Noosa's roofing picture
A lot of empty houses
On census night 2021, 37.6% of private dwellings in Noosa Heads and 18.0% across Noosa Shire were unoccupied. The ABS doesn't say why.
Bushfire on the edges
A fire at Peregian in September 2019 needed more than 100 fire crews, and on 9 November 2019 a fire at Cooroibah near Noosa forced 6,000 residents to evacuate. Across the 2019 fires at Peregian Beach, Cooroibah and Noosa North Shore, more than 8,000 people were evacuated.
Low-rise and leafy
Development around Noosa Sound began in the early 1970s, but Noosa has no high-rise buildings, and 34.8% of the shire is national park, conservation park, state forest or other protected land.
A beach that faces north
Noosa Beach is one of the few north-facing beaches on Australia's east coast, so it's relatively sheltered from the prevailing onshore wind. BlueScope still lists Sunshine Coast beaches as surf.
River floods
In the 1992 flood, the Noosa River reached 1.81 metres at Noosaville and Tewantin, twelve homes were severely flooded and water ran under many high-set homes. In 2022, 57 properties were damaged across the Noosa Council area.
Jobs that suit Noosa homes
Check-ups for homes that sit empty. A roofer's look after storm season, plus clear gutters, catches small leaks before they stain ceilings and rot timber. See roof repairs on the Sunshine Coast.
Ember-ready roofs near bushland. Embers getting into the roof space is the big worry, according to Monier. Its answer is non-combustible tiles laid with ember protection and fire-rated sarking, as part of a roof built to AS 3959. When gutters or roofing are being replaced, ask about ember guards and gutter guards on the Sunshine Coast.
Salt near the beach. Within 200 m of breaking surf, BlueScope doesn't recommend standard COLORBOND, sheltered beach or not. Colorbond roofing on the Sunshine Coast covers the alternatives.
What we'd do in Noosa
If the house sits empty for stretches, we'd line up a neighbour or manager to check the ceilings after big storms, and book a roof and gutter check each spring before fire season. Near bushland, we'd ask about ember protection any time gutters or roofing are being replaced.
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