SunshineCoastRegionalReport2ndQtr2004

                                                                                                                           MAROOCHY SHIRE (2003)
POPULATION & EMPLOYMENT 
 3.3% per annum since 1998
                                                                                                                           PROJECTED GROWTH
POPULATION TRENDS – MAROOCHY SHIRE                                                                                         
 3.0% per annum to 2026



POPULATION

  No.                   Estimated Resident Population
275,000
                                        Maroochy Shire                                         Maroochy Shire boasts the largest resident population of the three LGAs
250,000                                                                                        in the Sunshine Coast Region with an estimated 136,461 persons in 2003.
225,000                                                                                        Maroochy Shire’s population has grown, on average, by 3.3% per annum
200,000                                                                                        between 1998 and 2003, which is well above the State average.
175,000

150,000
                                                                                               The highest population growth over the past five years was recorded in
125,000
                                                                                               Coastal North (5.6%) and Buderim (5.2%), while Nambour (0.6%),
100,000

 75,000
                                                                                               Maroochydore (1.2%) and Mooloolaba (1.2%) recorded the lowest
 50,000
                                                                                               population growth over the same period.
 25,000

        0                                                                                      Over the period through to 2026, Maroochy Shire is expected to
            1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2006 2011 2016 2021 2026
                                                                                               experience high average annual population growth of 3.0% and expand to
Source: ABS 3218.0, QDLGP, AECgroup
                                                                                               268,193 persons. This growth rate is double that forecast for the State
                                                                                               (1.5%) and will result in Maroochy Shire having more than half the total
                                                                                               population on the Sunshine Coast.

AGE


                                      Age Distribution
 25%
                                        Maroochy Shire                                         The average age of residents in Maroochy Shire in 2001 was 38.7 years in
                                         1996         2001
                                                                                               2001, 1.3 years older than that recorded in 1996. By comparison, the
 20%
                                                                                               average age in Queensland in 2001 (36.0 years) was 1.0 year older than
                                                                                               that recorded in 1996. In terms of average age, the oldest areas of the
 15%
                                                                                               Shire are Mooloolaba (41.7 years) and Nambour (40.0 years), while the
                                                                                               youngest areas are the Balance of the Shire (36.5 years) and Coastal North
 10%
                                                                                               (36.9 years).

  5%



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




INCOME

                          Weekly Income Distribution
                                        Maroochy Shire
 30%
                                          1996      2001
                                                                                               The average household weekly income in the Maroochy Shire was
 25%
                                                                                               $771.47 in 2001, below the State average of $885.25. Buderim recorded
                                                                                               the highest average weekly income ($875.93), while Maroochydore
 20%                                                                                           ($666.55) and Nambour ($654.94) both recorded average income levels
                                                                                               below $700. Overall, the average weekly income in Maroochy Shire
 15%
                                                                                               increased by 21.4% between 1996 and 2001, equating to average annual
 10%                                                                                           growth of 4.0%.
  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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