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OUR DIVERSE
          POPULATION
A    t June 2003, the Shire resident            Roughly two-thirds of residents live in the
     population estimate was 47,500.            coastal urban area, the remainder in the
                                                Shire’s rural towns and hinterland. Age
Noosa’s 1997 Strategic Plan provides for a
                                                structure analysis indicates the coastal area has
maximum resident population of 56,600 by
                                                an ageing population whilst the rural
2007, allowing for future growth based on :
                                                population is predominantly younger.
• land’s capability to support development;
                                                The results of the latest Census in 2001
• stated community preferences for particular
                                                indicate the following resident +visitor figures
  localities; and
                                                for Noosa Shire.
• available and planned infrastructure, such
  as roads, water, sewerage, etc.

 Area                               Males                Females                    Total
 Noosa Shire total                  22,895               24,426                     47,321
 Coastal areas                       16,416               17,809                     34,225
 Rural areas                         3,170                3,151                      6,321
 Rural Towns                         3,309                3,466                      6,775
 Black Mountain                      2,126                2,066                      4,192
 Boreen Point                        437                  432                        869
 Cooran                              270                  330                        600
 Cooroibah                           688                  697                        1,385
 Cooroy                              913                  1,070                      1,983
 Cooroy Mountain                     1,249                1,210                      2,459
 Kin Kin                             255                  244                        499
 Marcus Beach                        1,765                1,790                      3,555
 Noosa Heads                         2,907                3,126                      6,033
 Noosa North Shore                   74                   79                         153
 Noosaville                          3,237                3,571                      6,808
 Pomona                              467                  489                        956
 Sunshine Beach                      2,909                3,150                      6,059
 Tewantin                           5,598                6,172                      11,770




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