SunshineCoastRegionalReport2ndQtr2004

                                                                                                                              CALOUNDRA CITY (2003)
POPULATION & EMPLOYMENT                                                                                                       
 3.5% per annum since 1998
                                                                                                                              PROJECTED GROWTH
POPULATION TRENDS – CALOUNDRA CITY                                                                                            
 2.8% per annum to 2026



POPULATION

                            Estimated Resident Population                                        The population of Caloundra City Local Government Area (LGA)
  No.
175,000
                                            Caloundra City                                       expanded, on average, by 3.5% per annum between 1998 and 2003 to an
                                                                                                 estimated 82,905 persons. This growth rate was the highest of any LGA in
150,000
                                                                                                 the Sunshine Coast Region.
125,000

                                                                                                 The highest population growth over the past five years was recorded in
100,000
                                                                                                 the Caloundra South (6.6%) and Caloundra North (3.7%) Statistical Local
 75,000                                                                                          Areas (SLAs). By comparison, Rail Corridor (2.1%) and Kawana (2.2%)
 50,000
                                                                                                 recorded slower population growth over the same period, though this
                                                                                                 growth was still comparable to that in Queensland (1.9%).
 25,000


        0                                                                                        Looking ahead, the Caloundra City LGA population is expected to
            1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2006 2011 2016 2021 2026
                                                                                                 experience average annual population growth of 2.8% between 2003 and
Source: ABS 3218.0, QDLGP, AECgroup
                                                                                                 2026 and expand to 157,578 persons. This growth rate is almost double
                                                                                                 that forecast for the State (1.5%), and is particularly high in the Kawana
                                                                                                 (2.7%) and Caloundra South (2.6%) areas.



AGE
                                                                                                 The average age of residents in Caloundra City in 2001 was 40.3 years,
                                      Age Distribution                                           4.3 years older than the State average age and 2.1 years older than that
                                        Caloundra City
 25%                                                                                             recorded in 1996. The average age in Caloundra in 2001 was the highest
                                         1996           2001
                                                                                                 of any LGA in the Sunshine Coast Region, with the increase in the
 20%                                                                                             average age between 1996 and 2001 also highest in Caloundra.

 15%



 10%



  5%



  0%
            0-14 yrs      15-19 yrs     20-34 yrs      35-49 yrs     50-64 yrs     65+ yrs




INCOME

                                                                                                 The average household weekly income in Caloundra City was $730.36 in
                          Weekly Income Distribution                                             2001, well below the state average of $885.25 and the lowest of any LGA
                                        Caloundra City
 30%
                                                1996      2001
                                                                                                 in the Sunshine Coast Region. Rail Corridor recorded the highest average
 25%
                                                                                                 weekly income ($768.09), while Caloundra South was the only area to
                                                                                                 record average income below $700 ($638.42). Overall, the average
 20%                                                                                             weekly income in Caloundra City increased by 22.6% between 1996 and
                                                                                                 2001, equating to average annual growth of 4.2%.
 15%


 10%


  5%


  0%
             $0        $1-299   $300-499 $500-699 $700-999         $1,000-   $1,500-   $2,000+
                                                                    1,499     1,999

Source: ABS 1996 and 2001 Census




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