers beyond the age of 65, health care and social assistance, professional, scientific and
technical services and retail trade seem to be sectors that retain more senior workers.
                               Table 9 Industry of Employment by Age for Noosa Shire 2016

                                                            Count of Employed Persons aged 15 years and over
                          (Age groups in years)   15-19   20-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65-74 75-84                85+   Total
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing                    13      14       39     52      75       87       51     11     4      347
Mining                                                0       8       48     94      81       45        7      0     0      283
Manufacturing                                        53      60      120    184     220      197       36      5     0      877
Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services            0      10       14     46      53       33        8      0     0      156
Construction                                         82     146      414    561     627      431       86      3     0    2,354
Wholesale Trade                                      27      13       38    135     141       98       29      4     0      483
Retail Trade                                        406     220      302    384     605      452      165     15     4    2,552
Accommodation and Food Services                     487     288      485    497     480      348       98      8     0    2,687
Transport, Postal and Warehousing                    11      21       71    117     199      219       70      0     0      710
Information Media and Telecommunications              8      11       21     56      55       47       23      3     0      216
Financial and Insurance Services                      6      14       60    101     146       81       39      6     0      452
Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services              21      23       72    138     187      149       77      9     0      664
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services      17      46      168    312     350      306      123     20     0    1,335
Administrative and Support Services                  25      55       98    230     312      233       56      3     0    1,002
Public Administration and Safety                     15      15       84    180     283      195       35      5     0      809
Education and Training                               35      52      167    420     612      472       74      8     0    1,829
Health Care and Social Assistance                    39      94      300    596     891      780      157     12     0    2,877
Arts and Recreation Services                         38      35       51     91      93       68       26      3     0      408
Other Services                                       46      75      175    203     236      135       28      0     0      906
Inadequately described/Not stated                    65      84      114    220     288      202       71     19     0    1,053
Total                                             1,381   1,288 2,842 4,611 5,924 4,579 1,247                126    10   22,007

Of 22,007 employed persons aged 15 years and over in Noosa shire, 2,258 did not go to work on
the day of the census. A further 2,293 worked from home. Some 14,030 drove themselves to
work and 1,003 travelled as a passenger in a car.


Previous Council Consideration
In March 2015 Council endorsed the Community Profile prepared by AEC Group for use in policy
preparation, including the Social Strategy and the New Noosa Plan. The information within that
report has now been superseded by the 2016 census results and this report serves as a partial
update to the earlier community profile.
Finance
Nil.
Risks & Opportunities
Nil.




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