Noosa Shire Council area

Market characteristics

The Noosa Shire Council area has a lower proportion of households in the medium to high income category compared to Queensland.

The people who live in an area are one of the most important resources that an economy draws upon, both as a market that consumes goods and services and as a source of labour.

This table provides an overview of the Noosa Shire Council area's population demographics, and how their characteristics compare to those of the broader region.

More detailed information about the Noosa Shire Council area's resident population, including neighbourhood profiles, can be found in the Community Profile.

Data source

Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) – Census 2016 and 2021 – by usual residence

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Market characteristics
Noosa Shire Council area20212016Change
NameNumber%. QueenslandNumber%. Queensland2021 - 2016
Population summary--------------
Total residents56,297100.1100.252,149100.0100.0+4,148
Males27,34748.649.325,34048.649.4+2,007
Females28,96551.550.826,81051.450.6+2,155
Age structure--------------
0 - 14 years8,34914.818.78,44316.219.4-94
15 - 24 years4,9788.812.44,6849.013.0+294
25 - 54 years18,27132.540.117,99334.540.5+278
55 - 64 Years9,08716.212.08,44016.211.8+647
65 years and over15,61527.817.012,58424.115.3+3,031
Education institute attending--------------
Primary school3,8386.88.33,9617.68.5-123
Secondary school3,7466.76.83,2966.36.3+450
TAFE8621.52.16021.21.6+260
University1,2782.34.41,2382.44.5+40
Diversity--------------
Total overseas born12,98523.122.711,23921.621.6+1,746
Speaks language other than English at home3,2595.813.22,6125.011.8+647
Speaks another language, and English not well or not at all1950.31.81980.41.8-3
Qualifications--------------
Bachelor or higher degree10,95722.821.97,81417.918.3+3,143
Advanced Diploma or Diploma5,62811.79.44,79211.08.7+836
Certificate level10,70122.322.19,98522.821.3+716
No qualification16,01133.437.516,34337.440.9-332
Household income--------------
Nill to $6493,8918.57.64,23110.08.8-340
$650 to $1,4996,75914.713.57,31117.315.2-552
$1,500 to $2,4494,83210.511.34,1979.911.1+635
$2,500 or more 5,57712.213.63,0167.19.6+2,561
Housing tenure--------------
Owned10,04342.328.28,35237.827.4+1,691
Purchasing6,91929.132.46,42129.031.4+498
Renting4,90020.631.75,14623.331.3-246
Dwelling structure--------------
Separate house20,77272.771.919,63573.373.6+1,137
Medium house5,55919.516.25,12019.115.7+439
High density1,8206.49.71,2394.67.8+581

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions). Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics,

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