Profile of Sunshine Coast community

Profile of Sunshine Coast community 

Issue 2012-08

 

Sunshine Coast Council has made it easy to find and understand census data specific to the Sunshine Coast using Community Profile. It’s a free online tool available on council’s website that provides data about Sunshine Coast activity centres and 44 localities.

 

The data provides valuable facts and figures about the Coast population such as age, family, education, income, housing, transport and religion. You’ll pick up interesting facts and figures about the Coast community like 65% of households have a mortgage or fully own their home, and 1 in 5 residents were born overseas.

 

Community groups, investors, business and students can use Community Profile to assist in decision making, funding applications, research projects, investment decisions and business growth planning.

 

Community Profile presents the data in simple, clear tables and charts and provides supporting factual interpretive information. Users can download figures and reports about specific geographic areas of interest.

Community Profile can also be used to compare the characteristics of different areas including locations within the Sunshine Coast, neighbouring councils, South East Queensland, Queensland and Australia.

To find Community Profile data on council’s website, click on the About Sunshine Coast tab, and look under Statistics and Maps.

 

Council is hosting a free information and training session about Community Profile at the Lake Kawana Community Centre on 22 October from 4pm to 6pm. Spaces are limited and registration of attendance is necessary, check council’s website for information and registration, email communityprofile@sunshinecoast.qld.gov.au or call 5475 7272.